2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 2014–15 Drexel Dragons Drexel Dragons wordmark.svg 150 Colonial Athletic Association CAA 11–19 9–9 Bruiser Flint 14th Mike Connors 7th Matt Collier 5th Bobby Jordan 3rd Damion Lee Daskalakis Athletic Center The 2014–15 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 14th 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 11–19, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to the College of Charleston. Previous season 2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team The 2013–14 Drexel Dragons finished the season with a record of 18-16 after losing to Northeastern in the 2014 CAA men's basketball tournament. The team went 8–8 in the CAA regular season, and was the 4 seed in the conference tournament. Off season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesChris Fouch 3 SG 6'2" 185 Graduate New York City Graduated, signed by BK Iskra SvitGuido Guida's Tweet https://twitter.com/GuidoGuida/status/533992969029029889 Twitter 17 November 2014 8 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208092034/https://twitter.com/GuidoGuida/status/533992969029029889 liveFrantz Massenat 4 PG 6'4" 185 Senior Ewing, New Jersey Graduated, signed by Mitteldeutscher BCStevan Manojlovic 5 SG 6'5" 197 Senior Toronto Graduated, committed to Western OntarioHayes Barry Barry Haye's Tweet https://twitter.com/hoopstarscanada/status/442509606141829120 HoopsStars Canada 18 March 2014 27 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140327050356/https://twitter.com/hoopstarscanada/status/442509606141829120 live Goran Pantovic 13 PF/C 6'10" 225 Senior Belgrade, Serbia Graduated, signed by Nässjö Basket (Ligan)Khris Lane 21 PF 6'6" 215 Freshman Richmond, Virginia Transferred to Longwood UniversityHermann Adam Adam Hermann's Tweet https://twitter.com/AdamWHermann/status/483801300841549825 Twitter 1 July 2014 15 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715002731/https://twitter.com/AdamWHermann/status/483801300841549825 liveJake Lerner 22 SG 6'2" 190 Senior Philadelphia GraduatedDartaye Ruffin 35 PF 6'8" 250 Senior Stoughton, Massachusetts Graduated, signed by Nässjö Basket (Ligan) Incoming transfers no no 2014 Ahmad Fields SG Washington, D.C. University of Utah 6 5 190 April 22, 2014 2 3 3 67 2 Sooren Derboghosian C Tehran, Iran UCLA 6 10 240 June 15, 2014 no 2014 Drexel 2014 Basketball Commitments Drexel Dragons drexel 2182 April 23, 2014 yes Ahmad Fields is not eligible to play in the 2014–15 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Fields will redshirt and enter the 2015–16 season as a redshirt sophomore with 3 years of eligibility remaining.Verlin Josh Drexel Adds Utah Transfer Ahmad Fields http://cityofbasketballlove.com/2014/04/drexel-adds-utah-transfer-ahmad-fields/ City Of Basketball Love 23 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140719180833/http://cityofbasketballlove.com/2014/04/drexel-adds-utah-transfer-ahmad-fields/ 2014-07-19 dead 2014 Recruiting Class no no 2014 Rashann London SG Philadelphia Roman Catholic HS 6 2 180 August 22, 2013 Sammy Mojica SG Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Brimmer and May School 6 3 160 August 28, 2013 2 Tyshawn Myles PF Bronx, New York Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School 6 8 260 November 4, 2013 Austin Williams PF Richmond, Virginia Trinity Episcopal HS 6 7 215 May 2, 2014 no 2014 Drexel 2014 Basketball Commitments Drexel Dragons drexel 2182 March 15, 2014 yes Roster 2014 Drexel Dragons y yes m Sooren Derboghosian 0 C 6 10 255 Sr yes Tehran, Iran Glendale CC y Freddie Wilson 1 G 6 3 204 Sr New Haven, Connecticut Hillhouse HS Sammy Mojica 2 G 6 3 175 Fr Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Brimmer and May School y Austin Williams 5 F 6 8 230 Fr Richmond, Virginia Trinity Episcopal HS Tavon Allen 11 G/F 6 7 190 Jr