From Vidas Athletic Complex, to the iconic floor of the Daskalakis Athletic Center, to the flowing water of the Schuylkill River, Drexel’s athletic teams have produced some standout talents over the past half-decade. Drexel athletes have found success all over the world, as well as locally. While their talents shone at Drexel, their recent achievements have shown how their success at Drexel has allowed them to take these next steps. From gold medal fame to local collegiate coaches, our alumni have been active in the world of sports. Let us take a short trip down memory lane, revisit what these athletes accomplished during their time at Drexel, as well as see what some of our most famous alumni are up to now!
Dominick Bachstein (2024)
Dominick Bachstein was a member of the Drexel Men’s Soccer team from 2022 to 2024. He had a breakout season in his final year, scoring 12 goals in 16 games. This strong performance earned him recognition on the CAA First Team during the 2024 season. This past April, Bachstein announced via Instagram that he would be playing professional soccer for the Des Moines Menace, Iowa’s United Soccer League second team.
Justin Best (2019)
Perhaps the most well-known alumni of Drexel Athletics right now, Justin Best, has had an eventful year. Best attended Drexel from 2015-2019, where he studied business and engineering and rowed on the Men’s Rowing team. After he graduated from Drexel, he competed in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, where he placed fourth in the men’s eight. He returned for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where he won gold in the men’s four. Last week, Drexel announced that Best would be the university’s 2025 commencement speaker.
Chris Donovan (2022)
Chris Donovan was the first Drexel soccer player to play in the MLS since 2003 when he signed a contract with the Philadelphia Union II in 2022. In June of 2022, he signed a first-team contract, where he has played ever since. At the time of publication, he has played in seven games during the 2025 season. During his time at Drexel, Donovan earned a degree in Sports Management.
Luke House (2024)
House finished a strong career at Drexel after joining the basketball program as a walk-on prior to the 2020-21 season. House ranked fifth all-time in three-point percentage (40.1), and ended his time as a Dragon with a career-high 28 points in the CAA tournament against Stony Brook. Last October, House committed to joining the German Pro A team, Rasta Vechta II. The 23-year-old shot 42.8 percent from beyond the arc, and averaged 10 points per game in his first season overseas.
Keishana Washington (2023)
Washington delighted the DAC hardwood for five seasons, which ended with the Ontario native standing as the second-highest scorer in the women’s basketball program history. After going undrafted in the 2023 WNBA draft, Washington signed with the Minnesota Lynx before being waived soon after. This season, Washington has taken her talents overseas, joining the French team, Union Saint-Amand. The guard has shot over 43 percent from the field, scoring 14.6 points per game in her first season in France.
Amari Williams (2024)
After becoming the first player to win back-to-back-to-back CAA Defensive Player of the Year awards, Amari Williams put his name in the portal and left University City for Kentucky. In his final season of NCAA eligibility, the British big man lived up to the hype, scoring 11 points per game on over 56 percent shooting from the floor. After a run to the sweet sixteen in the NCAA tournament, and finally getting his face on a box of Wheatabix, Williams has entered the NBA Draft, with hopes of furthering his basketball career.
Camren Wynter (2022)
Camren Wynter was a superstar for the Dragons basketball team, scoring over 11 points per game in each of his four seasons and ranking third all-time in assists for the program. Additionally, the guard was a member of the 2021 CAA tournament championship team that eventually fell to Illinois in the NCAA tournament. Wynter then transferred to Penn State for his final season, where he spent time with assistant coach Adam Fisher. When Fisher took the head coach position at Temple, Wynter was named as a special assistant, helping Temple to solid seasons each of the past two years.