Drexel Dragons men's basketball

Drexel Dragons

2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

University

Drexel University

First season

1894–95

All-time record

1,258–1,083 (.537)
(through 2015–16 season)

Conference

CAA

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

Zach Spiker (1st year)

Arena

Daskalakis Athletic Center
(Capacity: 2,509)

Nickname

Dragons

Student section

DAC Pack

Colors

Navy Blue and Gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1996

NCAA Tournament appearances

Div. I – 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996
Div. II – 1957, 1960, 1966, 1967

Conference tournament champions

1986, 1994, 1995, 1996

Conference regular season champions

Div. I – 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2012
Div. II – 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967

The Drexel Dragons men's basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Drexel University. The team currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and plays home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Previously, the Dragons played their home games at the 33rd Street Armory from 1969 to 1975. The Dragons are currently coached by Zach Spiker.

Rivalries

The Dragons, a member of the City 6, have rivalries with multiple institutions, these include La Salle University, Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University, and Villanova University.

The Dragons most notable rivalry is the Battle of 33rd Street with Penn, which is well known for being the closest geographical rivalry in all of college sports.

History

According to Basketball-Reference.com, Drexel was the 5th US school to start up collegiate basketball, their first season being 1895. Drexel's first intercollegiate event was a basketball game played against Temple University in January 1895, in a game that Drexel won by a score of 26–1.^[2] In 110 years, Drexel has an all-time record of 1130 wins and 959 losses. The Dragons joined Division I in 1973. Drexel has received bids to four NCAA Basketball Tournaments in 1986, 1994, 1995 and 1996. During the 1996 tournament, Malik Rose led the team to their only second round appearance after an upset of fifth-seeded Memphis.^[3]^[4] Prior to this, Drexel had appeared in four Division II NCAA tournaments in 1957, 1960, 1966 and 1967, including the very first Division II tournament in 1957. Drexel's men's basketball team was ranked as high as 35th nationally in 2007, finishing the season with a 23–9 record while making the National Invitational Tournament for the fourth time in the prior five years.

Venues

Curtis Hall Gymnasium

Beginning in 1894, Drexel played their games and held all athletic activities in a gymnasium that was located in the 4th floor of the Main Building.^[5] This gymnasium, which was at one point known as West Philadelphia College Court^[6] at Drexel Main Building in Curtis Hall (Curtis Gym),^[7] would later become known as Curtis Hall Gymnasium and also be nicknamed "The Band Box." The gymnasium was renovated before the 1928–1929 basketball season to expand it's seating capacity to 500.^[8] After moving home games to Sayer Junior High School, games were played in Curtis Hall again for one last season in 1954–1955, before they once again were relocated back to the high school.

Sayer Junior High School

As the popularity of the basketball and other sports teams grew, Curtis Hall Gym became less suitable for hosting the games. During the 1951–1952 season, Drexel decided to move 3 of it's 4 remaining league games to Sayer Junior High School, located in West Philadelphia. Drexel also played 6 of its 9 home games at the high school in the following 1952–1953 season.^[9] Home games were moved to Curtis Hall again for the 1954–1955 season, however they would again return to Sayer High School the following season. From that point forward, Sayer Junior High School served the home court for Drexel through the 1968–1969 season.

Drexel Armory

Beginning in the 1969–1970 basketball season, the Drexel home basketball games were moved to the 32nd Street Armory, also known as the Drexel Armory. Drexel first began holding various athletic and recreational activities in the armory in 1947, while the building was still state owned and used exclusively for National Guard and ROTC drills.^[10] While home games were moved out of the Armory after the 1974–1975 season, the armory was considered for renovation in the 2010s in order to make it suitable for hosting home basketball games. Instead, renovations were make at Daskalakis Athletic Center, allowing the DAC to continue to serve as the home court.

