2005–06 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2005–06 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
2005–06 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	15–16 (8–10 CAA)
Head coach	Bruiser Flint (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Geoff Arnold (5th season); Mike Connors (5th season); Tony Chiles (2nd season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
George Mason	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
UNC Wilmington †	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Hofstra	14	–	4	.778	26	–	7	.788
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Northeastern	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
VCU	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
Drexel	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Towson	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Delaware	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Georgia State	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
William & Mary	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286
James Madison	2	–	16	.111	5	–	23	.179


† 2006 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2005–06 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tramayne Hawthorne	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Steelton-Highspire	Steelton, PA
G	1	Bobby Jordan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Roman Catholic HS	Philadelphia, PA
G/F	1	Kenell Sanchez	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Bishop Eustace	Camden, NJ
G	3	Scott Rodgers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Central HS	Philadelphia, PA
G	5	Bashir Mason	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	St. Benedict's	Jersey City, NJ
F	10	Randy Hampton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Dunbar HS	Washington, DC
G	11	Mike Radio	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Nazareth HS	Nazareth, PA
G	15	Frank Elegar	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Hargrave Military Academy	Bronx, NY
F	20	Chaz Crawford	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	St. Raymond's	Philadelphia, PA
G	21	Jake Rauchbach (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Pendleton School	Chapel Hill, NC
C	22	Tim Tillman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Virginia Episcopal	Philadelphia, PA
G	23	Dominick Mejia	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	NC State	Voorhees, NJ
F	25	Randy Oveneke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Saint Anna College	Antwerpen, Belgium
F	42	Kenny Tribbett	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Chester (Pa.)	Berlin, NJ
F	44	Matt Stevenson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Loch Raven HS	Towson, MD

