2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
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Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2014–15 record 11–19 (9–9 CAA)
Head coach Bruiser Flint (14th year)
Assistant coach Mike Connors (7th year)
Assistant coach Matt Collier (5th year)
Assistant coach Bobby Jordan (3rd year)
MVP Damion Lee
Home arena Daskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
William & Mary 12 – 6   .667     20 – 13   .606
UNC Wilmington 12 – 6   .667     18 – 14   .563
Northeastern † 12 – 6   .667     23 – 12   .657
James Madison 12 – 6   .667     19 – 14   .576
Hofstra 10 – 8   .556     20 – 14   .588
Delaware 9 – 9   .500     10 – 20   .333
Drexel 9 – 9   .500     11 – 19   .367
Elon 6 – 12   .333     15 – 18   .455
Towson 5 – 13   .278     12 – 20   .375
College of Charleston 3 – 15   .167     9 – 24   .273
† 2015 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 14th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

They finished the season 11–19, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to the College of Charleston.

Previous season

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Main article: 2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Drexel Dragons finished the season with a record of 18-16 after losing to Northeastern in the 2014 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The team went 8–8 in the CAA regular season, and was the 4 seed in the conference tournament.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Fouch 3 SG 6'2" 185 Graduate New York, NY Graduated, signed by BK Iskra Svit[1]
Frantz Massenat 4 PG 6'4" 185 Senior Ewing, NJ Graduated, signed by Mitteldeutscher BC
Stevan Manojlovic 5 SG 6'5" 197 Senior Toronto, Ontario Graduated, committed to Western Ontario[2]
Goran Pantovic 13 PF/C 6'10" 225 Senior Belgrade, Serbia Graduated, signed by Nässjö Basket (Ligan)
Khris Lane 21 PF 6'6" 215 Freshman Richmond, VA Transferred to Longwood University[3]
Jake Lerner 22 SG 6'2" 190 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Dartaye Ruffin 35 PF 6'8" 250 Senior Stoughton, MA Graduated, signed by Nässjö Basket (Ligan)

Incoming transfers

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ahmad Fields
SG		 Washington, D.C. University of Utah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 22, 2014 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 67
Sooren Derboghosian
C		 Tehran, Iran UCLA 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 15, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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.

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  • Ahmad Fields is not eligible to play in the 2014-15 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Fields will redshirt and enter the 2015-16 season as a redshirt sophomore with 3 years of eligibility remaining.[4]

2014 Recruiting Class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rashann London
SG		 Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 22, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sammy Mojica
SG		 Chestnut Hill, MA Brimmer and May School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 28, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Tyshawn Myles
PF		 Bronx, NY Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Nov 4, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Austin Williams
PF		 Richmond, VA Trinity Episcopal HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 2, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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.

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Roster

2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
C 0 Sooren Derboghosian Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Glendale CC Tehran, Iran
G 1 Freddie Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Hillhouse HS New Haven, CT
G 2 Sammy Mojica Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Brimmer and May School Chestnut Hill, MA
F 5 Austin Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Trinity Episcopal HS Richmond, VA
G/F 11 Tavon Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Hillhouse HS New Haven, CT
G 13 Rashann London 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Roman Catholic HS Philadelphia, PA
G/F 14 Damion Lee Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Calvert Hall HS Baltimore, MD
F/C 15 Mohamed Bah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Lee Academy (ME) Bamako, Mali
F 24 Rodney Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St. Christopher's School (VA) Richmond, VA
G 25 Major Canady Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So The Kiski School (PA) Wilson, NC
F 32 Kazembe Abif Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr University HS (NJ) Elizabeth, NJ
F 55 Tyshawn Myles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Washington Heights Queens, NY
G Ahmad Fields (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Massanutten Academy Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
  • On April 15, 2014, Drexel announced that senior forward Kazembe Abif would miss the entire 2014-15 season due to a right ACL injury. Abif also missed a large part of the previous season due to a variety of injuries, including a fractured hand. Abif redshirted the season and retained one year of eligibility entering the 2015–16 season.[5]
  • On October 31, 2014, Drexel announced that sophomore point guard Major Canady would miss the 2014-15 season due to a right ankle injury. Canady redshirted the season and retained 3 years of eligibility remaining entering the 2015-16 season.[6]
  • On November 19, 2014, Drexel announced that freshman forward Austin Williams was expected to miss "approximately 6-8 weeks due to a left foot injury." He recorded 6 rebounds in the team's season opener against Colorado and sat out the following game before the injury was announced.[7] Williams returned earlier than expected on January 3, 2015.
  • On December 28, 2014, it was reported that redshirt senior Sooren Derboghosian suffered a major knee injury that would require surgery, and would miss the remainder of the season.[8]
  • On December 29, 2014, forward Rodney Williams tweeted that he suffered a stress fracture in his foot, and would miss the next 4–6 weeks.[9] He returned on January 28, 2015 against Northeastern.
  • On February 22, 2015, the school announced that redshirt junior Damion Lee suffered a fractured right hand the previous day in a game against Northeastern, and would miss the rest of the season.[10]
  • On February 26, 2015, the school announced that freshman guard Sammy Mojica suffered a sprained MCL in practice earlier in the week, and would miss the remainder of the season.[11]

