2022–23 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2022–23 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record17–15 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Fortier (7th season)
  • Justin Jennings (7th season)
  • Will Chavis (2nd season)
MVPAmari Williams (1st year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2022–23 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 16 – 2   .889 25 – 10   .714
Charleston † 16 – 2   .889 31 – 4   .886
Towson 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
UNC Wilmington 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Drexel 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531
Delaware 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
North Carolina A&T 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
William & Mary 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Elon 6 – 12   .333 8 – 24   .250
Stony Brook 6 – 12   .333 11 – 22   .333
Northeastern 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
Hampton 5 – 13   .278 8 – 24   .250
Monmouth 5 – 13   .278 7 – 26   .212
† 2023 CAA tournament winner

The 2022–23 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by seventh-year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Dragons finished the 2021–22 season 15–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Delaware in the CAA tournament quarterfinals.[1]

On May 10, 2022, following the end of the season, it was announced that assistant coach Rob O'Driscoll would be leaving Drexel after seven seasons to become an assistant basketball coach at Maine.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Melik Martin 2 G/F 6'6" 220 RS Senior York, PA Graduated
Trevion Brown 3 G 6'2" 173 RS Junior Tacoma, WA Transferred to Old Dominion
Xavier Bell 4 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Wichita, KS Transferred to Wichita State
Camren Wynter 11 G 6'2" 185 Senior Hempstead, NY Transferred to Penn State[3][4]
Matej Juric 15 G 5'11" 190 RS Senior Toronto, ON, Canada Graduated
Ata Can Atsüren 23 G 6'3" 192 Freshman Nilüfer, Turkey Transferred to Salem
James Butler 51 F 6'8" 235 6th Year Sr Fairfax Station, VA Graduated

Incoming transfers

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Garfield Turner
PF 		Gaithersburg, MD Odessa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 20, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Yame Butler
SG 		Greenbelt, MD Fordham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 10, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jamie Bergens
PG 		Almere, Netherlands Oral Roberts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 12, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  • "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  • "Drexel 2022 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kobe Magee
SG 		Allentown, PA Executive Education Academy Charter School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Jun 23, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Justin Moore
PG 		Wyncote, PA Archbishop Wood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 28, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Shane Blakeney
PG 		Rock Hill, SC Legion Collegiate Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 1, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Maximus Fuentes
SG 		Boca Raton, FL North Broward Preparatory School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 17, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Cole Hargrove
SF 		Norristown, PA Methacton High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 22, 2022 
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:

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
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: Rivals: N/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:

Preseason

In a poll of the league coaches at the CAA's media day, Drexel was picked to finish in seventh place in the CAA.[5] Junior Amari Williams was selected to the Preseason CAA All-Conference Second Team.

