This was an issue for Marshall. Spiker, Will From the applicant pool, Spiker, the Army head coach at the time, had Zillmers quick attention, partly because the AD had deep family roots up at West Point. Spiker hasnt shied away from these moments. Im trying to say this the right wayworking at the Hoop Group is hard. (Photo courtesy Drexel Athletics), (Ed. Drexel players were consistent all season with using their platforms to protest social injustices. He noted its still a joke between he and Spiker: Dont turn your back in camp.. CZ: Its six years May 4th. Stines, Tyreek Those are kind of the highlights of things I like to do. Catching up to Spiker on the phone last Friday before practice. The Assistant Coach of the Drexel University Men's Basketball program is Will Chavis. I love walking around and exploring the city, I like walking Kelly Drive, Martin Luther King and just taking in Philly. Assistant Women's Basketball Coach. ), Know Your DOBO: Drexel | La Salle | Penn | St. Joes | Temple | Villanova. Im trying to say this the right wayworking at the Hoop Group is hard. Saatman, Jalyn CZ: Yeah, [assistant coach] Rob ODriscoll did a great bit of the leg work up front with the contract stuff and basketball travelers and then handed it over to me with communicating with our tour guides, organizing our passports and visas, making sure travels set. All successful, all vastly different. [1][2] He was previously the head coach at Army. And Im a Jets fan at heart but looking forward to going to Eagles games, going to a preseason game, Phillies concerts, I enjoy what Philly has to offer, its an awesome town to be in and live in. And Im a Jets fan at heart but looking forward to going to Eagles games, going to a preseason game, Phillies concerts, I enjoy what Philly has to offer, its an awesome town to be in and live in. Public transportation serves main campus. Nothing like a basketball coaching search, Drexel athletic director Eric Zillmer will tell you. Butler, Terrence The DAC includes a swimming pool, five squash courts, a golf center, and a gymnasium. CZ: I dont know. But I made a notebook., He kept sheets of paper, then later sent them off to a printer to be bound. (Yes, the same Gregg Marshall who got blown out this season at Wichita State after charges of abusing his players. This position will assist the Head Women's Basketball Coach in running the Women's Basketball program. Dan D'Antoni : Men's Basketball Head Coach: 6460-----Mark Cline : Men's Basketball Assistant Coach: 2479: clinem@marshall.edu: Cornelius Jackson : I didnt want to commit a violation., (A gift from a college coach to the coach of a player headed to West Point was the issue. CoBL 5. His story A lot of its organization. When he got to Drexel, it was a time for me where I was really aggressively looking to have a change in my career and operations in Division I athletics is kind of my niche in where I want to be. He was hired on April 9, 2015, after five seasons as the head coach at Army. Three, back it up and finish., (Spiker notes that player went to an Atlantic 10 school, then transferred on from there, hes not even sure where. Theres two. You went to Roanoke College, but where were you born and raised and how did you get into basketball? 2021-22 Quick Facts. And the other one is I delivered to Robbie Knievel, and he was supposed to do a show in Roanoke and two days earlier he got drunk or something stupid and got arrested and he had his thing pulled, so I delivered pizzas to him at the Holiday Inn at Roanoke. Conference tournament champion. CoBL: A lot of DOBOs are younger guys looking to get into coaching, youre the elder statesmen among operations guys in the city. . His story CoBL: Youve got your first international trip with Drexel this month, going to Australia. Scott-Grayson, Ben Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff; Image Name Title; Billy Taylor: Head Men's Basketball Coach: Greg Herenda: Assistant Men's Basketball Coach: Josh Gross: Assistant Men's Basketball Coach: Ryan Saunders: Assistant Men's Basketball Coach: Luke Boythe: Director of Men's Basketball Operations: This was consistent with Drexel's message all season. It was a difficult time but a great learning experience for me in life and how I want to look at things and how I want to perceive things and how I want to do things. I know he had great candidates and stuff, but it was something that I expressed interest in and he hit the ground running and was hiring his assistants to be on the road recruiting in April to make sure that we found the best players possible at that time, and I came aboard in June, I was hired maybe middle of June and my first day was July 5. And my personality, I dont dwell on my challenges, I look at them as opportunities, wherever it comes up in a roadblock for me. Whether you prefer outdoor or indoor sports, Drexel has a wide array of places for you