Shane Blakeney - College Basketball News & Rumors

Withdraws from NBA Draft Blakeney has withdrawn his name from the 2026 NBA Draft and will return to South Carolina for the 2026-27 college season, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact Blakeney averaged 14.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists last season, but it seems he wasn't happy with his draft projections and decided to return to college for one more year. Blakeney is expected to return to the draft process for 2027 if he's able to improve on the strong numbers he delivered in 2025-26.

MAY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Puts name in NBA Draft pool Blakeney's name is in the early-entry pool for the NBA Draft, per NBA Communications.

Impact Blakeney also transferred to South Carolina this offseason after three years at Drexel, but he's a candidate to get selected in the NBA Draft as well. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 14.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists last season.

APRIL 27 • ROTOWIRE

Heading to South Carolina Blakeney has committed to play for South Carolina for the 2026-27 season, per Portal Updates.

Impact Blakeney will join the Gamecocks following three seasons with Drexel. The 6-foot-5 junior averaged 14.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game across 33 contests for the Dragons this past season. He will retain a single year of eligibility with SC moving forward.

APRIL 19 • ROTOWIRE

Rivera-Torres scores 14, Monmouth takes down Drexel 65-57 in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament

Led by Jason Rivera-Torres' 14 points, the Monmouth Hawks defeated the Drexel Dragons 65-57 in a quarterfinal of the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament

MARCH 8 • Associated Press

Monmouth Hawks play in CAA Tournament against the Drexel Dragons

The Monmouth Hawks and Drexel Dragons meet in the CAA Tournament

MARCH 8 • Associated Press

Drexel Dragons and Northeastern Huskies meet in CAA Tournament

The Drexel Dragons take on the Northeastern Huskies in the CAA Tournament

MARCH 7 • Associated Press

Preston Edmead scores 19 and Hofstra knocks off Drexel 62-51

Led by Preston Edmead's 19 points, the Hofstra Pride defeated the Drexel Dragons 62-51 in a regular-season finale

MARCH 4 • Associated Press

Drexel takes on Hofstra after Blakeney's 22-point showing

Drexel visits the Hofstra Pride after Shane Blakeney scored 22 points in the Dragons' 65-60 victory over the Campbell Fighting Camels

MARCH 2 • Associated Press

Blakeney and Drexel knock off Campbell 65-60

Shane Blakeney led the Drexel Dragons with 22 points and sealed the victory with a jump shot with 37 seconds remaining as the Dragons took down the Campbell Fighting Camels 65-60 o...

FEBRUARY 27 • Associated Press

Blakeney and Drexel host Campbell

Drexel hosts the Campbell Fighting Camels after Shane Blakeney scored 24 points in Drexel's 68-62 win against the Towson Tigers

FEBRUARY 25 • Associated Press

Drexel wins 68-62 over Towson

Led by Shane Blakeney's 24 points, the Drexel Dragons defeated the Towson Tigers 68-62

FEBRUARY 22 • Associated Press

Williamson leads Towson against Drexel after 27-point showing

Towson visits the Drexel Dragons after Dylan Williamson scored 27 points in the Tigers' 72-71 loss to the Monmouth Hawks

FEBRUARY 21 • Associated Press

Panov's 19 lead Drexel past Northeastern 70-61

Led by Victor Panov's 19 points, the Drexel Dragons defeated the Northeastern Huskies 70-61 on Thursday

FEBRUARY 20 • Associated Press

Drexel visits Northeastern after Abreu's 24-point game

Northeastern hosts the Drexel Dragons after Xavier Abreu scored 24 points in Northeastern's 94-67 loss to the William & Mary Tribe

FEBRUARY 18 • Associated Press

Pratt scores 21 to propel Stony Brook to 72-69 victory over Drexel

Erik Pratt led the Stony Brook Seawolves with 21 points and sealed the victory with a layup with 30 seconds left as the Seawolves took down the Drexel Dragons 72-69

FEBRUARY 17 • Associated Press

Blakeney and the Drexel Dragons take on conference foe Stony Brook

Drexel plays Stony Brook in CAA play Monday

FEBRUARY 15 • Associated Press

Robinson's 20 lead Monmouth past Drexel 93-73

Led by Cornelius Robinson Jr.'s 20 points, the Monmouth Hawks defeated the Drexel Dragons 93-73 on Thursday

FEBRUARY 13 • Associated Press

Drexel hosts Rivera-Torres and Monmouth

Monmouth faces the Drexel Dragons after Jason Rivera-Torres scored 25 points in the Hawks' 76-75 win over the Stony Brook Seawolves

FEBRUARY 11 • Associated Press

Beard has 16, Drexel takes down Elon 82-77

Led by Eli Beard's 16 points, the Drexel Dragons defeated the Elon Phoenix 82-77 on Saturday

FEBRUARY 7 • Associated Press

Cuthrell leads Elon against Drexel

Elon takes on the Drexel Dragons after Chandler Cuthrell scored 32 points in Elon's 87-79 overtime loss to the Hampton Pirates

FEBRUARY 6 • Associated Press

Campbell wins 81-60 against Drexel

Led by Dovydas Butka's 26 points, the Campbell Fighting Camels defeated the Drexel Dragons 81-60 on Thursday

FEBRUARY 6 • Associated Press

Smith leads Campbell against Drexel

Campbell hosts the Drexel Dragons after DJ Smith scored 39 points in Campbell's 104-96 win over the William & Mary Tribe

FEBRUARY 4 • Associated Press

Shane Blakeney, Kevon Vanderhorst rally Drexel to 61-60 victory over North Carolina A&T

Shane Blakeney had 19 points and Kevon Vanderhorst hit the game-winning layup as time expired to rally Drexel to a 61-60 victory over North Carolina A&T

JANUARY 31 • Associated Press

Drexel hosts N.C. A&T after Walker's 24-point performance

JANUARY 30 • Associated Press

Reed scores 14 off the bench, Drexel knocks off Hampton 58-51

Josh Reed scored 14 points off of the bench to lead the Drexel Dragons past the Hampton Pirates 58-51 on Thursday