1896–97 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team

1896–97 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record–
Home arenaMain Building
Seasons
1896–97 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Butler –   – 1 – 0   1.000
Minnesota A&M –   – 6 – 0   1.000
Nebraska –   – 2 – 0   1.000
Wabash –   – 1 – 0   1.000
Bucknell –   – 4 – 1   .800
Chicago –   – 5 – 2   .714
Yale –   – 11 – 5   .688
Bloomsburg –   – 6 – 3   .667
Notre Dame –   – 2 – 1   .667
Trinity (Conn.) –   – 8 – 5   .615
Central Pennsylvania –   – 1 – 1   .500
Mount Union –   – 1 – 1   .500
Penn State –   – 1 – 1   .500
Purdue –   – 1 – 1   .500
Temple –   – 10 – 11   .476
Iowa –   – 2 – 4   .333
Minnesota –   – 3 – 6   .333
Pennsylvania –   – 2 – 4   .333
Allegheny –   – 0 – 1   .000
Macalester –   – 0 – 3   .000
Springfield –   – 0 – 2   .000

The 1896–97 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1896–97 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold played their home games at Main Building.

Roster

1896–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Dunn
—
—
Lippincott
—
—
Bittong
—
—
Briggs
—
—
Woodward
—
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
February 8, 1897*
 at South Jersey Institute W 9–7 
  –      –      –     
Bridgeton, NJ
February 23, 1897 [2]*
 Manual Training School T 8–8 
  –      –      –     
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Manual and Drexel Draw". Newspapers.com. The Times. February 24, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved September 21, 2018.


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