2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
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Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2013–14 record 16–14 (8–8 CAA)
Head coach Bruiser Flint (13th year)
Assistant coach Mike Connors (6th year)
Assistant coach Matt Collier (4th year)
Assistant coach Bobby Jordan (2nd year)
MVP Chris Fouch, Frantz Massenat
Home arena Daskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
« 2012–13 2014–15 »
2013–14 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Delaware † 14 – 2   .875     25 – 10   .714
Towson 13 – 3   .813     25 – 11   .694
William & Mary 10 – 6   .625     20 – 12   .625
Drexel 8 – 8   .500     16 – 14   .533
Northeastern 7 – 9   .438     11 – 21   .344
College of Charleston 6 – 10   .375     14 – 18   .438
James Madison 6 – 10   .375     11 – 20   .355
Hofstra 5 – 11   .313     10 – 23   .303
UNC Wilmington 3 – 13   .188     9 – 23   .281
† 2014 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 13th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

On November 18, 2013, head coach Bruiser Flint recorded his 300th career win as an NCAA basketball head coach in defeating Elon.[1] This game was also Bruiser's 214th win as the head coach at Drexel University, making him the winningest coach in Drexel basketball history. Bruiser was recognized for his accomplishments before the home-opener against Cleveland State on December 4.

They finished the season 16–14, 8–8 in CAA play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament to Northeastern.

Pre-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Casey Carroll 20 F 6'8" 225 RS Fr Canfield, OH Transferred to Nova Southeastern[2]
Aquil Younger 2 G 6'0" 163 So Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Shaw University[3]
Derrick Thomas 32 G 6'4" 195 Sr New York City, NY Graduated
Daryl McCoy 44 F 6'9" 280 Sr Hartford, CT Graduated, signed to Ferroviario de Beira (Mozambique, D1)[4]

Incoming transfers

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Freddie Wilson
PG		 New Haven, CT Seton Hall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) N/A 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
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:
  • Junior point guard Freddie Wilson was not eligible to play until the end of the fall semester due to NCAA transfer rules.[5]

Class of 2013 commitments

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Major Canady
SG		 Wilson, NC Kiski School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 29, 2012 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 65
Mohamed Bah
C		 Bamako, Mali Lee Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Oct 16, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 67
Rodney Williams
PF		 Richmond, VA St. Christopher's School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 9, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 65
Khris Lane
PF		 Richmond, VA Benedictine High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 12, 2013 
Scout: N/A   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:

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Roster

2013–14 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G 1 Freddie Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Hillhouse H.S. New Haven, Connecticut
G 3 Chris Fouch (6th Year Sr) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Rice H.S. New York City, New York
G 4 Frantz Massenat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Trenton Catholic H.S. Ewing, New Jersey
G 5 Stevan Manojlovic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Oak Hill Academy (Toronto, CA) Toronto, Ontario
G/F 11 Tavon Allen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Hillhouse H.S. New Haven, Connecticut
F/C 13 Goran Pantovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Life Center Academy (NJ) Belgrade, Serbia
G/F 14 Damion Lee Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Calvert Hall H.S. Baltimore, Maryland
F/C 15 Mohamed Bah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Lee Academy (ME) Bamako, Mali
F 21 Khris Lane 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Benedictine H.S. Richmond, Virginia
G 22 Jake Lerner (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Abington Friends School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 24 Rodney Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. Christopher's School (VA) Richmond, Virginia
G 25 Major Canady 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr The Kiski School (PA) Wilson, North Carolina
F 32 Kazembe Abif Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr University H.S. (NJ) Elizabeth, New Jersey
F/C 35 Dartaye Ruffin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr New Hamption H.S. Stoughton, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Shooting guard Chris Fouch is coming off his second red-shirt season, after suffering a second season-ending injury in 2012. He is classified as a graduate student.[6]
  • Starting guard Damion Lee suffered a Torn ACL in a game against Arizona on November 27, 2013.[7] He is expected to Redshirt this season, and maintain 2 years of eligibility remaining entering the 2014–15 season
  • Junior forward Kazembe Abif fractured his left hand during practice on February 6, 2014, which required season ending surgery. Prior to this injury, Abif missed 5 games due to a sprained knee, and 1 game due to a concussion.[8]

