# 2015–16 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 15th 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 6–25, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in ninth place in the regular season. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Hofstra.
On March 7, 2016, following the end of Drexel's season, Bruiser Flint was fired as head basketball coach after 15 seasons with the team.

## Previous season

The 2014–15 Drexel Dragons finished the season with a record of 10-18 after losing to the College of Charleston in the 2015 CAA men's basketball tournament. The team went 9–9 in the CAA regular season, and was the 7 seed in the conference tournament.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Sooren Derboghosian | 0 | C | 6'10" | 255 | RS Senior | Tehran, Iran | Graduated |
| Freddie Wilson | 1 | PG | 6'3" | 204 | Senior | New Haven, CT | Graduated |
| Damion Lee | 14 | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | RS Junior | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to Louisville |

### 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. | Utah | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| Miles Overton SG | Philadelphia, PA | Wake Forest | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jan 26, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| Chandler Fraser-Pauls G | Pennington, NJ | Lafayette | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015. ||||||
* Miles Overton was not eligible to play in the 2015–16 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Overton redshirted and entered the 2016–17 season as a redshirt sophomore with 3 years of eligibility remaining.

### 2015 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 64 ||||||
| Andrew Cartwright F | Guilford, ME | Nokomis Regional High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 10, 2015. ||||||

## Roster

* On 18 November 2015, the team announced that Redshirt Sophomore guard Major Canady would miss his second consecutive full season due to a knee injury. Canady redshirted the season for the second consecutive year, and retained 3 years of eligibility entering the 2016–17 season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 13, 2015* 8:00 pm, PHL17 | | at Saint Joseph's | L 81–82 | 0–1 | 20 – Ta. Allen | 7 – Abif | 4 – Te. Allen | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 18, 2015* 7:00 pm | | High Point | L 66–75 | 0–2 | 21 – Ta. Allen | 8 – Abif | 4 – Te. Allen | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,413) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 21, 2015* 2:00 pm | | Monmouth | L 74–82 | 0–3 | 20 – London | 13 – Abif | 5 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,522) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 26, 2015* 11:59 pm, CBSSN | | vs. UNC Asheville Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals | L 66–85 | 0–4 | 19 – Te. Allen | 8 – Abif | 6 – Te. Allen | Alaska Airlines Center (2,542) Anchorage, AK |
| November 27, 2015* 6:00 pm | | vs. Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout Consolation | L 65–71 | 0–5 | 20 – Mojica | 10 – R. Williams | 6 – Mojica | Alaska Airlines Center (2,478) Anchorage, AK |
| November 28, 2015* 4:00 pm | | vs. San Diego Great Alaska Shootout 7th place game | L 59–62 | 0–6 | 15 – Mojica | 11 – Abif | 4 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Center (2,193) Anchorage, AK |
| December 5, 2015* 2:00 pm | | at La Salle | W 66–53 | 1–6 | 25 – Ta. Allen | 13 – R. Williams | 3 – Tied | Tom Gola Arena (2,004) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 15, 2015* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at South Carolina | L 54–79 | 1–7 | 18 – Ta. Allen | 4 – A. Williams | 4 – Ta. Allen | Colonial Life Arena (8,418) Columbia, SC |
| December 19, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Penn State | L 57–63 | 1–8 | 18 – Te. Allen | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Palestra (3,033) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 22, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Penn Battle of 33rd Street | W 53–52 $^{OT}$ | 2–8 | 16 – Ta. Allen | 14 – Abif | 3 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,334) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 28, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Iona | L 70–77 | 2–9 | 20 – Mojica | 8 – R. Williams | 3 – Ta. Allen | Hynes Athletic Center (2,177) New Rochelle, NY |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2015 1:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | L 63–75 | 2–10 (0–1) | 15 – R. Williams | 15 – R. Williams | 5 – London | Trask Coliseum (3,599) Wilmington, NC |
| January 2, 2016 4:00 pm, ASN | | at Elon | L 78–82 | 2–11 (0–2) | 19 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Alumni Gym (1,134) Elon, NC |
| January 7, 2016 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | L 63–72 | 2–12 (0–3) | 13 – Tied | 7 – R. Williams | 4 – Te. Allen | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,107) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 9, 2016 4:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 61–54 | 3–12 (1–3) | 19 – R. Williams | 6 – Te. Allen | 5 – Mojica | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,240) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 14, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 61–69 | 3–13 (1–4) | 16 – Abif | 10 – Abif | 5 – Te. Allen | Mack Sports Complex (1,102) Hempstead, NY |
