Dragonscast

Dan, Bill and Leon show that time hasn't yet healed the pain of how the Men's season ended and discuss some player exits as they try muster positivity for the future of the Dragons.

Anthony and Bill Torr recap a Championship Weekend to remember in Washington and Dan and Anthony take a few minutes with associate head coach Stacey Weiss, breaking down the highs and previewing the NCAA first round matchup with 1 seed Texas.

Anthony and guest host Bill Torr do a preview of the Women's CAA Tournament and cover the welcome 2-0 week and the momentum building for the Lady Dragons.

Dan, Bill and Anthony sit down with former Drexel player and current Assistant Coach Frantz Massenat to hear about his basketball journey to Drexel, playing in Europe and now back coaching the Dragons.

Anthony, Bill and Leon discuss both the Men and Women going 1-1 and relish the back to back year of sweeps of Delaware by the Men as they look ahead to four home games at the DAC this week.

Dan, Anthony and Leon spend too much talking about games they'd rather forget as both the Men and Women go winless this week but still remain hopeful for the upcoming week's games.

Dan, Anthony, Bill and Leon discuss a critical road loss for the Men and the 1-1 split for the Women last week as reality sets in and tougher road games loom. We are also joined by Steph Abello from Drexel's Marketing and Fan Engagement for mid episode segment to talk about what to expect as DAC continues to get packed.

Dan, Bill, Anthony and Leon convene to discuss the first in-conference loss for the Men and taking care of business at home while the Women's woes continue as both teams head into a week with must win games.

Dan, Bill, Anthony and Leon do their best to nitpick the 7-0 Drexel Men but its getting very hard to not drink the Kool-Aid while the 4-2 Drexel Women struggle to find their form.

Anthony, Bill and Leon continue to relish the first time in DAC Pack history 5-0 record of the Drexel Men and look forward to the busy week at the DAC with the Men's and Women's program facing some tough match-ups. Come and Pack the DAC this week!

Dan, Anthony and Bill exude positivity as the Drexel Men and Women sit atop the CAA after a 5-0 start to conference play and unpack what they like as they look forward.

Dan, Bill, Anthony and Leon get together to discuss the check-ins with our two coaches, the recent games then air their grievances as the season demands it.

Dan and Bill chat with Coach Spiker on expectations leading into this season, our opportunities and challenges as we wrap up Out of Conference Games and lead into Coastal Conference Opponents.

Anthony and Bill chat with Coach Mallon about the Women's program, the out of conference schedule thus far and the expectations for this season.

Dan, Bill and Leon get together after the Big 5 Classic to talk through the Women's game against Lehigh, the Men's resurgence at Lafayette and the momentum they carried into the Wells Fargo Center against #18 ranked Villanova. We don't talk about the game at Old Dominion, we're just going to forget about it.

We know you'd love to spend more time with family during Thanksgiving but maybe first you should listen to four guys talk Drexel basketball. Dan, Anthony, Bill and Leon breakdown the opening games for the Men's and Women's programs and the Good, Bad and Ugly segment returns.

Dan, Anthony and Bill discuss the start of the season for the Men's and Women's teams and circle back to the NIL discussion from last time with an update.

Dan, Anthony, Bill and Leon discuss the new recruits, go deep into the Men's Schedule for the year and talk about how they really feel about the Drexel NIL journey thus far.

Anthony, Bill and Leon are joined by Special Guest Paulie Loscalzo to talk about his journey to Drexel, The Triangle’s resurgence and what to expect this same but new roster, the tentative schedule and who the starting five will be going into the 2023-24 season.

Dan, Anthony and Bill welcome Special Guest Mike Jensen to hear about his path as a sports journalist, his take on the new Big 5 format and his picks for the winner of each of the pods going into its first year.

Dan, Anthony and Bill do a well digested wrap up of the last season, discuss all the offseason movement and continued evolvement of the Men’s and Women’s teams with some expectations going into the next year.

Dan, Anthony and Leon discuss the CAA Tournament performances of the Drexel Women and Men, a season round up of the Good, Bad and Ugly and give their tips on how to do a bracket for March Madness.

Dan and Anthony welcome Bill Torr to discuss the CAA Women’s Tournament with Assistant Coach Jillian Dunston joining the gang to give some background on herself and what to expect this weekend.

