Scouting Drexel
Posted by TTHS on February 12th, 2007
The Tribe comes back home after an impressive road swing, pulling off 2 wins, and getting back on the right track. Drexel is also playing some solid ball, with 3 straight wins including a road win against Hofstra. They are 19-6 on the year, 11-4 in the CAA, and have impressive road wins at Villanova and Syracuse.
Drexel is one of the only CAA teams with at-large bid chances, partly due to their 50 RPI. They are 80 in the Pomeroy ratings, which gives them a 76% chance of winning Wednesday. Mike Greenfield gives them a 77% chance of winning, and is giving W&M 7 points.
Drexel is defined by its’ defense this season, and is 28th in the nation in field goal percentage against. They are 28th in the nation in blocks, 13th in the nation in 2-point defense(hello Chaz Crawford). Speaking of Chaz, he is 10th in the nation at % of blocks, and also 10th at offensive rebound percentage.
Drexel is led on offense by Frank Elegar, who is averaging 15.5 points per game. He also has 7 rebounds a game, and is shooting over 50% from the field. He is getting 1.2 blocks per game, which goes along with a 67% free throw percentage. He is a 6-9, 220 Junior center.
Senior G Bashir Mason is averaging 12.1 points per, and has an assist/to ratio of 1.4. He is shooting 45% from the floor and 79% from the free throw line. He is averaging 2.8 rebounds per game and 3.4 assists per, to go along with 2.3 steals a game.
Also a Senior, Dominick Mejia is averaging 11.5 points per game. He is pulling down 3.7 rebounds per game, but averages only 1.1 assits per game and has an assist/to ratio of .6. He is shooting 37% from the field and 76% from the foul stripe, and will need to come to play for DU to be on top of its’ game.
Finally, senior defensive-specialist Chaz Crawford is averaging 6.8 points per game. Crawford is averaging 9.5 rebounds per game, definitely one of the top in the CAA, and has 3.5 blocks a match. He also leads the team with a 1.5 assist/turnover ratio, very good for a big man.
Admittedly, I haven’t gotten a great chance to see them play this year. I would be ecstatic if the Tribe could pull off a split, but I’m really not sure it’s going to happen. The 2 big men will be far too much down low, and the Tribe will barely be able to hold serve with the guards. I’d be much happier about our chances if the home game came second, but you’ve gotta play with the schedule dealt to you.
Drexel-76
W&M-66