2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Drake, Jason

Jersey Number 2
Jason Drake
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oak Park, Mich.
- High School:
- Ferndale
Bio
CAREER AT CLEVELAND STATE & DREXEL
Produced 391 points, 107 rebounds, 111 assists, and 26 steals in two NCAA Division I seasons at Cleveland State (2022-23) and Drexel (2024-25)… started 33 games for the Dragons under head coach Zach Spiker… averaged 8.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in 49 career games… shot 41.5% (131-of-306) from the floor, 38.7% (40-of-101) from the 3-point line, and 85.5% (65-of-76) from the free throw line… scored double figures in 18 career games... reached 20-plus points in four games… compiled seven games with 5-plus assists.
2024-25 (Junior – Drexel)
Started all 33 games… averaged 11.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in 26.2 minutes per game… shot 42.8% (131-of-306) from the floor, 39.6% (40-of-101) from the 3-point line, and 86.5% (64-of-74) from the free throw line… reached double figures in the scoring column in 17 games… topped 20 points on four occasions… opened the season with six points, seven rebounds, and six assists against Georgian Court (Nov. 4)… tallied five points, five rebounds, and three assists against Colgate (Nov. 9)… collected four points, three rebounds, and two assists at Temple (Nov. 12)… went for 18 points and four rebounds against LaSalle (Nov. 16)… charted nine points and two rebounds at Fairfield (Nov. 19)… recorded 15 points, three rebounds, and seven assists at Fordham (Nov. 22)… added 10 points and five assists against Purdue Fort Wayne (Nov. 25)… secured eight points, three rebounds, and two assists against Chicago State (Nov. 26)… chipped in two points and two rebounds against Bryant (Dec. 2)… compiled two points, two assists, and two steals against Penn (Dec. 7)… registered 14 points and two assists at Albany (Dec. 14)… posted 21 points, three rebounds, and two assists at Howard (Dec. 17)… put up eight points, four rebounds, and two assists against Penn State (Dec. 21)… produced 11 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals at Campbell (Jan. 2)… tallied nine points, four rebounds, and four assists at North Carolina A&T (Jan. 4)… added five points, two rebounds, and two assists at Stony Brook (Jan. 9)… collected 10 points, three rebounds, and four assists against Towson (Jan. 11)… charted 15 points, two rebounds, and two assists against Elon (Jan. 16)… went for seven points, three assists, and two steals against Hofstra (Jan. 20)… recorded seven points and two assists at Northeastern (Jan. 23)… secured five points, four rebounds, and two assists against Delaware (Jan. 25)… compiled 16 points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals at Monmouth (Jan. 30)… registered nine points, two rebounds, and two assists at Towson (Feb. 1)… exploded for 25 points, four rebounds, and nine assists against William & Mary (Feb. 6)… posted 21 points, three rebounds, and five assists against UNC Wilmington (Feb. 8)… put up nine points and two boards at Hampton (Feb. 13)… produced 11 points, three rebounds, and five assists at William & Mary (Feb. 15)… tallied 14 points and six assists at Delaware (Feb. 20)… chipped in 12 points, six rebounds, and three assists against College of Charleston (Feb. 22)… collected 15 points, three rebounds, and three assists against Hampton (Feb. 27)… contributed six points, four rebounds, and two assists against Monmouth (March 1)… went for 25 points, three rebounds, and four assists against Elon in the second round of the CAA Tournament (March 8)… charted 12 points and two assists against Towson in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament (March 9).
