1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals, L 61–63
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
	College–Southern
1956–57 record	14–3 (10–0 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (5th season);
Captains	Bob Buckley; Ron Kleppinger;
Home arena	Sayre High School

The 1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1956–57 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).

The team finished the season 14–3, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Name	Height	Weight
Edward Moran	—	—
Cyrus Cohen	—	—
Robert Seher	—	—
Allan Weinberg	—	—
Charles Morrow	—	—
Robert Greenberg	—	—
Wayne Gutekunst	—	—
William White	—	—
Ronald Kleppinger	—	—
Lawrence Humes	—	—
Robert Buckley	—	—
George Butler	—	—
Martin Weinberg	—	—

Head coach

Samuel Cozen (Temple)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 7, 1957	at Delaware	W 75–74	1–0 (1–0)	10 – White	–	–	Newark, DE
January 1957	at Ursinus	W 64–49	2–0 (2–0)	–	–	–
January 12, 1957	Pennsylvania Military College	W 82–70	3–0 (3–0)	17 – Campbell	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1957	at Swarthmore	W 102–78	4–0 (4–0)	33 – Buckley	16 – Buckley	–
January 19, 1957	Haverford	W 79–55	5–0 (5–0)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 1957*	at Millersville	L 69–100	5–1	21 – Buckley	–	–
January 26, 1957*	Coast Guard	W 97–71	6–1	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	at Villanova	L 66–87	6–2	–	–	–
February 2, 1957*	at Lebanon Valley	W 77–74	7–2	–	–	–
February 6, 1957	Delaware	W 87–60	8–2 (6–0)	16 – Buckley	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1957	Swarthmore	W 84–71	9–2 (7–0)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 1957	at Pennsylvania Military College	W 80–63	10–2 (8–0)	–	–	–	Chester, PA
February 16, 1957	at Haverford	W 88–73	11–2 (9–0)	–	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
Unknown*	West Chester	W 106–76	12–2	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 1957	Ursinus	W 82–56	13–2 (10–0)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 1957*	at Franklin & Marshall	W 82–64	14–2	–	–	–
1957 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament
Unknown	Rider Regional Semifinals	L 61–63	14–3	–	–	–
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
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