Drexel Basketball Podcast

The Dragons Battle at La Salle and the Week That Was - featuring the Hemerly's

It's Nate, Evan and Claire on the call this week at they breakdown an exciting week of Dragons basketball with the men visiting La Salle and the ladies in New Haven taking on the Yale Bulldogs.  The trio saw both games live and has plenty to share.

Connecting with Greg Cusick

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.

Come Together

Bill Martin leads Dan and Leon through a tour of the 22-23 edition of the Dragons roster. With seven new faces coming in alongside four returning players who will be starting, how is the Drexel coaching staff putting together this puzzle? Also, some thoughts on the the fresh, local trends that we're seeing in the recruiting landscape.

CAA Realignment: AKA It's 2am And You Don't Want to be Lonely

Episode Summary Nate and Dan talk to Mike Brodsky to review the CAA changes since their last conversation in the beginning of the year, the road to 14 teams and all the other factors driving the decision of the CAA and direction of the legacy and new teams within it. Show Notes * College Basketball Realignment [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/32855347/college-basketball-realignment-tracker-keeping-track-ncaa-division-conference-changes] * CAA Conference Study Guide [https://www.flohoops.com/articles/7702843-caa-study-guide-a-primer-on-the-new-schools-joining-in-2022-23]

Robert Battle Returns

Episode Summary Nate and Bill sit down with Robert Battle once more to hear about his prolific 18 year pro career, the overseas experience, lessons learned and the next chapter in his post basketball life. Show Notes * Pro Career [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/14069/robert-clark-battle]: France, Turkey, Summer League, Mexico, Argentina, Spain * Summer League stint for Sacramento Kings [https://www.inquirer.com/philly/gallery/20090707_Drexel_alum_Battle_joins_NBA_Summer_League.html] * Post Basketball: Investment Advice, Cycling [https://www.instagram.com/robbattle23/?hl=en] and Home Inspections [https://coreinspectiongroup.com/] Chapters and Links [https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5nY8iHnDeqS-ERYo5aCHZ0cm5E4w_L9LoRsFJlxou8PLBY_NieEIvO924X1TWr5V1BScU0fZ42QXgJq4ysFHwpxd11B3bDtOlUctQ15foF6X-O4AVIxvogChcqfMlUv2qJAZCXSlb1hIkMoHqUCrhEU]