Depth Chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Mohamed Bah Sooren Derboghosian Tyshawn Myles
PF Kazembe Abif Rodney Williams Austin Williams
SF Tavon Allen Sammy Mojica
SG Damion Lee Rashaan London
PG Major Canady Freddie Wilson

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 26, 2014*
 at Beijing Univ. of Tech. W 85–79 
 30 – Allen    –      –    BJUT Gymnasium 
Beijing, China
August 28, 2014*
 at Beijing Sport Univ. W 65–60 
 16 – R. Williams    –      –    BSU Gymnasium 
Beijing, China
August 30, 2014*
 at Jiao Tong University W 82–49 
 21 – Wilson    –      –    SJTU Sports Arena 
Shanghai, China
September 1, 2014*
 at Shanghai Sharks L 56–65 
  –      –      –    Practice Facility 
Shanghai, China
November 1, 2014*
 at George Washington L 49–95 
  –      –      –    Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2014*
 at Temple W 64–61 
  –      –      –    Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 14, 2014*
8:00 pm, P12N		 at Colorado L 48–65  0–1
  16 – Allen   7 – R. Williams   2 – Tied  Coors Events Center (10,058)
Boulder, CO
November 17, 2014*
7:00 pm		 Saint Joseph's L 49–52  0–2
  23 – Lee   8 – R. Williams   2 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,509)
Philadelphia, PA
November 20, 2014*
3:00 pm, ESPNU		 vs. Miami (FL)
Charleston Classic Quarterfinals		 L 46–66  0–3
  13 – Allen   8 – R. Williams   2 – Lee  TD Arena (1,131)
Charleston, SC
November 21, 2014*
12:00 pm, ESPNU		 vs. USC
Charleston Classic consolation round		 L 70–72  0–4
  32 – Lee   8 – Bah   8 – Allen  TD Arena (855)
Charleston, SC
November 23, 2014*
1:30 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Cornell
Charleston Classic 7th place game		 W 61–59  1–4
  28 – Lee   14 – R. Williams   3 – Lee  TD Arena (1,220)
Charleston, SC
November 30, 2014*
5:00 pm		 Southern Miss W 59–36  2–4
  22 – Lee   10 – Myles   4 – Myles  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,092)
Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 2014*
7:00 pm		 USciences L 52–54  2–5
  17 – Lee   10 – R. Williams   2 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,181)
Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 2014*
1:00 pm		 La Salle L 55–65  2–6
  19 – Lee   11 – R. Williams   3 – Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,613)
Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Buffalo L 70–80  2–7
  24 – Lee   6 – Tied   4 – Lee  Alumni Arena (2,402)
Buffalo, NY
December 20, 2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Penn State L 68–73  2–8
  15 – Allen   8 – Tied   3 – Lee  PPL Center (4,914)
Allentown, PA
December 28, 2014*
1:00 pm		 Iona L 62–81  2–9
  18 – Tied   9 – R. Williams   6 – Wilson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,101)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA Regular Season
January 3, 2015
4:00 pm		 Elon L 67–77  2–10
(0–1)		  29 – Lee   6 – Tied   6 – Lee  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,061)
Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2015
7:00 pm		 William & Mary L 47–73  2–11
(0–2)		  18 – Lee   7 – Lee   3 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,051)
Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2015
7:00 pm		 at Towson W 55–41  3–11
(1–2)		  16 – Lee   7 – Lee   3 – Mojica  SECU Arena (1,285)
Towson, MD
January 10, 2015
7:00 pm		 at UNC Wilmington L 57–64  3–12
(1–3)		  32 – Lee   8 – Lee   4 – Mojica  Trask Coliseum (3,643)
Wilmington, NC
January 15, 2015
7:00 pm, TCN		 James Madison L 35–54  3–13
(1–4)		  14 – Lee   7 – Bah   3 – Mojica  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,186)
Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2015
4:00 pm, CSN		 at Delaware W 66–62  4–13
(2–4)		  17 – Lee   11 – Tied   4 – Lee  Bob Carpenter Center (3,275)
Newark, DE
January 21, 2015
7:00 pm		 at Hofstra L 58–86  4–14
(2–5)		  27 – Lee   7 – Tied   4 – Allen  Hofstra Arena (1,020)
Hempstead, NY
January 24, 2015
12:00 pm, NBCSN		 College of Charleston W 53–51  5–14
(3–5)		  21 – Lee   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,343)
Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2015
7:00 pm		 Northeastern W 65–60  6–14
(4–5)		  33 – Lee   7 – Myles   3 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,011)
Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2015
4:00 pm		 UNC Wilmington W 76–85  7–14
(5–5)		  32 – Lee   13 – Lee   5 – Allen  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,404)
Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2015
7:00 pm		 at Elon W 67–63  8–14
(6–5)		  16 – Lee   9 – Bah   5 – Lee  Alumni Gym (1,184)
Elon, NC
February 7, 2015
5:00 pm		 at College of Charleston W 59–45  9–14
(7–5)		  18 – Allen   6 – Mojica   5 – Allen  TD Arena (3,769)
Charleston, SC
February 10, 2015
6:00 pm, TCN		 Towson W 53–49  10–14
(8–5)		  23 – Lee   6 – Bah   3 – Allen  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,301)
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2015
5:00 pm, TCN		 Hofstra L 57–81  10–15
(8–6)		  20 – Allen   5 – Tied   2 – Allen  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,501)
Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 2015
7:00 pm		 at James Madison L 78–82  10–16
(8–7)		  26 – Lee   6 – Tied   6 – London  JMU Convocation Center (3,282)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 21, 2015
4:00 pm, NBCSN		 at Northeastern L 73–83 OT 10–17
(8–8)		  30 – Lee   8 – R. Williams   4 – Mojica  Matthews Arena (1,925)
Boston, MA
February 26, 2015
7:00 pm, TCN		 Delaware L 44–58  10–18
(8–9)		  12 – Wilson   12 – R. Williams   5 – Wilson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,689)
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2015
2:00 pm, TCN		 at William & Mary W 80–66  11–18
(9–9)		  24 – Wilson   9 – R. Williams   4 – Tied  Kaplan Arena (5,312)
Williamsburg, VA
CAA Tournament
March 6, 2015
8:30 pm		 (7) vs. (10) College of Charleston
First round		 L 48–56  11–19
  17 – Wilson   8 – R. Williams   2 – R. Williams  Royal Farms Arena (2,552)
Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Team statistics