yes New Haven, Connecticut Hillhouse HS Rashann London 13 G 6 2 175 Fr Philadelphia Roman Catholic HS Damion Lee y 14 G/F 6 6 200 Jr yes Baltimore Calvert Hall HS y Mohamed Bah 15 F/C 6 9 225 So Bamako, Mali Lee Academy (ME) Rodney Williams 24 F 6 7 220 So Richmond, Virginia St. Christopher's School (VA) Major Canady 25 G 6 4 200 So yes Wilson, North Carolina The Kiski School (PA) y Kazembe Abif 32 F 6 7 215 Sr yes Elizabeth, New Jersey University HS (NJ) y Tyshawn Myles 55 F 6 8 245 Fr Queens, New York Washington Heights Ahmad Fields G 6 5 195 So yes Washington, D.C. Massanutten Academy I 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=176&path=mbball On April 15, 2014, Drexel announced that senior forward Kazembe Abif would miss the entire 2014–15 season due to a right ACL injury. Abif also missed a large part of the previous season due to a variety of injuries, including a fractured hand. Abif redshirted the season and retained one year of eligibility entering the 2015–16 season.Rothstein John Jon Rothstein's Tweet https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/456179901138481152 CBS Sports 16 April 2014 19 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140419001850/https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/456179901138481152 live On October 31, 2014, Drexel announced that sophomore point guard Major Canady would miss the 2014–15 season due to a right ankle injury. Canady redshirted the season and retained 3 years of eligibility remaining entering the 2015–16 season.http://www.drexeldragons.com/news/2014/10/31/MBB_1031144324.aspx?path=mbball Drexel's Canady to Miss 2014-15 Season Due to Injury 31 October 2014 drexeldragons.com Drexel University 9 January 2015 10 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180410104411/http://www.drexeldragons.com/news/2014/10/31/MBB_1031144324.aspx?path=mbball live On November 19, 2014, Drexel announced that freshman forward Austin Williams was expected to miss "approximately 6-8 weeks due to a left foot injury." He recorded 6 rebounds in the team's season opener against Colorado and sat out the following game before the injury was announced.Neiburg Jeff Drexel's Austin Williams to miss 6-8 weeks http://cityofbasketballlove.com/2014/11/drexels-austin-williams-to-miss-6-8-weeks/ CityOfBasketballLove 19 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129061146/http://cityofbasketballlove.com/2014/11/drexels-austin-williams-to-miss-6-8-weeks/ 2014-11-29 dead Williams returned earlier than expected on January 3, 2015. On December 28, 2014, it was reported that redshirt senior Sooren Derboghosian suffered a major knee injury that would require surgery, and would miss the remainder of the season.Bracy Aaron Aaron Bracy's tweet https://twitter.com/Aaron_Bracy/status/549258914135834624 Twitter 6 January 2015 24 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160224163659/https://twitter.com/Aaron_Bracy/status/549258914135834624 live On December 29, 2014, forward Rodney Williams tweeted that he suffered a stress fracture in his foot, and would miss the next 4–6 weeks.Williams Rodney Rodney William's Tweet https://twitter.com/YeahRod24/status/549699825449857025 Twitter 30 December 2014 6 March 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220306074920/https://twitter.com/YeahRod24/status/549699825449857025 live He returned on January 28, 2015 against Northeastern. On February 22, 2015, the school announced that redshirt junior Damion Lee suffered a fractured right hand the previous day in a game against Northeastern, and would miss the rest of the season.Damion Lee to Miss Rest of Season Due to Injury http://drexeldragons.com/news/2015/2/23/MBB_0223154054.aspx?path=mbball DrexelDragons.com 23 February 2015 3 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150303052241/http://www.drexeldragons.com/news/2015/2/23/MBB_0223154054.aspx?path=mbball