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	0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Zach Spiker (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Paul Fortier (10th season); Will Chavis (5th season); Frantz Massenat (3rd season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

2025–26 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Campbell	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Charleston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Delaware	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Elon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Hampton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Hofstra	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Monmouth	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina A&T	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stony Brook	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Towson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNC Wilmington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2026 CAA tournament winner

The 2025–26 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represent Drexel University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by tenth-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 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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
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.

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
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)

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	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
		Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2025*	at Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 1	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2025*	vs. Syracuse	Xfinity Mobile Arena Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2025*	Penn Big 5 Classic Pod 1, Battle of 33rd Street	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
November 23, 2025*	Old Dominion	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2025*	at Morgan State	Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
December 3, 2025*	at American	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
December 6, 2025* NBCSPHI	vs. Big 5 Classic	Xfinity Mobile Arena Philadelphia, PA
*	at Colgate	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
*	Fairfield	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
*	Howard	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
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*
*
CAA regular season

CAA tournament
March, 2026		CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[2]

References

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

[2] "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