2001–02 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2024 August 2023 Basketball 2001–02 Drexel Dragons Colonial Athletic Association CAA 14–14 11–7 Bruiser Flint 1st Geoff Arnold 1st Chuck Martin 1st Mike Connors 1st Daskalakis Athletic Center The 2001–02 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The team finished the season 14–14, and finished in 4th place in the CAA in the regular season. They were defeated by Delaware in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament.https://www.newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-mar-03-2002-4292377/ Delaware 85, Drexel 59 The Intelligencer March 3, 2002 February 7, 2024 114 NewspaperArchive Roster 2001 Drexel Dragons y yes m Robert Battle y Robert Battle (basketball) 23 F 6 8 230 Jr Philadelphia, PA Northeast HS Phil Goss y 32 G 6 1 175 Fr Temple Hills, MD Oxon Hill HS Bruiser Flint (Saint Joseph's) Geoff Arnold (Saint Joseph's) Chuck Martin (University of South Carolina) Mike Connors (Ithaca College) Schedule yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| Regular season |- November 16, 2001 yes yes 2001–02 men Marist Red Foxes Marist College Marist Marist Pepsi Classic semifinal 67–75 0–1 McCann Arena 2,345 Poughkeepsie, NY November 17, 2001 yes yes 2001–02 men Northeastern Huskies Northeastern University Northeastern Marist Pepsi Classic 3rd place 87–67 1–1 McCann Arena 2,475 Poughkeepsie, NY November 24, 2001 yes yes 2001–02 men Rider Broncs Rider University Rider 55–68 1–2 Alumni Gymnasium 1,260 Lawrenceville, NJ November 28, 2001 yes yes Penn Battle of 33rd Street 80–89 1–3 Palestra 3,281 Philadelphia, PA December 1, 2001 no yes 2001–02 men James Madison Dukes James Madison University James Madison 71–58 2–3 1–0 JMU Convocation Center 3,630 Harrisonburg, VA December 5, 2001 yes 2001–02 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette College Lafayette 84–88 2–4 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,339 Philadelphia, PA December 8, 2001 yes yes 2001–02 men La Salle Explorers La Salle University La Salle City 6 70–80 2–5 Palestra 8,722 Philadelphia, PA December 10, 2001 yes yes 16 2001–02 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's 64–85 2–6 Whitworth 15 Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 3,200 Philadelphia, PA December 18, 2001 yes Northeastern 83–72 3–6 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,017 Philadelphia, PA December 23, 2001 no 2001–02 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra University Hofstra 70–58 4–6 2–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,270 Philadelphia, PA December 29, 2001 yes 2001–02 men Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara University Niagara 87–82 5–6 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,231 Philadelphia, PA |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| CAA Regular season |- January 3, 2002 no Virginia Commonwealth 84–73 6–6 3–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,098 Philadelphia, PA January 5, 2002 no yes 2001–02 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion University Old Dominion 66–74 6–7 3–1 3,015 January 26, 2002 no George Mason 100–69 Whitworth 38 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,027 Philadelphia, PA February 4, 2002 no yes UNC Wilmington 50–63 5,179 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5CF47; color:#002663;"| CAA tournament March 2, 2002 4 yes 5 Delaware Quarterfinals 59–85 14–14 3,580 Richmond, VA yes AP Eastern Time Awards Bruiser Flint CAA Coach Of The Year Robert Battle CAA All-Conference First Team CAA Defensive Player of the Year CAA All-Defensive Team Phil Goss CAA All-Rookie Team Eric Schmieder CAA Player of the Week Tim Whitworth CAA Player of the Week References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Category:2001 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:2002 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:2001 in Philadelphia Category:2002 in Philadelphia Category:Long stubs with short prose