2018–19 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by third-year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were defeated in the quarterfinals of the 2019 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament by College of Charleston.
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
2018–19 record | 13–19 (7–11 CAA) |
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MVP | Camren Wynter (1st year) |
Home arena | Daskalakis Athletic Center |
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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 |
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 |
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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 | Left team |
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
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Zach Walton SF |
Randle, WA | Edmonds Community College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 10, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
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2018 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Coletrane Washington SG |
Leetsdale, PA | Quaker Valley High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 28, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Class of 2019 early commitments
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
T.J. Bickerstaff SF |
Tyrone, GA | Sandy Creek High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | Oct 19, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Mate Okros SG |
United Kingdom | Myerscough College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 15, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Preseason
In a poll of the league coaches, media relations directors, and media members at the CAA's media day, Drexel was picked to finish in ninth place in the CAA.[5] Junior guard Kurk Lee was named as an honorable mention to the preseason All-Conference team.[5]
Roster
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- On February 23, 2019, Drexel announced that guard Troy Harper broke his foot during practice earlier in the week, and would miss the remainder of the season.[6]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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 | W 99–65 | 21 – Demir | 6 – Butler | 5 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN3 |
at Eastern Michigan Hub City Classic |
L 62–66 | 0–1 |
19 – John | 8 – Tied | 4 – Lee | EMU Convocation Center (3,895) Ypsilanti, MI | ||||
November 11, 2018* 3:00 pm, BTN+ |
at Rutgers Hub City Classic |
L 66–95 | 0–2 |
16 – Lee | 8 – Demir | 3 – Wynter | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,214) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Bryn Athyn Hub City Classic |
W 118–41 | 1–2 |
26 – John | 9 – Walton | 8 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (978) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
November 17, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at La Salle City 6/A10–CAA Challenge |
W 89–84 | 2–2 |
24 – Harper | 8 – Walton | 5 – Demir | Tom Gola Arena (1,410) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
November 21, 2018* 3:00 pm |
Boston University Hub City Classic |
W 86-67 | 3-2 |
22 – Wynter | 8 – Tied | 9 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (660) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
November 25, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bowling Green | L 71–81 | 3–3 |
20 – Harper | 12 – Butler | 6 – Wynter | Stroh Center (1,410) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm |
NJIT | L 67-70 | 3–4 |
18 – Demir | 14 – Demir | 3 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (828) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
December 1, 2018* 2:00 pm |
Robert Morris | W 82–69 | 4–4 |
17 – Demir | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,481) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Loyola (MD) | W 95–86 | 5–4 |
24 – Demir | 10 – Butler | 10 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (894) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
December 8, 2018* 2:00 pm |
UMBC | L 76–91 | 5–5 |
22 – Harper | 8 – Butler | 7 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,159) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
December 16, 2018* 6:00 pm |
vs. Quinnipiac Air Force Reserve Holiday Showcase |
W 92–83 | 6–5 |
26 – Demir | 7 – Wynter | 6 – Wynter | Mohegan Sun Arena (5,812) Uncasville, CT | ||||
December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 |
at UConn | L 65–97 | 6–6 |
20 – Harper | 7 – Tied | 4 – Demir | XL Center (6,951) Hartford, CT | ||||
December 22, 2018* 1:00 pm |
Temple City 6 |
L 64–82 | 6–7 |
18 – Harper | 10 – Demir | 5 – Demir | The Palestra (3,025) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
CAA regular season | |||||||||||
December 28, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Northeastern | L 83–93 | 6–8 (0–1) |
28 – Harper | 10 – Demir | 4 – Wynter | Matthews Arena (845) Boston, MA | ||||
December 30, 2018 4:00 pm |
at Hofstra | L 75–89 | 6–9 (0–2) |
22 – Harper | 7 – Butler | 4 – Tied | Mack Sports Complex (1,512) Hempstead, NY | ||||
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm |
Elon | W 79–65 | 7–9 (1–2) |
