2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2011–12
|team=Drexel Dragons
|image=Drexel Dragons wordmark.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Colonial Athletic Association
|division=
|short_conf=CAA
|CoachRank=
|APRank=RV
|record=29–7
|conf_record=16–2
|head_coach=Bruiser Flint
|hc_year = 11th
|asst_coach1=Mike Connors
|ac1_year = 4th
|asst_coach2=Ashley Howard
|ac2_year = 2nd
|asst_coach3=Matt Collier
|ac3_year = 2nd
|asst_coach4=
|mvp = Samme Givens
|mvp2 = Frantz Massenat
|stadium=Daskalakis Athletic Center
|champion=CAA regular season champions
|bowl=NIT
|bowl_result=Quarterfinals
}}
{{2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings}}
The 2011–12 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 11th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at Daskalakis Athletic Center and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 29–7, 16–2 in CAA play to be crowned CAA regular season champions. They lost in the championship game of the CAA Basketball tournament to VCU.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/320652182|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229190449/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/320652182|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2024|title=Darius Theus helps send VCU back to NCAA tournament|work=ESPN|date=March 5, 2012|access-date=February 29, 2024}} As a conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 NIT where they defeated UCF in the first round and Northern Iowa in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to Massachusetts.
Pre-season
=Class of 2011 commitments=
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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Kazembe Abif
| position = PF
| hometown = Elizabeth, New Jersey
| highschool = Lawrenceville School
| feet = 6
| inches = 6
| weight = 215
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| scout stars =
| rivals stars =
| espn grade = 81
| espn stars = 2
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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Tavon Allen
| position = SF
| hometown = New Haven, Connecticut
| highschool = Worcester Academy
| feet = 6
| inches = 7
| weight = 190
| commitdate =
| scout stars = 2
| rivals stars =
| 247 stars = 2
| espn grade = 84
| espn stars = 2
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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Casey Carroll
| position = PF
| hometown = Youngstown, Ohio
| highschool = The Kiski School
| feet = 6
| inches = 8
| weight = 200
| commitdate =
| scout stars =
| rivals stars =
| espn grade = 84
| espn stars = 2
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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Damion Lee
| position = PF
| hometown = Owings Mills, Maryland
| highschool = St. Thomas More School
| feet = 6
| inches = 4
| weight = 190
| commitdate =
| scout stars = 2
| rivals stars = 3
| 247 stars = 3
| espn grade = 85
| espn stars = 2
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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Aquil Younger
| position = PF
| hometown = Philadelphia
| highschool = Penn Wood High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 0
| weight =
| commitdate =
| scout stars =
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| espn grade = 84
| espn stars = 2
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Roster
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! Number ! Name ! Position ! Height ! Weight ! Year ! Hometown |
| 1
| Kazembe Abif | Center | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman |
| 2
| Aquil Younger | Guard | 6–0 | 163 | Freshman |
| 3
| Guard | 6–2 | 178 | Junior | New York City |
| 4
| Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore |
| 5
| Stevan Manojlovic | Guard | 6–5 | 197 | Sophomore |
| 11
| Tavon Allen | Forward | 6–7 | 170 | Freshman |
| 14
| Guard | 6–6 | 200 | Freshman |
| 20
| Casey Carroll | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Freshman |
| 22
| Jake Lerner | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Sophomore |
| 32
| Derrick Thomas | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Junior | New York City |
| 33
| Goran Pantovic | Forward | 6–10 | 230 | Sophomore |
| 35
| Dartaye Ruffin | Forward | 6–8 | 250 | Sophomore |
| 44
| Daryl McCoy | Forward | 6–9 | 270 | Junior |
| 45
| Forward | 6–5 | 220 | Senior |
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Schedule
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!colspan=9 style="background:#F5CF47; color:#002663;"| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 15, 2011
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}am
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = RV
| opponent = Rider
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Lawrenceville, NJ
| gamename = ESPN College Tip Off Maraton
| attend = 1,650
| tv = ESPN
| score = 80–62
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 18, 2011
| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Norfolk State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center
| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI
| gamename = Paradise Jam First Round
| attend = 2,845
| tv =
| score = 56–61
| overtime =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 19, 2011
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center
| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI
| gamename = Paradise Jam Consolation round
| attend = 1,677
| tv =
| score = 35–49
| overtime =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 21, 2011
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Winthrop
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center
| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI
| gamename = Paradise Jam 7th place Game
| attend = 500
| tv =
| score = 68–45
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Joseph's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hagan Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,200
| tv =
| score = 49–62
| overtime =
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 2011
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| gamename =
| attend = 2,421
| tv = TCN
| score = 60–71
| overtime =
| record = 2–4
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10, 2011
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Princeton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,225
| tv =
| score = 64–60
| overtime =
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 13, 2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Niagara
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gallagher Center
| site_cityst = Lewiston, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,248
| tv =
| score = 71–58
| overtime =
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 17, 2011
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bradley
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,821
| tv =
| score = 73–68
| overtime =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Binghamton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Binghamton University Events Center
| site_cityst = Vestal, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,895
| tv =
| score = 68–44
| overtime =