2023-24 (Sophomore – Butler Community College)
Started 27-of-32 games played... averaged 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.0 steal per game under head coach Kyle Fisher… shot 46.5% (112-of-241) from the floor, 42.1% (24-of-57) from the 3-point line, and 72.9% (51-of-70) from the free throw line… reached double figures in the scoring column in 15 games… tallied at least five assists in 12 games… open the season with 14 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists against Henry Ford College (Nov. 3)… tallied seven points, three rebounds, and six assists at No. 20 Moberly Area CC (Nov. 4)… dished out four assists against Labette (Nov. 7)… collected 16 points, three rebounds, three assists, and three steals against Kansas Wesleyan (Nov. 10)… charted five points, three rebounds, and four assists against State Fair CC (Nov. 15)… went for 16 points, five rebounds, five assists, and three steals against Northern Oklahoma College (Nov. 18)… recorded 21 points, eight rebounds, and six assists at Northwest Kansas Technical College (Nov. 21)… added 11 points, three rebounds, five assists, and two steals against Seward County (Nov. 26)… secured 10 points, four rebounds, and two assists at Coffeyville (Nov. 29)… compiled 11 points, two rebounds, five assists, and one steal against No. 6 Barton (Dec. 2)… registered 14 points and two rebounds at Garden City (Dec. 6)… chipped in two rebounds and two assists against Dodge City (Dec. 9)… posted six points and two assists against No. 21 Hutchinson (Jan. 3)… contributed eight points, two rebounds, and three assists at Colby (Jan. 6)… put up seven points, six rebounds, and five assists against Independence (Jan. 10)… grabbed one rebound at Pratt (Jan. 13)… produced seven points, two rebounds, and five assists against Cloud County (Jan. 17)… tallied five points, two rebounds, and three assists at No. 12 Cowley College (Jan. 21)… collected seven points, three rebounds, and four assists at Seward County (Jan. 31)… charted nine points, two rebounds, and two assists against Coffeyville (Feb. 3)… went for 16 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and two blocks at No. 3 Barton (Feb. 7)… added 11 points, four rebounds, and six assists against Garden City (Feb. 10)… recorded 13 points and three steals at Dodge City (Feb. 14)… secured eight points, six rebounds, and six assists at No. 15 Hutchinson (Feb. 17)… compiled 18 points, two rebounds, four assists, and three steals against Colby (Feb. 21)… registered 11 points, two rebounds, and three assists at Independence (Feb. 24)… posted eight points, two rebounds, and four assists against Pratt (Feb. 28)… contributed 12 points, three rebounds, and three assists at Cloud County (March 2)… put up nine points and two boards against No. 11 Cowley College (March 6)… produced seven points, three rebounds, and six assists against Cloud County in the second round of the NJCAA Region 6 Tournament (March 12)… chipped in 12 point, six rebounds, and five assists against Barton in the semifinals of the NJCAA Region 6 Tournament (March 15).
2022-23 (Freshman – Cleveland State)
Appeared in 16 games off the bench for head coach Daniyal Robinson... totaled 25 points, nine rebounds, nine assists, and six made 3-pointers in 89 minutes of run for the Vikings… opened his collegiate career with a rebound against Notre Dame College of Ohio (Nov. 7)… grabbed a rebound at Cincinnati (Nov. 10)… dished out an assists at Ohio (Nov. 12)… tallied two rebounds and two assists at Western Michigan (Nov. 26)… collected two points and one rebound against Oakland (Dec. 1)… saw limited run against Detroit (Dec. 3) and at St. Bonaventure (Dec. 12)… knocked down a 3-pointer against Mount St. Joseph (Dec. 21)… charted a steal at Robert Morris (Dec. 31)… went for nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from behind the arc, one rebound, and one assists at IUPUI (Jan. 14)… added two points, two rebounds, and one steal at Northern Kentucky (Jan. 19)… recorded two points and one assists at Wright State (Jan. 21)… secured three points and two assists against IUPUI (Jan. 29)… compiled four points, one rebound, and one steal at Detroit (Feb. 2)… earned some run against Wright State (Feb. 17) and Milwaukee (March 6).
Prep/Personal
Graduated from Ferndale High School… played four years of varsity basketball… led his team to back-to-back Michigan High School Athletic Association Division II Final Fours in 2021 and 2022… a two-time All-Michigan selection… named All-Metro and All-County… selected to his conference’s All-Tournament teams… son of Jason Drake and Tiffany Baylis… has a brother and a sister… nicknamed ‘Deuce’.
