# 2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by first year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–23, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to James Madison.

## Previous season

The 2015–16 Drexel Dragons finished the season with a record of 6–25 after losing to Hofstra in the 2016 CAA men's basketball tournament. The team went 3–15 in the CAA regular season, finishing 9th.
On March 7, 2016, after the end of the season, Bruiser Flint was fired as head basketball coach after 15 seasons with the team.
On March 24, 2016, Drexel announced that Zach Spiker was hired to replace Bruiser Flint as head coach.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ahmad Fields | 1 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | Career Ending Injury; Transferred to Cal State LA |
| Tavon Allen | 11 | G/F | 6'7" | 190 | RS Senior | New Haven, CT | Graduated; Signed to BC Khimik |
| Terrell Allen | 12 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Upper Marlboro, MD | Transferred to UCF |
| Rashaan London | 13 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to North Carolina Central |
| Kazembe Abif | 32 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Senior | Elizabeth, NJ | Graduated; Signed to SC Rasta Vechta |
| Chandler Fraser-Pauls | 33 | G | 6'0" | 175 | RS Senior | Pennington, NJ | Graduated; Hired as Director of Player Development at Rider |

### Incoming transfers

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Troy Harper PG | Philadelphia, PA | Campbell | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 12, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Tramaine Isabell SG | Seattle, WA | Missouri | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | Jul 20, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016. ||||||
* Troy Harper and Tramaine Isabell were not eligible to play in the 2016–17 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Both were redshirts for the season and entered the 2017–18 season as redshirt juniors with 2 years of eligibility remaining.

### 2016 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sam Green SF | Forestville, MD | Bishop McNamara High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 30, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jeremy Peck PF | Houston, TX | St. Thomas High School (TX) | N/A | 245 lb (111 kg) | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Kurk Lee Jr PG | Baltimore, MD | St. Frances (MD) | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 2, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 57 ||||||
| Kári Jónsson SG | Reykjavík, Iceland | Haukar Hafnarfjörður | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 1, 2016 |
| 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 2, 2016. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 2, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 2, 2016. ||||||

