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2023–24 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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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)
MVPAmari Williams (2nd year)
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

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.

Previous season

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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

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

Departures

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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

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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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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2023 recruiting class

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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: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   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

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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: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Clemson Edomwonyin
PF
Elche, Spain South Kent School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Jan 26, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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2023–24 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Horace Simmons Current redshirt 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) GS 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) Current redshirt 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

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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

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Zach Spiker
Luke House
  • Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award
Kobe MaGee
  • Samuel D. Cozen Award (team's most improved player)
Justin Moore
  • CAA All-Conference Third Team
  • Preseason CAA All-Conference Honorable Mention
  • Assist Award (team leader in assists)
Mate Okros
  • Team Academic Award
Amari Williams
  • CAA Defensive Player of the Year
  • CAA All-Conference First Team
  • CAA All-Defensive Team
  • Philadelphia Big 5 First Team
  • Preseason CAA Player of the Year
  • Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team
  • Team Most Valuable Player[6]
  • Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
  • "Sweep" Award (team leader in rebounds)

See also

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References

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  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.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Postseason Awards". drexeldragons.com. Philadelphia. June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.