2022–23 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2022–23 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
2022–23 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	17–15 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach	Zach Spiker (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Paul Fortier (7th season); Justin Jennings (7th season); Will Chavis (2nd season);
MVP	Amari Williams (1st year)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

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.

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

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Garfield Turner PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Yame Butler SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Jamie Bergens PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
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.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Kobe Magee SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Justin Moore PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Shane Blakeney PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Maximus Fuentes SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Cole Hargrove SF	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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021. "Drexel 2022 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
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	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 2, 2021. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021. "Drexel 2023 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

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	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

Zach Spiker (Ithaca)

Assistant coach(es)

Paul Fortier (Washington)
Justin Jennings (Penn State Behrend)
Will Chavis (Texas Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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)

References

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"Rob O'Driscoll Named Maine Men's Basketball Assistant Coach" (Web). goblackbears.com. Orono, Maine. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
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.
Wynter, Camren (April 14, 2022). "Camren Wynter on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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.
"Drexel-Fairfield Game Postponed" (Web). DrexelDragons.com. Philadelphia, PA. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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.
"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.

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2022–23 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2022 recruiting class

2023 recruiting class

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

Awards

See also

References