1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball

NAC Regular Season Champions NAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament Second Round, L 58–69
Conference	North Atlantic Conference (1988–1996)
1995–96 record	27–4 (17–1 NAC)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (5th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Seymour
Assistant coach	Monté Ross
Assistant coach	John O’Connor
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

The 1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the North Atlantic Conference (which has since changed name).

In the 1995–96 season, the Dragons won a school record 27 games, won the North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament for the third season in a row, qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in school history, and also won the school's first ever NCAA Tournament game in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

After reaching the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, the Dragons lost to Syracuse by a score of 58–69. Syracuse would go on to finish runner–up in the tournament, losing to Kentucky in the National Championship.

Roster

Number	Name
00	Malik Rose
3	Dimitri Stefanidis
5	Greg Gaffney
14	Jake Bunting
15	Mike DeRocckis
21	Ross Neisler
23	David Frey
24	Jeff Myers
30	George Hudgins
31	Cornelius Overby
33	Brahin Riley
34	Karl Fischer
44	John Randall
55	Chuck Guittar

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular season

November 27, 1995*		Saint Anselm College	W 82-59	1-0	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 1995*		vs. Murray State	L 75-76	1-1
December 2, 1995*		vs. Illinois-Chicago	W 83-72	2-1
December 7, 1995		at Vermont	W 97-58	3-1 (1-0)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
December 9, 1995		at Hartford	W 79-72	4-1 (2-0)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT
December 23, 1995*		at Oklahoma	L 78-85	4-2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
December 29, 1995*		vs. James Madison	W 75-55	5-2
December 30, 1995*		at Montana State	W 68-62	6-2	Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
January 6, 1996		at Hofstra	W 100-71	7-2 (3-0)	Hofstra Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, NY
January 11, 1996		New Hampshire	W 110-68	8-2 (4-0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 1996		Maine	W 88-70	9-2 (5-0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1996		vs. Delaware	W 91-75	10-2 (6-0)
January 18, 1996		at Northeastern	W 87-65	11-2 (7-0)	Matthews Arena Boston, MA
January 20, 1996		at Boston University	W 67-47	12-2 (8-0)	Case Gym Boston, MA
January 26, 1996		Boston University	L 74-76	12-3 (8-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 1996		Northeastern	W 84-47	13-3 (9-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1996		at New Hampshire	W 87-75	14-3 (10-1)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
February 4, 1996		Maine	W 73-52	15-3 (11-1)	Alfond Arena Orono, ME
February 7, 1996		Towson	W 96-87	16-3 (12-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 1996		Hofstra	W 93-63	17-3 (13-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 1996*		at Lehigh	W 93-73	18-3	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
February 16, 1996		at Towson	W 75-56	19-3 (14-1)	Towson Center Towson, MD
February 18, 1996		at Delaware	W 82-78	20-3 (15-1)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
February 20, 1996*		at UMBC	W 87-55	21-3	Retriever Activities Center Catonsville, MD
February 23, 1996		Vermont	W 86-59	22-3 (16-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1996		Hartford	W 74-56	23-3 (17-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
1996 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 2, 1996	(1)	vs. (9) Hartford NAC Tournament Quarterfinals	W 62-73	24-3	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
March 3, 1996	(1)	vs. (5) Towson NAC Tournament Semifinals	W 84-74	25-3	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
March 7, 1996	(1)	(2) Boston University NAC Tournament Finals	W 76-67	26-3	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 14, 1996*	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) #14 Memphis NCAA Tournament Round of 64	W 75-63	27-3	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
March 16, 1996*	(12 W)	vs. (4 W) #13 Syracuse NCAA Tournament Round of 32	L 58-69	27-4	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Drexel Dragons men's basketball

Venues	Curtis Hall Gym (1894–1952) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1953) Curtis Hall Gym (1953–1954) Sayre Junior High School (1954–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)

Rivalries	Penn

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

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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