to stay active. One of my favorite things to do every summer is, I coached Chaz Crawford at Hargrave, so he comes back and works out and Chaz and I will go get wings and catch up, and I just love sitting there and him and I catching up and talking about the guys he played with and different things, and how hes grown and developed and its just a great relationship, and those are the relationships that I look forward to continuing with. Taleghani. @PatKelsey. [] I dont think we have challenges on the basketball side. Shutack. For me, my biggest challenge is trying to figure out how to get our day camp numbers up, because I dont think parents like to come into the area to drop off and pick up, outside of our Drexel parents, but the staff here is great. If theyre in a gym with three courts and Spiker is interested in someone on Court 2, he doesnt want anyone to know it, Beilein said. at Penn and said whats your best practice, and how do you do this, and how do you do that? And a lot of it translates over into being organized and getting ahead of stuff. The coaching staff remained standing. I was diagnosed in October 2011. But Drexels coach pretty quickly said, Timeout, timeout. Dont just send a text, dont just send an email, but walk across campus and meet the person that youre going to want to have a recruit meet with, like I make sure I walk down to the business office every day -- and its in the DAC, so its not like Im going far -- but I touch the people who affect our players in direct and indirect ways in school and recruiting, and I learned that at Hobart. More than 7,000 students, faculty, and staff participate in recreational programs at the University each year. 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Jeff Meyer, who worked with Spiker on the Winthrop staff two decades back, when Spiker was an unpaid graduate assistant, and remains a close friend and mentor, remembers visiting West Point with Beilein to study leadership there when Spiker was there, seeing Armys basketball coach set up little rest pods for players, to allow them to rest and refresh,' cutting practice a little shorter than it might be otherwise, since the two and a half hours typically devoted to basketball were a bit of a respite. Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. If you're receiving this message in error, please call us at 886-495-5172. When I first took the job, the smartest thing I ever did was I sat down with Brad [Fadem] at Penn and said whats your best practice, and how do you do this, and how do you do that? And a lot of it translates over into being organized and getting ahead of stuff. All but two of Drexels player kneeled. In 201314, the Black Knights set a school record for wins in the Patriot League (10), had only their second season with a winning conference record, and had their first ever back-to-back seasons with winning conference records - all under Spiker. Criminal Justice, Forensics and Corrections. He is assisted by Anthony Latina, Micah Wright, and T.J. Cochran. Beilein told Zillmer that Spiker was going to think of this as a problem-solving situation, creativity required. Are they done recruiting him? to build a profile. Organizing meal money, team meals, sightseeing on their own, what sightseeing events were doing and dealing with pretty much a 14-hour time difference. There might be a better connection, or it might be me adapting to the times.. 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster Go To Coaching Staff Print Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Sort By: Footer 2023 Penn State Nittany Lions / 1-800-NITTANY Privacy Policy Terms of Service. By taking advantage of this extensive network, more than 92 percent of NCSA verified athletes play at the college level. Why dont you go to work with your father today.. Spiker kept that from him, but Beilein does remember West Virginias radio announcer being very enthusiastic about Spiker. Nothing like a basketball coaching search, Drexel athletic director Eric Zillmer will tell you. Played high school basketball, wasnt that great. Division regular season and conference tournament champion In the 201213 season, Spiker lead Army to its first overall winning record since 198485 (a drought of 28 years), and also the Black Knights' first ever winning record in the Patriot League. Hodges, Brianne Valentine, Maura I think every job has a challenge; I enjoy it. Get Exposure with college programs. It was Drexels first tournament appearance since 1996. Go To Coaching Staff Print Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Penn State Athletics chose to advance classes as though 2020-21 was a normal year of eligibility. I think I listen to our players a little more, Spiker said. Due to federal privacy regulations, we are not able to create an athlete profile for students under 13 years old. Had delusions of grandeur about playing Division III basketball; went down to Roanoke and realized that I wasnt good enough, which was okay. The official Women's Basketball Coach List for the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks The official Women's Basketball Coach List for the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks Women's Basketball Coaches - Lehigh University Athletics Skip To Main Content Lehigh University Athletics Main Navigation Menu Was that a difficult transition for you, was it something you had to think about? Blazers in the NBA. Dont worryNCSA is When junior Matey Juric tells him, Nobody really likes that layup drill before practice Noted. 