2024–25 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Towson 15 – 2   .882 20 – 10   .667
UNC Wilmington 13 – 4   .765 23 – 7   .767
Charleston 12 – 5   .706 22 – 8   .733
William & Mary 11 – 6   .647 17 – 13   .567
Campbell 10 – 7   .588 15 – 15   .500
Monmouth 10 – 7   .588 12 – 18   .400
Elon 8 – 9   .471 17 – 13   .567
Drexel 8 – 9   .471 16 – 14   .533
Hampton 8 – 9   .471 16 – 14   .533
Northeastern 8 – 9   .471 16 – 14   .533
Hofstra 5 – 12   .294 13 – 17   .433
Delaware 5 – 12   .294 12 – 18   .400
North Carolina A&T 3 – 14   .176 7 – 23   .233
Stony Brook 3 – 14   .176 7 – 23   .233
† 2025 CAA tournament winner
As of February 27, 2025

The 2024–25 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represents Drexel University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by ninth-year head coach Zach Spiker, play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

Previous season

The Dragons finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 13–5 in CAA play, to finish in second place. They lost to Stony Brook in the CAA tournament quarterfinals.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Lamar Oden Jr 1 G/F 6' 6" 215 Senior Douglasville, GA Transferred to Charleston Southern
Lucas Monroe 2 G 6' 6" 200 RS Senior Abington, PA Graduated
Jamie Bergens 3 G 6' 2" 185 Senior Almere, Netherlands Transferred to Fairfield[2]
Justin Moore 11 G 6' 3" 170 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Loyola
Dean Wang 12 G 6' 1" 190 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Luke House 14 F 6' 4" 210 6th-year senior Norristown, PA Graduated
Mate Okros 21 F 6' 6" 215 6th-year senior Debrecen, Hungary Graduated
Hubert Bayigamba 20 G 6' 2" 182 Senior Gaithersburg, MD Transferred to Ellsworth Community College
Amari Williams 22 C 6' 10" 250 Senior Nottingham, England Transferred to Kentucky[3]
Maximus Fuentes 30 G 6' 3" 180 Junior Boca Raton, FL Transferred to Jacksonville

Incoming transfers

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kevon Vanderhorst
G 		Raleigh, NC Brunswick Community College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Apr 22, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Victor Panov
PF 		Saint Petersburg, Russia Daytona State College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Apr 26, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jason Drake
G 		Southfield, MI Butler Community College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jun 18, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Villiam Garcia Adsten
G 		Stockholm, Sweden Pacific University 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 12, 2024 
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:

Recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 13, 2023 
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 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ralph Akuta
C 		Ijamsville, MD Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A Apr 16, 2024 
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:


