2015–16 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 2015–16 Drexel Dragons Drexel Dragons wordmark.svg 150 Colonial Athletic Association CAA 6–25 3–15 Bruiser Flint 15th Mike Connors 8th Matt Collier 6th Bobby Jordan 4th Kazembe Abif Daskalakis Athletic Center 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.Goodman Jeff Borzello Jeff Bruiser Flint fired by Drexel after 15 seasons https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14920040/drexel-dragons-fired-coach-bruiser-flint ESPN.com ESPN 7 March 2016 7 March 2016 Previous season 2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team 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 1 0 C 6'10" 255 4.5 RS Senior Tehran, Iran Graduated Freddie Wilson 1 1 PG 6'3" 204 4 Senior New Haven, CT Graduated Damion Lee Damion Lee 14 G/F 6'6" 200 3.5 RS Junior Baltimore, MD Transferred to LouisvilleParrish Gary Louisville lands Damion Lee http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25160355/louisville-lands-damion-lee CBSSports 23 April 2015 Incoming transfers no no 2015 Ahmad Fields SG Washington, D.C. Utah 6 5 190 April 22, 2014 2 3 3 67 2 Miles Overton SG Philadelphia, PA Wake Forest 6 4 215 January 26, 2015 3 3 3 74 3 Chandler Fraser-Pauls G Pennington, NJ Lafayette 6 0 175 no 2015 Drexel 2015 Basketball Commitments Drexel Dragons drexel 2182 March 10, 2015 yes 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 no no 2015 Terrell Allen PG Upper Marlboro, MD DeMatha Catholic High School 6 2 185 September 10, 2014 3 2 64 2 Andrew Cartwright F Guilford, ME Nokomis Regional High School 6 6 215 no 2015 Drexel 2015 Basketball Commitments Drexel Dragons drexel 2182 March 10, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Drexel Dragons y yes m Miles Overton 0 G 6 4 225 Jr yes Philadelphia, PA Saint Joseph's Prep/Wake Forest I Ahmad Fields 1 G 6 5 195 So yes Washington, D.C. Massanutten Academy/Utah Sammy Mojica 2 G 6 3 190 So Chestnut Hill, MA Brimmer and May School Austin Williams 5 F 6 8 235 So Richmond, VA Trinity Episcopal HS Tavon Allen 11 G/F 6 7 190 Sr yes New Haven, CT Hillhouse HS Terrell Allen 12 G 6 2 180 Fr Upper Marlboro, MD DeMatha Catholic HS Rashann London 13 G 6 2 185 So Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic HS Mohamed Bah 15 F/C 6 9 225 Jr Bamako, Mali Lee Academy (ME) Rodney Williams 24 F 6 7 225 Jr Richmond, VA St. Christopher's School (VA) Major Canady 25 G 6 4 210 So yes Wilson, NC The Kiski School (PA) y Kazembe Abif 32 F 6 7 220 Sr yes Elizabeth, NJ University HS (NJ) Chandler Fraser-Pauls 33 G 6 0 175 Sr yes Pennington, NJ The Pennington School/Lafayette W Andrew Cartwright 35 F 6 6 215 Fr Guilford, ME Nokomis Regional HS W Tyshawn Myles 55 F 6 8 260 So Queens, NY Washington Heights Bruiser Flint (Saint Joseph's University) Mike Connors (Ithaca College) Matt Collier (University of Massachusetts) Bobby Jordan (Drexel University) http://www.drexeldragons.com/roster.aspx?roster=202&path=mbball 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.Verlin Josh Drexel's Canady to miss second consecutive season due to injury http://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/579718 City of Basketball Love 18 November 2015 Canady redshirted the season for the second consecutive year, and retained 3 years of eligibility entering the 2016–17 season. Schedule yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Drexel Dragons| Non-conference regular season |- November 13, 2015 yes 8:00pm PHL17 yes Saint Joseph's 81–82 0–1 Ta. Allen 20 Abif 7 Te. Allen 4 Hagan Arena 4,200 Philadelphia, PA November 18, 2015 yes 7:00pm High Point 66–75 0–2 Ta. Allen 21 Abif 8 Te. Allen 4 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,413 Philadelphia, PA November 21, 2015 yes 2:00pm Monmouth 74–82 0–3 London 20 Abif 13 Tied 5 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,522 Philadelphia, PA November 26, 2015 yes 11:59pm CBSSN yes UNC Asheville Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals 66–85 0–4 Te. Allen 19 Abif 8 Te. Allen 6 Alaska Airlines Center 2,542 Anchorage, AK November 27, 2015 yes 6:00pm yes 2015–16 men Alaska Anchorage Seawolves University of Alaska Anchorage Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout Consolation 65–71 0–5 