Roster

2022–23 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Coletrane Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Quaker Valley HS Sewickley, PA
G/F 1 Lamar Oden Jr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Greenforest McCalep Atlanta, GA
G 2 Hubert Bayigamba (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Wootton HS Gaithersburg, MD
G 3 Jamie Bergens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr West Nottingham/Oral Roberts Almere, Netherlands
G 4 Shane Blakeney Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Legion Collegiate Academy Rock Hill, SC
G 5 Kobe Magee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Executive Education Academy Allentown, PA
G 11 Justin Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Archbishop Wood Wyncote, PA
G 12 Dean Wang (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Friends Select School Philadelphia, PA
F 13 Garfield Turner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mt. Zion Prep/Odessa Gaithersburg, MD
F 14 Luke House 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Archbishop John Carroll HS/Cal (PA) Norristown, PA
F 15 Cole Hargrove 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Methacton High School Norristown, PA
F 21 Mate Okros 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Myerscough Debrecen, Hungary
C 22 Amari Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Myerscough Nottingham, United Kingdom
F 23 Yame Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Fork Union/Fordham Greenbelt, MD
F 24 Terrence Butler Jr 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Bishop McNamara HS Upper Marlboro, MD
G 25 Max Davis (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr IMG Academy New York, NY
G 30 Maximus Fuentes (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr 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 17, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
August 9, 2022
12:30 pm 		at A.S. Stella Azzurra W 78–47 
 19 – Tied    –      –    Arena Altero Felici 
Rome, Italy
August 11, 2022
12:30 pm 		at Orange1 Basket Bassano U19 W 84–52 
 19 – Turner    –      –    Palazzetto Sandro Pertini 
Ponte Buggianese, Italy
August 13, 2022
 at Bakken       Palasampietro 
Casnate, Italy
August 14, 2022
1:00 pm 		at Lombardia All Stars        
Costa Masnaga, Italy
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2022*
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		Old Dominion W 71–59  1–0
  16 – Williams   11 – Williams   5 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,919)
Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		Penn
Battle of 33rd Street 		L 59–64  1–1
  20 – Williams   7 – Williams   3 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,324)
Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2022*
6:00 pm 		Arcadia W 85–45  2–1
  13 – Oden Jr.   10 – 3 Tied   5 – Okros  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,007)
Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2022*
5:00 pm 		vs. UT Arlington
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinal 		W 59–38  3–1
  22 – Washington   10 – Williams   4 – Williams  Hertz Arena (654)
Estero, FL
November 22, 2022*
7:30 pm 		vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinal 		L 59–67  3–2
  20 – Williams   9 – Williams   2 – Okros  Hertz Arena (952)
Estero, FL
November 23, 2022*
5:00 pm 		vs. Indiana State
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game 		L 81–85  3–3
  16 – Oden Jr.   9 – Turner   3 – Moore  Hertz Arena (265)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Temple
City 6 		L 61–73  3–4
  18 – Williams   6 – Williams   3 – Moore  Liacouras Center (4,102)
Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2022*
7:00 pm 		Lafayette W 64–56  4–4
  18 – Washington   7 – Williams   2 – Oden Jr.  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,346)
Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2022*
2:00 pm, NBCSPHI+ 		Princeton L 63–83  4–5
  16 – Oden Jr.   3 – 4 Tied   4 – Bergens  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,412)
Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2022*
12:00 pm, USA 		at La Salle
City 6 		W 65–58 OT 5–5
  21 – Washington   11 – Williams   4 – Williams  Tom Gola Arena (1,781)
Philadelphia, PA
December 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Seton Hall L 49–66  5–6
  14 – Williams   11 – Williams   3 – 2 Tied  Prudential Center (8,433)
Newark, NJ
December 17, 2022*
2:00 pm 		Delaware State W 85–52  6–6
  25 – House   12 – Williams   6 – 2 Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (977)
Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fairfield Postponed due to COVID-19[6] Leo D. Mahoney Arena 
Fairfield, CT
CAA regular season
December 29, 2022
4:00 pm 		Elon W 62–50  7–6
(1–0) 		 12 – Washington   14 – Williams   6 – Williams  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,033)
Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2022
2:00 pm 		William & Mary W 66–56  8–6
(2–0) 		 18 – Williams   9 – Williams   4 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,002)
Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2023
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Towson L 58–64  8–7
(2–1) 		 14 – Okros   6 – Turner   3 – Washington  SECU Arena (1,265)
