Nothing like a basketball coaching search, Drexel athletic director Eric Zillmer will tell you. 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. 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. Phone. Jenkins, Imo 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. Softball Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Tickets Gameday Information Purchase Tickets Mobile Ticketing Instructions Ticket Office Phone: 336-278-6750 TicketSmarter - Resale Donate Student-Athletes Student-Athlete Hub Diversity At Elon Global Experiences NIL at Elon Compliance Student-Athlete Support Services Sports Medicine Sports Performance Drexel head coach Zach Spiker instructs from the sidelines in the second half of a game against William & Mary in January. 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. Two, youre full of yourself. Ill go over to him, Who are you watching on Court 2? . Brad Underwood. At the time, the Dragons were on a break, 8-7 at the time, after incremental improvement in Spikers first four seasons. View Full Bio, Mekhi When junior Matey Juric tells him, Nobody really likes that layup drill before practice Noted. Home Spiker, Will 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. Turner, Luke (Photo courtesy Drexel Athletics), (Ed. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 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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. From there, I went to Hobart College for a year, the sports information director was a guy I met when I was at Roanoke, and he knew that they needed an assistant and I went up there and had a great year, actually coached Joe Corbett, who was from the Haverford School and is now coaching in the area [at Lansdale Catholic]. Bartow Arena. [Oversee] the health and safety of the kids, order our gear and guess how many campers we were going to have and what size shirts and try to be within a ballpark where were not overspending, manage a budget. CoBL: When youre not in basketball mode, what do you like to do for fun? He leaves a piece of bacon the plate. By the end of the meal, the recruiting, unbeknownst to the recruit, was over. I looked the same day one as I did six months into chemotherapy, so I knew I was fortunate. It was Drexels first tournament appearance since 1996. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Coed dorms, Sorority housing, Fraternity housing, Special housing for disabled students, Special housing for international students. Natural Resources Conservation and Research. Did Zillmers announcement make Spiker wonder if he himself was on thin ice? And so some of that stuff doesnt seem like it translates but since managing our budget for Drexel mens basketball and making sure were staying within our guidelines for recruiting, travel, meals, ordering our gear, taking care of the locker room, all of that stuff to me carries over a lot. Kelsey brought in nearly an entirely new roster in his first campaign with a young core and just two returnees in 2021-22. I can also look at [old] practice plans, right in front of me. I dont play golf enough, but I enjoy playing golf. Essien, Jadin 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. 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]. READ MORE: How Drexel's Cam Wynter bet on himself. Whats the same, and what did you have to learn how to do? Men's Basketball Coaches - Towson University Athletics Print Season: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff 2023-24 Men's Basketball Support Staff The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 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. Dont try to outsmart fate. I had to do it a couple of times just to tick him off, Spiker said. 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. The list of athletic opportunities we offer is extensive, including everything from rowing and track to rugby and water polo. 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. [Oversee] the health and safety of the kids, order our gear and guess how many campers we were going to have and what size shirts and try to be within a ballpark where were not overspending, manage a budget. Blakeney, Kobe Standard rates apply. (Son of a trainer.). (Zillmers father, an academy graduate, is buried there.) Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff; Image Name Title; Zach Spiker: Head Men's Basketball Coach: Will Chavis: Assistant Men's Basketball Coach: Paul Fortier: who was a lottery pick. Connect with an admissions representative to receive additional details. Those are kind of the highlights of things I like to do. Wheres the other basketball? All rights reserved. Spiker might not have been Larry Birds candidate, but Zillmer talked to John Beilein, then Michigans coach, who had Spiker as his administrative assistant when Beilein first got to West Virginia. Youre grinding, youre putting in 70-80-90 hours a week and you dont think anything about it. Whether you prefer outdoor or indoor sports, Drexel has a wide array of placesfor you to stay active. CZ: Theres two. It was funny, the other drivers wanted me to ask can we get your motorcycle out, can you jump some cars for us? I didnt do it, but I was tempted to. Drexel University Men's basketball Program Recruiting and Coaching Staff Sixth grade, hanging around the training table., READ MORE: Drexel's fastbreak through a pandemic, No need for a babysitter. The coaching staff remained standing. 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. NCSA athlete's 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. Title. 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. All but two of Drexel's player kneeled. Allison, Zack Here are two of our most popular articles to get you started: NCSA College Recruiting (NCSA) is the exclusive athletic recruiting network that educates, assists, and connects, families, coaches and companies so But I made a notebook., He kept sheets of paper, then later sent them off to a printer to be bound. I recently bought a bike, so I like riding. Josh Verlin It was on point to understand the makeup of the team.. It wasnt like we were texting each other every day or messaging each other; wed reach out during the year and catch up maybe two or three times a year. 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:
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