Mojica 20 R. Williams 10 Mojica 6 Alaska Airlines Center 2,478 Anchorage, AK November 28, 2015 yes 4:00pm yes San Diego Great Alaska Shootout 7th place game 59–62 0–6 Mojica 15 Abif 11 Tied 4 Alaska Airlines Center 2,193 Anchorage, AK December 5, 2015 yes 2:00pm yes La Salle 66–53 1–6 Ta. Allen 25 R. Williams 13 Tied 3 Tom Gola Arena 2,004 Philadelphia, PA December 15, 2015 yes 7:00pm SECN yes South Carolina 54–79 1–7 Ta. Allen 18 A. Williams 4 Ta. Allen 4 Colonial Life Arena 8,418 Columbia, SC December 19, 2015 yes 7:00pm Penn State 57–63 1–8 Te. Allen 18 Tied 5 Tied 2 Palestra 3,033 Philadelphia, PA December 22, 2015 yes 7:00pm Penn Battle of 33rd Street 53–52 OT 2–8 Ta. Allen 16 Abif 14 Tied 3 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,334 Philadelphia, PA December 28, 2015 yes 7:00pm yes Iona 70–77 2–9 Mojica 20 R. Williams 8 Ta. Allen 3 Hynes Athletic Center 2,177 New Rochelle, NY |- !colspan=12 style=Drexel Dragons| CAA regular season December 31, 2015 no 1:00pm yes UNC Wilmington 63–75 2–10 0–1 R. Williams 15 R. Williams 15 London 5 Trask Coliseum 3,599 Wilmington, NC January 2, 2016 no 4:00pm ASN yes Elon 78–82 2–11 0–2 Tied 19 Tied 7 Tied 2 Alumni Gym 1,134 Elon, NC January 7, 2016 no 7:00pm William & Mary 63–72 2–12 0–3 Tied 13 R. Williams 7 Te. Allen 4 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,107 Philadelphia, PA January 9, 2016 no 4:00pm College of Charleston 61–54 3–12 1–3 R. Williams 19 Te. Allen 6 Mojica 5 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,240 Philadelphia, PA January 14, 2016 no 7:00pm yes Hofstra 61–69 3–13 1–4 Abif 16 Abif 10 Te. Allen 5 Mack Sports Complex 1,102 Hempstead, NY January 16, 2016 no 4:00pm CSN yes Towson 50–69 3–14 1–5 Te. Allen 15 Bah 6 London 4 SECU Arena 2,000 Towson, MD January 21, 2016 no 7:00pm yes James Madison 45–86 3–15 1–6 Abif 15 R. Williams 5 Tied 3 JMU Convocation Center 2,807 Harrisonburg, VA January 23, 2016 no 6:00pm ASN UNC Wilmington Postponed to January 24 (Snow) p Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA January 24, 2016 no 1:00pm ASN UNC Wilmington 71–77 3–16 1–7 R. Williams 17 Ta. Allen 6 Te. Allen 5 Daskalakis Athletic Center 332 Philadelphia, PA January 28, 2016 no 7:00pm Towson 70–77 3–17 1–8 Mojica 17 Abif 7 Te. Allen 7 Daskalakis Athletic Center 962 Philadelphia, PA January 30, 2016 no 4:00pm ASN Hofstra 64–70 3–18 1–9 Ta. Allen 33 Mojica 10 Mojica 4 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,510 Philadelphia, PA February 4, 2016 no 7:00pm James Madison 56–78 3–19 1–10 Mojica 12 Abif 10 Ta. Allen 5 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,107 Philadelphia, PA February 6, 2016 no 4:00pm yes College of Charleston 38–60 3–20 1–11 R. Williams 8 Mojica 6 Tied 1 TD Arena 3,456 Charleston, SC February 11, 2016 no 7:00pm yes Delaware 60–69 3–21 1–12 Mojica 16 Abif 7 Te. Allen 5 Bob Carpenter Center 1,946 Newark, DE February 13, 2016 no 1:00pm yes Northeastern 60–70 3–22 1–13 R. Williams 23 Te. Allen 5 Te. Allen 5 Matthews Arena 1,238 Boston, MA February 18, 2016 no 7:00pm Elon 76–81 3–23 1–14 Te. Allen 18 Abif 9 Te. Allen 7 Daskalakis Athletic Center 976 Philadelphia, PA February 20, 2016 no 2:00pm CSN yes William & Mary 74–69 4–23 2–14 Te. Allen 20 Abif 12 Tied 4 Kaplan Arena 3,948 Williamsburg, VA February 25, 2016 no 6:00pm CSN Delaware 74–64 5–23 3–14 Te. Allen 19 Abif 13 Tied 4 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,107 Philadelphia, PA February 27, 2016 no 4:00pm Northeastern 59–61 5–24 3–15 Ta. Allen 27 Tied 7 Ta. Allen 4 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,307 Philadelphia, PA |- !colspan=12 style=Drexel Dragons| CAA Tournament March 4, 2016 no 6:00pm 9 yes 8 Elon First Round 57–56 6–24 Ta. Allen 17 R. Williams 10 Tied 2 Royal Farms Arena 2,170 Baltimore, MD March 5, 2016 no 12:00pm CSN 9 yes 1 Hofstra Quarterfinals 67–80 6–25 R. Williams 20 R. Williams 11 Te. Allen 8 Royal Farms Arena 3,904 Baltimore, MD yes AP Eastern Time Team statistics As of the end of the season. #FFFF99 darkgray Indicates team leader in each category. (FG%, FT% leader = minimum 50 att.; 3P% leader = minimum 20 att.) 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 See also 2015–16 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Drexel Drexel