### Class of 2017 early commitments

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jarvis Doles PF | Columbia, MD | Mount Zion Preparatory School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | Nov 16, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Tim Perry PF | Cherry Hill, NJ | The Phelps School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jan 11, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 58 |||||||
| 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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 13, 2017. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Keiser | L 71–76 | 0–1 | 18 – Mojica | 12 – R. Williams | 5 – Lee | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 65–78 | 0–1 | 17 – Lee | 10 – R. Williams | 3 – Lee | OceanFirst Bank Center (3,738) West Long Branch, NJ |
| November 13, 2016* 4:00 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers Scarlet Knight Showcase | L 66–87 | 0–2 | 24 – R. Williams | 7 – Mojica | 6 – Lee | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,056) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 18, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Hartford Scarlet Knight Showcase | W 87–73 | 1–2 | 24 – Lee | 11 – A. Williams | 3 – Lee | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,025) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 20, 2016* 2:00 pm | | at North Texas Scarlet Knight Showcase | W 83–62 | 2–2 | 20 – R. Williams | 9 – Mojica | 5 – R. Williams | Super Pit (1,457) Denton, TX |
| November 23, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Niagara Scarlet Knight Showcase | L 74–93 | 2–3 | 17 – Mojica | 7 – A. Williams | 7 – Lee | Gallagher Center (863) Lewiston, NY |
| November 27, 2016* 4:00 pm | | La Salle City 6 | L 78–89 | 2–4 | 21 – Lee | 8 – Mojica | 5 – Lee | Daskalakis Athletic Center (931) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 30, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 74–70 | 3–4 | 14 – Tied | 7 – R. Williams | 3 – Mojica | Kirby Sports Center (1,134) Easton, PA |
| December 3, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at High Point | W 78–72 | 4–4 | 25 – Jónsson | 12 – A. Williams | 8 – Lee | Millis Center (1,106) High Point, NC |
| December 11, 2016* 6:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's City 6 | L 71–72 | 4–5 | 29 – R. Williams | 10 – R. Williams | 6 – Lee | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,252) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 16, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Rider | L 82–90 | 4–6 | 23 – R. Williams | 9 – A. Williams | 4 – Lee | Alumni Gymnasium (1,531) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 18, 2016* 4:30 pm | | Kean | W 84–44 | 5–6 | 16 – Tied | 11 – A. Williams | 10 – Lee | Daskalakis Athletic Center (895) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 21, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | W 91–74 | 6–6 | 25 – R. Williams | 12 – A. Williams | 9 – Lee | TD Bank Sports Center (823) Hamden, CT |
| December 28, 2016* 4:00 pm, TCN | | at Penn Battle of 33rd Street | L 67–75 | 6–7 | 19 – Overton | 9 – Mojica | 6 – Lee | Palestra (3,836) Philadelphia, PA |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2016 2:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 67–78 | 6–8 (0–1) | 14 – Overton | 11 – R. Williams | 4 – Overton | JMU Convocation Center (3,212) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 2, 2017 4:30 pm | | Northeastern | L 70–75 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 (0–2) | 20 – R. Williams | 9 – R. Williams | 8 – Mojica | Daskalakis Athletic Center (899) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 5, 2017 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | L 72–90 | 6–10 (0–3) | 17 – R. Williams | 11 – R. Williams | 3 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (508) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 7, 2017 4:00 pm | | at William & Mary | Postponed to January 30 (Snow) | Postponed to January 30 (Snow) | Postponed to January 30 (Snow) | Postponed to January 30 (Snow) | Postponed to January 30 (Snow) | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA |
| January 12, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 75–92 | 6–11 (0–4) | 18 – Mojica | 8 – A. Williams | 5 – Lee | Matthews Arena (1,417) Boston, MA |
| January 14, 2017 4:00 pm | | Delaware | W 76–60 | 7–11 (1–4) | 15 – R. Williams | 15 – Mojica | 10 – Mojica | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,788) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 19, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Elon | L 73–93 | 7–12 (1–5) | 15 – Tied | 6 – R. Williams | 4 – Jónsson | Alumni Gym (1,452) Elon, NC |
| January 21, 2017 4:00 pm, TCN | | at UNC Wilmington | L 74–87 | 7–13 (1–6) | 15 – Mojica | 10 – R. Williams | 5 – Lee | Trask Coliseum (5,200) Wilmington, NC |
| January 26, 2017 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (2–6) | 22 – R. Williams | 8 – R. Williams | 4 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (717) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28, 2017 2:00 pm, ASN | | College of Charleston | L 76–90 | 8–14 (2–7) | 17 – Jónsson | 9 – A. Williams | 6 – Lee | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,602) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 30, 2017 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary Rescheduled from January 7 | L 85–108 | 8–15 (2–8) | 25 – Lee | 4 – Tied | 8 – Lee | Kaplan Arena (1,895) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 2, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Towson | L 103–104 $^{2OT}$ | 8–16 (2–9) | 27 – R. Williams | 16 – R. Williams | 5 – Tied | SECU Arena (1,905) Towson, MD |
| February 4, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 77–79 | 8–17 (2–10) | 26 – R. Williams | 8 – Tied | 5 – Lee | Mack Sports Complex (2,819) Hempstead, NY |
| February 9, 2017 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 79–61 | 9–17 (3–10) | 23 – Jónsson | 8 – A. Williams | 6 – Mojica | Daskalakis Athletic Center (533) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 11, 2017 4:00 pm | | Towson | L 65–69 | 9–18 (3–11) | 18 – Lee | 6 – Tied | 5 – Lee | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,009) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 16, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 67–68 | 9–19 (3–12) | 21 – Lee | 9 – Bah | 4 – Tied | Bob Carpenter Center (2,248) Newark, DE |
| February 18, 2017 2:00 pm | | Elon | L 65–66 | 9–20 (3–13) | 18 – Bah | 12 – Bah | 6 – Lee | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,217) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 23, 2017 7:00 pm | | James Madison | L 64–70 | 9–21 (3–14) | 18 – Tied | 9 – Bah | 3 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (858) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25, 2017 5:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 67–80 | 9–22 (3–15) | 13 – Lee | 8 – Tied | 3 – Lee | TD Arena (3,111) Charleston, SC |
| CAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 2017 8:30 pm | (10) | vs. (7) James Madison First round | L 70–80 | 9–23 | 15 – Mojica | 7 – R. Williams | 7 – Lee | North Charleston Coliseum (1,889) North Charleston, SC |
| *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% |
| Kris Alford | 5 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .125 | .000 | .143 |
| Mohamed Bah | 24 | 5 | 12.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .583 | .588 | .000 |
| Major Canady | 21 | 2 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .250 | .429 | .227 |
| Andrew Cartwright | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | .000 | .500 |
| Elgin Ford | 5 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 |
| Sam Green | 14 | 0 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .444 | .000 | .450 |
| Kári Jónsson | 28 | 21 | 28.5 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | .468 | .829 | .436 |
| Kurk Lee | 32 | 30 | 32.9 | 14.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.9 | .415 | .678 | .400 |
| Sammy Mojica | 32 | 31 | 31.6 | 11.2 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | .388 | .731 | .312 |
| John Moran | 31 | 5 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | .275 | .619 | .316 |
| Tyshawn Myles | 25 | 0 | 12.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .479 | .476 | .000 |
| Miles Overton | 22 | 6 | 23.8 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 | .284 | .763 | .252 |
| Jeremy Peck | 19 | 0 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .500 | .778 | .400 |
| Austin Williams | 31 | 27 | 21.8 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .613 | .480 | .000 |
| Rodney Williams | 32 | 32 | 30.4 | 15.6 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .526 | .674 | .231 |
| Team | 32 | - | - | 74.9 | 36.8 | 14.5 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 13.3 | .435 | .666 | .345 |

## Awards
### Rodney Williams

* Team Most Valuable Player
* "Sweep" Award (team leader in blocks)
* CAA All-Conference Third Team
* CAA All-Academic Team
* CAA Player of the Week
* Preseason CAA All-Conference Team Honorable Mention

### Kurk Lee

* Assist Award (team leader in assists)
* CAA All-Rookie Team
* CAA Rookie of the Week (2)

### Kári Jónsson

* Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award
* CAA Rookie of the Week

### John Moran

* Team Academic Award
* CAA All-Academic Team

### Austin Williams

* Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)

### Sam Green

* Samuel D. Cozen Award (most improved player)