As of the end of the season.
     Indicates team leader in each category.
(FG%, FT% leader = minimum 50 att.; 3P% leader = minimum 20 att.)

Player GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% FT% 3P%
Tavon Allen 29 27 32.8 11.2 3.0 2.3 0.8 0.6 2.1 .315 .800 .283
Mohamed Bah 30 30 21.9 3.9 4.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 .545 .805 .000
Sooren Derboghosian 8 0 6.6 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 .667 .667 .000
Damion Lee 27 27 38.1 21.4 6.1 2.3 1.5 0.3 1.9 .438 .887 .385
Rashaan London 30 30 30.3 7.0 2.1 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.8 .376 .634 .269
Sammy Mojica 24 4 24.7 6.3 2.9 1.7 1.0 0.1 1.1 .393 .464 .369
Tyshawn Myles 27 0 11.6 1.6 3.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.3 .386 .500 .000
Austin Williams 20 12 10.6 0.5 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 .400 .200 .000
Rodney Williams 22 14 30.5 8.2 7.0 1.3 0.4 1.5 1.7 .433 .591 .000
Freddie Wilson 30 6 21.2 5.3 1.5 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.2 .331 .615 .303
Team 30 - - 60 32 11 5 4 10 .391 .745 .326

Awards

Damion Lee
  • Team Most Valuable Player
  • First Team NABC All-District Team
  • CAA All-Conference First Team
  • CAA All-Defensive Team
  • CAA All-Academic Team
  • CAA Player of the Week (2)
  • Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team
  • Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team
Tavon Allen
  • Assist Award (team leader in assists)
  • Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
  • Preseason CAA All-Conference Team Honorable Mention
Rodney Williams
  • "Sweep" Award (team leader in blocks)
  • CAA All-Academic Team
  • Team Academic Award
  • Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award[12]
Sammy Mojica
  • Samuel D. Cozen Award (most improved player)
  • CAA Rookie of the Week
Tyshawn Myles
  • CAA Rookie of the Week

See also

2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

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