1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1977–78 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).

1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
DivisionEast
1977–78 record13–13 (2–3 ECC)
Head coach
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
1977–78 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
La Salle50 1.000  1812  .600
Temple41 .800  244  .857
American23 .400  1612  .571
Drexel23 .400  1315  .464
Saint Joseph's23 .400  1315  .464
Hofstra05 .000  819  .296
West
Lafayette100 1.000  238  .742
Delaware55 .500  1611  .593
Bucknell55 .500  1315  .464
Lehigh55 .500  818  .308
Rider46 .400  1116  .407
West Chester28 .200  619  .240
1978 ECC Men's Basketball Tournament winner

The team finished the season 13–13, and finished in 3rd place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster

1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Unknown*
vs. Sacred Heart
semifinals
W 102–91  1–1
                Alumni Gym (450)
Trenton, NJ
Unknown*
at Rider
championship
W 80–79  2–1
                Alumni Gym (400)
Trenton, NJ
Unknown*
Long Island W 78–76  3–1
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,200)
Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 1977*
Chicago University W 78–54  4–1
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (650)
Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 1977*
West Chester L 77–81 OT 4–2
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (500)
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*
at St. Francis (NY) L 78–86  4–3
                 (100)
 
January 11, 1978
5:00 pm
La Salle L 79–80 
                Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1978*
at Gettysburg W 72–59 
                Bream Gym 
Gettysburg, PA
January 16, 1978*
Bucknell W 89–68 
                Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1978*
Lehigh W 62–59 
                Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 1978
at Saint Joseph's W 88–77 
                 (419)
 
February 20, 1978*
Siena L 115–126 3OT
                Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 1978*
Wagner W 109–77 
                Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*
Bentley W  
                 
 
Unknown*
Catholic University W  
                 
 
ECC Tournament
February 27, 1978
Saint Joseph's
First Round
L 80–90 OT
                 (1,000)
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References


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