1895–96 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team

The 1895–96 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1895–96 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold, led by 1st year head coach F. Knight, played their home games at Main Building.

1895–96 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1895–96 record0–1
Head coach
  • F. Knight (1st season)
Home arenaMain Building
1895–96 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wesleyan   10  1.000
Bloomsburg   61  .857
Minnesota A&M   102  .833
Mount Union   31  .750
Chicago   52  .714
Temple   157  .682
Yale   85  .615
Allegheny   11  .500
Washington   11  .500
Minnesota   35  .375
Iowa   25  .286
Bucknell   13  .250
Central Penn   02  .000
Drexel   01  .000
Macalester   04  .000
Savage School of Phys Ed   01  .000
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1895–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
W.H. Gruel
Birney
Low
Brown
Conver
Fritsen
Whitmann
Herchine
Shol
Kempton
Gaskill
Waring
Gorman
Mordagh
Williams
Head coach
  • F. Knight
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 6, 1895 [2]*
Temple L 1–3 
 1  Shol            Main Building 
Philadelphia, PA
February 29, 1896*
Temple Reserves W 3–0 
 2  Low             
 
March 14, 1896 [3]*
at Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA Reserves L 1–2 
 1  Birney             
 
March, 1896 [4]*
at Conshohocken Pioneers L 0–4 
                 
 
March, 1896 [5]*
Trenton Turners L 0–4 
                 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. "BASKETBALL AT TEMPLE COLLEGE". newspaperarchive.com. Philadelphia Times. 1 March 1896. p. 9. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. "P.R.R.Y.M.C.A. Second and Drexel". newspaperarchive.com. Philadelphia Times. 16 March 1896. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. "The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 24, 1896 · Page 5". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 24 March 1896. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. "City Notes". newspaperarchive.com. Trenton Evening Times. 25 March 1896. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2018.


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