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Dartaye Ruffin Mohamed Bah Goran Pantovic
PF Kazembe Abif Rodney Williams Khris Lane
SF Damion Lee Tavon Allen
SG Chris Fouch Major Canady Stevan Manojlovic Jake Lerner
PG Frantz Massenat Freddie Wilson

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2013*
11:59 PM, P12N		 at #22 UCLA L 67–72  0–1
  20 – Massenat   13 – Ruffin   5 – Massenat  Pauley Pavilion (6,859)
Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2013*
8:00 PM, TCN/ESPN3		 at Illinois State W 78–70  1–1
  26 – Fouch   13 – Abif   7 – Massenat  Redbird Arena (4,313)
Normal, IL
November 18, 2013*
5:00 PM		 (8) vs. (6) Elon
NIT Season Tip-Off First Round		 W 71–64  2–1
  22 – Fouch   9 – Abif   3 – Massenat  The RAC (2,106)
Piscataway, NJ
November 19, 2013*
7:30 PM, ESPN3		 (8) at (4) Rutgers
NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals		 W 70–59  3–1
  21 – Allen   9 – Ruffin   9 – Massenat  The RAC (3,025)
Piscataway, NJ
November 27, 2013*
7:00 PM, ESPNU		 (8) vs. (1) #4 Arizona
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals		 L 62–66  3–2
  29 – Fouch   10 – Williams   2 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (8,741)
New York City, NY
November 29, 2013*
3:30 PM, ESPN2		 (8) vs. (3) Alabama
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game		 W 85–83 3OT 4–2
  19 – Fouch   11 – Abif   4 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (13,266)
New York City, NY
December 4, 2013*
7:00 PM		 Cleveland State W 85–82 3OT 5–2
  23 – Allen   14 – Ruffin   9 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,127)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2013*
4:00 PM		 Tennessee State W 75–61  6–2
  21 – Massenat   8 – Tied   6 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,997)
Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 2013*
2:00 PM		 at Davidson W 72–58  7–2
  25 – Massenat   11 – Ruffin   2 – Tied  John M. Belk Arena (3,430)
Davidson, NC
December 18, 2013*
7:00 PM, TCN		 at Saint Joseph's L 55–75  7–3
  20 – Allen   10 – Williams   4 – Tied  Hagan Arena (3,651)
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2013*
2:00 PM		 Saint Francis (PA) W 59–49  8–3
  15 – Fouch   11 – Abif   6 – Allen  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,523)
Philadelphia, PA
December 29, 2013*
2:00 PM		 Buffalo L 52–55  8–4
  14 – Allen   12 – Ruffin   5 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,503)
Philadelphia, PA
January 3, 2014*
2:00 PM		 at Southern Miss L 49–66  8–5
  15 – Allen   4 – Fouch   4 – Massenat  Reed Green Coliseum (6,082)
Hattiesburg, MS
CAA regular season
January 8, 2014
7:00 PM		 at William & Mary L 73–85  8–6
(0–1)		  19 – Massenat   7 – Pantovic   4 – Massenat  Kaplan Arena (2,729)
Williamsburg, VA
January 11, 2014
2:00 PM, TCN		 Northeastern W 93–88 2OT 9–6
(1–1)		  31 – Fouch   12 – Massenat   8 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,509)
Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2014
7:00 PM, CSN		 Towson L 68–80  9–7
(1–2)		  28 – Fouch   14 – Williams   4 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,672)
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2014
2:00 PM		 at UNC Wilmington W 79–63  10–7
(2–2)		  30 – Massenat   8 – Williams   8 – Massenat  Trask Coliseum (3,614)
Wilmington, NC
January 20, 2014
7:00 PM, NBCSN		 Delaware L 77–90  10–8
(2–3)		  20 – Massenat   6 – Ruffin   10 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,017)
Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2014
4:00 PM		 William & Mary L 66–68  10–9
(2–4)		  31 – Fouch   9 – Ruffin   4 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,457)
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2014
7:00 PM		 at Hofstra W 77–74  11–9
(3–4)		  32 – Massenat   8 – Ruffin   9 – Massenat  Hofstra Arena (778)
Hempstead, NY
February 1, 2014
4:30 PM, NBCSN		 at Towson L 73–75  11–10
(3–5)		  18 – Massenat   10 – Ruffin   5 – Massenat  SECU Arena (3,870)
Towson, MD
February 3, 2014
7:00 PM		 UNC Wilmington W 61–50  12–10