Produced 391 points, 107 rebounds, 111 assists, and 26 steals in two NCAA Division I seasons at Cleveland State (2022-23) and Drexel (2024-25)… started 33 games for the Dragons under head coach Zach Spiker… averaged 8.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in 49 career games… shot 41.5% (131-of-306) from the floor, 38.7% (40-of-101) from the 3-point line, and 85.5% (65-of-76) from the free throw line… scored double figures in 18 career games... reached 20-plus points in four games… compiled seven games with 5-plus assists.
2024-25 (Junior – Drexel)
Started all 33 games… averaged 11.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in 26.2 minutes per game… shot 42.8% (131-of-306) from the floor, 39.6% (40-of-101) from the 3-point line, and 86.5% (64-of-74) from the free throw line… reached double figures in the scoring column in 17 games… topped 20 points on four occasions… opened the season with six points, seven rebounds, and six assists against Georgian Court (Nov. 4)… tallied five points, five rebounds, and three assists against Colgate (Nov. 9)… collected four points, three rebounds, and two assists at Temple (Nov. 12)… went for 18 points and four rebounds against LaSalle (Nov. 16)… charted nine points and two rebounds at Fairfield (Nov. 19)… recorded 15 points, three rebounds, and seven assists at Fordham (Nov. 22)… added 10 points and five assists against Purdue Fort Wayne (Nov. 25)… secured eight points, three rebounds, and two assists against Chicago State (Nov. 26)… chipped in two points and two rebounds against Bryant (Dec. 2)… compiled two points, two assists, and two steals against Penn (Dec. 7)… registered 14 points and two assists at Albany (Dec. 14)… posted 21 points, three rebounds, and two assists at Howard (Dec. 17)… put up eight points, four rebounds, and two assists against Penn State (Dec. 21)… produced 11 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals at Campbell (Jan. 2)… tallied nine points, four rebounds, and four assists at North Carolina A&T (Jan. 4)… added five points, two rebounds, and two assists at Stony Brook (Jan. 9)… collected 10 points, three rebounds, and four assists against Towson (Jan. 11)… charted 15 points, two rebounds, and two assists against Elon (Jan. 16)… went for seven points, three assists, and two steals against Hofstra (Jan. 20)… recorded seven points and two assists at Northeastern (Jan. 23)… secured five points, four rebounds, and two assists against Delaware (Jan. 25)… compiled 16 points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals at Monmouth (Jan. 30)… registered nine points, two rebounds, and two assists at Towson (Feb. 1)… exploded for 25 points, four rebounds, and nine assists against William & Mary (Feb. 6)… posted 21 points, three rebounds, and five assists against UNC Wilmington (Feb. 8)… put up nine points and two boards at Hampton (Feb. 13)… produced 11 points, three rebounds, and five assists at William & Mary (Feb. 15)… tallied 14 points and six assists at Delaware (Feb. 20)… chipped in 12 points, six rebounds, and three assists against College of Charleston (Feb. 22)… collected 15 points, three rebounds, and three assists against Hampton (Feb. 27)… contributed six points, four rebounds, and two assists against Monmouth (March 1)… went for 25 points, three rebounds, and four assists against Elon in the second round of the CAA Tournament (March 8)… charted 12 points and two assists against Towson in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament (March 9).
