2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record	0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Zach Spiker (1st year)
Assistant coach	Rob O’Driscoll (1st year)
Assistant coach	Chris Clark (1st year)
Assistant coach	Paul Fortier (1st year)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
College of Charleston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Delaware	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Drexel	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Elon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Hofstra	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Towson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNC Wilmington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2017 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represent Drexel University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by first year head coach Zach Spiker, play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

Main article: 2015–16 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Drexel Dragons finished the season with a record of 6-25 after losing to Hofstra in the 2016 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The team went 3–15 in the CAA regular season, finishing 9th.

On March 7, 2016, following the end of the season, Bruiser Flint was fired as head basketball coach after 15 seasons with the team.^[1]

On March 24, 2016, Drexel announced that Zach Spiker was hired to replace Bruiser Flint as head coach.^[2]

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Mojica, SammySammy Mojica	2	G/F	6'3"	190	3 !Junior	Chestnut Hill, MA	Transferring^[3]
Allen, TavonTavon Allen	11	G/F	6'7"	190	4.5 !RS Senior	New Haven, CT	Graduated
Allen, TerrellTerrell Allen	12	G	6'2"	180	1 !Freshman	Upper Marlboro, MD	Transferred to UCF^[4]
Abif, KazembeKazembe Abif	32	F	6'7"	220	4.5 !RS Senior	Elizabeth, NJ	Graduated
Fraser-Pauls, ChandlerChandler Fraser-Pauls	33	G	6'0"	175	4.5 !RS Senior	Pennington, NJ	Graduated

2016 Recruiting Class

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sam Green SF	Forestville, MD	Bishop McNamara High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 30, 2015
Sam Green SF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jeremy Peck PF	Houston, TX	St. Thomas' Episcopal School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Oct 6, 2015
Jeremy Peck PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Kurk Lee Jr PG	Baltimore, MD	St. Frances (MD)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	May 2, 2016
Kurk Lee Jr PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 57
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: "Drexel 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 2, 2016. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 2, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Overton, MilesMiles Overton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Saint Joseph's Prep/Wake Forest	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	1	Fields, AhmadAhmad Fields	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Massanutten Academy/Utah	Washington, D.C.
3.5 !F	5	Williams, AustinAustin Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Trinity Episcopal HS	Richmond, VA
1.5 !G	13	London, RashannRashann London	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Roman Catholic HS	Philadelphia, PA
4.5 !F/C	15	Bah, MohamedMohamed Bah	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lee Academy (ME)	Bamako, Mali
3.5 !F	24	Williams, RodneyRodney Williams	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. Christopher's School (VA)	Richmond, VA
1.5 !G	25	Canady, MajorMajor Canady	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	The Kiski School (PA)	Wilson, NC
3.5 !F	35	Cartwright, AndrewAndrew Cartwright (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Nokomis Regional HS	Guilford, ME
3.5 !F	55	Myles, TyshawnTyshawn Myles	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Washington Heights	Queens, NY
3.5 !F		Green, SamSam Green	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bishop McNamara HS	Forestville, MD
3.5 !F		Peck, JeremyJeremy Peck	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	St. Thomas' Episcopal School	Houston, TX
1.5 !G		Lee Jr, KurkKurk Lee Jr	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Frances (MD)	Baltimore, MD

Head coach

Zach Spiker (Ithaca College)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob O'Driscoll (Villanova)
Chris Clark (Temple)
Paul Fortier (Washington)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 4, 2016

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition

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Non-conference regular season

*	at Penn Battle of 33rd Street	–	–	–	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
*	Saint Joseph's City 6	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
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CAA regular season

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CAA Tournament

March 3/4, 2017	vs. First Round/Quarterfinals	–	–	–	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (7 March 2016). "Bruiser Flint fired by Drexel after 15 seasons". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
↑ Hermann, Adam. "Source: Drexel hires Zach Spiker as m. bball head coach". thetriangle.org. Drexel Triangle. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
↑ Cooper, Sherwyn. "Sherwyn Cooper's Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
↑ Terrell, Allen. "Terrell Allen's Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

Drexel Dragons men's basketball

Venues	Curtis Hall Gym (1894–1952) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1953) Curtis Hall Gym (1953–1954) Sayre Junior High School (1954–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)

Rivalries	Penn

Culture & lore	City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Previous season

Off season

Departures

2016 Recruiting Class

Roster

Schedule

See also

References