Towson, MD
January 7, 2023
2:00 pm 		Monmouth W 67–35  9–7
(3–1) 		 13 – Williams   8 – Williams   4 – 2 Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (984)
Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 2023
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Stony Brook L 66–67  9–8
(3–2) 		 14 – Williams   6 – Williams   5 – Moore  Island Federal Arena (2,840)
Stony Brook, NY
January 14, 2023
12:00 pm 		at Northeastern W 76–55  10–8
(4–2) 		 12 – 2 Tied   6 – 2 Tied   5 – Bergens  Matthews Arena (912)
Boston, MA
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm, NBSPHI+ 		Hampton W 79–73  11–8
(5–2) 		 19 – Oden Jr.   11 – Williams   7 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,173)
Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2023
2:00 pm, NBCSPHI+ 		Delaware W 77–74 OT 12–8
(6–2) 		 21 – Moore   6 – Williams   3 – 2 Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,407)
Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm 		at North Carolina A&T L 55–68  12–9
(6–3) 		 14 – 2 Tied   9 – 2 Tied   6 – Oden Jr.  Corbett Sports Center (2,456)
Greensboro, NC
January 28, 2023
4:00 pm 		at Elon L 58–72  12–10
(6–4) 		 23 – Williams   8 – Williams   3 – 3 Tied  Schar Center (1,911)
Elon, NC
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		College of Charleston W 70–69  13–10
(7–4) 		 19 – Williams   12 – Williams   4 – Moore  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,009)
Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2023
2:00 pm, NBCSPHI/SNY 		at Monmouth L 67–69  13–11
(7–5) 		 18 – House   16 – Williams   5 – Moore  OceanFirst Bank Center (1,562)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 8, 2023
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		at Delaware W 58–54  14–11
(8–5) 		 17 – Y. Butler   9 – Williams   3 – 2 Tied  Bob Carpenter Center (2,685)
Newark, DE
February 11, 2023
2:00 pm 		Towson W 73–66 OT 15–11
(9–5) 		 19 – Oden Jr.   12 – Oden Jr.   4 – Williams  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,448)
Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2023
7:00 pm 		at Hofstra L 52–66  15–12
(9–6) 		 13 – Williams   8 – Tied   3 – Tied  Mack Sports Complex (1,784)
Hempstead, NY
February 16, 2023
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		UNC Wilmington L 71–72 2OT 15–13
(9–7) 		 25 – Y. Butler   9 – Tied   2 – House  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,118)
Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 2023
4:00 pm 		at Hampton L 72–75  15–14
(9–8) 		 30 – Y. Butler   10 – Oden Jr.   3 – Washington  Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, NBCSPHI 		Northeastern W 75–48  16–14
(10–8) 		 22 – Y. Butler   11 – Williams   5 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,410)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA Tournament
March 4, 2023
2:30 pm, FloHoops 		(5) vs. (13) Monmouth
Second Round 		W 64–45  17–14
  16 – Williams   11 – Williams   8 – Moore  Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,031)
Washington, D.C.
March 5, 2023
2:30 pm, FloHoops 		(5) vs. (4) UNC Wilmington
Quarterfinals 		L 68–73  17–15
  16 – Moore   7 – Williams   4 – Moore  Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,821)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Yame Butler
  • Samuel D. Cozen Award (team's most improved player)
Luke House
  • Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award
Justin Moore
  • CAA All-Rookie Team
  • CAA Rookie of the Week
  • Assist Award (team leader in assists)
Mate Okros
  • Team Academic Award
Amari Williams
  • Lefty Driesell Award Finalist
  • CAA Defensive Player of the Year[7]
  • CAA All-Conference First Team
  • CAA All-Defensive Team
  • CAA Player of the Week
  • Preseason CAA All-Conference Second Team[5]
  • Team Most Valuable Player[8]
  • Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
  • "Sweep" Award (team leader in rebounds)

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Rob O'Driscoll Named Maine Men's Basketball Assistant Coach" (Web). goblackbears.com. Orono, Maine. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Branham, Travis (March 17, 2022). "All-CAA First Team selection Camren Wynter talks transfer interest". 247Sports. Archived from the original (Web) on March 17, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Wynter, Camren (April 14, 2022). "Camren Wynter on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  5. ^ a b McQuiggan, Miles (October 19, 2022). "Towson Selected as Preseason Favorite in CAA Men's Basketball; Hofstra's Estrada Tabbed as Player of the Year" (Web). caasports.com. Richmond, VA: CAA. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Drexel-Fairfield Game Postponed" (Web). DrexelDragons.com. Philadelphia, PA. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  7. ^ McQuiggan, Miles (March 2, 2023). "Estrada, Williams Collect Back-to-Back Major CAA Awards". caasports.com. Richmond, VA. Archived from the original (Web) on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "Men's Basketball Announces Postseason Team Awards". DrexelDragons.com. Philadelphia, PA: Drexel Dragons. May 16, 2023. Archived from the original (Web) on May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.