(4–5)		  17 – Allen   6 – Ruffin   5 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (917)
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2014
2:00 PM		 James Madison W 78–60  13–10
(5–5)		  26 – Fouch   10 – Williams   4 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,023)
Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2014
7:00 PM, NBCSN		 at College of Charleston L 46–47  13–11
(5–6)		  16 – Massenat   10 – Allen   1 – Tied  TD Arena (3,613)
Charleston, SC
February 16, 2014
8:00 PM, CSN		 Hofstra W 74–63  14–11
(6–6)		  24 – Massenat   9 – Ruffin   7 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,814)
Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 2014
7:00 PM, CSN		 at James Madison L 61–63 OT 14–12
(6–7)		  15 – Massenat   11 – Ruffin   2 – Massenat  JMU Convocation Center (3,011)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 23, 2014
3:00 PM, CSN		 at Delaware W 69–65  15–12
(7–7)		  25 – Allen   11 – Ruffin   4 – Allen  Bob Carpenter Center (5,122)
Newark, DE
February 26, 2014
7:00 PM		 College of Charleston
Senior night		 W 58–45  16–12
(8–7)		  24 – Massenat   10 – Ruffin   4 – Massenat  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,016)
Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2014
1:00 PM		 at Northeastern L 52–54  16–13
(8–8)		  26 – Fouch   7 – Ruffin   4 – Massenat  Matthews Arena (1,123)
Boston, MA
CAA Tournament
March 8, 2014
2:30 PM, CSN		 (4) vs. (5) Northeastern
Quarterfinals		 L 81–90  16–14
  30 – Fouch   7 – Tied   5 – Allen  Baltimore Arena (2,998)
Baltimore, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) 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.
(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 16 12 30.6 7.2 6.6 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.9 .468 .750 .500
Tavon Allen 28 10 29.5 11.7 3.0 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.6 .396 .654 .280
Mohamed Bah 24 1 11.7 2.0 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 .633 .526 .000
Major Canady 30 14 16.0 2.1 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.6 .333 .576 .214
Chris Fouch 30 30 35.4 18.3 3.2 2.0 0.9 0.1 1.3 .399 .822 .324
Khris Lane 4 0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000
Damion Lee 5 5 26.8 13.0 4.2 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.4 .370 .864 .273
Jake Lerner 5 0 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
Stevan Manojlovic 7 1 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.000 .000 1.000
Frantz Massenat 30 30 36.8 17.5 3.8 4.7 0.8 0.4 1.9 .405 .721 .353
Goran Pantovic 12 3 13.4 1.2 3.4 0.2 0.3 1.6 0.3 .500 .400 .000
Dartaye Ruffin 28 26 29.6 5.0 7.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.9 .581 .567 .000
Rodney Williams 30 18 20.8 5.4 5.0 0.4 0.2 1.2 0.9 .518 .639 .000
Freddie Wilson 19 0 11.1 2.6 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.6 .313 .667 .222
Team 30 - - 69 36 12 5 4 9 .421 .709 .314

Awards

Frantz Massenat
  • Team co-Most Valuable Player[9]
  • First Team NABC All-District Team
  • First Team All-CAA
  • Assist Award (team leader in assists)
  • CAA Player Of The Week (3)
  • 2013 NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament Team[10]
  • Preseason CAA All-Conference Team
Chris Fouch
  • Team co-Most Valuable Player
  • Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men's Basketball Performer of the Year
  • Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Men's Basketball Team (held a 3.56 GPA)
  • Second Team NABC All-District Team
  • Second Team All-CAA
  • CAA Player Of The Week
Rodney Williams
  • Samuel D. Cozen Award (most improved player)
  • CAA All-Rookie Team
  • CAA Rookie Of The Week (2)
Damion Lee
  • Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team
Tavon Allen
  • Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
Dartaye Ruffin
  • "Sweep" Award (team leader in blocks)
Steve Manojlovic
  • Team Academic Award (held a 3.62 GPA)
Jake Lerner
  • Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award

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