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The 2021–22 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by sixth-year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record15–14 (10–8 CAA)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Fortier (6th season)
  • Justin Jennings (6th season)
  • Rob O'Driscoll (6th season)
  • Will Chavis (1st season)
Quick facts Drexel Dragons men's basketball, Conference ...
2021–22 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record15–14 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Fortier (6th season)
  • Justin Jennings (6th season)
  • Rob O'Driscoll (6th season)
  • Will Chavis (1st season)
MVPCamren Wynter
CaptainMatej Juric
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
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2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Towson15–3 .83325–9  .735
UNC Wilmington15–3 .83327–9  .750
Hofstra13–5 .72221–11  .656
Drexel10–8 .55615–14  .517
Delaware †10–8 .55622–13  .629
Charleston8–10 .44417–15  .531
Elon7–11 .38910–22  .313
James Madison*6–12 .33315–14  .517
William & Mary4–14 .2225–27  .156
Northeastern2–16 .1119–22  .290
† 2022 CAA tournament winner
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
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Previous season

Main article: 2020–21 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Dragons finished the 2020–21 season 14–18, 4–5 in CAA play, to finish in 6th place. They defeated Charleston, Northeastern and Elon to win the CAA tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the Midwest region.[1][2] There they lost to No. 1-seeded Illinois.

Offseason

Departures

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Zach Walton5F6'6"205RS SeniorMorton, WAGraduated
Anto Keshgegian12G6'3"185RS SeniorMedia, PAGraduated
Tim Perry Jr.13F6'10"230RS JuniorCherry Hill, NJLeft team
Julian Adams20G6'1"175RS SeniorYork, PAGraduated
T.J. Bickerstaff23F6'9"207SophomoreAtlanta, GATransferred to Boston College[3]
Tadas Kararinas32C6'10"210SeniorŠilutė, LithuaniaSigned to BC Kuršiai
Chuka Mekkam55C6'1"185JuniorPortland, ORLeft team; transferred to Neumann
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Incoming transfers

More information Name, Hometown ...
College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Trevion Brown
PG		 Tacoma, WA Colorado State–Pueblo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 30, 2021 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Melik Martin
SF		 York, PA Monmouth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 20, 2021 
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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  • "Drexel Dragons". ESPN. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
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Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

More information Name, Hometown ...
College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Terrence Butler Jr.
SF		 Upper Marlboro, MD Bishop McNamara High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 20, 2020 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Ata Can Atsüren
PG		 Turkey Tofaş S.K. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Aug 15, 2021 
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:

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2022 recruiting class early commitments

More information College recruiting (2022), Name ...
College recruiting (2022)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Kobe Magee
SG		 [[Allentown,

PA]]

 Executive Education Academy Charter School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Jun 23, 2021 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Justin Moore
PG		 Wyncote, PA Archbishop Wood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 28, 2021 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Shane Blakeney
PG		 Rock Hill, SC Legion Collegiate Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 1, 2021 
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:

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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 third place in the CAA.[4] Graduate student James Butler and senior guard Camren Wynter were selected to the Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team. Camren Wynter was also selected as the Preseason CAA Player of the Year.

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2021–22 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Coletrane Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)183 lb (83 kg) RS JrQuaker Valley HS Sewickley, PA
G/F 1 Lamar Jr. Oden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)211 lb (96 kg) SoGreenforest McCalep Atlanta, GA
G/F 2 Melik Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrYork Catholic HS/Monmouth York, PA
G 3 Trevion Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)173 lb (78 kg) RS JrGateway Legacy/Colorado State–Pueblo Tacoma, WA
G 4 Xavier Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoAndover Central HS Wichita, KS
G 11 Camren Wynter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrHoly Trinity HS/DME Academy Hempstead, NY
G 12 Dean Wang (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoFriends Select School Philadelphia, PA
F 14 Luke House 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrArchbishop John Carroll HS/Cal (PA) Norristown, PA
G 15 Matej Juric (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrLake Forest Academy/Oakwood Toronto, ON
F 21 Mate Okros 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)209 lb (95 kg) JrMyerscough College Debrecen, Hungary
C 22 Amari Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoMyerscough Nottingham, United Kingdom
G 23 Ata Can Atsüren 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg) FrÖzlüce Doğa Koleji/Tofaş S.K. Nilüfer, Turkey
F 24 Terrence Jr. Butler Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrBishop McNamara HS Upper Marlboro, MD
F 51 James Butler (6th-year Sr) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrLake Braddock/Navy Fairfax Station, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 8 November 2021

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Schedule and results

The Dragons' November 12, 2021 game against Fairleigh Dickinson was postponed due to travel issues.[5] The game was rescheduled for December 2.[6]

