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Drexel Dragons (5-2) vs. UNCW Seahawks (6-3) Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 / 1 p.m. Daskalakis Athletic Center, Philadelphia, Pa. 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 has won five of its last six to November First Yrs. of Basketball 1894-95 improve to 5-2. On Dec. 19, Drexel won at 28 at Pitt ........................................... L (83-74) 2019-20 Record 14-19, 6-12 CAA FDU, 85-66. Cam Wynter tied a career-high with 31 points and had his 1,000th-career December Head Coach Zach Spiker point. The Dragons scored a season-high 85 Alma Mater Ithaca, ‘00 2 Quinnipiac (Mohegan Sun) ....W (66-48) points and have tallied 80 or more in back- Drexel Record 54-83 3 Quinnipiac (Mohegan Sun) .....W (70-58) to-back games. Career Record 156-195 6 Coppin State ............................ W (69-54) 12 La Salle .......................................L (58-48) *The Dragons have won three of their last Assistant Coaches four against the Seahawks, including two 17 Saint Joseph’s ......................... W (81-77) Paul Fortier Washington ‘86 in a row at the DAC. UNCW had won seven 19 at Fairleigh Dickinson .............W (85-68) Justin Jennings Penn State Behrand ‘06 straight in the series before Drexel snapped Mike Jordan Penn ‘00 that streak in February of 2019. Cam January Wynter averages 14.2 points in five games 2 UNCW* ............................................ 1 p.m. against UNCW while James Butler averages 3 UNCW* ............................................ 1 p.m. About UNCW 11.8 points and 12.4 rebounds. 9 at College of Charleston* .............1 p.m. 10 at College of Charleston* .............1 p.m. 2019-20 Record 10-22, 5-13 CAA *DU boasts a pair of Preseason All-CAA 16 William & Mary* ........................... 1 p.m. 2020-21 Record 6-3, 0-0 First Teamers in Camren Wynter and Butler. 17 William & Mary* ........................... 1 p.m. Last Game W, Delaware State, 87-63 No other school had multiple players on the 23 at Elon* ............................................1 p.m. first team. 24 at Elon* ............................................1 p.m. Head Coach Takayo Siddle 30 Northeastern* ............................... 1 p.m. Alma Mater Gardner-Webb, ‘09 Series History 31 Northeastern* ............................... 1 p.m. UNCW/Career Record First Year All-Time Series UNCW leads, 21-15 Assistant Coaches February Last Meeting Drexel won, 66-55, 3/7/20 Travis Hackert Louisville ‘14 6 at Hofstra* ..........................................TBA Last UNCW Win 76-65, 2/27/20 Kurt Kanaskie La Salle, ‘80 Current Streak Drexel 1 7 at Hofstra* ..........................................TBA Monty Sanders Elon, ‘09 11 Delaware* ..........................................TBA 13 at Delaware* .......................................TBA 20 Towson* ......................................... 1 p.m. 21 Towson* ......................................... 1 p.m. 2020-21 DREXEL DRAGONS 27 at James Madison* .........................6 p.m. No. Name (Yr., Pos., Hgt., Wt.) PPG RPG 28 at James Madison* .........................4 p.m. 0 Coletrane Washington (Jr., G, 6-4, 170) --- --- Out indefinitely with an injury...led the CAA in three-point percentage at .439 *CAA Game 1 Lamar Oden, Jr. (Fr., G/F, 6-6, 210) 3.5 2.3 4-12 3-FG Home Games in Bold Scored nine and had three 3-pointers vs. Saint Joseph’s...grabbed seven rebounds at FDU 4 Xavier Bell (Fr., G, 6-3, 178) 2.4 0.9 All dates and times are subject to change Had five points in the win vs. Saint Joseph’s...also had fve points vs Quinnipiac (12/2) 5 Zach Walton (Gr., F, 6-6, 205) 9.6 4.9 Scored 13 points at Pitt and matched that vs. Quinnipiac (12/2)...had a career-high 32 points vs. Bryant 11 Camren Wynter (Jr., G, 6-2, 175) 19.9 3.7 4.4 APG Tied career-high with 31 points at FDU...CAA Player of the Week on Dec. 7...9th in career assists at DU 12 Anto Keshgegian (Gr., G, 6-3, 185) 0.0 0.0 Graduate transfer from Temple...played two seasons with the Owls 13 Tim Perry, Jr. (R-Jr., F, 6-10, 230) 1.2 1.6 Appeared in six games this season...played in 22 games in 2019-20 14 Luke House (So., G/F, 6-4, 210) 0.0 0.0 Gained eligibility on Dec. 19...Transfer from California Univ. (Pa.)