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28, 2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fairfield
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,469
| tv =
| score = 77–69
| overtime =
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 31, 2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,247
| tv =
| score = 63–42
| overtime =
| record = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 872
| tv =
| score = 44–58
| overtime =
| record = 8–5
| conference = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Towson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,651
| tv =
| score = 60–27
| overtime =
| record = 9–5
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 8, 2012
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = VCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,532
| tv = CSN
| score = 64–58
| overtime =
| record = 10–5
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 12, 2012
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Mason
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,532
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 60–53
| overtime =
| record = 11–5
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Trask Coliseum
| site_cityst = Wilmington, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 3,838
| tv =
| score = 79–57
| overtime =
| record = 12–5
| conference = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hofstra
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofstra Arena
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| gamename =
| attend = 1,554
| tv =
| score = 56–50
| overtime =
| record = 13–5
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 2012
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northeastern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,532
| tv = TCN
| score = 79–65
| overtime =
| record = 14–5
| conference = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,795
| tv =
| score = 64–48
| overtime =
| record = 15–5
| conference = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,017
| tv = TCN
| score = 68–46
| overtime =
| record = 16–5
| conference = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 2012
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,532
| tv =
| score = 71–55
| overtime =
| record = 17–5
| conference = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northeastern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Matthews Arena
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,374
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–53
| overtime =
| record = 18–5
| conference = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Towson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Towson Center
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 1,390
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 65–57
| overtime =
| record = 19–5
| conference = 11–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank =
| site_stadium = JMU Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,143
| tv =
| score = 63–56
| overtime =
| record = 20–5
| conference = 12–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11, 2012
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hofstra
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,251
| tv =
| score = 78–67
| overtime =
| record = 21–5
| conference = 13–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 14, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,627
| tv = CSN
| score = 63–61
| overtime =
| record = 22–5
| conference = 14–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 2012
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cleveland State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wolstein Center
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| gamename = ESPN BracketBusters
| attend = 2,583
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 69–49
| overtime =
| record = 23–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = RV
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,532
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 78–61
| overtime =
| record = 24–5
| conference = 15–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25, 2012
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = RV
| opponent = Old Dominion
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ted Constant Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 8,472
| tv = CSN
| score = 73–72
| overtime =
| record = 25–5
| conference = 16–2
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#F5CF47; color:#002663;"| 2012 CAA men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 3, 2012
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 1
| rank = RV
| opponent = UNC Wilmington
| oppseed = 9
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Richmond Coliseum
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 5,889
| tv = TCN
| score = 59–47
| overtime =
| record = 26–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 4, 2012
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 1
| rank = RV
| opponent = Old Dominion
| oppseed = 4
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Richmond Coliseum
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 11,200
| tv = TCN
| score = 68–51
| overtime =
| record = 27–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 5, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| seed = 1
| rank = RV
| opponent = VCU
| oppseed = 2
| opprank = RV
| site_stadium = Richmond Coliseum
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = Championship
| attend = 11,200
| tv = ESPN
| score = 56–59
| overtime =
| record = 27–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#F5CF47; color:#002663;"| 2012 NIT
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 14, 2012
| time = 7:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| seed = 3
| rank = RV
| opponent = UCF
| oppseed = 6
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 1,821
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 81–56
| overtime =
| record = 28–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 18, 2012
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| seed = 3
| rank = RV
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| oppseed = 7
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 1,884
| tv = ESPN
| score = 67–65
| overtime =
| record = 29–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 20, 2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| seed = 3
| rank = RV
| opponent = Massachusetts
| oppseed = 5
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Daskalakis Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 2,293
| tv = ESPN
| score = 70–72
| overtime =
| record = 29–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
Rankings
{{See also|2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
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Awards
- CAA All-Conference Second Team
- CAA Player of the Week
- CAA Rookie of the Year
- CAA All-Rookie Team
- CAA All-Tournament Team
- CAA Rookie of the Week (4)
- CAA All-Conference First Team
- CAA All-Tournament Team
- CAA Player of the Week
References
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{{Drexel Dragons men's basketball navbox}}
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