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2024–25 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team will represent Drexel University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by ninth-year head coach Zach Spiker, will play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

2024–25 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Fortier (9th season)
  • Will Chavis (4th season)
  • Frantz Massenat (2nd season)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

Previous season edit

The Dragons finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 13–5 in CAA play to finish in second place. They lost to Stony Brook in the CAA tournament quarterfinals.[1]

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Lamar Oden Jr 1 G/F 6'6" 215 Senior Douglasville, GA Transferred to Charleston Southern
Lucas Monroe 2 G 6'6" 200 RS Senior Abington, PA Graduated
Jamie Bergens 3 G 6'2" 185 Senior Almere, Netherlands Transferring
Justin Moore 11 G 6'3" 170 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Loyola
Dean Wang 12 G 6'1" 190 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Luke House 14 F 6'4" 210 6th Year Senior Norristown, PA Graduated
Mate Okros 21 F 6'6" 215 6th Year Senior Debrecen, Hungary Graduated
Hubert Bayigamba 20 G 6'2" 182 Senior Gaithersburg, MD Transferred to Ellsworth Community College
Amari Williams 22 C 6'10" 250 Senior Nottingham, United Kingdom Transferred to Kentucky[2]
Maximus Fuentes 30 G 6'3" 180 Junior Boca Raton, FL Transferring

Incoming transfers edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kevon Vanderhorst
G 		Raleigh, NC Brunswick Community College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Apr 22, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Victor Panov
PF 		Saint Petersburg, Russia Daytona State College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Apr 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:

  • "Drexel 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  • "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  • "Drexel 2024 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.

Recruiting class edit

2024 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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) 180 lb (82 kg) 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
Ralph Akuta
C 		Ijamsville, MD Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A Apr 16, 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

2024–25 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) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr La Salle College HS Glenside, PA
G 4 Shane Blakeney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Legion Collegiate Academy Rock Hill, SC
G 5 Kobe Magee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Executive Education Academy Allentown, PA
F 13 Garfield Turner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Mt. Zion Prep/Odessa Gaithersburg, MD
F 15 Cole Hargrove 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Methacton High School Norristown, PA
F 23 Yame Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fork Union/Fordham Greenbelt, MD
G 25 Max Davis (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr IMG Academy New York, NY
G Josh Reed 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Fr Archbishop Wood HS Philadelphia, PA
F Clemson Edomwonyin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Fr South Kent School Elche, Spain
C Ralph Akuta 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 Fr Hargrave Military Academy Ijamsville, MD
G Kevon Vanderhorst 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So Trinity Academy (NC)/Brunswick CC Raleigh, NC
F Victor Panov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr DME Academy/Daytona State Saint Petersburg, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

       
 
Non-conference regular season
*
 at Albany        
 
*
 Bryant       Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
CAA regular season

        
 
CAA Tournament
March, 2025
         
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.


See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Stony Brook Defeats Drexel in Double Overtime in the CAA Quarterfinals, 91-88". Washington, D.C. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (21 April 2024). "Agent: Drexel transfer Amari Williams commits to Kentucky" (Web). ESPN. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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