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Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff; Image Name Title; Zach Spiker: Head Men's Basketball Coach: Will Chavis: Assistant Men's Basketball Coach: Paul Fortier: Spiker took that as: One, you didnt listen. Drexel I had a great opportunity a year later to go down to Hargrave Military Academy and be the assistant post graduate coach, and work for, , and it was awesome, six years there was fantastic, I could be around some great basketball players, coach a couple former Sixers --. Alford, Maxwell We spoke with all six of the citys DOBOs to find out more about these key pieces to the local hoops programs, and get some inside dirt on the City 6. McNeill, Chloe All rights reserved. Koclanes, Kayla Job Summary. Belle Koclanes. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. As a D1 university in Philadelphia, our Dragons have the opportunity to face off against rivals from across the country in basketball, wrestling, field hockey, and more. And removed? Butler, Max The men's college basketball program of the Drexel University was founded in 1894 and is known competitively as the Drexel Dragons. CZ: I recently bought a bike, so I like riding. Drexel students rise to meet any challenge and they have fun doing it! 2022-23 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff. Get Recruited. Borcky, Tori During the pandemic, Id look at some of those things. Johnson, DAngelo We met working a camp called Prep All-Stars, when he was a GA at Winthrop and it was probably 2000, 2001, and we had an interesting experience of having to clean up a mess at like two in the morning in the Coliseum. CZ: This is where I want to be. Washington, Hetta And trying to help an organization run smoothly, I look at a basketball program as an organization and so I see myself being a director of operations at the Division I level for a long time, its what I love to do. Standard rates apply. So they scoured the Midwest, joking about how theyd stop the car and drop off a coach in each town not too far, Donahue said, from how they actually did it. I was a volunteer assistant for two years afterwards, and to make money I delivered pizzas for Dominos, which was a fun experience. CZ: Theres two. Jenkins, Imo (Son of a trainer.). As the director of the skills camp up at Hoop Group.my typical day during the summer was to oversee the facility, made sure the dining hall was run correctly, our cook was cooking, our facility was being run, the basketballs being taken care of, our coaches are doing what theyre supposed to be doing. I think hes very creative hes always trying to do things a little different,' said Donahue, now down the street at Penn, noting that Spiker, whom he had hired on Beileins recommendation, really pushed him to start recruiting the Midwest when they were at Cornell, since they were not getting the East Coast recruits Donahue was first going for. Washington. In 2013, Bruiser Flint won his 214th regular season game as the Dragon's head coach, achieving in the program's history the distinction of its winningest head coach.[2]. Im sure he thought they were all going to work., At a young age, hanging around Mountaineers athletes, I made sure he was old enough to be around. I want to be doing what I do 25 years from now, I enjoy being around kids and having a positive influence on players lives, being able to share in their great moments. ], the guys who have come through already and our current guys. Now, all moot. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. He leaves a piece of bacon the plate. So making sure the team has pretty much our gear for the entire year, so we look uniform as a team going over there and represent Drexel the best we can. Business Administration, Management, and Operations. The list of athletic opportunities we offer is extensive, including everything from rowing and track to rugby and water polo. Athletic Training, EMT Paramedic and Treatment Professions. Our John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center also known as the DAC is the official home of Drexel Athletics. Email Address. Club and intramural sportsare highly popular and fun opportunities to interact with other members of the Drexel community.