2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record11–19 (9–9 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Connors (7th season)
  • Matt Collier (5th season)
  • Bobby Jordan (3rd season)
MVPDamion Lee (2nd year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
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[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Fouch 3 SG 6'2" 185 Graduate New York City Graduated, signed by BK Iskra Svit[1]
Frantz Massenat 4 PG 6'4" 185 Senior Ewing, New Jersey Graduated, signed by Mitteldeutscher BC
Stevan Manojlovic 5 SG 6'5" 197 Senior Toronto 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, Virginia Transferred to Longwood University[3]
Jake Lerner 22 SG 6'2" 190 Senior Philadelphia Graduated
Dartaye Ruffin 35 PF 6'8" 250 Senior Stoughton, Massachusetts Graduated, signed by Nässjö Basket (Ligan)

Incoming transfers[edit]

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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
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 redshirt and enter the 2015–16 season as a redshirt sophomore with 3 years of eligibility remaining.[4]

2014 Recruiting Class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rashann London
SG 		Philadelphia Roman Catholic HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 22, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sammy Mojica
SG 		Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Brimmer and May School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 28, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Tyshawn Myles
PF 		Bronx, New York Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Nov 4, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Austin Williams
PF 		Richmond, Virginia Trinity Episcopal HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 2, 2014 
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:

Roster[edit]

2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
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, Connecticut
G 2 Sammy Mojica Injured 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 HS Richmond, Virginia
G/F 11 Tavon Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Hillhouse HS New Haven, Connecticut
G 13 Rashann London 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Roman Catholic HS Philadelphia
G/F 14 Damion Lee Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Calvert Hall HS Baltimore
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 Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So The Kiski School (PA) Wilson, North Carolina
F 32 Kazembe Abif Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr University HS (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) 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[edit]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
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[edit]

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
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, Colorado
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
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, South Carolina
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, South Carolina
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, South Carolina
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
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
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
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, New York
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, Pennsylvania
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
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
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
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, Maryland
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, North Carolina
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
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, Delaware
January 21, 2015
7:00 pm 		at Hofstra L 58–86  4–14
(2–5) 		 27 – Lee   7 – Tied   4 – Allen  Mack Sports Complex (1,020)
Hempstead, New York
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
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
January 31, 2015
4:00 pm 		UNC Wilmington L 76–85  7–14
(5–5) 		 32 – Lee   13 – Lee   5 – Allen  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,404)
Philadelphia
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, North Carolina
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, South Carolina
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
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
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, Virginia
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
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
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, Virginia
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Team statistics[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Guido Guida's Tweet". Twitter. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  2. ^ Hayes, Barry. "Barry Haye's Tweet". HoopsStars Canada. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Hermann, Adam. "Adam Hermann's Tweet". Twitter. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Verlin, Josh. "Drexel Adds Utah Transfer Ahmad Fields". City Of Basketball Love. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. ^ Rothstein, John. "Jon Rothstein's Tweet". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  6. ^ "Drexel's Canady to Miss 2014-15 Season Due to Injury". drexeldragons.com. Drexel University. October 31, 2014. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  7. ^ Neiburg, Jeff. "Drexel's Austin Williams to miss 6-8 weeks". CityOfBasketballLove. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  8. ^ Bracy, Aaron. "Aaron Bracy's tweet". Twitter. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  9. ^ Williams, Rodney. "Rodney William's Tweet". Twitter. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  10. ^ "Damion Lee to Miss Rest of Season Due to Injury". DrexelDragons.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  11. ^ "Dragons Mojica to Miss Rest of Season with Knee Injury". DrexelDragons.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  12. ^ "Men's and Women's Basketball Hold 2014-15 Banquet". DrexelDragons.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
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