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Drexel Dragons CAA Championships - Game Notes CAA Finals vs. Elon Mar. 9, 2021, Atlantic Union Bank Center, Harrisonburg, Va. Mike Tuberosa, Associate Athletics Director, Athletic Communications Email / [email protected] Website / drexeldragons.com MEN’S BASKETBALL Office / 215-895-1591 Twitter / @DrexelMBB GAME NOTES Cell / 267-258-3714 Instagram / @drexelmbb 2020-21 SCHEDULE ABOUT DREXEL OPENING TIP Date Opponent ...........................Time/Result Founded 1891 *Drexel played only three games in Febru- November First Yrs. of Basketball 1894-95 ary and all three were away from home. 25 at Penn State .......................................PPD 2020-21 Record 11-7 However, the Dragons won two of those 28 at Pitt ...........................................L (83-74) three, including a win at first-place JMU in Head Coach Zach Spiker the regular-season finale. Drexel’s last home Alma Mater Ithaca, ‘00 December game came on Jan. 17. Drexel Record 60-88 2 Quinnipiac (Mohegan Sun) ....W (66-48) Career Record 162-200 3 Quinnipiac (Mohegan Sun) .....W (70-58) *The Dragons are now 11-7 overall this 6 Coppin State ............................ W (69-54) season. They were 4-5 in Colonial Athletic Assistant Coaches Association play and entered the tourna- 12 La Salle .......................................L (58-48) Paul Fortier Washington ‘86 ment as the sixth seed. 17 Saint Joseph’s ......................... W (81-77) Justin Jennings Penn State Behrand ‘06 19 at Fairleigh Dickinson .............W (85-68) Mike Jordan Penn ‘00 *Camren Wynter has had an outstanding 22 Siena .....................................................PPD season for the Dragons and was named First Team All-CAA. James Butler was se- January About Elon lected to the CAA’s Third Team. 2 UNCW* ................................................PPD 3 UNCW* ................................................PPD 2020-21 Record 10-8 *The Dragons have guaranteed themselves 9 at College of Charleston* ........L (61-60) Last Game W, 76-58 vs. Hofstra a winning overall record for the first time 10 at College of Charleston* ........L (73-68) since the 2013-14 season. 16 William & Mary* .....................W (82-58) Head Coach Mike Schrage 17 William & Mary* .......................L (69-64) Alma Mater Indiana, ‘98 23 at William & Mary*...................W (79-64) Record at School 23-29 Series History 23 at Elon ..................................................PPD Career Record 23-29 24 at Elon .................................................PPD All-Time Series Tied, 7-7 Assistant Coaches 30 Northeastern* ...................................PPD Last Meeting Elon, 73-68, 2/15/20 Jonathan Holmes UNC ‘03 31 Northeastern* ...................................PPD Last Drexel Win 63-41, 1/16/20 Allen Payne Auburn, ‘14 Current Streak Elon 1 31 at James Madison .....................L (73-64) Mark Adams St. John Fisher, ‘92 February 6 at Hofstra* ................................W (73-71) 7 at Hofstra* ................................. L (79-74) 2020-21 DREXEL DRAGONS 11 Delaware* ..........................................PPD No. Name (Yr., Pos., Hgt., Wt.) PPG RPG 13 at Delaware* .......................................PPD 0 Coletrane Washington (Jr., G, 6-4, 170) --- --- 20 Towson* .............................................PPD Out indefinitely with an injury...led the CAA in three-point percentage at .439 21 Towson* .............................................PPD 1 Lamar Oden, Jr. (Fr., G/F, 6-6, 210) 3.8 1.6 10-14 FT 26 at James Madison* ...................W (84-78) Scored nine points and had three 3-pointers vs. Saint Joseph’s...grabbed seven rebounds at FDU 4 Xavier Bell (Fr., G, 6-3, 178) 3.2 0.6 Poured in a career-best 16 points at Hofstra...scored 11 in the CAA Semis vs. Northeastern March 5 Zach Walton (Gr., F, 6-6, 205) 10.7 3.8 29-74 3-FG% 7 College of Charleston (CAA)..W (80-75) Scored 20 points on 8-10 shooting vs. W&M...was 5-for-6 from deep with 17 pts. in CAA vs. Charleston 8 Northeastern (CAA) .................W (74-67) 11 Camren Wynter (Jr., G, 6-2, 175) 17.3 3.6 5.4 APG 9 CAA Finals vs. Elon .......................... 7:00 First Team All-CAA...tied career-high with 31 points at FDU...handed out 11 assists twice this year 12 Anto Keshgegian (Gr., G, 6-3, 185) 0.3 0.0 Graduate transfer from Temple...played two seasons with the Owls...was 1-2 from line vs. W&M *CA*CAAA GGameame HHomeome GaGamesmes iinn BolBoldd 13 Tim Perry, Jr. (R-Jr., F, 6-10, 230) 1.4 2.4 11-17 FG Appeared in 15 games this season...had a season-best six rebounds at JMU and five at Hofstra 14 Luke House (So., G/F, 6-4, 210) 2.3 0.4 Tranfer from California Univ. (Pa.)