2023-24 (Sophomore – Butler Community College)
Started 27-of-32 games played... averaged 9.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.0 steal per game under head coach Kyle Fisher… shot 46.5% (112-of-241) from the floor, 42.1% (24-of-57) from the 3-point line, and 72.9% (51-of-70) from the free throw line… reached double figures in the scoring column in 15 games… tallied at least five assists in 12 games… open the season with 14 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists against Henry Ford College (Nov. 3)… tallied seven points, three rebounds, and six assists at No. 20 Moberly Area CC (Nov. 4)… dished out four assists against Labette (Nov. 7)… collected 16 points, three rebounds, three assists, and three steals against Kansas Wesleyan (Nov. 10)… charted five points, three rebounds, and four assists against State Fair CC (Nov. 15)… went for 16 points, five rebounds, five assists, and three steals against Northern Oklahoma College (Nov. 18)… recorded 21 points, eight rebounds, and six assists at Northwest Kansas Technical College (Nov. 21)… added 11 points, three rebounds, five assists, and two steals against Seward County (Nov. 26)… secured 10 points, four rebounds, and two assists at Coffeyville (Nov. 29)… compiled 11 points, two rebounds, five assists, and one steal against No. 6 Barton (Dec. 2)… registered 14 points and two rebounds at Garden City (Dec. 6)… chipped in two rebounds and two assists against Dodge City (Dec. 9)… posted six points and two assists against No. 21 Hutchinson (Jan. 3)… contributed eight points, two rebounds, and three assists at Colby (Jan. 6)… put up seven points, six rebounds, and five assists against Independence (Jan. 10)… grabbed one rebound at Pratt (Jan. 13)… produced seven points, two rebounds, and five assists against Cloud County (Jan. 17)… tallied five points, two rebounds, and three assists at No. 12 Cowley College (Jan. 21)… collected seven points, three rebounds, and four assists at Seward County (Jan. 31)… charted nine points, two rebounds, and two assists against Coffeyville (Feb. 3)… went for 16 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and two blocks at No. 3 Barton (Feb. 7)… added 11 points, four rebounds, and six assists against Garden City (Feb. 10)… recorded 13 points and three steals at Dodge City (Feb. 14)… secured eight points, six rebounds, and six assists at No. 15 Hutchinson (Feb. 17)… compiled 18 points, two rebounds, four assists, and three steals against Colby (Feb. 21)… registered 11 points, two rebounds, and three assists at Independence (Feb. 24)… posted eight points, two rebounds, and four assists against Pratt (Feb. 28)… contributed 12 points, three rebounds, and three assists at Cloud County (March 2)… put up nine points and two boards against No. 11 Cowley College (March 6)… produced seven points, three rebounds, and six assists against Cloud County in the second round of the NJCAA Region 6 Tournament (March 12)… chipped in 12 point, six rebounds, and five assists against Barton in the semifinals of the NJCAA Region 6 Tournament (March 15).
2022-23 (Freshman – Cleveland State)
Appeared in 16 games off the bench for head coach Daniyal Robinson... totaled 25 points, nine rebounds, nine assists, and six made 3-pointers in 89 minutes of run for the Vikings… opened his collegiate career with a rebound against Notre Dame College of Ohio (Nov. 7)… grabbed a rebound at Cincinnati (Nov. 10)… dished out an assists at Ohio (Nov. 12)… tallied two rebounds and two assists at Western Michigan (Nov. 26)… collected two points and one rebound against Oakland (Dec. 1)… saw limited run against Detroit (Dec. 3) and at St. Bonaventure (Dec. 12)… knocked down a 3-pointer against Mount St. Joseph (Dec. 21)… charted a steal at Robert Morris (Dec. 31)… went for nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from behind the arc, one rebound, and one assists at IUPUI (Jan. 14)… added two points, two rebounds, and one steal at Northern Kentucky (Jan. 19)… recorded two points and one assists at Wright State (Jan. 21)… secured three points and two assists against IUPUI (Jan. 29)… compiled four points, one rebound, and one steal at Detroit (Feb. 2)… earned some run against Wright State (Feb. 17) and Milwaukee (March 6).
Prep/Personal
Graduated from Ferndale High School… played four years of varsity basketball… led his team to back-to-back Michigan High School Athletic Association Division II Final Fours in 2021 and 2022… a two-time All-Michigan selection… named All-Metro and All-County… selected to his conference’s All-Tournament teams… son of Jason Drake and Tiffany Baylis… has a brother and a sister… nicknamed ‘Deuce’.
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