# 2008–09 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 8th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Towson.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 18, 2008* 10:00 am, ESPN | | Penn Battle of 33rd Street, ESPN Hoops Marathon | W 66-64 | 1-0 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,434) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 22, 2008* 1:00 pm | | at No. 22 Georgetown | L 53-81 | 1-1 | Verizon Center (11,434) Washington, D.C. |
| December 1, 2008* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 55-47 | 2-1 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,143) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 6, 2008 4:30 pm, CN8 | | George Mason | L 55-56 | 2-2 (0-1) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,406) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 14, 2008* 3:30 pm | | at Fairfield | L 60-66 | 2-3 | Webster Bank Arena (2,106) Fairfield, CT |
| December 18, 2008* 7:00 pm, DUTV | | Niagara | L 62-67 | 2-4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,436) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 20, 2008* 5:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 75-81 | 2-5 | Sojka Pavilion (2,148) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 22, 2008* 1:00 pm | | at No. 23 Memphis | L 49-87 | 2-6 | FedExForum (16,715) Memphis, TN |
| December 27, 2008* 3:00 pm, CN8 | | at Rider | W 76-70 | 3-6 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 31, 2008* 5:00 pm, CN8 | | vs. Saint Joseph's | W 64-52 | 4-6 | Palestra (5,631) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 3, 2009 2:00 pm, MSG TV | | at Hofstra | W 63-56 | 5-6 (1-1) | Hofstra Arena (3,020) Hempstead, NY |
| January 5, 2009 7:00 pm, CSN | | at James Madison | L 60-66 | 5-7 (1-2) | JMU Convocation Center (2,648) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 8, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | VCU | L 46-75 | 5-8 (1-3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,149) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 10, 2009 4:00 pm | | at Georgia State | W 53-50 | 6-8 (2-3) | GSU Sports Arena (1,133) Atlanta, GA |
| January 14, 2009 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 70-52 | 7-8 (3-3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,932) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 17, 2009 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 76-52 | 8-8 (4-3) | Trask Coliseum (4,320) Wilmington, NC |
| January 20, 2009 7:00 pm, CSN | | Delaware | W 79-69 | 9-8 (5-3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,741) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 24, 2009 4:00 pm | | William and Mary | W 62-49 | 10-8 (6-3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,432) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28, 2009 7:00 pm | | Georgia State | W 64-47 | 11-8 (7-3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,493) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 31, 2009 4:00 pm, CSN | | at Towson | W 60-53 | 12-8 (8-3) | Towson Center (2,954) Towson, MD |
| February 4, 2009 8:00 pm, CNP | | at Delaware | L 70-73 $^{OT}$ | 12-9 (8-4) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,735) Newark, DE |
| February 7, 2009 7:00 pm, CNP | | Old Dominion | L 53-63 | 12-10 (8-5) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,294) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 11, 2009 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 62-58 | 13-10 (9-5) | Matthews Arena (2,088) Boston, MA |
| February 15, 2009 3:00 pm, CNP | | Towson | W 78-65 | 14-10 (10-5) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,215) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 18, 2009 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 48-49 | 14-11 (10-6) | Patriot Center (5,579) Fairfax, VA |
| February 21, 2009* 5:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 74-58 | 15-11 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,132) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25, 2009 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 46-47 | 15-12 (10-7) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,339) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 28, 2009 7:00 pm | | at William and Mary | L 47-48 | 15-13 (10-8) | Kaplan Arena (2,472) Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2009 8:30 pm | (6) | vs. (11) Towson CAA tournament first round | L 62-73 | 15-14 | Richmond Coliseum (8,321) Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards
### Bruiser Flint

* CAA Coach Of The Year

### Samme Givens

* CAA All-Rookie Team
* CAA Rookie of the Week

### Tramayne Hawthorne

* CAA Player of the Week

### Scott Rodgers

* CAA All-Conference Second Team
* CAA All-Defensive Team
* CAA Player of the Week

### Leon Spencer

* CAA Player of the Week
* CAA All-Academic Second Team