live On February 26, 2015, the school announced that freshman guard Sammy Mojica suffered a sprained MCL in practice earlier in the week, and would miss the remainder of the season.Dragons Mojica to Miss Rest of Season with Knee Injury http://drexeldragons.com/news/2015/2/26/MBB_0226153437.aspx?path=mbball DrexelDragons.com 27 February 2015 3 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150303052316/http://www.drexeldragons.com/news/2015/2/26/MBB_0226153437.aspx?path=mbball live Depth chart 07294D FFC600 07294D Mohamed Bah Kazembe Abif Tavon Allen Damion Lee Major Canady Sooren Derboghosian Rodney Williams Sammy Mojica Rashaan London Freddie Wilson Tyshawn Myles Austin Williams Schedule yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Drexel Dragons| Exhibition |- August 26, 2014 yes yes Beijing Univ. of Tech. BJUT Gymnasium Beijing, China Allen 30     85–79   August 28, 2014 yes yes Beijing Sport Univ. BSU Gymnasium Beijing, China R. Williams 16     65–60   August 30, 2014 yes yes Jiao Tong University SJTU Sports Arena Shanghai, China Wilson 21     82–49   September 1, 2014 yes yes Shanghai Sharks Practice Facility Shanghai, China       56–65   November 1, 2014 yes yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.       49–95   November 8, 2014 yes yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia       64–61   |- !colspan=12 style=Drexel Dragons| Non-conference regular season |- November 14, 2014 8:00pm yes yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado P12N Allen 16 R. Williams 7 Tied 2 48–65 10,058 0–1 November 17, 2014 7:00pm yes Saint Joseph's Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia Lee 23 R. Williams 8 Tied 2 49–52 2,509 0–2 November 20, 2014 3:00pm yes yes Miami (FL) TD Arena Charleston, South Carolina Charleston Classic Quarterfinals ESPNU Allen 13 R. Williams 8 Lee 2 46–66 1,131 0–3 November 21, 2014 12:00pm yes yes USC TD Arena Charleston, South Carolina Charleston Classic consolation round ESPNU Lee 32 Bah 8 Allen 8 70–72 855 0–4 November 23, 2014 1:30pm yes yes Cornell TD Arena Charleston, South Carolina Charleston Classic 7th place game ESPN3 Lee 28 R. Williams 14 Lee 3 61–59 1,220 1–4 November 30, 2014 5:00pm yes Southern Miss Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia Lee 22 Myles 10 Myles 4 59–36 1,092 2–4 December 4, 2014 7:00pm yes 2014–15 men University of the Sciences Devils University of the Sciences USciences Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia Lee 17 R. Williams 10 Tied 2 52–54 1,181 2–5 December 13, 2014 1:00pm yes La Salle Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia Lee 19 R. Williams 11 Lee 3 55–65 1,613 2–6 December 16, 2014 7:00pm yes yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Buffalo, New York ESPN3 Lee 24 Tied 6 Lee 4 70–80 2,402 2–7 December 20, 2014 2:00pm yes yes Penn State PPL Center Allentown, Pennsylvania ESPN3 Allen 15 Tied 8 Lee 3 68–73 4,914 2–8 December 28, 2014 1:00pm yes Iona Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia Tied 18 R. Williams 9 Wilson 6 62–81 1,101 2–9 |- !colspan=12 style=Drexel Dragons| CAA Regular Season January 3, 2015 4:00pm no Elon Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia Lee 29 Tied 6 Lee 6 67–77 1,061 2–10 0–1 January 5, 2015 7:00pm William & Mary Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia Lee 18 Lee 7 Tied 3 47–73 1,051 2–11 0–2 January 8, 2015 7:00pm yes Towson SECU Arena Towson, Maryland Lee 16 Lee 7 Mojica 3 55–41 1,285 3–11 1–2 January 10, 2015 7:00pm yes UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina Lee 32 Lee 8 Mojica 4 57–64 3,643 3–12 1–3 January 15, 2015 7:00pm James Madison Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia TCN Lee 14 Bah 7 Mojica 3 35–54 1,186 3–13 1–4 January 17, 2015 4:00pm yes Delaware Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware