# 2024–25 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by ninth-year head coach Zach Spiker, played 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.

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: "Drexel 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024. "Drexel 2024 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024. ||||||

### 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: "Drexel 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024. "Drexel 2024 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved April 22, 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 | W 71–61 | 17–14 (9–9) | 20 – Butler | 8 – MaGee | 2 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,193) Philadelphia, PA |
| CAA tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 12:00 pm, FloHoops | (8) | vs. (9) Elon Second round | W 91–74 | 18–14 | 25 – Drake | 10 – Hargrove | 4 – Tied | CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 9, 2025 12:00 pm, FloHoops | (8) | vs. (1) Towson Quarterfinals | L 76–82 | 18–15 | 24 – Blakeney | 8 – Hargrove | 3 – Tied | CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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