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2023–24 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by eighth-year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

2023–24 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record20–12 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Fortier (8th season)
  • Will Chavis (3rd season)
  • Frantz Massenat (1st season)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charleston † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
Drexel 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625
Hofstra 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
UNC Wilmington 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Towson 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588
Delaware 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Stony Brook 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Monmouth 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
Campbell 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Northeastern 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
Elon 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
North Carolina A&T 5 – 13   .278 7 – 25   .219
William & Mary 4 – 14   .222 10 – 23   .303
Hampton 3 – 15   .167 9 – 24   .273
† 2024 CAA tournament winner

Previous season edit

The Dragons finished the 2022–23 season 17–15, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in fifth place. They lost to UNC Wilmington in the CAA tournament quarterfinals.[1]

Offseason edit

On August 23, 2023, Drexel announced that the team hired former Dragons player Frantz Massenat as an assistant coach.[2]

Departures edit

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Coletrane Washington 0 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Sewickley, PA Graduated
Terrence Butler Jr. 24 F 6'7" 235 RS Sophomore Upper Marlboro, MD Died during offseason (suicide)[3]

Incoming transfers edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lucas Monroe
G 		Gaithersburg, MD Odessa 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 24, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  • "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  • "Drexel 2023 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

Recruiting class edit

2023 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Horace Simmons
SF 		Wyndmoor, PA La Salle College High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 25, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
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:

2024 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josh Reed
PG 		Philadelphia, PA Archbishop Wood High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Sep 13, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Clemson Edomwonyin
PF 		Elche, Spain South Kent School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Jan 26, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:


Roster edit

2023–24 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Horace Simmons   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr La Salle College HS Glenside, PA
G/F 1 Lamar Oden Jr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Greenforest McCalep Douglasville, GA
G 2 Lucas Monroe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Abington Senior HS/Penn Abington, PA
G 3 Jamie Bergens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr West Nottingham/Oral Roberts Almere, Netherlands
G 4 Shane Blakeney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Legion Collegiate Academy Rock Hill, SC
G 5 Kobe Magee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Executive Education Academy Allentown, PA
G 11 Justin Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Archbishop Wood Philadelphia, PA
G 12 Dean Wang (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Friends Select School Philadelphia, PA
F 13 Garfield Turner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mt. Zion Prep/Odessa Gaithersburg, MD
F 14 Luke House 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Archbishop John Carroll HS/Cal (PA) Norristown, PA
F 15 Cole Hargrove 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Methacton High School Norristown, PA
G 20 Hubert Bayigamba (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Wootton HS Gaithersburg, MD
F 21 Mate Okros 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Myerscough Debrecen, Hungary
C 22 Amari Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Myerscough Nottingham, United Kingdom
F 23 Yame Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Fork Union/Fordham Greenbelt, MD
G 25 Max Davis (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So IMG Academy New York, NY
G 30 Maximus Fuentes (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So North Broward Prep Boca Raton, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 24, 2023

