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.

Previous season

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 0 C 6'10" 255 Tehran, Iran Graduated 1 PG 6'3" 204 New Haven, CT Graduated 14 G/F 6'6" 200 Baltimore, MD Transferred to Louisville

Incoming transfers

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

Roster

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. Canady redshirted the season for the second consecutive year, and retained 3 years of eligibility entering the 2016–17 season.

Schedule

!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| CAA regular season

!colspan=12 style=| CAA Tournament

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 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