But also maybe it didnt prepare for the next one.. Zachary John Spiker (born September 30, 1976) is an American college basketball coach and the current head basketball coach for the Drexel Dragons.A native of Morgantown, West Virginia, Spiker played college basketball at Ithaca College. The 45-year-old is in his third year with Drexel, his first gig of any kind at a Division I school, after having worked for The Hoop Group for a decade prior as well as gaining some experience at the Division III level. There is no additional information to display: Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. 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. If you get sped up and allow our mind to go to a place where you literally dont have any control, thats really hard. Had he tried to bring you on his staff before? Gannon, Chris Here you'll have access to specifics on the school and information on their Men's Basketball program like who to contact about recruiting, names of past alumni, what scholarship opportunities are presented and how to begin the recruiting process. In the 2012-13 season, Spiker lead Army to its first overall winning record since . Brad Underwood. 2022-23 Box Scores. The network is available to high school student-athletes around the country through valued relationships with the NFLPA, FBU, NFCA and SPIRE. Drexel's Coaching Staff. Find out what coaches are viewing your Sixth grade, hanging around the training table., READ MORE: Drexel's fastbreak through a pandemic, No need for a babysitter. ), Ever since, its a joke with his assistants when they take another recruit to Sabrinas. Thats a lot for anybody to take in, especially a young person in the situation that our guys are in.. They were on a campus, Spiker pointed out, that looked like the Midwest. Gill, Hide/Show Additional Information For Tre Brown, Hide/Show Additional Information For Charles Smith IV, Hide/Show Additional Information For Dericko Williams, Hide/Show Additional Information For Faizon Fields, Hide/Show Additional Information For Cooper Jones, Hide/Show Additional Information For Bryce Baker. CZ: Theres two. Martin, Jasmine At many programs, the Director of Basketball Operations is a younger coach-in-waiting, someone whos looking to move up the chain to eventually run his or her own program, or move into administration and aim to become an Athletic Director. You went to Roanoke College, but where were you born and raised and how did you get into basketball? 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. I mean Larry Bird called,' Zillmer said. Thats why its a hard question for me to answer, because Im not wired like oh, Ive got to deal with this or that, its like okay, well figure it out. And that comes from two things, that comes from the Hoop Group, Robs motto was figure it the bleep out, if you had an issue you had to figure it out, you cant rely on someone else to figure it out. I work besides Zach, Paul [Fortier], Justin [Jennings], Rob [ODriscoll], theyre great guys to be around. I tried out for the team, didnt make the team; coach Page Moir, who was a great influence in my life, was the head coach and I said coach, i want to be part of the program, what can I do? and he said you can be a manager, and I said great. I was a manager for both varsity and JV and spending five or six hours a day in the gym during the season. CoBL: So you might be the old guy in the DOBO realm, but you might have the youngest, freshest mentality about it. 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Hyduke, Grace 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. 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 Austin [Williams], Rodney [Williams], the guys who have come through already and our current guys. NCSA athlete's Makeup still matters. Note to Drexel recruits: A trip to Sabrinas Cafe just up 34th Street for breakfast can be as important as a ballgame. This was consistent with Drexels message all season. who was a lottery pick. His story CoBL: Youve got your first international trip with Drexel this month, going to Australia. Criminal Justice, Forensics and Corrections. Dont worryNCSA is If you're up to the challenge, members of the University's Club Teams compete against other local colleges and universities. Of his seven seasons at Army, Spiker, now 44, noted, Such a perfect place to be a young coach. But Drexels coach pretty quickly said, Timeout, timeout. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Stines, Tyreek I dont play golf enough, but I enjoy playing golf. I think weve got a locker room where were pretty open and upfront about things, Spiker said. All but two of Drexel's player kneeled. Graphic Design, Illustration and Game/Media Design. Thanks for visiting the Drexel University Men's Basketball scholarship and program info page. Over 470 Drexel student-athletes compete in 18 Division I NCAA sports in the Colonial Athletic Association. Spiker kept that from him, but Beilein does remember West Virginias radio announcer being very enthusiastic about Spiker. Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs. Spiker also had an interesting background before Army, including as Steve Donahues Cornell assistant for an NCAA Sweet 16 run. College coaches CZ: 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. Our John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center also known as the DAC is the official home of Drexel Athletics. Saatman, Jalyn The official 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster for the Drexel University Dragons . This was consistent with Drexel's message all season. Had delusions of grandeur about playing Division III basketball; went down to Roanoke and realized that I wasnt good enough, which was okay. By the end of the meal, the recruiting, unbeknownst to the recruit, was over. The list of athletic opportunities we offer is extensive, including everything from rowing and track to rugby and water polo. Ill go over to him, Who are you watching on Court 2? . Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Phone; Zach Spiker: Head Men's Basketball Coach zjs36@drexel.edu: Will Chavis: Assistant Men's Basketball Coach wjc53@drexel.edu: Paul Fortier: Assistant Men's Basketball Coach prf28@drexel.edu: 215-895-1781 215-895-1781: Justin Jennings Wang, Garfield Basketball Strength & Conditioning Coach 570-577-2219 570-577-2219: Women's Basketball | Davis Gym 325; Trevor Woodruff: Head Coach 570-577-1871 . 2) (April 28-30), 2023 Hoop Group Spring Jam Fest: Day Three Standouts (Pt. Would I have called a different play because of it? Assistant Women's Basketball Coach. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Jones, Bryce All rights reserved. Two, youre full of yourself. Just let everyone in, NCAA Tournament: Swarthmore advances to third-straight Sweet 16, Bucks Co. natives Coolahan, Thompson meeting in D-III NCAA Tournament, 2023 Hoop Group Spring Jam Fest: Notebook (Pt. Division regular season champion View Full Bio, Coletrane 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. The basketball that almost cost us all our jobs, in the middle of June, said Meyer, who retired last year after 41 seasons working in college hoops, most recently as a Butler assistant. Beilein notes that he didnt know he was hiring the son of the football trainer when he interviewed this graduate assistant from Winthrop for an administrative assistant job. Organizing meal money, team meals, sightseeing on their own, what sightseeing events were doing and dealing with pretty much a 14-hour time difference. @PatKelsey. Spiker, Will 2022-23 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff. After my first year of grad school I was about to do housing for their basketball camps and the relationship changed, he trusted me and had me at practice, got to know his players, got to know his managers real well. He was telling me, these kids are up early, theyve got all these responsibilities,' Meyer said. Brooks, Drew We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The Drexel Dragons men's Basketball Program is coached by Zach Spiker. The DAC includes a swimming pool, five squash courts, a golf center, and a gymnasium. Stanley, P.J. CoBL: How did you first meet Zach Spiker? Enough problems were solved during 2020-21 that Spiker and his Drexel Dragons are headed to the NCAA Tournament, facing Illinois on Friday in the first round, so it does beg the question , A former Division III player, at Ithaca, Spiker has been around college sports from the womb. If all of us people could take a step back and think about what our players have experienced in the last year emotionally, social injustice, the emotion of a very intense [presidential] election, and then you mix in a pandemic, Spiker said. He had a good feel for that at an early age., His range of bosses is most interesting, from Gregg Marshall at Winthrop at Beilein to Donahue. Chavis, Paul Post-graduate school sometimes gets a bad rap, but I had a great time with those kids. Connect with an admissions representative to receive additional details. Brugler, Maisha 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. When junior Matey Juric tells him, Nobody really likes that layup drill before practice Noted. Creative guy. Responsibilities include recruiting potential student-athletes, practice . Our John A. Daskalakis Athletic Center also known as the DAC is the official home of Drexel Athletics. Robinson, Jordan And my personality, I dont dwell on my challenges, I look at them as opportunities, wherever it comes up in a roadblock for me. I kind of locked myself in a closet off my bedroom, ordered a bookcase to put in there., With Beilein, he said, I was in a lab really. 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. Gill, Tre Kayla Bacon. The one thing that I would advise anyone in my profession is take time to develop relationships with the people outside of basketball, and do that on a daily basis and a personal basis. Theres two. Gannon, Rich So when point guard Cam Wynter texts him and says he really likes some specific offensive action, Spiker listens.