| January 16, 2016 4:00 pm, CSN | | at Towson | L 50–69 | 3–14 (1–5) | 15 – Te. Allen | 6 – Bah | 4 – London | SECU Arena (2,000) Towson, MD |
| January 21, 2016 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 45–86 | 3–15 (1–6) | 15 – Abif | 5 – R. Williams | 3 – Tied | JMU Convocation Center (2,807) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 23, 2016 6:00 pm, ASN | | UNC Wilmington | Postponed to January 24 (Snow) | Postponed to January 24 (Snow) | Postponed to January 24 (Snow) | Postponed to January 24 (Snow) | Postponed to January 24 (Snow) | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| January 24, 2016 1:00 pm, ASN | | UNC Wilmington | L 71–77 | 3–16 (1–7) | 17 – R. Williams | 6 – Ta. Allen | 5 – Te. Allen | Daskalakis Athletic Center (332) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28, 2016 7:00 pm | | Towson | L 70–77 | 3–17 (1–8) | 17 – Mojica | 7 – Abif | 7 – Te. Allen | Daskalakis Athletic Center (962) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 30, 2016 4:00 pm, ASN | | Hofstra | L 64–70 | 3–18 (1–9) | 33 – Ta. Allen | 10 – Mojica | 4 – Mojica | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,510) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 4, 2016 7:00 pm | | James Madison | L 56–78 | 3–19 (1–10) | 12 – Mojica | 10 – Abif | 5 – Ta. Allen | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,107) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 6, 2016 4:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 38–60 | 3–20 (1–11) | 8 – R. Williams | 6 – Mojica | 1 – Tied | TD Arena (3,456) Charleston, SC |
| February 11, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 60–69 | 3–21 (1–12) | 16 – Mojica | 7 – Abif | 5 – Te. Allen | Bob Carpenter Center (1,946) Newark, DE |
| February 13, 2016 1:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 60–70 | 3–22 (1–13) | 23 – R. Williams | 5 – Te. Allen | 5 – Te. Allen | Matthews Arena (1,238) Boston, MA |
| February 18, 2016 7:00 pm | | Elon | L 76–81 | 3–23 (1–14) | 18 – Te. Allen | 9 – Abif | 7 – Te. Allen | Daskalakis Athletic Center (976) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 20, 2016 2:00 pm, CSN | | at William & Mary | W 74–69 | 4–23 (2–14) | 20 – Te. Allen | 12 – Abif | 4 – Tied | Kaplan Arena (3,948) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 25, 2016 6:00 pm, CSN | | Delaware | W 74–64 | 5–23 (3–14) | 19 – Te. Allen | 13 – Abif | 4 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,107) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 27, 2016 4:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 59–61 | 5–24 (3–15) | 27 – Ta. Allen | 7 – Tied | 4 – Ta. Allen | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,307) Philadelphia, PA |
| CAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2016 6:00 pm | (9) | vs. (8) Elon First Round | W 57–56 | 6–24 | 17 – Ta. Allen | 10 – R. Williams | 2 – Tied | Royal Farms Arena (2,170) Baltimore, MD |
| March 5, 2016 12:00 pm, CSN | (9) | vs. (1) Hofstra Quarterfinals | L 67–80 | 6–25 | 20 – R. Williams | 11 – R. Williams | 8 – Te. Allen | Royal Farms Arena (3,904) 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.
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
| Kazembe Abif | 31 | 30 | 29.9 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .466 | .621 | .111 |
| Tavon Allen | 31 | 19 | 29.8 | 13.1 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | .364 | .827 | .366 |
| Terrell Allen | 31 | 29 | 32.9 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | .407 | .838 | .321 |
| Mohamed Bah | 26 | 2 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .431 | .469 | .000 |
| Andrew Cartwright | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .200 | 1.000 | .200 |
| Ahmad Fields | 3 | 1 | 15.7 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | .286 | .667 | .400 |
| Chandler Fraser-Pauls | 5 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Rashann London | 31 | 24 | 30.1 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | .344 | .700 | .279 |
| Sammy Mojica | 31 | 20 | 28.4 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .351 | .623 | .338 |
| Tyshawn Myles | 23 | 0 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .438 | .333 | .000 |
| Austin Williams | 17 | 0 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .353 | .500 | .000 |
| Rodney Williams | 30 | 29 | 26.2 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .457 | .675 | .000 |
| Team | 31 | - | - | 63.2 | 33.0 | 12.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 11.1 | .393 | .685 | .329 |

## Awards
### Terrell Allen

* CAA All-Rookie Team
* CAA Rookie of the Week (2)

### Kazembe Abif

* Team Most Valuable Player
* "Sweep" Award (team leader in blocks)

### Rodney Williams

* CAA All-Academic Team
* Team Academic Award

### Tavon Allen

* Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
* Preseason CAA All-Conference Team Honorable Mention

### Terrell Allen

* Assist Award (team leader in assists)

### Sammy Mojica

* Samuel D. Cozen Award (team's most improved player)

### Chandler Fraser-Pauls

* Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award