2022–23 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team explained
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Drexel Dragons |
| Sport: | men's basketball |
| Conference: | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | CAA |
| Record: | 17–15 |
| Conf Record: | 10–8 |
| Head Coach: | Zach Spiker |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach1: | Paul Fortier |
| Ac1 Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach2: | Justin Jennings |
| Ac2 Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach3: | Will Chavis |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Amari Williams |
| Mvp Year: | 1st |
| Arena: | Daskalakis Athletic Center |
The 2022–23 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by seventh-year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
Previous season
The Dragons finished the 2021–22 season 15–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Delaware in the CAA tournament quarterfinals.[1]
On May 10, 2022, following the end of the season, it was announced that assistant coach Rob O'Driscoll would be leaving Drexel after seven seasons to become an assistant basketball coach at Maine.[2]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|
| 2 | | 6'6" | 220 | | | Graduated |
| 3 | | 6'2" | 173 | | | Transferred to Old Dominion |
| 4 | | 6'3" | 185 | | | Transferred to Wichita State |
| 11 | | 6'2" | 185 | | | Transferred to Penn State[3] [4] |
| 15 | | 5'11" | 190 | | | Graduated |
| 23 | | 6'3" | 192 | | | Transferred to Salem |
| 51 | | 6'8" | 235 | | | Graduated | |
Recruiting classes
2023 recruiting class
Preseason
In a poll of the league coaches at the CAA's media day, Drexel was picked to finish in seventh place in the CAA.[5] Junior Amari Williams was selected to the Preseason CAA All-Conference Second Team.
Schedule and results
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Awards
- Yame Butler
- Samuel D. Cozen Award (team's most improved player)
- Luke House
- Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award
- Justin Moore
- CAA All-Rookie Team
- CAA Rookie of the Week
- Assist Award (team leader in assists)
- Mate Okros
- Amari Williams
- Lefty Driesell Award Finalist
- CAA Defensive Player of the Year[6]
- CAA All-Conference First Team
- CAA All-Defensive Team
- CAA Player of the Week
- Preseason CAA All-Conference Second Team
- Team Most Valuable Player[7]
- Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
- "Sweep" Award (team leader in rebounds)
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Wynter's 28 Points Not Enough as Delaware Defeats Drexel in CAA Quarterfinals . DrexelDragons.com . 11 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220307033057/https://drexeldragons.com/news/2022/3/6/mens-basketball-wynters-28-points-not-enough-as-delaware-defeats-drexel-in-caa-quarterfinals.aspx . 7 March 2022 . Washington, D.C. . English . Web . 6 March 2022.
- Web site: Rob O'Driscoll Named Maine Men's Basketball Assistant Coach . goblackbears.com . 12 May 2022 . Orono, Maine . English . Web . 10 May 2022.
- Web site: Branham . Travis . All-CAA First Team selection Camren Wynter talks transfer interest . 247Sports . 11 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220317162053/https://247sports.com/Article/Camren-Wynter-basketball-transfer-portal-Drexel-All-CAA-first-team-Arkansas-NC-State-Pittsburgh-184594984/ . 17 March 2022 . English . Web . 17 March 2022.
- Web site: Wynter . Camren . Camren Wynter on Twitter . Twitter . 14 April 2022 . English . 14 April 2022.
- Web site: McQuiggan . Miles . Towson Selected as Preseason Favorite in CAA Men's Basketball; Hofstra's Estrada Tabbed as Player of the Year . caasports.com . CAA . 24 October 2022 . Richmond, VA . English . Web . 19 October 2022.
- Web site: McQuiggan . Miles . Estrada, Williams Collect Back-to-Back Major CAA Awards . caasports.com . 2 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302211625/https://caasports.com/news/2023/3/1/mens-basketball-estrada-williams-collect-back-to-back-major-caa-awards.aspx . 2 March 2023 . Richmond, VA . English . Web . 2 March 2023.
- Web site: Men’s Basketball Announces Postseason Team Awards . DrexelDragons.com . Drexel Dragons . 23 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230523183304/https://drexeldragons.com/news/2023/5/16/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-announces-postseason-team-awards.aspx . 23 May 2023 . Philadelphia, PA . English . Web . 16 May 2023.
