2018–19 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2018–19 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
2018–19 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Zach Spiker (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Paul Fortier (3rd season); Justin Jennings (3rd season); Rob O’Driscoll (3rd season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hofstra	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Northeastern †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	11	.676
Charleston	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
William & Mary	10	–	8	.556	14	–	17	.452
Delaware	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Drexel	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Elon	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
James Madison	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Towson	6	–	12	.333	10	–	22	.313
UNC Wilmington	5	–	13	.278	10	–	23	.303

† 2019 CAA tournament winner

The 2018–19 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represents Drexel University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by third-year head coach Zach Spiker, play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Dragons finished the 2017–18 season 13–20, 6–12 in CAA play to finish in a tie for 7th place. They lost to Charleston in the CAA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Miles Overton	0	F	6'4"	215	RS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Tramaine Isabell	2	G	6'1"	180	RS Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Saint Louis^[1]^[2]
Austin Williams	5	F	6'8"	245	Senior	Richmond, VA	Graduated; Signed to Frøya Ambassadors^[3]
Kris Alford	14	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred
Sammy Mojica	15	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Chestnut Hill, MA	Graduated; Drafted by Atléticos de San Germán^[4]
Tyshawn Myles	55	F	6'8"	250	Senior	Queens, NY	Graduated

Incoming transfers

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zach Walton SF	Randle, WA	Edmonds Community College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 10, 2018
Zach Walton SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Trevor John SG	Danville, CA	Cal Poly	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	May 2, 2018
Trevor John SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 62
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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Coletrane Washington SG	Leetsdale, PA	Quaker Valley High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 28, 2017
Coletrane Washington SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Camren Wynter SG	Hicksville, NY	DME Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 6, 2018
Camren Wynter SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Matej Juric PG	Toronto, Canada	Lake Forest Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 30, 2018
Matej Juric PG	Recruiting 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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 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)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Quaker Valley HS	Sewickley, PA
G	1	Kurk Lee Jr	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	St. Frances (MD)	Baltimore, MD
F	2	Jarvis Doles	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Hammond HS (MD)/Mt. Zion Prep (MD)	Baltimore, MD
G	3	Troy Harper	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Neumann-Goretti HS/Campbell	Philadelphia, PA
F	4	Sam Green	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Bishop McNamara HS	Bowie, MD
F	5	Zach Walton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Morton HS (WA)/Edmonds CC	Morton, WA
G	11	Camren Wynter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Holy Trinity HS/DME Academy	Hempstead, NY
F	13	Tim Perry Jr	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	RS Fr	Cherry Hill HS East/The Phelps School	Cherry Hill, NJ
G	15	Matej Juric	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Lake Forest Academy/Oakwood	Toronto, Canada
G	23	Trevor John	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Monte Vista HS (Danville, CA)/Cal Poly	Danville, CA
G	24	Kevin Doi (W)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Sr	Chadwick School	Rolling Hills Estates, CA
F	30	Alihan Demir	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	RS Jr	West Oaks Academy/Central Wyoming	Ankara, Turkey
C	32	Tadas Kararinas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Findlay Prep	Šilutė, Lithuania
F	51	James Butler	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	RS So	Lake Braddock/Navy	Fairfax Station, VA

Head coach

Zach Spiker (Ithaca)

Assistant coach(es)

Paul Fortier (Washington)
Justin Jennings (Penn State Behrend)
Rob O'Driscoll (Villanova)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 21, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
August 20, 2018* 5:00 am	at Dandenong Rangers (SEABL)	L 94–104	22 – Walton	7 – Tied	8 – Lee	Dandenong Stadium Dandenong, Victoria
August 21, 2018* 5:30 am	at Hoops 24/7 All Stars	W 86–76	27 – Demir	17 – Butler	7 – Demir	Cardinia Life Leisure Centre Pakenham, Victoria
August 23, 2018* 5:00 am	at Cairns Taipans	L 76–92	18 – Walton	7 – Butler	–	Cairns Convention Centre Cairns, Queensland
August 26, 2018* 2:00 am, NBL TV	at Sydney Kings	L 52–79	12 – Doles	6 – Doles	–	Alexandria Basketball Stadium (600) Alexandria, New South Wales
November 3, 2018* 4:00 pm	Clarion					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan					EMU Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
November 11, 2018* 3:00 pm, BTN+	at Rutgers					Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm	Bryn Athyn					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2018* 4:00 pm	at La Salle City 6					Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2018* 3:00 pm	Boston University					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2018* 3:00 pm	at Bowling Green					Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm	NJIT					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2018* 2:00 pm	Robert Morris					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm	Loyola (MD)					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 8, 2018* 2:00 pm	UMBC					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 2018* 6:00 pm	vs. Quinnipiac Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase					Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, SNY	at Connecticut					XL Center Hartford, CT
December 22, 2018* 1:00 pm	Temple City 6					The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
CAA regular season
December 28, 2018 7:00 pm	at Northeastern					Matthews Arena Boston, MA
December 30, 2018 4:00 pm	at Hofstra					Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm	Elon					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm	William & Mary					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm	at Charleston					TD Arena Charleston, SC
January 12, 2019 2:00 pm	at UNC Wilmington					Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 17, 2019 7:00 pm	Towson					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2019 2:00 pm	James Madison					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2019 2:00 pm	at Delaware					Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 31, 2019 7:00 pm	at William & Mary					Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 2, 2019 7:00 pm	at Elon					Schar Center Elon, NC
February 7, 2019 7:00 pm	UNC Wilmington					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm	Charleston					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2019 7:00 pm	at James Madison					JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 16, 2019 2:00 pm	at Towson					SECU Arena Towson, MD
February 23, 2019 5:00 pm	Delaware					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2019 7:00 pm	Hofstra					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm	Northeastern					Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
CAA Tournament
March 9/10, 2019	vs. First round/Quarterfinals					North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "TRAMAINE ISABELL GRANTED HIS RELEASE AND PLANS TO GRADUATE THIS SUMMER". drexeldragons.com. Philadelphia, PA: Drexel University. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original (Web) on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
^ Phillips, Scott (2 June 2018). "Saint Louis lands graduate transfer guard Tramaine Isabell". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
^ "AUSTIN WILLIAMS SIGNS PRO DEAL WITH FRØYA BASKET IN NORWAY". drexeldragons.com. Philadelphia: Drexel University. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ "MOJICA SELECTED THIRD OVERALL BY LOS ATLÉTICOS DE SAN GERMÁN". Philadelphia, PA, USA: Drexel University. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

[1] "TRAMAINE ISABELL GRANTED HIS RELEASE AND PLANS TO GRADUATE THIS SUMMER". drexeldragons.com. Philadelphia, PA: Drexel University. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original (Web) on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[2] Phillips, Scott (2 June 2018). "Saint Louis lands graduate transfer guard Tramaine Isabell". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[3] "AUSTIN WILLIAMS SIGNS PRO DEAL WITH FRØYA BASKET IN NORWAY". drexeldragons.com. Philadelphia: Drexel University. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[4] "MOJICA SELECTED THIRD OVERALL BY LOS ATLÉTICOS DE SAN GERMÁN". Philadelphia, PA, USA: Drexel University. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

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