# 2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 11th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at Daskalakis Athletic Center and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 29–7, 16–2 in CAA play to be crowned CAA regular season champions. They lost in the championship game of the CAA Basketball tournament to VCU. As a conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 NIT where they defeated UCF in the first round and Northern Iowa in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to Massachusetts.

## Pre-season
### Class of 2011 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kazembe Abif PF | Elizabeth, New Jersey | Lawrenceville School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Tavon Allen SF | New Haven, Connecticut | Worcester Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Casey Carroll PF | Youngstown, Ohio | The Kiski School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Damion Lee PF | Owings Mills, Maryland | St. Thomas More School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Aquil Younger PF | Philadelphia | Penn Wood High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| 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 March 22, 2017. ||||||

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Kazembe Abif | Center | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| 2 | Aquil Younger | Guard | 6–0 | 163 | Freshman | Philadelphia |
| 3 | Chris Fouch | Guard | 6–2 | 178 | Junior | New York City |
| 4 | Frantz Massenat | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | Ewing, New Jersey |
| 5 | Stevan Manojlovic | Guard | 6–5 | 197 | Sophomore | Toronto, Ontario |
| 11 | Tavon Allen | Forward | 6–7 | 170 | Freshman | New Haven, Connecticut |
| 14 | Damion Lee | Guard | 6–6 | 200 | Freshman | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 20 | Casey Carroll | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Freshman | Canfield, Ohio |
| 22 | Jake Lerner | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Sophomore | Philadelphia |
| 32 | Derrick Thomas | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Junior | New York City |
| 33 | Goran Pantovic | Forward | 6–10 | 230 | Sophomore | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 35 | Dartaye Ruffin | Forward | 6–8 | 250 | Sophomore | Stoughton, Massachusetts |
| 44 | Daryl McCoy | Forward | 6–9 | 270 | Junior | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 45 | Samme Givens | Forward | 6–5 | 220 | Senior | Philadelphia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 15, 2011* 6:00 am, ESPN | No. RV | at Rider ESPN College Tip Off Maraton | W 80–62 | 1–0 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| November 18, 2011* 1:00 pm | | vs. Norfolk State Paradise Jam First Round | L 56–61 | 1–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,845) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 19, 2011* 3:30 pm | | vs. Virginia Paradise Jam Consolation round | L 35–49 | 1–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,677) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 21, 2011* 1:00 pm | | vs. Winthrop Paradise Jam 7th place Game | W 68–45 | 2–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (500) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 30, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | L 49–62 | 2–3 | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 3, 2011 4:00 pm, TCN | | at Delaware | L 60–71 | 2–4 (0–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,421) Newark, DE |
| December 10, 2011* 4:00 pm | | Princeton | W 64–60 | 3–4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,225) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 13, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 71–58 | 4–4 | Gallagher Center (1,248) Lewiston, NY |
| December 17, 2011* 4:00 pm | | Bradley | W 73–68 | 5–4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Binghamton | W 68–44 | 6–4 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,895) Vestal, NY |
| December 28, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Fairfield | W 77–69 | 7–4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,469) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 31, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 63–42 | 8–4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,247) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 2, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Georgia State | L 44–58 | 8–5 (0–2) | GSU Sports Arena (872) Atlanta, GA |
| January 4, 2012 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 60–27 | 9–5 (1–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,651) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 8, 2012 8:00 pm, CSN | | VCU | W 64–58 | 10–5 (2–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 12, 2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | George Mason | W 60–53 | 11–5 (3–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 14, 2012 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 79–57 | 12–5 (4–2) | Trask Coliseum (3,838) Wilmington, NC |
| January 18, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | W 56–50 | 13–5 (5–2) | Hofstra Arena (1,554) Hempstead, NY |
| January 21, 2012 4:00 pm, TCN | | Northeastern | W 79–65 | 14–5 (6–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 23, 2012 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | W 64–48 | 15–5 (7–2) | Kaplan Arena (1,795) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 25, 2012 7:00 pm, TCN | | Georgia State | W 68–46 | 16–5 (8–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,017) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28, 2012 2:00 pm | | Delaware | W 71–55 | 17–5 (9–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 1, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northeastern | W 61–53 | 18–5 (10–2) | Matthews Arena (1,374) Boston, MA |
| February 4, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Towson | W 65–57 | 19–5 (11–2) | Towson Center (1,390) Towson, MD |
| February 8, 2012 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 63–56 | 20–5 (12–2) | JMU Convocation Center (3,143) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 11, 2012 4:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 78–67 | 21–5 (13–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,251) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 14, 2012 7:00 pm, CSN | | William & Mary | W 63–61 | 22–5 (14–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,627) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 18, 2012* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at Cleveland State ESPN BracketBusters | W 69–49 | 23–5 | Wolstein Center (2,583) Cleveland, OH |
| February 22, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. RV | James Madison | W 78–61 | 24–5 (15–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25, 2012 4:00 pm, CSN | No. RV | at Old Dominion | W 73–72 | 25–5 (16–2) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472) Norfolk, VA |
| 2012 CAA men's basketball tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2012 12:00 pm, TCN | (1) No. RV | vs. (9) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals | W 59–47 | 26–5 | Richmond Coliseum (5,889) Richmond, VA |
| March 4, 2012 2:00 pm, TCN | (1) No. RV | vs. (4) Old Dominion Semifinals | W 68–51 | 27–5 | Richmond Coliseum (11,200) Richmond, VA |
| March 5, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN | (1) No. RV | vs. (2) No. RV VCU Championship | L 56–59 | 27–6 | Richmond Coliseum (11,200) Richmond, VA |
| 2012 NIT ||||||
| March 14, 2012* 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | (3) No. RV | (6) UCF First Round | W 81–56 | 28–6 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,821) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 18, 2012* 11:00 am, ESPN | (3) No. RV | (7) Northern Iowa Second Round | W 67–65 | 29–6 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,884) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 20, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN | (3) No. RV | (5) Massachusetts Quarterfinals | L 70–72 | 29–7 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,293) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Post | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | N/A |
| Coaches | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | |

## Awards
### Bruiser Flint

* CAA Coach Of The Year

### Samme Givens

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

### Damion Lee

* CAA Rookie of the Year
* CAA All-Rookie Team
* CAA All-Tournament Team
* CAA Rookie of the Week (4)

### Frantz Massenat

* CAA All-Conference First Team
* CAA All-Tournament Team
* CAA Player of the Week