2026–27 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2026–277 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represents Drexel University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by eleventh-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).

2026–27 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Zach Spiker (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Paul Fortier (11th season) Frantz Massenat (4th season) Tim Brooks (2nd season) Nat Graham (1st season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

Previous season

The Dragons finished the 2025–26 season 17–16, 10–8 in CAA play, to finish in fifth place. They lost to Monmouth in the CAA tournament quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Horace Simmons	00	F	6'6"	215	Sophomore	Glenside, PA	Transferred
Victor Panov	1	F	6'7"	230	Senior	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Graduated
Kevon Vanderhorst	3	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Raleigh, NC	Transferred to Iona
Shane Blakeney	4	G	6'5"	200	RS Junior	Rock Hill, SC	Transferred to South Carolina
Eli Beard	7	G	5'11"	160	Graduate	Big Sandy, TX
Garfield Turner	13	F	6'8"	250	RS senior	Gaithersburg, MD	Graduated
Villiam Garcia Adsten	22	G	6'8"	225	Junior	Stockholm, Sweden	Transferred to Maine
Ignaio Campoy Galvez	24	F	6'7"	210	Freshman	Madrid, Spain	Left Team

Incoming transfers

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Panagiotis Pagonis F	Athens, Greece	New Orleans	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 4, 2026
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    On3:
LaDricus Pittman G	Memphis, TN	LeMoyne–Owen College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 13, 2026
	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 2026 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved July 2, 2026. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2026. "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 2, 2026. "Drexel 2026 Basketball Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved July 2, 2026.

Recruiting class

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information

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:
Adrian Petkovic PG	Cuxhaven, Germany	Kaiser-Heinrich-Gymnasium Bamberg	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 18, 2026
	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 2026 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved May 25, 2026. "Drexel Dragons". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2026. "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 25, 2026. "Drexel 2026 Basketball Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved May 25, 2026. "2026 Drexel Dragons Basketball Commits". On3. Retrieved May 25, 2026.

Roster

2026–27 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Moses Hipps 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So AZ Compass Prep/Boise State Voorhees, NJ G/F 1 Latief Lorenzano-White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Imhotep Institute Charter HS Philadelphia, PA G/F 2 B.J. Brown Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Sumter HS Columbia, SC G 3 LaDricus Pittman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Whitehaven HS/LeMoyne–Owen Memphis, TN G 5 Josh Reed 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Archbishop Wood HS Wyndmoor, PA F 6 Clem Edomwonyin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr London Academy East London, England F 11 Martin de Laporterie 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Central Pointe/Yavapai College Bordeaux, France G/F 13 Tre Paulding III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Lee's Summit North HS Kansas City, MO G 15 Adrian Petkovic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Kaiser-Heinrich-Gymnasium Cuxhaven, Germany G 23 Dillon Tingler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Huntington Prep/Eastern Michigan Hurricane, WV G 25 Max Davis (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr IMG Academy New York, NY C 33 Ralph Akuta 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Ijamsville, MD F 99 Panagiotis Pagonis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Massanutten Military Academy/New Orleans Athens, Greece	Head coach Zach Spiker (Ithaca) Assistant coach(es) Paul Fortier (Washington) Frantz Massenat (Drexel) Tim Brooks (James Madison) Nat Graham (Penn) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 2, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2026*		at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena  Charlottesville, VA
*		American						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
*		at Mount St. Mary's						Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
*		at Penn Big 5 Classic Pod 1, Battle of 33rd Street						Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
*		Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 1						Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
*
CAA regular season
CAA tournament
March, 2027		vs.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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See also

• 2026–27 Drexel Dragons women's basketball team