Philadelphia, Pa. — An appearance in the Anaheim Classic and a New Year's Eve battle at the Daskalakis Athletic Center with Saint Joseph's highlight the Drexel men's basketball team's 2012-13 schedule. Drexel Head Coach Bruiser Flint returns four starters from a team that won 29 games a year ago. Flint's squad will be looking for its third straight 20-win season.Drexel will have a difficult schedule this coming season. Nine of the 10 non-conference opponents won at least 20 games a year ago. Drexel opens the season at Kent State on Nov. 9. The Dragons return home to face Illinois State, one of the Missouri Valley Conference favorites, on Nov. 15. Two days later, Penn and Drexel renew their University City rivalry at the Palestra. It will be the team's last game before it heads to California for the Anaheim Classic. Drexel opens the tournament against St. Mary's, winners of 27 games a year ago, on Thanksgiving. Xavier, Cal, Rice, Georgia Tech, Drake and Pacific are also part of the tournament, which has the Dragons playing three times in four days.The Dragons also have road games at Princeton, Tennessee State and Fairfield in December. Rider, Davidson and Saint Joseph's will all come to the DAC before the New Year. Rider visits on Dec. 1, while Davidson makes an appearance on Dec. 22. The Wildcats won 25 games last year. The Dragons and the Saint Joseph Hawks will close out the 2012 calendar year with a 4 p.m. game on New Year's Eve. Saint Joseph's is picked to win the Atlantic 10 conference.The Colonial Athletic Association schedule begins on Jan. 2 at Georgia State. The Dragons return to the DAC for their conference home-opener against Towson on Jan. 5. This season the Dragons will play home and home series against all of their CAA foes except for UNC Wilmington and William & Mary. Drexel will play the Tribe in Williamsburg on Jan.19 and host UNCW on Senior Day, March 2.Drexel finished last season with a 29-7 mark overall and a 16-2 mark in CAA play. The 29 wins were the most in school history and the 16-2 mark gave Flint and the school its first CAA regular-season title, but the Dragons were left out of the NCAA Tournament. Flint's squad did earn an NIT bid. The Dragons responded to the disappointment of being left out of the NCAA's by winning two postseason games for the first time in school history on their way to the NIT Quarterfinals.Individual tickets go on sale Tuesday. To buy tickets, visit Drexeltickets.com or call 1-866-4DREXEL.