Head coach

James "Bruiser" Flint (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Geoff Arnold (Saint Joseph's)
Mike Connors (Ithaca)
Tony Chiles (Columbia)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 14, 2005* 7:30 pm		at Princeton NIT Season Tip-Off First Round	W 54–41	1–0	18 – Meija	14 – Oveneke	5 – Mason	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,352) Princeton, NJ
November 17, 2005* 8:00 pm		Sam Houston State NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals	W 72–61	2–0	18 – Mason	7 – Elegar	7 – Mason	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,437) Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2005* 7:30 pm		Rider	W 72–60	3–0	19 – Mejia	7 – Sanchez	7 – Mason	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,357) Philadelphia, PA
November 23, 2005* 7:00 pm		vs. No. 1 Duke NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals	L 68–78	3–1	25 – Mejia	9 – Crawford	5 – Mason	Madison Square Garden (9,766) New York, NY
November 25, 2005* 4:30 pm		vs. No. 16 UCLA NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd Place Game	L 56–57	3–2	14 – Sanchez	6 – Tied	3 – Sanchez	Madison Square Garden (12,129) New York, NY
November 26, 2005* 2:00 pm		at Penn Battle of 33rd Street	L 60–68	3–3	17 – Elegar	10 – Tied	4 – Mejia	Palestra (6,241) Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 2005* 6:00 pm	No. RV	vs. Saint Joseph's	L 59–69	3–4	16 – Mason	10 – Elegar	3 – Rodgers	Palestra (6,249) Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2005* 12:00 pm	No. RV	vs. La Salle Big 5 Classic	L 50–62	3–5	18 – Elegar	13 – Elegar	6 – Tied	Palestra (7,022) Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2005 8:00 pm		James Madison	W 68–57	4–5 (1–0)	21 – Tied	8 – Tied	5 – Mason	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,143) Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2005 3:00 pm		No. RV Old Dominion	W 61–42	5–5 (2–0)	27 – Mejia	7 – Tied	11 – Mason	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,273) Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 2005* 7:30 pm		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 54–49	6–5	16 – Sanchez	7 – Sanchez	3 – Tied	Rothman Center (1,307) Teaneck, NJ
December 20, 2005* 7:30 pm		Ball State	W 56–51	7–5	14 – Mejia	11 – Elegar	3 – Rodgers	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,025) Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2005* 4:00 pm		at Monmouth	W 53–49	8–5	18 – Mejia	11 – Elegar	3 – Tied	William T. Boylan Gymnasium (1,421) West Long Branch, NJ
CAA Regular Season
January 5, 2006 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 57–46	9–5 (3–0)	17 – Elegar	12 – Crawford	2 – Tied	Kaplan Arena (1,916) Williamsburg, VA
January 7, 2006 7:30 pm		at Virginia Commonwealth	L 60–62	9–6 (3–1)	24 – Mejia	12 – Crawford	1 – Tied	Siegel Center (5,092) Richmond, VA
January 12, 2006 7:30 pm		UNC Wilmington	L 60–66 ^OT	9–7 (3–2)	15 – Elegar	8 – Crawford	5 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,083) Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2006 1:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 60–63	9–8 (3–3)	21 – Mejia	7 – Elegar	8 – Mason	Cabot Center (2,135) Boston, MA
January 19, 2006 7:30 pm		Georgia State	W 73–57	10–8 (4–3)	18 – Mejia	12 – Crawford	5 – Mejia	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,023) Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2006 1:00 pm		Delaware	W 55–44	11–8 (5–3)	17 – Mejia	12 – Crawford	3 – Sanchez	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,209) Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2006 7:30 pm		Towson	W 69–61	12–8 (6–3)	20 – Elegar	8 – Crawford	7 – Mejia	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,012) Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2006 7:00 pm		at Old Dominion	L 67–74	12–9 (6–4)	34 – Mejia	10 – Sanchez	8 – Mason	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,914) Norfolk, VA
January 28, 2006 4:00 pm		No. RV Hofstra	L 75–76 ^OT	12–10 (6–5)	19 – Mason	10 – Sanchez	6 – Mason	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,278) Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 2006 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 58–65	12–11 (6–6)	22 – Mason	10 – Mason	1 – Tied	Trask Coliseum (6,100) Wilmington, NC
February 4, 2006 4:00 pm		at Towson	L 80–84	12–12 (6–7)	21 – Mason	14 – Sanchez	6 – Mason	Towson Center (2,548) Towson, MD
February 9, 2006 7:30 pm		Northeastern	W 83–47	13–12 (7–7)	26 – Mejia	9 – Elegar	6 – Mason	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,063) Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 2006 2:00 pm		at Delaware	L 68–75	13–13 (7–8)	23 – Mejia	6 – Tied	3 – Mason	Bob Carpenter Center (3,458) Newark, DE
February 15, 2006 7:00 pm		at No. RV George Mason	L 48–67	13–14 (7–9)	13 – Mejia	10 – Crawford	2 – Mason	EagleBank Arena (4,476) Fairfax, VA
February 18, 2006* 5:00 pm		Vermont ESPN Bracket Busters	W 56–42	14–14	17 – Sanchez	12 – Tied	7 – Mason	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,077) Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 2006 7:30 pm		William & Mary	W 61–56	15–14 (8–9)	17 – Elegar	8 – Elegar	7 – Sanchez	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,157) Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2006 4:00 pm		at Hofstra	L 68–70	15–15 (8–10)	15 – Elegar	7 – Elegar	4 – Mejia	Mack Sports Complex (5,047) Hempstead, NY
CAA tournament
March 3, 2006 12:00 pm	(8)	vs. (9) Delaware First Round	L 49–52	15–16	11 – Elegar	11 – Sanchez	3 – Tied	Richmond Coliseum (2,192) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) 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	Post	Final
AP																			N/A
Coaches				RV

Awards

Chaz Crawford

CAA All-Defensive Team

Bashir Mason

CAA All-Defensive Team

Dominick Mejia

CAA All-Conference Third Team
CAA Player of the Week

Kenell Sanchez

CAA All-Academic Team

References

^ "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved 2 December 2016.

[1] "2005-06 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved 2 December 2016.

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v t e Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Palestra (1949–1951, 3 games; 1987–1988 alternate) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–1900 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 1999–2000 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 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25