1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Governor's Classic champions
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
DivisionEast
Record13–13 (2–3 ECC)
Head coach
MVPBob Stephens (3rd year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
1977–78 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
La Salle 5 0   1.000 18 12   .600
Temple 4 1   .800 24 4   .857
American 2 3   .400 16 12   .571
Drexel 2 3   .400 13 15   .464
Saint Joseph's 2 3   .400 13 15   .464
Hofstra 0 5   .000 8 19   .296
West
Lafayette 10 0   1.000 23 8   .742
Delaware 5 5   .500 16 11   .593
Bucknell 5 5   .500 13 15   .464
Lehigh 5 5   .500 8 18   .308
Rider 4 6   .400 11 16   .407
West Chester 2 8   .200 6 19   .240
1978 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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).

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

Roster

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1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 30, 1977*
at Delaware L 78–91  0–1
                   
 
Unknown*
vs. Sacred Heart
Governor's Classic semifinal
W 102–91  1–1
                  Alumni Gym (450)
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 3, 1977*
at Rider
Governor's Classic championship
W 80–79  2–1
                  Alumni Gym (400)
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 6, 1977*
Long Island W 78–76  3–1
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,200)
Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 1977*
University of Chicago W 78–54  4–1
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (650)
Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 1977*
West Chester L 77–81 OT 4–2
       20  Stephens        Daskalakis Athletic Center (500)
Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 1977*
at St. Francis (NY) L 78–86  4–3
                   (100)
 
December 28, 1977*
vs. Northeastern
Bentley Christmas semifinal
L 69–77  4–4
                  Dana Athletic Center 
Waltham, MA
Unknown*
at Bentley
Bentley Christmas 3rd place
L 81–82  4–5
                  Dana Athletic Center 
Waltham, MA
January 4, 1978
American L 57–58  4–6
(0–1)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,500)
Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 1978*
Rider W 90–77  5–6
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (500)
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 1978
5:00 pm
La Salle L 79–80  5–7
(0–2)
                  Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1978*
at Gettysburg W 72–59  6–7
                  Bream Gym 
Gettysburg, PA
January 16, 1978*
Bucknell W 89–68  7–7
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1978*
Lehigh W 62–59  8–7
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 1978*
Northeastern L 78–80 2OT 8–8
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 1978*
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 54–62  8–9
                   (200)
 
February 4, 1978
Temple L 70–88  8–10
(0–3)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,250)
Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 1978
at Saint Joseph's W 88–77  9–10
(1–3)
                   (419)
 
Unknown*
at Widener L 54–62  9–11
                   (750)
 
Unknown*
Philadelphia Textile W 58–45  10–11
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (500)
Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1978*
at Catholic University W 71–70  11–11
                   
 
February 20, 1978*
at Siena L 115–126 3OT 11–12
                   (2,320)
 
February 22, 1978*
Wagner W 109–77  12–12
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (250)
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 1978
Hofstra W 82–76  13–12
(2–3)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,000)
Philadelphia, PA
ECC Tournament
February 27, 1978
(4 E) (5 E) Saint Joseph's
First Round
L 80–90 OT 13–13
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,000)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

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Bob Stephens
  • ECC All-Conference Second Team[1]
  • Governor's Classic Tournament MVP
  • Governor's Classic All-Tournament Team

References

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  1. ^ "Hen Downie on all-ECC second team". The Morning News. March 8, 1978. p. 22. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.