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.

2018–19 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2018–19 record13–19 (7–11 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Fortier (3rd season)
  • Justin Jennings (3rd season)
  • Rob O’Driscoll (3rd season)
MVPCamren Wynter (1st year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Hofstra153 .833  278  .771
Northeastern144 .778  2311  .676
Charleston126 .667  249  .727
William & Mary108 .556  1417  .452
Delaware810 .444  1716  .515
Drexel711 .389  1319  .406
Elon711 .389  1121  .344
James Madison612 .333  1419  .424
Towson612 .333  1022  .313
UNC Wilmington513 .278  1023  .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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Miles Overton0F6'4"215RS SeniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduated
Tramaine Isabell2G6'1"180RS JuniorPhiladelphia, PATransferred to Saint Louis[1][2]
Austin Williams5F6'8"245SeniorRichmond, VAGraduated; Signed to Frøya Ambassadors[3]
Kris Alford14G6'2"185JuniorLos Angeles, CALeft team
Sammy Mojica15G6'3"195SeniorChestnut Hill, MAGraduated; Drafted by Atléticos de San Germán[4]
Tyshawn Myles55F6'8"250SeniorQueens, NYGraduated

Incoming transfers

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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:   ESPN grade: 62
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  • "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 10, 2018.

    2018 recruiting class

    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    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
    Overall recruiting rankings:
    • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

      Class of 2019 early commitments

      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

      2018–19 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      G 0 Coletrane Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrQuaker Valley HS Sewickley, PA
      G 1 Kurk Lee Jr  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)150 lb (68 kg) JrSt. Frances (MD) Baltimore, MD
      F 2 Jarvis Doles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoHammond HS (MD)/Mt. Zion Prep (MD) Baltimore, MD
      G 3 Troy Harper  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrNeumann-Goretti HS/Campbell Philadelphia, PA
      F 4 Sam Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoBishop McNamara HS Bowie, MD
      F 5 Zach Walton  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrMorton HS (WA)/Edmonds CC Morton, WA
      G 11 Camren Wynter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrHoly Trinity HS/DME Academy Hempstead, NY
      G 12 Jesse Reid (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSeton Hall Prep Bloomfield, NJ
      F 13 Tim Perry Jr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)218 lb (99 kg) RS FrCherry Hill HS East/The Phelps School Cherry Hill, NJ
      G 15 Matej Juric 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)189 lb (86 kg) FrLake Forest Academy/Oakwood Toronto, Canada
      G 20 Julian Adams (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrDallastown Area HS York, PA
      G 23 Trevor John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrMonte Vista HS (Danville, CA)/Cal Poly Danville, CA
      G 24 Kevin Doi (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS SrChadwick School Rolling Hills Estates, CA
      F 30 Alihan Demir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)223 lb (101 kg) RS JrWest Oaks Academy/Central Wyoming Ankara, Turkey
      C 32 Tadas Kararinas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoFindlay Prep Šilutė, Lithuania
      F 51 James Butler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg) RS SoLake Braddock/Navy Fairfax Station, VA
      Head coach
      Assistant coach(es)

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

      Roster
      Last update: February 25, 2019

      • 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
      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.

      (FG%, FT% leader = minimum 50 att.; 3P% leader = minimum 20 att.)
      Player GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FG% FT% 3P%
      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
      • Kyle Macy Freshman All-America Team[7]
      • CAA Rookie of the Year[8]
      • CAA All-Rookie Team
      • CAA Rookie of the Week (5)
      • Team Most Valuable Player[9]
      • Assist Award (team leader in assists)

      See also

      References

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