2025–26 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

2025–26 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
2025–26 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	17–16 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach	Zach Spiker (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Paul Fortier (10th season); Will Chavis (5th season); Frantz Massenat (3rd season); Tim Brooks (1st season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

2025–26 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Wilmington	15	–	3	.833	27	–	6	.818
Charleston	14	–	4	.778	21	–	11	.656
Hofstra †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Monmouth	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Drexel	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
William & Mary	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Towson	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Stony Brook	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Campbell	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
Hampton	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Elon	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
North Carolina A&T	4	–	14	.222	11	–	19	.367
Northeastern	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226

† 2026 CAA tournament winner As of March 17, 2026

The 2025–26 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by tenth-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 2024–25 season 18–15, 9–9 in CAA play, to finish in eighth place. They lost to Towson in the CAA tournament quarterfinals.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kobe MaGee	5	G	6'6"	195	Junior	Allentown, PA	Transferred to Florida State
Jason Drake	11	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Oak Park, MI	Transferred to Indiana
Cole Hargrove	15	F	6'8"	235	Junior	Norristown, PA	Transferred to Providence
Yame Butler	23	F	6'5"	215	5th-year senior	Greenbelt, MD	Transferred to Butler

Incoming transfers

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dillon Tingler G	Hurricane, WV	Eastern Michigan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 28, 2025
Dillon Tingler G	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
Martin de Laporterie F	Bordeaux, France	Yavapai College	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 8, 2025
Martin de Laporterie F	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Moses Hipps G	Voorhees, NJ	Boise State	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 20, 2025
Moses Hipps G	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (78)
Eli Beard G	Big Sandy, TX	Mary Hardin–Baylor	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 26, 2025
Eli Beard G	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved June 12, 2025. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN. Retrieved June 12, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 12, 2025. "Drexel 2025 Basketball Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

Recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ignaio Campoy Galvez F	Madrid, Spain	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 4, 2025
Ignaio Campoy Galvez F	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved September 22, 2025. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN. Retrieved September 22, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 22, 2025. "Drexel 2025 Basketball Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved September 22, 2025.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Latief Lorenzano-White SF	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute Charter High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Sep 25, 2025
Latief Lorenzano-White SF	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
B.J. Brown SG	Sumter, SC	Sumter High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Sep 29, 2025
B.J. Brown SG	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Tre Paulding SG	Lee's Summit, MO	Lee's Summit North High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 2, 2025
Tre Paulding SG	Recruit ratings: On3:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2026 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved October 9, 2025. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN. Retrieved October 9, 2025. "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 9, 2025. "Drexel 2026 Basketball Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved October 9, 2025. "2026 Drexel Dragons Basketball Commits". On3. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

Preseason

In a poll of the league coaches at the CAA's media day, Drexel was picked to finish in tenth place in the CAA.^[2]

Roster

2025–26 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Horace Simmons	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	La Salle College HS	Glenside, PA
F	1	Victor Panov	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	DME Academy/Daytona State	Saint Petersburg, Russia
G	2	Moses Hipps	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	AZ Compass Prep/Boise State	Voorhees, NJ
G	3	Kevon Vanderhorst	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Trinity Academy (NC)/Brunswick CC	Raleigh, NC
G	4	Shane Blakeney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Legion Collegiate Academy	Rock Hill, SC
G	5	Josh Reed	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Archbishop Wood HS	Wyndmoor, PA
F	6	Clem Edomwonyin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	London Academy	East London, England
G	7	Eli Beard	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)		Big Sandy HS/Mary Hardin–Baylor	Big Sandy, TX
F	11	Martin de Laporterie	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Central Pointe/Yavapai College	Bordeaux, France
F	13	Garfield Turner	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Sr	Mt. Zion Prep/Odessa	Gaithersburg, MD
G	22	Villiam Garcia Adsten	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Korrespondensgymnasiet	Stockholm, Sweden
G	23	Dillon Tingler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Huntington Prep/Eastern Michigan	Hurricane, WV
F	24	Ignaio Campoy Galvez	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr		Madrid, Spain
G	25	Max Davis (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	IMG Academy	New York, NY
C	33	Ralph Akuta	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	So	Hargrave Military Academy	Ijamsville, MD

Head coach

Zach Spiker (Ithaca)

Assistant coach(es)