Roster

2024–25 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) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr La Salle College HS Glenside, PA
F 1 Victor Panov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr DME Academy/Daytona State Saint Petersburg, Russia
G 2 Josh Reed 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Archbishop Wood HS Wyndmoor, PA
G 3 Kevon Vanderhorst 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Trinity Academy (NC)/Brunswick CC Raleigh, NC
G 4 Shane Blakeney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Legion Collegiate Academy Rock Hill, SC
G 5 Kobe MaGee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Executive Education Academy Allentown, PA
F 6 Clem Edomwonyin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr London Academy East London, England
G 11 Jason Drake 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Butler CC (KS)/Cleveland State Oak Park, MI
F 13 Garfield Turner Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Mt. Zion Prep/Odessa Gaithersburg, MD
F 15 Cole Hargrove 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Methacton High School Norristown, PA
G 22 Villiam Garcia Adsten 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Korrespondensgymnasiet Stockholm, Sweden
F 23 Yame Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fork Union/Fordham Greenbelt, MD
G 25 Max Davis (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So IMG Academy New York, NY
C 33 Ralph Akuta 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Ijamsville, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 12, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024
6:00 p.m. 		Chestnut Hill W 80–50  1–0
  19 – MaGee   9 – 2 tied    –    Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 p.m., FloHoops 		Georgian Court W 95–43  1–0
  24 – Simmons   8 – 2 tied   6 – 2 tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,022)
Philadelphia, PA
November 9, 2024*
2:00 p.m., NBCSPHI 		Colgate W 73–56  2–0
  28 – MaGee   9 – 2 tied   3 – 2 tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,507)
Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Temple
Big 5 Classic Pod 1 		L 61–69  2–1
  17 – MaGee   12 – Hargrove   4 – Butler  Liacouras Center (4,547)
Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2024*
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		La Salle
Big 5 Classic Pod 1 		L 68–71  2–2
  18 – Drake   15 – Hargrove   4 – 2 tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,948)
Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Fairfield W 67–61  3–2
  16 – Blakeney   9 – Blakeney   4 – Hargrove  Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,581)
Fairfield, CT
November 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Fordham
Sunshine Slam campus game 		W 73–71  4–2
  15 – Drake   6 – Butler   7 – Drake  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,237)
The Bronx, New York
November 25, 2024*
12:30 p.m. 		vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinal 		L 81–87  4–3
  19 – Hargrove   14 – Hargrove   5 – Drake  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2024*
10:30 a.m. 		vs. Chicago State
Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket consolation 		W 83–71  5–3
  23 – MaGee   9 – MaGee   4 – Hargrove  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
December 2, 2024*
7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI 		Bryant L 73–78  5–4
  28 – Butler   7 – 2 tied   4 – 2 tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,061)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2024*
2:00 p.m., NBCSPHI 		vs. Penn
Big 5 Classic 5th-place game 		W 60–47  6–4
  17 – Hargrove   13 – Hargrove   3 – Blakeney  Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, PA
December 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Albany W 77–70  7–4
  17 – MaGee   8 – Hargrove   4 – Hargrove  Broadview Center (1,577)
Albany, NY
December 17, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Howard W 68–65  8–4
  21 – Drake   10 – Hargrove   4 – MaGee  Burr Gymnasium (683)
Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., NBCSPHI 		vs. Penn State
Holiday Hoopfest 		L 64–75  8–5
  16 – Butler   7 – Butler   3 – 3 tied  Wells Fargo Center (2,312)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA regular season
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Campbell L 54–57  8–6
(0–1) 		 15 – MaGee   9 – Hargrove   3 – Drake  Gore Arena (1,051)
Buies Creek, NC
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at North Carolina A&T W 68–59  9–6
(1–1) 		 24 – Butler   8 – MaGee   4 – 2 tied  Corbett Sports Center (714)
Greensboro, NC
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Stony Brook W 67–51  10–6
(2–1) 		 24 – MaGee   10 – 2 tied   4 – Panov  Stony Brook Arena (1,636)
Stony Brook, NY
January 11, 2025
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		Towson L 82–93 OT 10–7
(2–2) 		 21 – Butler   8 – Hargrove   4 – Drake  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,436)
Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		Elon L 54–65  10–8
(2–3) 		 17 – MaGee   6 – 2 tied   3 – Hargrove  Daskalakis Athletic Center (959)
Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2025
3:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Hofstra W 60–55  11–8
(3–3) 		 15 – Hargrove   9 – Hargrove   3 – Drake  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,136)
Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Northeastern L 61–70  11–9
(3–4) 		 17 – Butler   8 – MaGee   2 – 3 tied  Matthews Arena (1,237)
Boston, MA
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		Delaware W 67–54  12–9
(4–4) 		 17 – Reilly   4 – Emory   2 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,446)
Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Monmouth L 97–104 2OT 12–10
(4–5) 		 17 – Tied   10 – Butler   3 – Tied  OceanFirst Bank Center (1,724)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 1, 2025
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Towson L 54–55  12–11
(4–6) 		 11 – Tied   12 – MaGee   2 – Tied  TU Arena (3,204)
Towson, MD
February 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		William & Mary W 86–66  13–11
(5–6) 		 25 – Drake   8 – Hargrove   9 – Drake  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,085)
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2024
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		UNC Wilmington L 79–81 2OT 13–12
(5–7) 		 21 – Drake   10 – MaGee   5 – Drake  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,163)
Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Hampton L 58–63  13–13
(5–8) 		 11 – Tied   7 – MaGee   4 – Blakeney  Hampton Convocation Center (408)
Hampton, VA
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at William & Mary L 59–72  13–14
(5–9) 		 15 – Blakeney   5 – Tied   5 – Drake  Kaplan Arena (5,103)
Williamsburg, VA
February 20, 2025
6:30 p.m., FloHoops 		at Delaware W 78–74  14–14
(6–9) 		 14 – Drake   7 – Tied   6 – Drake  Bob Carpenter Center (1,951)
Newark, DE
February 22, 2025
12:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Charleston W 64–55  15–14
(7–9) 		 19 – MaGee   6 – Drake   4 – Blakeney  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,723)
Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		Hampton W 53–52  16–14
(8–9) 		 15 – Drake   9 – Hargrove   3 – Tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,357)
Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		Monmouth       Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
CAA tournament
March 7–11, 2025
TBA, FloHoops/CBSSN 		vs. TBA       CareFirst Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[4]


See also

References

  1. ^ "Stony Brook Defeats Drexel in Double Overtime in the CAA Quarterfinals, 91-88". drexeldragons.com. March 10, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Verbal Commits on X". Twitter. Verbal Commits. May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 21, 2024). "Agent: Drexel transfer Amari Williams commits to Kentucky". ESPN. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drexel University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Drexel_Dragons_men%27s_basketball_team
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