2012–13 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 12th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 13–18, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to George Mason.[1]

2012–13 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record13–18 (9–9 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Connors (5th season)
  • Matt Collier (3rd season)
  • Bobby Jordan (1st season)
MVPDamion Lee (1st year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2012–13 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeastern 14 4   .778 20 13   .606
Towson* 13 5   .722 18 13   .581
Delaware 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
James Madison 11 7   .611 21 15   .583
George Mason 10 8   .556 22 16   .579
Georgia State** 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Drexel 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
William & Mary 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
UNC Wilmington* 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Hofstra 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
Old Dominion** 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
2013 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
**Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2013

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Kazembe Abif Center 6–7 210 Sophomore Elizabeth, New Jersey
2 Aquil Younger Guard 6–0 163 Sophomore Philadelphia
3 Chris Fouch Guard 6–2 185 Senior New York City
4 Frantz Massenat Guard 6–4 185 Junior Ewing, New Jersey
5 Stevan Manojlovic Guard 6–5 197 Junior Toronto, Ontario
11 Tavon Allen Forward 6–7 185 Freshman New Haven, Connecticut
13 Goran Pantovic Forward 6–10 225 Junior Belgrade, Serbia
14 Damion Lee Guard 6–6 195 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland
20 Casey Carroll Forward 6–8 225 Freshman Canfield, Ohio
22 Jake Lerner Guard 6–2 190 Junior Philadelphia
32 Derrick Thomas Guard 6–4 195 Senior New York City
35 Dartaye Ruffin Forward 6–8 250 Junior Stoughton, Massachusetts
44 Daryl McCoy Forward 6–9 280 Senior Hartford, Connecticut

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/09/2012*
7:00 pm
No. RV at Kent State L 62–66 OT 0–1
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,650)
Kent, OH
11/15/2012*
7:00 pm, NBCSN
Illinois State L 84–86 OT 0–2
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
11/17/2012*
4:00 pm
at Penn
Battle of 33rd Street
W 61–59  1–2
Palestra (5,608)
Philadelphia, PA
11/22/2012*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Saint Mary's
DIRECTV Classic First Round
L 64–76  1–3
Anaheim Convention Center (1,107)
Anaheim, CA
11/23/2012*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Xavier
DIRECTV Classic consolation round
L 65–69  1–4
Anaheim Convention Center (1,477)
Anaheim, CA
11/25/2012*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Rice
DIRECTV Classic 7th place game
W 55–47  2–4
Anaheim Convention Center (2,527)
Anaheim, CA
12/01/2012*
12:00 pm
Rider L 66–75  2–5
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,871)
Philadelphia, PA
12/04/2012*
8:00 pm
at Tennessee State L 66–76  2–6
Gentry Complex (1,011)
Nashville, TN
12/08/2012*
2:00 pm
at Princeton W 64–57  3–6
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,970)
Princeton, NJ
12/16/2012*
4:00 pm
at Fairfield L 58–69  3–7
Webster Bank Arena (1,310)
Bridgeport, CT
12/22/2012*
8:00 pm, NBCSN
Davidson W 69–58  4–7
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,879)
Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2012*
4:00 pm, TCN
Saint Joseph's L 49–63  4–8
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
01/02/2013
7:00 pm
at Georgia State W 77–60  5–8
(1–0)
GSU Sports Arena (1,030)
Atlanta, GA
01/05/2013
4:00 pm
Towson L 66–69  5–9
(1–1)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,071)
Philadelphia, PA
01/08/2013
7:00 pm, CSNMA/TCN
Northeastern L 58–63 OT 5–10
(1–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,923)
Philadelphia, PA
01/12/2013
4:00 pm, NBCSN
at James Madison L 43–51  5–11
(1–3)
JMU Convocation Center (3,213)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/19/2013
2:00 pm, CSNMA/TCN
at William & Mary W 59–48  6–11
(2–3)
Kaplan Arena (3,215)
Williamsburg, VA
01/23/2013
7:00 pm
at Hofstra W 55–52  7–11
(3–3)
Mack Sports Complex (1,543)
Hempstead, New York
01/26/2013
12:00 pm
Georgia State
Homecoming
W 68–57  8–11
(4–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
01/28/2013
7:00 pm, NBCSN
Delaware L 64–66  8–12
(4–4)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,569)
Philadelphia, PA
01/31/2013
7:00 pm, NBCSN
at George Mason W 58–54  9–12
(5–4)
Patriot Center (4,365)
Fairfax, VA
02/02/2013
6:00 pm, CSNMA/TCN
at Northeastern L 52–59  9–13
(5–5)
Matthews Arena (2,448)
Boston, MA
02/07/2013
7:00 pm, NBCSN
Old Dominion L 66–78  9–14
(5–6)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,953)
Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2013
7:00 pm, CSNMA
James Madison W 60–48  10–14
(6–6)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,793)
Philadelphia, PA
02/14/2013
7:00 pm, CBSSN
George Mason L 62–68  10–15
(6–7)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,623)
Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2013
7:00 pm, NBCSN
Hofstra W 63–54  11–15
(7–7)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,744)
Philadelphia, PA
02/21/2013
7:00 pm, NBCSN
at Delaware L 71–73 2OT 11–16
(7–8)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,393)
Newark, DE
02/23/2013
12:00 pm
at Towson L 71–72  11–17
(7–9)
Towson Center (1,822)
Towson, MD
02/28/2013
7:00 pm, NBCSN
at Old Dominion W 81–77  12–17
(8–9)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,474)
Norfolk, VA
03/02/2013
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 62–46  13–17
(9–9)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,011)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA tournament
03/09/2013
3:30 pm, CSNMA
(5) vs. (4) George Mason
Quarterfinals
L 54–60  13–18
Richmond Coliseum (4,655)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Post Final
AP RV N/A
Coaches RV

Awards

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Damion Lee
  • CAA All-Conference Second Team
  • CAA Player of the Week (2)
Frantz Massenat
  • CAA All-Conference Second Team

References

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  1. ^ Narducci, Marc (March 10, 2013). "Drexel falls to George Mason, 60-54, in CAA tourney". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 29, 2024.