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)
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

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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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 
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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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 
Star ratings: RivalsN/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

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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 
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 
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   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
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.