2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
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Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	0-0 (0-0 CAA)
Head coach	Bruiser Flint (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Connors (7th season); Matt Collier (5th season); Bobby Jordan (3rd season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents Drexel University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 14th year head coach Bruiser Flint, play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

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
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^[1]
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^[2]
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	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
Ahmad Fields SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 67
Sooren Derboghosian C	Tehran, Iran	UCLA	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jun 15, 2014
Sooren Derboghosian C	Recruiting star ratings: 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. Sources: "Drexel 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.

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

2014 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	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
Rashann London SG	Recruiting star ratings: 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
Sammy Mojica SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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
Tyshawn Myles PF	Recruiting star ratings: 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
Austin Williams PF	Recruiting star ratings: 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. Sources: "Drexel 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 15, 2014. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 15, 2014.

Class of 2015 early commitments

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Terrell Allen PG	Upper Marlboro, MD	DeMatha Catholic High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 10, 2014
Terrell Allen PG	Recruiting star ratings: 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. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	0	Sooren Derboghosian	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Sr	Glendale C.C.	Tehran, Iran
G	1	Freddie Wilson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Hillhouse H.S.	New Haven, Connecticut
G	2	Sammy Mojica	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Brimmer and May School	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
F	5	Austin Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Trinity Episcopal H.S.	Richmond, Virginia
G/F	11	Tavon Allen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Hillhouse H.S.	New Haven, Connecticut
G	13	Rashann London	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Roman Catholic H.S.	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G/F	14	Damion Lee	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Calvert Hall H.S.	Baltimore, Maryland
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, Virginia
G	25	Major Canady	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	The Kiski School (PA)	Wilson, North Carolina
F	32	Kazembe Abif	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	University H.S. (NJ)	Elizabeth, New Jersey
F	55	Tyshawn Myles	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Washington Heights	Queens, New York
G		Ahmad Fields (I)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Massanutten Academy	Washington, D.C.

Head coach

Bruiser Flint (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Connors (Ithaca College)
Matt Collier (UMass)
Bobby Jordan (Drexel)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2014

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 will redshirt the season and retain one year of eligibility entering the 2015-16 season.^[4]

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 will redshirt the season and retain 3 years of eligibility remaining entering the 2015-16 season.^[5]

Projected depth chart

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

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	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
August 30, 2014*	at Jiao Tong University	W 82–49	21 – Wilson	–	–	SJTU Sports Arena Shanghai, China
November 1, 2014*	at George Washington					Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2014*	at Temple					Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 14, 2014* 8:00 PM, P12	at Colorado					Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
November 17, 2014* 7:00 PM	Saint Joseph's					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
November 20, 2014* 3:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Miami (FL) Charleston Classic Quarterfinals					TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 21, 2014* TBA, TBA	vs. USC/Akron Charleston Classic					TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 23, 2014* TBA, TBA	vs. TBA Charleston Classic					TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 30, 2014* 5:00 PM	Southern Miss					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 2014* 7:00 PM	USciences					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 2014* 1:00 PM	La Salle					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 2014* 7:00 PM	at Buffalo					Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY
December 20, 2014* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	vs. Penn State					PPL Center Allentown, PA
December 28, 2014* 1:00 PM	Iona					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
CAA Regular Season
January 3, 2015 4:00 PM	Elon					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2015 7:00 PM	William & Mary					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2015 7:00 PM	at Towson					SECU Arena Towson, MD
January 10, 2015 7:00 PM	at UNC Wilmington					Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 15, 2015 7:00 PM, CSN	James Madison					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2015 4:00 PM, CSN	at Delaware					Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 21, 2015 7:00 PM	at Hofstra					Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
January 24, 2015 12:00 PM, NBCSN	College of Charleston					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2015 7:00 PM	Northeastern					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2015 4:00 PM	UNC Wilmington					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2015 7:00 PM	at Elon					Alumni Gym Elon, NC
February 7, 2015 5:00 PM	at College of Charleston					TD Arena Charleston, SC
February 10, 2015 6:00 PM, CSN	Towson					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2015 5:00 PM, CSN	Hofstra					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 2015 7:00 PM	at James Madison					JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 21, 2015 4:00 PM, NBCSN	at Northeastern					Matthews Arena Boston, MA
February 26, 2015 7:00 PM, CSN	Delaware					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2015 2:00 PM, CSN	at William & Mary					Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
CAA Tournament
March 6/7, 2015 TBA	vs.					Baltimore Arena Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Damion Lee

Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team

Tavon Allen

Preseason CAA All-Conference Team Honorable Mention

References

^ Hayes, Barry. "Barry Haye's Tweet". HoopsStars Canada. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
^ Hermann, Adam. "Adam Hermann's Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
^ Verlin, Josh. "Drexel Adds Utah Transfer Ahmad Fields". City Of Basketball Love. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
^ Rothstein, John. "Jon Rothstein's Tweet". CBS Sports. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ drexeldragons.com. Drexel University http://www.drexeldragons.com/news/2014/10/31/MBB_1031144324.aspx?path=mbball. Retrieved 1 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[1] Hayes, Barry. "Barry Haye's Tweet". HoopsStars Canada. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

[2] Hermann, Adam. "Adam Hermann's Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

[3] Verlin, Josh. "Drexel Adds Utah Transfer Ahmad Fields". City Of Basketball Love. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

[4] Rothstein, John. "Jon Rothstein's Tweet". CBS Sports. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

[5] drexeldragons.com. Drexel University http://www.drexeldragons.com/news/2014/10/31/MBB_1031144324.aspx?path=mbball. Retrieved 1 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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