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. 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
Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 1 Kazembe Abif Center 6–7 210 Freshman Elizabeth, New Jersey 2 Aquil Younger Guard 6–0 163 Freshman Philadelphia 3 Chris Fouch Guard 6–2 178 Junior New York City 4 Frantz Massenat Guard 6–4 185 Sophomore Ewing, New Jersey 5 Stevan Manojlovic Guard 6–5 197 Sophomore Toronto, Ontario 11 Tavon Allen Forward 6–7 170 Freshman New Haven, Connecticut 14 Damion Lee Guard 6–6 200 Freshman Baltimore, Maryland 20 Casey Carroll Forward 6–8 225 Freshman Canfield, Ohio 22 Jake Lerner Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Philadelphia 32 Derrick Thomas Guard 6–4 195 Junior New York City 33 Goran Pantovic Forward 6–10 230 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia 35 Dartaye Ruffin Forward 6–8 250 Sophomore Stoughton, Massachusetts 44 Daryl McCoy Forward 6–9 270 Junior Hartford, Connecticut 45 Samme Givens Forward 6–5 220 Senior Philadelphia
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#F5CF47; color:#002663;"| Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#F5CF47; color:#002663;"| 2012 CAA men's basketball tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#F5CF47; color:#002663;"| 2012 NIT
Rankings
Awards Bruiser Flint CAA Coach Of The Year
Samme Givens CAA All-Conference Second Team CAA Player of the Week
Damion Lee CAA Rookie of the Year CAA All-Rookie Team CAA All-Tournament Team CAA Rookie of the Week (4)
Frantz Massenat CAA All-Conference First Team CAA All-Tournament Team CAA Player of the Week
References