...averaged 13.1 ppg as a freshman 15 Matey Juric (Jr., G, 5-11, 193) 2.0 1.7 10 steals Scored season-high six points at FDU...had five assists and three steals at Pitt and two steals in win vs. SJU 20 Julian Adams (Sr., G, 6-1, 175) 0.0 0.0 In his third season with the team as a walk-on 21 Mate Okros (So., F, 6-6, 193) 5.9 2.6 Tied his career-high with 14 points vs. Coppin State...5th in CAA in 3-point percentage (.414) last season 22 Amari Williams (Fr., F, 6-10, 227) 2.0 1.5 2 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) 11.6 4.1 29-59 FG Had career-high 19 points at Pitt...was 7-for-15 from the floor...scored 10 or more six games 32 Tadas Kararinas (Sr., F, 6-10, 210) 0.0 0.0 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) 13.1 9.9 .541 FG% Had 21 points and tied career-high with 16 reb. vs. SJU...First Team Preseason All-CAA Head Coach Zach Spiker Ithaca ‘00 • Fifth Season at Drexel Zach Spiker is now in his fifth season leading the Drexel Men’s Basketball program. Spiker and his staff have rebuilt the Dragons’ roster over the last few years and have a veteran squad returning for the 2020-21 season. The Dragons return their top five scorers, including two All-Colonial Athletic Association players, as they look to challenge for the CAA title. “Zach Spiker is an exceptional coach and a person of integrity,” Zillmer said. “Zach has unbelievable energy and will bring an excitement to the Drexel fan base. His personality and playing style fits the aspirations of our University as a creative, fast-paced, and innovative place of higher education.” Spiker was named the 26th head coach in Drexel history on March 25, 2016 and just the sixth since the school became a Division I member. In his four seasons at the school, Spiker has had six All-Colonial Athletic Association selections. Two of his recruits have been named to the CAA All-Rookie Team. Cam Wynter was named the CAA’s Rookie of the Year and last season was named Second Team All-League. In his four years, the Dragons have had two players lead the league in three- point percentage and James Butler has led the CAA in both rebounding and field-goal percentage. Last season, Drexel had its most wins under Spiker. The Dragons picked up their first in-season tournament victory in 17 years by winning the Boardwalk Battle in Atlantic City, N.J. The Dragons defeated Quinnipiac and Norfolk State at Board- walk Hall. Those were two of Drexel’s seven non-conference wins, the most for the school in six years. In addition, Drexel won 10 games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center last year. It marked the first time the team won 10 or more games at the DAC since the 2011-12 team won 15. His teams are a combined 33-25 at the DAC in his four seasons. Off the court, the Dragons compiled a 3.25 grade-point average during the winter quarter. Spiker picked up his first victory at Drexel against Hartford in his first game at the DAC on Nov. 18, 2016. Now in his fourth year at Drexel, Spiker’s teams have increased their conference win total in each of the last two seasons. The Drag- ons have had some memorable wins in his brief time in University City. Drexel knocked off Houston, an NCAA Tournament team, at the Paradise Jam in 2017 and also won at city-rival La Salle during the 17-18 season. Spiker’s team made national headlines as it rallied from a 34-point deficit to defeat Delaware at the DAC on Feb. 22, 2018. That marked the biggest come-from-behind win in NCAA history. The Dragons increased their conference win total for the second straight year and averaged 75.8 points per game in 2018- 19, their highest average since joining the CAA. Drexel picked up a 79-78 win at the College of Charleston, which snapped the Cougars’ 22-game home winning streak, which was the second longest in the nation at that time. Wynter won the CAA Rookie of the Year Award, joining Chris Fouch and Damion Lee as the only Drexel players to earn the award. Graduate student Trevor John set a school record by making 103 three-pointers as Drexel finished the year with 237 treys, the third- highest total in school history. Spiker’s first team at Drexel made 256 three-pointers, breaking the mark set by the 1995-96 team. Spiker came to the Dragons from Army West Point, where he spent seven seasons as the head coach of the Black Knights. He led Army West Point to it most win in more than 30 years in his final season.