Daskalakis Athletic Center

Since the 1975–1976 season, the Dragon's home games have been played at the Daskalakis Athletic Center, formerly known as the Physical Education and Athletic Center (PEAC). While it was considered to move the games back to the Armory at one point, Drexel instead decided to renovate the Athletic Center beginning in 2012 and keep the games there instead. Within the Daskalakis Athletic Center, games are played on Sam Cozen Court in the main gym.

Other Venues

Drexel previously held a number of home games at other local venues in Philadelphia. In the 1952–53 season when 6 of Drexel's 9 home games were played at Sayer Junior High School, 2 home games were played at Philadelphia Convention Hall (as was one game the previous season), and the final game was played at St. Joseph's Field House. In the 1950s and 1960s a number of Drexel home games were also played in The Palestra.^[11] Since moving to the Armory in the 1969–1970 season, it has become rare for home games to be played at alternative venues. In the 2015–16 season Drexel played what was considered a neutral-court game against Penn State at The Palestra.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Dragons have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1986	First Round	Louisville	L 73–93
1994	First Round	Temple	L 39–61
1995	First Round	Oklahoma State	L 49–73
1996	First Round Second Round	Memphis Syracuse	W 75–63 L 58–69

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Dragons have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament four times. Their combined record is 0–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1957	First Round	Rider	L 61–63
1960	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Fairfield Upsala	L 44–56 L 69–74
1966	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Long Island Albright	L 54–62 L 61–78
1967	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Cheyney Wagner	L 53–75 L 53–61

NIT results

The Dragons have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 2–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1997	First Round	Bradley	L 53–66
2003	Opening Round	Temple	L 59–68
2004	First Round	Villanova	L 70–85
2005	Opening Round	Buffalo	L 76–81
2007	First Round	NC State	L 56–63
2012	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	UCF Northern Iowa Massachusetts	W 81–56 W 65–63 L 70–72

Honors

Len Hatzenbeller (1980–81)
Richard Congo (1983–84)
Michael Anderson (2) (1985–86, 1987–88)

CAA Rookie of the Year

Chris Fouch (2010)
Damion Lee (2012)

Annual record men's masketball

Main article: List of Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons

References

↑ "Colors for Digital Media - Drexel". Retrieved April 1, 2016.
↑ "Did You Know That" (PDF). The Triangle. January 29, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ Friend, Tom (March 17, 1996). "NCAA Tournament: West". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
↑ "Memphis vs. Drexel Box Score, March 14, 1996 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
↑ "Drexel Institute Of Technology 1891–1941 A Memorial History". archive.org. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
↑ "Drexel Passers Defeat Juanita" (PDF). The Triangle. March 5, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ "Harnie Injured as Team Loses Close Bahle" (PDF). The Triangle. January 30, 1929. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ "Completion of New Gym Hoped for by Middle of December" (Newspaper). Drexel Triangle. 17 October 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
↑ "Hoopsters open Season Jan 3., against Rutgers" (PDF). The Triangle. December 2, 1952. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ "Tech to Use Armory for Sports Arena" (Newspaper). Drexel Triangle. 17 January 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
↑ "A Better Gym For A Better Team" (PDF). The Triangle. February 2, 1950. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

External links

Official website

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

Drexel University

Academics	Colleges Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design Bennett S. LeBow College of Business College of Arts and Sciences College of Engineering College of Computing and Informatics College of Medicine College of Nursing and Health Professions Goodwin College of Professional Studies Pennoni Honors College Schools School of Law School of Public Health Other Academy of Natural Sciences

Athletics	Colonial Athletic Association Daskalakis Athletic Center

Campus	Campus of Drexel University Hahnemann University Hospital Centennial National Bank

History	Alumni Faculty Founder History Presidents

Student life	Publications The Triangle WKDU Music Industry Entities

Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball

Teams	Charleston Cougars Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Drexel Dragons Elon Phoenix Hofstra Pride James Madison Dukes Northeastern Huskies Towson Tigers UNC Wilmington Seahawks William & Mary Tribe

Championships & awards	CAA Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year

Seasons	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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