| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Drexel Dragons |
| Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | CAA |
| Record: | 9–23 |
| Conf Record: | 3–15 |
| Head Coach: | Zach Spiker |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Paul Fortier |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach2: | Justin Jennings |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Rob O'Driscoll |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Rodney Williams |
| Mvp Year: | 1st |
| Arena: | Daskalakis Athletic Center |
The 2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by first year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–23, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to James Madison.
See 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, after 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]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6'5" | 195 | Career Ending Injury; Transferred to Cal State LA | |||||
| 11 | 6'7" | 190 | Graduated; Signed to BC Khimik | |||||
| 12 | 6'2" | 180 | Transferred to UCF[3] | |||||
| 13 | 6'2" | 185 | Transferred to North Carolina Central | |||||
| 32 | 6'7" | 220 | Graduated; Signed to SC Rasta Vechta | |||||
| 33 | 6'0" | 175 | Graduated; Hired as Director of Player Development at Rider |
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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% | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-value="Alford, Kris" | Kris Alford | 5 | 0 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .125 | .000 | .143 | |||||
| data-sort-value="Bah, Mohamed" | Mohamed Bah | 24 | 5 | 12.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .583 | .588 | .000 | |||||
| data-sort-value="Canady, Major" | Major Canady | 21 | 2 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .250 | .429 | .227 | |||||
| data-sort-value="Cartwright, Andrew" | Andrew Cartwright | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | .000 | .500 | |||||
| data-sort-value="Ford, Elgin" | Elgin Ford | 5 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | |||||
| data-sort-value="Green, Sam" | Sam Green | 14 | 0 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .444 | .000 | .450 | |||||
| data-sort-value="Jónsson, Kári" | Kári Jónsson | 28 | 21 | 28.5 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | .468 | .829 | .436 < | --3P%--> | ||||
| data-sort-value="Lee, Kurk" | Kurk Lee | 32 < | --GP--> | 30 | 32.9 < | --MPG--> | 14.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 < | --APG--> | 1.6 < | --SPG--> | 0.0 | 2.9 < | --TPG--> | .415 | .678 | .400 |
| data-sort-value="Mojica, Sammy" | Sammy Mojica | 32 < | --GP--> | 31 | 31.6 | 11.2 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | .388 | .731 | .312 | ||||
| data-sort-value="Moran, John" | John Moran | 31 | 5 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | .275 | .619 | .316 | |||||
| data-sort-value="Myles, Tyshawn" | Tyshawn Myles | 25 | 0 | 12.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .479 | .476 | .000 | |||||
| data-sort-value="Overton, Miles" | Miles Overton | 22 | 6 | 23.8 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 | .284 | .763 < | --FT%--> | .252 | ||||
| data-sort-value="Peck, Jeremy" | Jeremy Peck | 19 | 0 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .500 | .778 | .400 | |||||
| data-sort-value="Williams, Austin" | Austin Williams | 31 | 27 | 21.8 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 < | --BPG--> | 1.5 | .613 < | --FG%--> | .480 | .000 | |||
| data-sort-value="Williams, Rodney" | Rodney Williams | 32 < | --GP--> | 32 < | --GS--> | 30.4 | 15.6 < | --PPG--> | 6.8 < | --RPG--> | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .526 | .674 | .231 | |
| Team | 32 | - | - | 74.9 | 36.8 | 14.5 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 13.3 | .435 | .666 | .345 |