2023–24 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team will represent Drexel University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by seventh-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.

2023–24 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Zach Spiker (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Paul Fortier (8th season) Will Chavis (3rd season) Frantz Massenat (1st season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Campbell	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Charleston	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Delaware	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Drexel	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Elon	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Hofstra	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Hampton	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Monmouth	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
North Carolina A&T	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Northeastern	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Stony Brook	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Towson	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
UNC Wilmington	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
William & Mary	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2024 CAA Tournament winner

Previous season

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

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

Departures

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	Left team

Incoming transfers

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

2023 recruiting class

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: "Drexel 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023. "Drexel 2023 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

Roster

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) 195 lb (88 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) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Abington Senior HS/Penn Abington, PA G 3 Jamie Bergens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr West Nottingham/Oral Roberts Almere, Netherlands G 4 Shane Blakeney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Legion Collegiate Academy Rock Hill, SC G 5 Kobe Magee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Executive Education Academy Allentown, PA G 11 Justin Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 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) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Mt. Zion Prep/Odessa Gaithersburg, MD F 14 Luke House 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Archbishop John Carroll HS/Cal (PA) Norristown, PA F 15 Cole Hargrove 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Methacton High School Norristown, PA G 20 Hubert Bayigamba (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 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) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Myerscough Nottingham, United Kingdom F 23 Yame Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Fork Union/Fordham Greenbelt, MD G 25 Max Davis (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So IMG Academy New York, NY G 30 Maximus Fuentes (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So North Broward Prep Boca Raton, FL	Head coach Zach Spiker (Ithaca) Assistant coach(es) Paul Fortier (Washington) Will Chavis (Texas Tech) Frantz Massenat (Drexel) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 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
Exhibition
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*		at La Salle Philadelphia Big 5						Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm		Penn State Greater Allegheny						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
November 14, 2023*		Temple Philadelphia Big 5						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2023*		Fairfield Market Street Challenge						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2023*		Queens Market Street Challenge						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm		at Old Dominion						Chartway Arena  Norfolk, VA
November 29, 2023*		at Lafayette						Kirby Sports Center  Easton, PA
December 2, 2023*		vs.  Philadelphia Big 5						Wells Fargo Center  Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Princeton						Jadwin Gymnasium  Princeton, NJ
December 9, 2023*		at West Virginia						WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
December 16, 2023*		Albany						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2023*		at Bryant						Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
CAA regular season
		Campbell						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
		Hampton						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
		Northeastern						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
		Stony Brook						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
		Delaware						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
		at Delaware						Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
		Hofstra						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
		at Hofstra						Mack Sports Complex  Hempstead, NY
		Monmouth						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
		at Monmouth						OceanFirst Bank Center  West Long Branch, NJ
		North Carolina A&T						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
		at North Carolina A&T						Corbett Sports Center  Greensboro, NC
		UNC Wilmington						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
		at UNC Wilmington						Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
		at Charleston						TD Arena  Charleston, SC
		at Elon						Schar Center  Elon, NC
		at Towson						SECU Arena  Towson, MD
		at William & Mary						Kaplan Arena  Williamsburg, VA
CAA Tournament
March, 2024		vs.						Entertainment and Sports Arena  Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2023–24 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team

References

1. "Dragons Edged by UNCW in CAA Quarterfinals" (Web). DrexelDragons.com. Washington, D.C. March 5, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
2. . DrexelDragons.com. Philadelphia, PA. August 23, 2023. Archived from the original (Web) on August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
3. "Contract Duffle Bag: Country Roads". D1 Docket. February 15, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
4. "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.