Homecoming Basketball Game

Hidden Treasures: The 90-Year Evolution of the Drexel Dragon

The Drexel Dragon posing with the University's cheer squad in the 1990 yearbook. Photo courtesy University Archives.
Drexel University’s mascot has changed a lot through the years ­— from an engineer to a dragon to a dragon named Mario.

At Drexel, we are proud of our Division I basketball teams, and cheering on our student-athletes is one of our cherished Homecoming traditions!

The 2024 Drexel Homecoming Basketball Game is on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 2 p.m. where our men's basketball team and the University of Delaware Blue Hens will battle it out in the Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC). At the game, we will also announce our Homecoming Court and reveal the Royal Dragon.

Arrive early for the game and be a part of the Homecoming festivities on Lancaster Walk or the Family FanZone in the DAC. Tickets can be purchased online, student tickets are free to download in DrexelOne and discounted tickets are available for faculty and professional staff members by contacting the Drexel Athletics Ticket Office at 866.4.DREXEL.

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Additionally, other Drexel athletic teams will be competing during Homecoming weekend.

Get Involved

Cheer on our student-athletes and join a powerful fan base.

The DAC Pack

The DAC Pack is composed of students who are full of Drexel spirit and has grown to become one of the largest and most visible student organizations at Drexel. During the 2008 and 2011 Drexel basketball seasons, the DAC Pack included almost 200 students who followed the men's basketball team all the way to the CAA Championships in Richmond, VA.

Drexel Fight Song

The original Drexel Fight Song was written by Gay V. Piercy (Class of 1939) and Todd Groo (Class of 1941) and appeared for the first time in the October 1938 edition of the Drexel Athletic News. The following is the recently modified version reflecting Drexel’s changes over the previous 70 years:

Fight on for Drexel,
We've got the stuff we need to win this game.
We're gonna fight on for Drexel,
Take the Dragon on to fame.
Fight on for Drexel,
The gold and blue is on another spree.
We’re gonna fight, fight, fight, fight for Drexel U,
On to victory! (Four "D" yell and repeat chorus.)

"Four 'D' Yell" Chant
D-D-D-D … R-R-R-R … E-E-E-E … X-EL – X-EL
DREX-EL … DREX-EL
Fight – Team – Fight!!!