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2025–26 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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).

2025–26 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record17–16 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Fortier (10th season)
  • Will Chavis (5th season)
  • Frantz Massenat (3rd season)
  • Tim Brooks (1st season)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2025–26 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Wilmington15–3 .83327–7  .794
Charleston14–4 .77821–11  .656
Hofstra †12–6 .66724–11  .686
Monmouth11–7 .61119–15  .559
Drexel10–8 .55617–16  .515
William & Mary10–8 .55620–12  .625
Towson9–9 .50019–15  .559
Stony Brook9–9 .50017–15  .531
Campbell8–10 .44416–18  .471
Hampton7–11 .38913–19  .406
Elon6–12 .33314–18  .438
North Carolina A&T4–14 .22211–19  .367
Northeastern2–16 .1117–24  .226
† 2026 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Departures
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kobe MaGee5G6'6"195JuniorAllentown, PATransferred to Florida State
Jason Drake11G6'2"185JuniorOak Park, MITransferred to Indiana
Cole Hargrove15F6'8"235JuniorNorristown, PATransferred to Providence
Yame Butler23F6'5"2155th-year seniorGreenbelt, MDTransferred to Butler

Incoming transfers

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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 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (78)
Martin de Laporterie
F		 Bordeaux, France Yavapai College 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 8, 2025 
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 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   On3: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 3/5 stars   (78)
Eli Beard
G		 Big Sandy, TX Mary Hardin–Baylor 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 26, 2025 
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:

Recruiting class

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2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Ignaio Campoy Galvez
F		 Madrid, Spain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 4, 2025 
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:

2026 recruiting class

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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 
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 
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 
Recruit ratings: On3: 3/5 stars   
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:

Preseason

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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

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2025–26 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Horace Simmons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SoLa Salle College HS Glenside, PA
F 1 Victor Panov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrDME Academy/Daytona State Saint Petersburg, Russia
G 2 Moses Hipps 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrAZ Compass Prep/Boise State Voorhees, NJ
G 3 Kevon Vanderhorst 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrTrinity Academy (NC)/Brunswick CC Raleigh, NC
G 4 Shane Blakeney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrLegion Collegiate Academy Rock Hill, SC
G 5 Josh Reed 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoArchbishop Wood HS Wyndmoor, PA
F 6 Clem Edomwonyin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoLondon 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) JrCentral Pointe/Yavapai College Bordeaux, France
F 13 Garfield Turner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SrMt. Zion Prep/Odessa Gaithersburg, MD
G 22 Villiam Garcia Adsten 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrKorrespondensgymnasiet Stockholm, Sweden
G 23 Dillon Tingler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoHuntington 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 JrIMG Academy New York, NY
C 33 Ralph Akuta 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)285 lb (129 kg) SoHargrave Military Academy Ijamsville, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 10, 2025

Schedule and results

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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]


See also

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References

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