CSN Lee 17 Tied 11 Lee 4 66–62 3,275 4–13 2–4 January 21, 2015 7:00pm yes Hofstra Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, New York Lee 27 Tied 7 Allen 4 58–86 1,020 4–14 2–5 January 24, 2015 12:00pm College of Charleston Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia NBCSN Lee 21 Tied 5 Tied 3 53–51 1,343 5–14 3–5 January 28, 2015 7:00pm Northeastern Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia Lee 33 Myles 7 Tied 3 65–60 1,011 6–14 4–5 January 31, 2015 4:00pm UNC Wilmington Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia Lee 32 Lee 13 Allen 5 76–85 1,404 7–14 5–5 February 5, 2015 7:00pm yes Elon Alumni Gym Elon, North Carolina Lee 16 Bah 9 Lee 5 67–63 1,184 8–14 6–5 February 7, 2015 5:00pm yes College of Charleston TD Arena Charleston, South Carolina Allen 18 Mojica 6 Allen 5 59–45 3,769 9–14 7–5 February 10, 2015 6:00pm Towson Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia TCN Lee 23 Bah 6 Allen 3 53–49 1,301 10–14 8–5 February 15, 2015 5:00pm Hofstra Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia TCN Allen 20 Tied 5 Allen 2 57–81 1,501 10–15 8–6 February 18, 2015 7:00pm yes James Madison JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia Lee 26 Tied 6 London 6 78–82 3,282 10–16 8–7 February 21, 2015 4:00pm yes Northeastern Matthews Arena Boston NBCSN Lee 30 R. Williams 8 Mojica 4 73–83 OT 1,925 10–17 8–8 February 26, 2015 7:00pm Delaware Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia TCN Wilson 12 R. Williams 12 Wilson 5 44–58 1,689 10–18 8–9 February 28, 2015 2:00pm yes William & Mary Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia TCN Wilson 24 R. Williams 9 Tied 4 80–66 5,312 11–18 9–9 |- !colspan=12 style=Drexel Dragons| CAA Tournament March 6, 2015 8:30pm yes 7 College of Charleston 10 Royal Farms Arena Baltimore First round Wilson 17 R. Williams 8 R. Williams 2 48–56 2,552 11–19 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% Tavon Allen 29 27 32.8 11.2 3.0 2.3 0.8 0.6 2.1 .315 .800 .283 Mohamed Bah 30 30 21.9 3.9 4.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.8 .545 .805 .000 Sooren Derboghosian 8 0 6.6 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 .667 .667 .000 Damion Lee 27 27 38.1 21.4 6.1 2.3 1.5 0.3 1.9 .438 .887 .385 Rashaan London 30 30 30.3 7.0 2.1 1.6 0.7 0.1 1.8 .376 .634 .269 Sammy Mojica 24 4 24.7 6.3 2.9 1.7 1.0 0.1 1.1 .393 .464 .369 Tyshawn Myles 27 0 11.6 1.6 3.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.3 .386 .500 .000 Austin Williams 20 12 10.6 0.5 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 .400 .200 .000 Rodney Williams 22 14 30.5 8.2 7.0 1.3 0.4 1.5 1.7 .433 .591 .000 Freddie Wilson 30 6 21.2 5.3 1.5 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.2 .331 .615 .303 Team 30 - - 60 32 11 5 4 10 .391 .745 .326 Awards Damion Lee Team Most Valuable Player First Team NABC All-District Team CAA All-Conference First Team CAA All-Defensive Team CAA All-Academic Team CAA Player of the Week (2) Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team Tavon Allen Assist Award (team leader in assists) Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player) Preseason CAA All-Conference Team Honorable Mention Rodney Williams "Sweep" Award (team leader in blocks) CAA All-Academic Team Team Academic Award Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication AwardMen's and Women's Basketball Hold 2014-15 Banquet http://drexeldragons.com/news/2015/4/15/MBB_0415152036.aspx?path=mbball DrexelDragons.com 30 April 2015 10 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180410025242/http://www.drexeldragons.com/news/2015/4/15/MBB_0415152036.aspx?path=mbball live Sammy Mojica Samuel D. Cozen Award (most improved player) CAA Rookie of the Week Tyshawn Myles CAA Rookie of the Week See also 2014–15 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Drexel Drexel