Jerry Drymon is in his fourth year as the Clarke University head men's basketball coach. A native of Springville, Iowa, Drymon came to Clarke from Southwestern Community College of Creston, Iowa, where he served four years as the head men's basketball coach. At Southwestern, Drymon turned a program that had not had a winning season in six years into a winner. His 2006-07 squad featured three All-Region selections and finished 18-13 overall, marking the program's first winning season since 2000-01. In his final two years at Southwestern, Drymon guided the Spartans to their first back-to-back winning seasons since 1999 and 2000. The 2007-08 Spartans were ranked as high as 12th in the nation.

Drymon coached six All-Region performers and two preseason All-Americans at Southwestern.

Drymon played collegiate basketball at Mount Mercy College, where he earned third-team NAIA All-American honors following his senior season in 1997. The Midwest Classic Conference Player of the Year, Drymon averaged nearly 20 points per game and ranked sixth nationally in rebounding (12 rpg).

Drymon was also a member of the Mustangs' 1996 MCC championship team that finished 29-6 overall and advanced to the NAIA Sweet 16.

Drymon was the men's varsity assistant basketball coach at Mount Mercy from 1997 to 2004. During that period, Mount Mercy featured numerous All-Conference performers and had three nationally ranked teams. He was also the head junior varsity coach during his last four years at the college.

A 2005 inductee into the Mount Mercy Hall of Fame, Drymon ranks second in career blocked shots (109), third in career rebounding (841) and tenth in career scoring (1,244). He still owns the school's single-game record for rebounds in a game (25).

Drymon received his bachelor of business administration degree in management and marketing from Mount Mercy College, and his master of business administration degree with an emphasis in sports management from Columbia Southern University.

Jerry and his wife, Kari, have three children, Shae, Avery and Gabrielle.

Ben Davis is in his first year as an assistant coach for the Clarke University men's basketball program. A native of Marshall, Wis., Davis has experience coaching at the youth, high school, and collegiate level.

At the collegiate level, Davis has been an assistant coach at Carleton and Macalester College which are both based out of the twin cities in Minnesota. At Carleton he helped lead the men's team to a conference championship in 2010-2011 with a conference record of 17-3 and a conference tournament championship in the 2009-2010 season which qualified them for the NCAA national tournament.

Davis is also the founder, boy's director, and coach of the Minnesota Fury AAU program which has quickly become one of the top AAU programs in the Midwest. This past summer his 17 and under team posted a 42-11 record while playing in some of the top tournaments in the nation. They also won the 2011 Minnesota MYAS state championship.

Davis received his bachelor of science degree in child psychology with a minor in coaching education from the University of Minnesota in 2007 and his master's degree in coaching education from the University of Ohio in 2010.

Kyle Vejraska is in his second year with the Clarke University basketball program.

A native of Gainesville, Fla., Vejraska graduated from Campbell University where he played four years of varsity basketball. At Campbell, Vejraska gained experience in player development, scouting reports, and basketball operations first hand.

Vejraska received his bachelor degree in business administration from Campbell University with minors in management and exercise and sport science. Vejraska is currently pursuing a masters degree in business administration at Clarke.