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m.		 Neumann W 103–74  1–0
  16 – J. Butler  7 – Williams  8 – Wynter  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,846)
Philadelphia, PA
November 14, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2		 Syracuse L 60–75  1–1
  16 – Okros  5 – Williams  4 – Brown  Carrier Dome (20,841)
Syracuse, NY
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Saint Joseph's W 78–75  2–1
  23 – J. Butler  11 – J. Butler  6 – Wynter  Hagan Arena (1,669)
Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 2021*
2:30 p.m., FloHoops		 vs. Tulane
Nassau Championship quarterfinal		 L 87–90 OT 2–2
  27 – Martin  10 – J. Butler  4 – Bell  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2021*
2:30 p.m., FloHoops		 vs. Charlotte
Nassau Championship consolation		 W 67–55  3–2
  20 – Wynter  16 – J. Butler  5 – Wynter  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2021*
2:30 p.m., FloHoops		 vs. Jacksonville State
Nassau Championship 5th-place game		 L 64–72  3–3
  14 – tied  8 – J. Butler  4 – Wynter  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2021*
7:00 p.m.		 Fairleigh Dickinson
Rescheduled from November 12		 W 86–65  4–3
  25 – J. Butler  14 – J. Butler  6 – Wynter  Daskalakis Athletic Center (852)
Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Princeton L 79–81 OT 4–4
  18 – Wynter  12 – J. Butler  3 – Okros  Jadwin Gymnasium (1,312)
Princeton, NJ
December 11, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Abilene Christian L 56–73  4–5
  12 – Oden Jr.  13 – J. Butler  2 – J. Butler  Teague Center (603)
Abilene, TX
December 14, 2021*
8:00 p.m.		 Coppin State W 76–69  5–5
  15 – Oden Jr.  11 – J. Butler  6 – Wynter  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,155)
Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Temple Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at La Salle Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
CAA regular season
January 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN		 Towson W 65–61  6–5
(1–0)		  15 – Okros  5 – 3 tied  7 – Wynter  Daskalakis Athletic Center (624)
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI+		 Delaware L 77–81  6–6
(1–1)		  18 – Bell  7 – tied  5 – Wynter  Daskalakis Athletic Center (857)
Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2022
2:00 p.m.		 at Northeastern W 76–68  7–6
(2–1)		  26 – Wynter  10 – Willilams  9 – Wynter  Matthews Arena (0)
Boston, MA
January 17, 2022
2:00 p.m.		 at Hofstra L 68–71  7–7
(2–2)		  30 – Bell  7 – Williams  5 – Bell  Mack Sports Complex (1,106)
Hempstead, NY
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI+		 Elon W 77–49  8–7
(3–2)		  17 – tied  6 – Martin  3 – tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (788)
Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m.		 William & Mary L 75–83  8–8
(3–3)		  26 – Wynter  9 – tied  6 – Wynter  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,710)
Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m.		 at James Madison W 88–82  9–8
(4–3)		  21 – Williams  12 – Williams  6 – Wynter  Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,927)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m.		 at Towson L 62–66  9–9
(4–4)		  20 – Wynter  8 – Williams  3 – Wynter  SECU Arena (1,587)
Towson, MD
January 31, 2022
7:00 p.m.		 at UNC Wilmington
Rescheduled from December 31		 L 63–70  9–10
(4–5)		  14 – Washington  8 – Butler  3 – Wynter  Trask Coliseum (4,310)
Wilmington, NC
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at Delaware W 76–68  10–10
(5–5)		  21 – Martin  10 – Williams  5 – Wynter  Bob Carpenter Center (2,844)
Newark, DE
February 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI+		 James Madison
Rescheduled from January 5		 W 72–66  11–10
(6–5)		  27 – Wynter  13 – Williams  6 – Wynter  Daskalakis Athletic Center (743)
Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI+		 Hofstra L 73–83  11–11
(6–6)		  19 – Williams  6 – Martin  4 – Wynter  Daskalakis Athletic Center (838)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m.		 Northeastern W 67–51  12–11
(7–6)		  22 – Bell  7 – Wynter  7 – Wynter  Daskalakis Athletic Center (872)
Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2022
7:00 p.m.		 at Charleston
Rescheduled from December 29		 L 75–79  12–12
(7–7)		  21 – Washington  11 – Williams  8 – Wynter  TD Arena (3,516)
Charleston, SC
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m.		 at William & Mary W 72–57  13–12
(8–7)		  14 – Wynter  9 – Butler  3 – tied  Kaplan Arena (2,295)
Williamsburg, VA
February 19, 2022
4:00 p.m.		 at Elon W 71–60  14–12
(9–7)		  12 – Martin  8 – Williams  4 – Wynter  Schar Center (2,456)
Elon, NC
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI		 UNC Wilmington L 63–69  14–13
(9–8)		  20 – Williams  19 – Williams  4 – Wynter  Daskalakis Athletic Center (690)
Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2022
4:00 p.m., NBCSPHI		 Charleston W 80–79  15–13
(10–8)		  18 – Wynter  11 – Williams  5 – Wynter  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,184)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA tournament
March 6, 2022
2:30 p.m.		 (4) vs. (5) Delaware
Quarterfinal		 L 56–66  15–14
  28 – Wynter  10 – Martin  2 – Butler  Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,811)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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Awards

James Butler
  • Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team
  • "Sweep" Award (team leader in rebounds)
Luke House
  • Donald Shank Spirit & Dedication Award
Matej Juric
  • CAA Dean Ehlers Leadership Award
  • Team Academic Award
Melik Martin
  • City of Basketball Love All–City 6 Second Team
Amari Williams
  • CAA Defensive Player of the Year
  • CAA All-Conference Third Team
  • CAA All-Defensive Team
  • City of Basketball Love Most Improved Player
  • CAA Player of the Week
  • Dragon "D" Award (team's top defensive player)
  • Samuel D. Cozen Award (team's most improved player)
Camren Wynter
  • CAA All-Conference First Team
  • City of Basketball Love All–City 6 First Team
  • Preseason CAA Player of the Year
  • Preseason CAA All-Conference First Team
  • Team Most Valuable Player[8]
  • Assist Award (team leader in assists)

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