Dan, Bill, Anthony and Leon discuss the last game of the season for the Drexel Men and the strong 2-0 outing by the Drexel Women as they look ahead to this weekend’s CAA Men’s Tournament down in D.C. with a special edition of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

PS. Bill ❤️ Delaware.

Dan welcomes special guests Jerry Beach (Hofstra), Tommy Glasgow (CofC) and Brian Mull (UNCW) to do a special CAA Tournament Preview episode looking back at the 2022-23 season, the players that stood out and who they think the league will send to the dance this year.

Dan, Bill, Anthony and Leon discuss the abysmal 1-3 outing as the men battle injuries to key players and being consistent while the women continue to be a Wonder Woman Keishana and not much help show.

Bonus Belated Episode: Dan and Nate have DAC Pack Alum Jesse Zanolini on to talk about his time at Drexel being part of the DAC Pack, his career after and his current role in Trackhouse Racing where Ross Chastain had the historic wall ride.

This episode was recorded on December 16, 2022.

Dan, Bill, Anthony and Leon discuss the unexpected surprise that was the 2-1 outing of the Men’s program with Yame forced to get some minutes and the Women’s program going 1-1 with Keishana continuing her superhuman season.

Dan, Bill, Anthony and Leon discuss some quick follow up from recent pods then jump to the superhuman performance Keishana has been having for the Women's program to go 2-0 while and the up then down outing the Men's program had going 1-1.

Dan welcomes special guests Jerry Beach (Hofstra), Tommy Glasgow (CofC) and Brian Mull (UNCW) repping three of the top four teams this year in the CAA to discuss the season so far and the outlook for the league in the future.

Bonus episode this week! Recorded towards the beginning of the month, Dan, Bill and Anthony preview the CAA teams, what to expect and rank how they expect them to finish the season.

Dan, Bill, Anthony and Leon try to keep things positive after a disappointing 1-1 for the Men's and Women's program where some vulnerabilities were exposed and discuss how they hope the team improves and reacts to this upcoming week's games.

Dan, Bill, Anthony and Leon discuss the Men going 1-1 with a missed opportunity and then rejoice in the Women showing they are the class of the CAA going a very emphatic 2-0. 

Dan, Bill and Anthony discuss mostly positives as the Dragons' have an undefeated run with the Women going 4-0 and the Men going 2-0 with still plenty of room for improvement.

Dan, Bill and Anthony discuss the recent 1-1 outings of both the men and women's teams and address what needs to change as we head into conference play.

Nate, Leon and special guest Roland talk about who we are with the 1-1 outing for both the men's and women's program, dive into some Big 5 discussion and even briefly mention kickball.

Nate, Dan, Bill and Leon commemorate a cornerstone of Drexel Basketball's passing and discuss what they liked and didn't like from the 0-3 stretch the men had and mostly positives from the women's 2-0 outing in the past week

Dan and Nate talk with Coach Chavis and Coach Jennings about their road to Drexel, what to expect from our new recruits, returning players and the great schedule we have lined up for this season starting with the ODU game at the DAC.

Nate, Dan, Bill and Leon discuss the preseason rankings and the season expectations as we get closer to the 2022-23 season start and the Philadelphia sport teams continue to set high expectations.

Nate, Bill and Anthony talk to Coach Mallon on her journey to the Head Coaching position, her mentors and the consistency and culture they've been able to foster that is unique to the program.

Nate, Dan, Bill and Leon meet with Parke Simms, the DAC Pack President to find out more about today's DAC Pack, the challenges, opportunities and try to talk through how the Alums and fans can help them grow as they work with the front office as well.

Dan, Nate, Bill and Leon connect with Greg Cusick, the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Strategic Marketing and Communications/External Relations on his background, plan for increasing attendance and driving engagement with Drexel Basketball and sports in general.

Dan, Bill and Leon chat about consolidating efforts and dive deep into analyzing what the team from last year has lost, the incoming players that are going to make a difference and what to expect in the upcoming season.

Show Notes

• Roster Losses: Cam Wynter, James Butler, Xavier Bell
• Justin Moore
• Shane Blakeney
• Yame Butler
• Kobe Magee
• Cole Hargrove
• Garfield Turner