2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball

CAA Regular Season Champions
NIT Tournament Quarterfinals, L 70–72
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2011–12 record	29–7 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach	Bruiser Flint (11th season)
Assistant coach	Mike Connors (4th season)
Assistant coach	Ashley Howard (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Matt Collier (2nd season)
MVP	Samme Givens (2nd year)
MVP	Frantz Massenat (1st year)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drexel	16	–	2	.889	29	–	7	.806
VCU†	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
George Mason	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
Delaware	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Georgia State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
James Madison	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
UNCW	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	6	–	26	.188
Hofstra	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313
Towson	1	–	17	.056	1	–	31	.031


† 2012 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 11th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at Daskalakis Athletic Center and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 29–7, 16–2 in CAA play to be crowned CAA regular season champions. They lost in the championship game of the CAA Basketball Tournament to VCU. As a conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 NIT where they defeated UCF in the first round and Northern Iowa in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to Massachusetts.

Pre-season

Class of 2011 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Kazembe Abif PF	Elizabeth, NJ	Lawrenceville School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
Kazembe Abif PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Tavon Allen SF	New Haven, CT	Worcester Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Tavon Allen SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Casey Carroll PF	Youngstown, OH	Kiski School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
Casey Carroll PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Damion Lee PF	Owings Mills, MD	St. Thomas More School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Damion Lee PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Aquil Younger PF	Philadelphia, PA	Penn Wood High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Aquil Younger PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 22, 2017.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Kazembe Abif	Center	6–7	210	Freshman	Elizabeth, New Jersey
2	Aquil Younger	Guard	6–0	163	Freshman	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3	Chris Fouch	Guard	6–2	178	Junior	New York City, New York
4	Frantz Massenat	Guard	6–4	185	Sophomore	Ewing, New Jersey
5	Stevan Manojlovic	Guard	6–5	197	Sophomore	Toronto, Ontario
11	Tavon Allen	Forward	6–7	170	Freshman	New Haven, Connecticut
14	Damion Lee	Guard	6–6	200	Freshman	Baltimore, Maryland
20	Casey Carroll	Forward	6–8	225	Freshman	Canfield, Ohio
22	Jake Lerner	Guard	6–2	190	Sophomore	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
32	Derrick Thomas	Guard	6–4	195	Junior	New York City, New York
33	Goran Pantovic	Forward	6–10	230	Sophomore	Belgrade, Serbia
35	Dartaye Ruffin	Forward	6–8	250	Sophomore	Stoughton, Massachusetts
44	Daryl McCoy	Forward	6–9	270	Junior	Hartford, Connecticut
45	Samme Givens	Forward	6–5	220	Senior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/15/2011* 6:00 AM, ESPN	No. RV	at Rider ESPN College Tip Off Maraton	W 80–62	1–0	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
11/18/2011* 1:00 PM		vs. Norfolk State Paradise Jam First Round	L 56–61	1–1	Sports and Fitness Center (NA) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/19/2011* 3:30 PM		vs. Virginia Paradise Jam Consolation Round	L 35–49	1–2	Sports and Fitness Center (NA) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/21/2011* 1:00 PM		vs. Winthrop Paradise Jam 7th Place Game	W 68–45	2–2	Sports and Fitness Center (NA) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/30/2011* 7:00 PM		at Saint Joseph's	L 49–62	2–3	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
12/03/2011 4:00 PM, TCN		at Delaware	L 60–71	2–4 (0–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,421) Newark, DE
12/10/2011* 4:00 PM		Princeton	W 64–60	3–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,225) Philadelphia, PA
12/13/2011* 7:00 PM		at Niagara	W 71–58	4–4	Gallagher Center (1,248) Lewiston, NY
12/17/2011* 4:00 PM		Bradley	W 73–68	5–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821) Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2011* 7:00 PM		at Binghamton	W 68–44	6–4	Binghamton University Events Center (1,895) Vestal, NY
12/28/2011* 7:00 PM		Fairfield	W 77–69	7–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,469) Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2011* 7:00 PM		Saint Francis (PA)	W 63–42	8–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (NA) Philadelphia, PA
01/02/2012 7:00 PM		at Georgia State	L 44–58	8–5 (0–2)	GSU Sports Arena (872) Atlanta, GA
01/04/2012 7:00 PM		Towson	W 60–27	9–5 (1–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,651) Philadelphia, PA
01/08/2012 8:00 PM, CSN		VCU	W 64–58	10–5 (2–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2012 8:00 PM, ESPNU		George Mason	W 60–53	11–5 (3–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2012 7:00 PM		at UNC Wilmington	W 79–57	12–5 (4–2)	Trask Coliseum (3,838) Wilmington, NC
01/18/2012 7:00 PM		at Hofstra	W 56–50	13–5 (5–2)	Hofstra Arena (1,554) Hempstead, NY
01/21/2012 4:00 PM, TCN		Northeastern	W 79–65	14–5 (6–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA
01/23/2012 7:00 PM		at William & Mary	W 64–48	15–5 (7–2)	Kaplan Arena (1,795) Williamsburg, VA
01/25/2012 7:00 PM, TCN		Georgia State	W 68–46	16–5 (8–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,017) Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2012 2:00 PM		Delaware	W 71–55	17–5 (9–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA
02/01/2012 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Northeastern	W 61–53	18–5 (10–2)	Matthews Arena (1,374) Boston, MA
02/04/2012 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Towson	W 65–57	19–5 (11–2)	Towson Center (1,390) Towson, MD
02/08/2012 7:00 PM		at James Madison	W 63–56	20–5 (12–2)	JMU Convocation Center (3,143) Harrisonburg, VA
02/11/2012 4:00 PM		Hofstra	W 78–67	21–5 (13–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,251) Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2012 7:00 PM, CSN		William & Mary	W 63–61	22–5 (14–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,627) Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2012* 11:00 AM, ESPNU		at Cleveland State ESPN BracketBusters	W 69–49	23–5	Wolstein Center (2,583) Cleveland, OH
02/22/2012 7:00 PM, ESPNU	No. RV	James Madison	W 78–61	24–5 (15–2)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2012 4:00 PM, CSN	No. RV	at Old Dominion	W 73–72	25–5 (16–2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472) Norfolk, VA
2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/03/2012 12:00 PM, TCN	(1) No. RV	vs. (9) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals	W 59–47	26–5	Richmond Coliseum (5,889) Richmond, VA
03/04/2012 2:00 PM, TCN	(1) No. RV	vs. (4) Old Dominion Semifinals	W 68–51	27–5	Richmond Coliseum (11,200) Richmond, VA
03/05/2012 7:00 PM, ESPN	(1) No. RV	vs. (2) No. RV VCU Championship	L 56–59	27–6	Richmond Coliseum (11,200) Richmond, VA
2012 NIT
03/14/2012* 7:15 PM, ESPN3	(3) No. RV	(6) UCF First Round	W 81–56	28–6	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821) Philadelphia, PA
03/18/2012* 11:00 AM, ESPN	(3) No. RV	(7) Northern Iowa Second Round	W 65–67	29–6	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,884) Philadelphia, PA
03/20/2012* 7:00 PM, ESPN	(3) No. RV	(5) Massachusetts Quarterfinals	L 70–72	29–7	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,293) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	RV	RV														RV	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV												RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
People	Head coaches Retired numbers
Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

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