Paul Fortier (Washington)
Will Chavis (Texas Tech)
Frantz Massenat (Drexel)
Tim Brooks (James Madison)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 10, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2025 6:00 pm		Lafayette	W 73–65		–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 6:00 pm, FloHoops		Widener	W 93–59	1–0	17 – Reed	12 – Reed	6 – Vanderhorst	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,039) Philadelphia, PA
November 8, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 1	L 65–76	1–1	12 – Garcia Adsten	11 – Garcia Adsten	3 – Blakeney	Hagan Arena (2,401) Philadelphia, PA
November 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colgate	L 83–90	1–2	24 – Tied	9 – de Laporterie	4 – Tied	Cotterell Court (643) Hamilton, NY
November 15, 2025* 3:30 pm, Peacock		vs. Syracuse	L 50–80	1–3	13 – Beard	6 – Tied	5 – Vanderhorst	Xfinity Mobile Arena (5,768) Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI		NJIT	W 75–43	2–3	13 – Tied	9 – Blakeney	4 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (802) Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI		Penn Big 5 Classic Pod 1, Battle of 33rd Street	L 68–84	2–4	21 – Reed	7 – Turner	4 – Vanderhorst	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,984) Philadelphia, PA
November 23, 2025* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Old Dominion	W 75–71	3–4	18 – Reed	10 – Garcia Adsten	4 – Garcia Adsten	Daskalakis Athletic Center (767) Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2025* 6:00 pm		at Morgan State	W 71–66	4–4	15 – Beard	10 – Garcia Adsten	4 – Blakeney	Hill Field House (397) Baltimore, MD
December 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	L 73–75	4–5	22 – Blakeney	11 – Garcia Adsten	3 – Tied	Bender Arena (1,065) Washington, D.C.
December 6, 2025* 2:00 pm, NBCSPHI		vs. La Salle Big 5 Classic 5th-place game	L 64–69	4–6	12 – Turner	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	Xfinity Mobile Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 2025* 11:00 am, NBCSPHI		Howard	L 66–74	4–7	30 – Vanderhorst	6 – Garcia Adsten	4 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,954) Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 2025* 7:00 pm, NBCSPHI		Mount St. Mary's	W 75−67	5−7	16 – Panov	7 – Panov	6 – Blakeney	Daskalakis Athletic Center (748) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, NBCSPHI		Maine	W 74–56	6–7	19 – Panov	5 – Beard	6 – Vanderhorst	Daskalakis Athletic Center (796) Philadelphia, PA
CAA regular season
December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at College of Charleston	L 63–72	6–8 (0–1)	17 – Beard	9 – Blakeney	3 – Vanderhorst	TD Arena (5,234) Charleston, SC
December 31, 2025 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	L 53–65	6–9 (0–2)	14 – Beard	8 – Panov	3 – Vanderhorst	Trask Coliseum (5,038) Wilmington, NC
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Hofstra	L 67–70	6–10 (0–3)	18 – Blakeney	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (882) Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Stony Brook	W 56–37	7–10 (1–3)	13 – Tingler	8 – Tied	4 – Beard	Daskalakis Athletic Center (936) Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, FloHoops		William & Mary	W 64–58	8–10 (2–3)	13 – Tied	10 – Panov	5 – Blakeney	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,011) Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Monmouth	W 73–51	9–10 (3–3)	18 – Blakeney	9 – Turner	6 – Vanderhorst	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,196) West Long Branch, NJ
January 19, 2026 1:00 pm, CBSSN		at Towson	L 58–59	9–11 (3–4)	16 – Blakeney	4 – Tied	3 – Adsten	SECU Arena (3,188) Towson, MD
January 24, 2026 2:00 pm, FloHoops		Northeastern	W 83–78	10–11 (4–4)	22 – Reed	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,002) Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Hampton	L 51–58	11–11 (5–4)	14 – Reed	6 – Vanderhorst	4 – Vanderhorst	Daskalakis Athletic Center (917) Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, FloHoops		North Carolina A&T	W 61–60	12–11 (6–4)	19 – Blakeney	9 – Blakeney	5 – Vanderhorst	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,277) Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Campbell	L 60–81	12–12 (6–5)	15 – Blakeney	5 – Blakeney	3 – Panov	Gore Arena (1,336) Buies Creek, NC
February 7, 2026 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Elon	W 82–77	13–12 (7–5)	16 – Beard	12 – Turner	3 – Tied	Schar Center (2,021) Elon, NC
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Monmouth	L 73–93	13–13 (7–6)	19 – Tingler	3 – Blakenley	4 – Blakenley	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,363) Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2026 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at Stony Brook	L 69–72	13–14 (7–7)	14 – Blakeney	7 – Panov	4 – Blakeney	Stony Brook Arena (2,530) Stony Brook, NY
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Northeastern	W 70–61	14–14 (8–7)	19 – Panov	7 – Panov	5 – Panov	Matthews Arena (812) Boston, MA
February 22, 2026 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Towson	W 68–62	15–14 (9–7)	24 – Blakeney	13 – Turner	2 – Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,237) Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Campbell	W 65–60	16–14 (10–7)	22 – Blakeney	6 – Tied	4 – Panov	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,044) Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 2026 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hofstra	L 51–62	16–15 (10–8)	15 – Blakeney	5 – Tied	6 – Vanderhorst	Mack Sports Complex (1,402) Hempstead, NY
CAA tournament
March 7, 2026 2:30 pm, FloHoops	(5)	vs. (13) Northeastern Second round	W 84–77	17–15	21 – Beard	7 – Beard	5 – Vanderhorst	CareFirst Arena (1,557) Washington, D.C.
March 8, 2026 2:30 pm, FloHoops	(5)	vs. (4) Monmouth Quarterfinals	L 57–65	17–16	15 – Vanderhorst	9 – Blakeney	4 – Blakeney	CareFirst Arena (1,666) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[3]

References

^ "Drexel Falls Just Short to Towson in CAA Quarterfinals, 82-76". drexeldragons.com. March 9, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
^ Smith, Dylan (October 2, 2025). "Towson Tabbed 2025-26 CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Tyler Tejada Named Preseason Player of the Year". caasports.com. Richmond, VA. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drexel University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-01-18.

[1] "Drexel Falls Just Short to Towson in CAA Quarterfinals, 82-76". drexeldragons.com. March 9, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

[:1-2] Smith, Dylan (October 2, 2025). "Towson Tabbed 2025-26 CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Tyler Tejada Named Preseason Player of the Year". caasports.com. Richmond, VA. Retrieved October 9, 2025.

[3] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drexel University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-01-18.

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Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Palestra (1949–1951, 3 games; 1987–1988 alternate) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	City 6 DAC Pack "Drexel Fight Song" Mario the Magnificent Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic Robert V. Geasey Trophy
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26