Schedule and results edit

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at La Salle
Big 5 Classic Pod 1 		L 61–67  0–1
  16 – Williams   7 – Tied   5 – Moore  Tom Gola Arena (1,641)
Philadelphia, PA
November 11, 2023*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Winthrop W 74–72  1–1
  18 – Williams   11 – Williams   4 – Moore  Winthrop Coliseum (2,501)
Rock Hill, SC
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI+ 		Temple
Big 5 Classic Pod 1 		L 64–66  1–2
  20 – House   9 – Williams   4 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,509)
Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2023*
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		Fairfield
Market Street Challenge 		W 65–47  2–2
  13 – Williams   13 – Williams   3 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,706)
Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		Queens
Market Street Challenge 		W 62–52  3–2
  13 – Turner   9 – Oden, Jr.   3 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (871)
Philadelphia, PA
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion L 61–68 OT 3–3
  19 – Williams   9 – Oden Jr.   3 – Moore  Chartway Arena (4,238)
Norfolk, VA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lafayette W 69–48  4–3
  14 – Okros   7 – Tied   3 – MaGee  Kirby Sports Center (1,017)
Easton, PA
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, NBCSPHI+ 		vs. No. 18 Villanova
Big 5 Classic fifth place game 		W 57–55  5–3
  12 – Williams   6 – Tied   4 – Moore  Wells Fargo Center (15,215)
Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Princeton L 70–81  5–4
  19 – Moore   7 – House   1 – Tied  Jadwin Gymnasium (1,478)
Princeton, NJ
December 9, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at West Virginia L 60–66  5–5
  20 – Moore   15 – Williams   4 – Moore  WVU Coliseum (9,414)
Morgantown, WV
December 16, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		Albany W 71–52  6–5
  14 – Williams   11 – Williams   3 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (991)
Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2023*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		Penn State Greater Allegheny W 117–49  7–5
  16 – Okros   7 – Oden Jr.   6 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,367)
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Bryant L 86–104  7–6
  34 – Moore   10 – Williams   5 – Williams  Chace Athletic Center (1,201)
Smithfield, RI
CAA regular season
January 1, 2024
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		Hampton W 99–65  8–6
(1–0) 		 20 – Okros   6 – Tied   5 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,123)
Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 2024
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		UNC Wilmington W 78–63  9–6
(2–0) 		 25 – House   7 – Moore   7 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,006)
Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		at William & Mary W 77–55  10–6
(3–0) 		 22 – Moore   11 – Monroe   3 – Tied  Kaplan Arena (3,286)
Williamsburg, VA
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at North Carolina A&T W 67–63  11–6
(4–0) 		 15 – Williams   9 – Williams   2 – Tied  Corbett Sports Center (758)
Greensboro, NC
January 13, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Elon W 89–69  12–6
(5–0) 		 22 – Okros   7 – Turner   7 – Moore  Schar Center (1,770)
Elon, NC
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Monmouth W 78–74  13–6
(6–0) 		 21 – Williams   11 – Williams   4 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,348)
Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		Delaware W 86–67  14–6
(7–0) 		 18 – Moore   12 – Monroe   7 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,461)
Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Towson L 67–70  14–7
(7–1) 		 17 – Moore   11 – Williams   5 – Moore  SECU Arena (2,804)
Towson, MD
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		North Carolina A&T W 62–47  15–7
(8–1) 		 12 – Blakeney   9 – Turner   3 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,739)
Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Monmouth L 62–67  15–8
(8–2) 		 12 – Tied   8 – Tied   2 – Tied  OceanFirst Bank Center (1,672)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at UNC Wilmington L 56–75  15–9
(8–3) 		 16 – Bergens   14 – Williams   2 – Tied  Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
February 10, 2024
3:30 pm, FloHoops 		at Charleston L 70–80  15–10
(8–4) 		 20 – Williams   8 – Williams   4 – Moore  TD Arena (4,750)
Charleston, SC
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		Hofstra W 79–77  16–10
(9–4) 		 16 – Bergens   6 – Williams   4 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,678)
Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, FloHoops 		Campbell W 81–66  17–10
(10–4) 		 18 – House   9 – Monroe   4 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,502)
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Hofstra L 57–69  17–11
(10–5) 		 15 – Williams   6 – Tied   2 – Butler  Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
February 26, 2024
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Delaware W 70–60  18–11
(11–5) 		 20 – Moore   11 – Williams   4 – Moore  Bob Carpenter Center (3,390)
Newark, DE
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		Stony Brook W 90–86  19–11
(12–5) 		 25 – Moore   8 – Williams   6 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,467)
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2024
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		Northeastern W 73–59  20–11
(13–5) 		 23 – House   9 – Monroe   6 – Bergens  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,007)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA Tournament
March 10, 2024
6:00 pm, FloHoops 		(2) vs. (7) Stony Brook
Quarterfinal 		L 88–91 2OT 20–12
  28 – House   9 – Turner   6 – Moore  Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards edit

Zach Spiker
Amari Williams
  • CAA Defensive Player of the Year
  • Philadelphia Big 5 First Team

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Dragons Edged by UNCW in CAA Quarterfinals" (Web). DrexelDragons.com. Washington, D.C. March 5, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Drexel Names Frantz Massenat Assistant Men's Basketball Coach". DrexelDragons.com. Philadelphia, PA. August 23, 2023. Archived from the original (Web) on August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Perez, Walter (August 5, 2023). "Drexel University men's basketball player died by suicide, Philadelphia officials say". 6abc. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "Contract Duffle Bag: Country Roads". D1 Docket. February 15, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Big 5 Officially Welcomes Drexel University and Reveals Details of New Series Format". DrexelDragons.com. Philadelphia, PA: Drexel University. April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
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