2023–24 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2023–24 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
2023–24 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	20–12 (13–5 CAA)
Head coach	Zach Spiker (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Paul Fortier (8th season); Will Chavis (3rd season); Frantz Massenat (1st season);
MVP	Amari Williams (2nd year)
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
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

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	Died during offseason (suicide)^[3]

Incoming transfers

College recruiting information
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
Lucas Monroe G	Star ratings: 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

College recruiting information
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
Horace Simmons SF	Star ratings: 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.

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024)
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
Josh Reed PG	Star ratings: 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
Clemson Edomwonyin PF	Star ratings: 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 September 13, 2023. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 13, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2023. "Drexel 2024 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 13, 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)	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)	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

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: 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

Zach Spiker

Philadelphia Big 5 Coach Of The Year

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)

References

^ "Dragons Edged by UNCW in CAA Quarterfinals" (Web). DrexelDragons.com. Washington, D.C. March 5, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
^ "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.
^ Perez, Walter (August 5, 2023). "Drexel University men's basketball player died by suicide, Philadelphia officials say". 6abc. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
^ "Contract Duffle Bag: Country Roads". D1 Docket. February 15, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
^ "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.
^ "Men's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Postseason Awards". drexeldragons.com. Philadelphia. June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[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.

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Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Palestra (1949–1951, 3 games; 1987–1988 alternate) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	City 6 DAC Pack "Drexel Fight Song" Mario the Magnificent Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic Robert V. Geasey Trophy
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25