# 2019–20 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by fourth-year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in CAA play, to finish in eighth place.

## Previous season

The Dragons finished the 2018–19 season 13–19, 7–11 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost to Charleston in the CAA tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Troy Harper | 3 | G | 6' 1" | 175 | RS Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
| Jesse Reid | 12 | G | 6' 2" | 175 | Sophomore | Bloomfield, NJ | Left team |
| Trevor John | 23 | G | 6' 3" | 190 | RS Senior | Danville, CA | Graduated; Signed to ABC Athletic Constanța |
| Kevin Doi | 24 | F | 5' 9" | 165 | RS Senior | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | Graduated |
| Alihan Demir | 30 | F | 6' 9" | 223 | RS Junior | Ankara, Turkey | Transferred to Minnesota |

### 2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| T.J. Bickerstaff SF | Tyrone, GA | Sandy Creek High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | Oct 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Mate Okros SG | Preston, England | Myerscough College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Star ratings: 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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018. ||||||

### Class of 2020 early commitments

College recruiting information (2020) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lamar Oden Jr SF | Atlanta, GA | Greenforest McCalep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Xavier Bell SG | Andover, KS | Andover Central High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jan 25, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Amari Williams C | Nottingham, England | Myerscough College | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | Feb 5, 2020 |
| 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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2018. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 30, 2018. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2018. |||||||

## Preseason

In a poll of the league coaches, media relations directors, and media members at the CAA's media day, Drexel was picked to finish in eighth place in the CAA. Sophomore guard Camren Wynter was named as an honorable mention to the preseason All-Conference second team.