...was 3-for-3 from long range and had nine points at Hofstra 15 Matey Juric (Jr., G, 5-11, 193) 3.7 2.0 19 steals Scored season-high eight points vs. William & Mary...had five assists and three steals at Pitt 20 Julian Adams (Sr., G, 6-1, 175) 0.0 0.0 In his third season with the team as a walk-on...has played in four games 21 Mate Okros (So., F, 6-6, 193) 6.8 1.9 27-74 3-FG Had 17 points and five three-pointers vs. W&M...was 5-for-5 from deep at JMU 22 Amari Williams (Fr., F, 6-10, 227) 1.1 0.9 5 blocks Scored five points and had two blocks vs. Quinnipiac (12/3)...grabbed five rebounds at FDU 23 T.J. Bickerstaff (So., F, 6-9, 207) 11.1 5.4 .547 FG% Had career-high 19 points at Pitt...was 7-for-15 from the floor...had 14 pts. vs. Charleston in CAA’s 32 Tadas Kararinas (Sr., F, 6-10, 210) 0.0 0.3 Scored seven points (3-for-3 FG) vs. Princeton...had seven pts. and nine reb. vs. Rosemont 51 James Butler (Gr., F, 6-8, 242) 13.3 9.2 .580 FG% Had 21 points at William & Mary and vs. SJU...Has six double-doubles this year...Third Team All-CAA Final CAA Standings CAA Men’s Basketball Championship Team CAA Overall James Madison 8-2 13-6 Saturday, March 6 – First Round Northeastern 8-2 9-8 Game 1 - Elon (#8) vs. Towson (#9) – 3 p.m. Charleston 6-4 9-9 Game 2 - William & Mary (#7) vs. UNCW (#10) – 7 p.m. Hofstra 8-6 12-9 Delaware 5-4 7-7 Sunday, March 7 – Quarterfinals Drexel 4-5 9-7 Game 3 - Hofstra (#4) vs. Delaware (#5) – 11 a.m. William & Mary 4-6 6-9 Game 4 - JMU (#1) vs. Elon/Towson – 2:30 p.m. Elon 4-7 7-8 Game 5 - Northeastern (#2) vs. William & Mary/UNCW– 6 pm Towson 3-9 4-13 Game 6 - Charleston (#3) vs. Drexel (#6) – 9:30 p.m. UNCW 1-6 7-9 Monday, March 8 – Semifinals Game 7 – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner – 6 p.m. 2020-21 Game 8 – Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner – 9:30 p.m. All-CAA Teams (Voted on by Coaches and Media) Tuesday, March 9 - Championship Game 9 - Championship Game, 7 p.m. All-CAA First Team Matt Lewis, JMU Dylan Painter, Delaware Dragon Bites Jalen Ray, Hofstra *This is the 20th trip to the CAA Championship Tyson Walker, Northeastern for the Dragons, who joined the league prior to Camren Wynter, Drexel the 2001-02 season. All-CAA Second Team: Zep Jasper, Charleston *Drexel’s overall CAA Championship record Isaac Kante, Hofstra stands at 9-19 entering the 2021 Hercules Tires Luke Loewe, William & Mary CAA Championships. Zane Martin, Towson Hunter McIntosh, Elon *The Dragons will play the College of Charleston in the quarterfinals. The teams have met three All-CAA Third Team times previously at the CAA Championships. Ryan Allen, Delaware The Cougars defeated the Dragons in 2015, James Butler, Drexel 2018 and 2019. Tareq Coburn, Hofstra Vado Morse, JMU Mike Okauru, UNCW *Drexel is looking for its first CAA Champion- ship title and its first NCAA appearance since All-Rookie Team: 1996. Justin Amadi, JMU Darius Burford, Elon *The Dragons have advanced to two title games, Kvonn Cramer, Hofstra in 2003 and in 2012. Connor Kochera, William & Mary Jahmyl Telfort, Northeastern *The Dragons have had at least one tournament win in three of the last five years. All-Defensive Team: Mehkel Harvey, William & Mary Zep Jasper, Charleston Luke Loewe, William & Mary Dylan Painter, Delaware Charles Thompson, Towson Tyson Walker, Northeastern Player of the Year: Matt Lewis, JMU Rookie of the Year: Connor Kochera, W&M Def. Player of the Year: Tyson Walker, NU Sixth Man and Dean Ehlers Leadership: Tareq Coburn, Hofstra Drexel's CAA Tournament History Drexel CAA Tournament Results Team Records Year (Seed) Opponents Result Pts. 81, vs. Northeastern (2014) 2021(#6) Northeastern (#2) W, 74-67 Opp. Pts. 90, Northeastern (2014) Charleston (#3) W, 80-75 Least Pts. 48, vs. Charleston (2015) 2020 (#8) Hofstra (#1) L, 61-43 Opp. Least 47, UNCW (2012) UNCW (#9) W, 66-55 Reb. 43, vs. Towson (2011) 2019 (#6) Charleston (#3) L, 73-61 FG 31, vs. Charleston (2021) 2018 (#8) Charleston (#1) L, 66-59 FGA 68, vs. Hofstra (2016) James Madison (#9) W, 70-62 FG% .554 (31-56) vs. Charleston (2021) 2017 (#10) James Madison (#7) L, 80-70 3FG 11, vs. Charleston (2021) 2016 (#9) Hofstra L, 80-67 3FGA 27, vs. UNCW (2004) Elon W, 57-56 3FG% .611 (11-16) vs. Charleston (2021) 2015 (#7) Charleston L, 56-48 FT 28, vs. James Madison (2018) 2014 (#4) Northeastern L, 90-81 FTA 33, vs. James Madison (2018) 2013 (#5) George Mason L, 60-54 FT % .929 (13-14), vs. VCU (2013) 2012 (#1) VCU (#2) L, 59-56 Assists 18, vs. Hofstra (2016) Old Dominion (#4) W, 68-51 Steals 13, vs. VCU (2007) UNCW (#9) W, 59-47 Blocks 11, vs.