21 – Harper | 8 – Demir | 6 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (502) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm |
William & Mary | L 66–84 | 7–10 (1–3) |
17 – Harper | 10 – Wynter | 4 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (831) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm |
at Charleston | W 79–78 | 8–10 (2–3) |
22 – John | 5 – Tied | 6 – Harper | TD Arena (4,116) Charleston, SC | ||||
January 12, 2019 2:00 pm |
at UNC Wilmington | L 83–97 | 8–11 (2–4) |
19 – Lee | 10 – Butler | 8 – Wynter | Trask Coliseum (3,991) Wilmington, NC | ||||
January 17, 2019 7:00 pm |
Towson | W 72–66 | 9–11 (3–4) |
22 – Demir | 16 – Demir | 8 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,191) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 19, 2019 2:00 pm |
James Madison | W 73–68 | 10–11 (4–4) |
22 – Harper | 12 – Butler | 4 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,119) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 26, 2019 2:00 pm, NBCS/SNY |
at Delaware | L 75–76 | 10–12 (4–5) |
16 – Harper | 8 – Butler | 5 – Tied | Bob Carpenter Center (3,045) Newark, DE | ||||
January 31, 2019 7:00 pm |
at William & Mary | L 69–75 | 10–13 (4–6) |
17 – Wynter | 11 – Butler | 7 – Wynter | Kaplan Arena (3,034) Williamsburg, VA | ||||
February 2, 2019 7:00 pm |
at Elon | W 67–63 | 11–13 (5–6) |
14 – John | 10 – Perry Jr. | 4 – Tied | Schar Center (2,109) Elon, NC | ||||
February 7, 2019 7:00 pm |
UNC Wilmington | W 69–57 | 12–13 (6–6) |
20 – Demir | 15 – Butler | 8 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (917) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm, NBCS+ |
Charleston | L 84–86 | 12–14 (6–7) |
30 – Harper | 8 – Butler | 4 – Demir | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,175) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 14, 2019 7:00 pm |
at James Madison | L 69–71 | 12–15 (6–8) |
23 – Demir | 13 – Butler | 4 – Harper | JMU Convocation Center (2,084) Harrisonburg, VA | ||||
February 16, 2019 2:00 pm |
at Towson | L 77–92 | 12–16 (6–9) |
17 – Demir | 6 – Butler | 8 – Wynter | SECU Arena (2,055) Towson, MD | ||||
February 23, 2019 5:00 pm, NBCS/SNY |
Delaware | W 68–60 | 13–16 (7–9) |
19 – Wynter | 9 – Butler | 4 – Tied | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,744) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 28, 2019 7:00 pm, NBCS+ |
Hofstra | L 77–80 | 13–17 (7–10) |
24 – Demir | 7 – Wynter | 8 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,019) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm, NBCS |
Northeastern | L 66–90 | 13–18 (7–11) |
19 – Wynter | 9 – Demir | 8 – Wynter | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,348) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
CAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2019 8:30 pm |
(6) | vs. (3) Charleston Quarterfinals |
L 61–73 | 13–19 |
14 – Butler | 9 – Butler | 6 – Wynter | North Charleston Coliseum (4,040) North Charleston, SC | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Team statistics
As of the end of the season.
Indicates team leader in each category.
Player | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
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Julian Adams | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
James Butler | 32 | 32 | 26.7 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .598 | .736 | .286 |
Alihan Demir | 32 | 31 | 30.3 | 14.8 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.6 | .512 | .696 | .274 |
Kevin Doi | 5 | 1 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .455 | .600 | .500 |
Jarvis Doles | 30 | 0 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .409 | .828 | .411 |
Sam Green | 7 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .375 | .500 | .400 |
Troy Harper | 28 | 24 | 30.1 | 15.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 | .389 | .776 | .247 |
Trevor John | 32 | 32 | 32.6 | 11.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | .424 | .941 | .412 |
Matey Juric | 25 | 3 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .424 | .727 | .333 |
Tadas Kararinas | 12 | 0 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .500 | 1.000 | .250 |
Atta Hassan | 6 | 2 | 23.5 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | .272 | 1.00 | .0 |
Kurk Lee | 27 | 1 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .698 | .222 | .000 |
Jesse Reid | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 |
Zach Walton | 7 | 4 | 22.1 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | .481 | .786 | .286 |
Coletrane Washington | 24 | 0 | 11.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .291 | .750 | .267 |
Camren Wynter | 32 | 30 | 34.1 | 11.3 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 | .430 | .762 | .333 |
Team | 32 | - | - | 75.8 | 35.2 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 11.7 | .460 | .753 | .354 |
Awards
- James Butler
- "Sweep" Award (team leader in blocks)
- Alihan Demir
- CAA All-Conference Third Team
- Troy Harper
- CAA All-Conference Third Team
- Samuel D. Cozen Award (most improved player)
- Trevor John
- Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award
- Matej Juric
- Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
- Team Academic Award
- Kurk Lee
- Preseason CAA All-Conference Honorable Mention
- Camren Wynter
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