## Roster

* Senior guard Kurk Lee Jr. left the team for personal reasons on 13 November 2019.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Temple City 6 | L 62–70 | 0–1 | 16 – Bickerstaff | 15 – Butler | 6 – Wynter | Liacouras Center (7,025) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Niagara Garden State Showcase | W 72–64 | 1–1 | 22 – Butler | 15 – Butler | 9 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,129) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | Abilene Christian | W 86–83 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | 22 – Walton | 13 – Butler | 6 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (795) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 13, 2019* 8:00 p.m., BTN Plus | | at Rutgers Garden State Showcase | L 57–62 | 2–2 | 11 – Walton | 8 – Butler | 4 – Wynter | Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,017) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 16, 2019* 6:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Stephen F. Austin Garden State Showcase | L 67–82 | 2–3 | 23 – Butler | 10 – Butler | 4 – Juric | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,365) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Bryant Garden State Showcase | W 86–74 | 3–3 | 32 – Walton | 12 – Butler | 14 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (882) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 25, 2019* 11:30 a.m., FloSports | | Rosemont | W 84–51 | 4–3 | 20 – Butler | 10 – Butler | 5 – Juric | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,201) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 30, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UMBC | W 85–60 | 4–4 | 16 – Green | 9 – Butler | 3 – tied | UMBC Event Center (1,308) Baltimore, MD |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI+ | | Princeton | W 82–76 | 5–4 | 31 – Wynter | 12 – Butler | 5 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,233) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 p.m., NBCSPHI+ | | La Salle City 6 | L 63–71 | 5–5 | 19 – Walton | 12 – Butler | 5 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,066) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 15, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at South Florida | L 61–81 | 5–6 | 21 – Walton | 7 – Butler | 5 – Wynter | Yuengling Center (4,480) Tampa, FL |
| December 20, 2019* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Quinnipiac Boardwalk Battle Semifinals | W 72–63 | 6–6 | 19 – Wynter | 14 – Butler | 8 – Wynter | Boardwalk Hall (500) Atlantic City, NJ |
| December 21, 2019* 4:30 pm | | vs. Norfolk State Boardwalk Battle Finals | W 53–49 | 7–6 | 10 – tied | 13 – James | 6 – Wynter | Boardwalk Hall (500) Atlantic City, NJ |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2019 2:00 p.m., NBCSPHI+ | | College of Charleston | L 65–76 | 7–7 (0–1) | 21 – Wynter | 13 – Butler | 4 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (830) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 30, 2019 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI+ | | UNC Wilmington | W 71–66 | 8–7 (1–1) | 30 – Wynter | 11 – Butler | 3 – tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (926) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI+ | | Delaware | W 61–55 | 9–7 (2–1) | 18 – Wynter | 16 – Butler | 5 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,109) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 9, 2020 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Towson | L 73–89 | 9–8 (2–2) | 22 – Wynter | 9 – Butler | 3 – tied | SECU Arena (1,123) Towson, MD |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | at James Madison | W 78–71 | 10–8 (3–2) | 17 – Wynter | 13 – Butler | 7 – Wynter | JMU Convocation Center (1,967) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., NBCS+ | | Elon | W 63–41 | 11–8 (4–2) | 27 – Wynter | 15 – Butler | 4 – Juric | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,007) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | William & Mary | W 84–57 | 12–8 (5–2) | 23 – Walton | 12 – Butler | 7 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,147) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., NESN | | at Northeastern | L 52–85 | 12–9 (5–3) | 16 – Butler | 8 – Butler | 5 – Wynter | Matthews Arena (794) Boston, MA |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | at Hofstra | L 59–72 | 12–10 (5–4) | 21 – Butler | 12 – Butler | 4 – Wynter | Mack Sports Complex (2,453) Hempstead, NY |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at Delaware | L 72–80 | 12–11 (5–5) | 22 – Wynter | 16 – Butler | 4 – Wynter | Bob Carpenter Center (3,340) Newark, DE |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., NBCS+ | | James Madison | W 78–67 | 13–11 (6–5) | 18 – Butler | 14 – Butler | 5 – Okros | Daskalakis Athletic Center (950) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m., NBCS+ | | Towson | L 69–76 | 13–12 (6–6) | 24 – Wynter | 8 – Butler | 4 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,162) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at William & Mary | L 72–77 | 13–13 (6–7) | 24 – Wynter | 9 – Wynter | 8 – Wynter | Kaplan Arena (3,590) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | at Elon | L 70–75 | 13–14 (6–8) | 23 – Wynter | 12 – Butler | 6 – Wynter | Schar Center (2,673) Elon, NC |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Hofstra | L 74–81 | 13–15 (6–9) | 23 – Butler | 14 – Butler | 9 – Butler | Daskalakis Athletic Center (852) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | Northeastern | L 68–77 | 13–16 (6–10) | 20 – Wynter | 7 – tied | 5 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,594) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at UNC Wilmington | L 65–76 | 13–17 (6–11) | 16 – Butler | 12 – Butler | 5 – Juric | Trask Coliseum (2,981) Wilmington, NC |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | at College of Charleston | L 66–75 | 13–18 (6–12) | 18 – tied | 11 – Butler | 7 – Wynter | TD Arena (5,072) Charleston, SC |
| CAA tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | (8) | vs. (9) UNC Wilmington First round | W 66–55 | 14–18 | 18 – Wynter | 14 – Butler | 3 – Wynter | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 8, 2020 12:00 pm, FloSports | (8) | vs. (1) Hofstra Quarterfinals | L 43–61 | 14–19 | 14 – Butler | 14 – Butler | 3 – Walton | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
Sources:

## Awards and honors
### James Butler

* CAA All-Conference Third Team
* Preseason CAA All-Conference Honorable Mention
* "Sweep" Award (team leader in blocks)

### Sam Green

* Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award

### Matej Juric

* Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
* Team Academic Award

### Coletrane Washington

* Samuel D. Cozen Award (team's most improved player)

### Camren Wynter

* CAA All-Conference Second Team
* CAA Player of the Week
* Preseason CAA All-Conference Second Team
* Team Most Valuable Player
* Assist Award (team leader in assists)
* Battle of the Boardwalk MVP