Drexel University Athletics
Tuesday, October 28
Philadelphia, Pa.
6 p.m.
Drexel University
vs
Lafayette (Exhibition)
Dragons Play Exhibition vs Lafayette at the DAC
10/27/2025 3:16:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA - The Drexel Dragons men's basketball team will play an exhibition game against the Lafayette Leopards on Tuesday, October 28 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. The game tips off at 6 p.m. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker's Local 98 is once again the presenting sponsor of Drexel Men's Basketball.
About Drexel
The Dragons won 18 games last season and placed eighth in the Costal Athletic Association with an 18-15 record. Drexel won their second straight Big Five game against Penn and advanced to the CAA quarterfinals where they lost a close match to the eventual Champion Towson Tigers.
With 70% of last season's roster returning the Dragons look to build off of their momentum from last year where they won five of six games to end the season. Junior guards Villiam Garcia Adsten and Shane Blakeney return for their second and third years respectively. Other returning upperclassmen include Victor Panov, Kevon Vanderhorst, and Garfield Turner. Coach Zach Spiker and his staff have also added five new players to the team, four transfers and one freshman. Moses Hipps from Boise State, Eli Beard from Mary Hardin-Baylor, Martin de Laporterie from Yavapai Community College, Dillon Tingler from Eastern Michigan, and freshman Ignacio Campoy Galvez.
About Lafayette
The Leopards are a Division I school located in Easton, Pennsylvania. They are coached by Mike McGarvey in his fourth season.
The Series
Tonight will be the only time the Dragons and Leopards meet this season.
What's Next
The Dragons return to the DAC on Monday, November 3 to face the Widener Pride.
About Drexel
The Dragons won 18 games last season and placed eighth in the Costal Athletic Association with an 18-15 record. Drexel won their second straight Big Five game against Penn and advanced to the CAA quarterfinals where they lost a close match to the eventual Champion Towson Tigers.
With 70% of last season's roster returning the Dragons look to build off of their momentum from last year where they won five of six games to end the season. Junior guards Villiam Garcia Adsten and Shane Blakeney return for their second and third years respectively. Other returning upperclassmen include Victor Panov, Kevon Vanderhorst, and Garfield Turner. Coach Zach Spiker and his staff have also added five new players to the team, four transfers and one freshman. Moses Hipps from Boise State, Eli Beard from Mary Hardin-Baylor, Martin de Laporterie from Yavapai Community College, Dillon Tingler from Eastern Michigan, and freshman Ignacio Campoy Galvez.
About Lafayette
The Leopards are a Division I school located in Easton, Pennsylvania. They are coached by Mike McGarvey in his fourth season.
The Series
Tonight will be the only time the Dragons and Leopards meet this season.
What's Next
The Dragons return to the DAC on Monday, November 3 to face the Widener Pride.
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