1949–50 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1949–50 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1949–50 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Harold Kollar, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym and were members of the Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).
Roster
1949–50 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
4
Vincent Filliben
—
—
C
11
John Savchak
6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
—
John Bartram HS
C
Basil Barno
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
F
Bernard McNamee
—
—
F
Morton Shafter
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
G
Joe Skurla
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Allentown HS
G
Bob Brewton
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Central HS (PA)
F
Stan Laskus
—
—
John Bartram HS
G
Alfred MacCart
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
So
John Bartram HS
F
Donald Breder (C)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
G
Bill Banks
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
C
Roy Wagner
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
F
Sid Kane
—
—
Northeast HS (PA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 7, 1950 *
Stevens Tech
W 63–48
1–0
16 – MacCart
–
–
Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 1950 *
Lehigh
W 58–53
2–0
12 – MacCart
–
–
Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1950
at Swarthmore
W 71–60
3–0 (1–0)
15 – Breder
–
–
Lamb-Miller Field House Swarthmore, PA
January 18, 1950
at Haverford
W 79–68
4–0 (2–0)
22 – Savchak
–
–
Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
January 21, 1950
at Pennsylvania Military College
L 54–56
4–1 (2–1)
23 – Filliben
–
–
Chester, PA
January 25, 1950 *
Philadelphia Textile
W 76–59
5–1
13 – Wagner
–
–
Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 1950 *
at Saint Joseph's
Postponed to March 8 (Illness)
February 4, 1950 *
at American
L 44–68
5–2
9 – Savchak
–
–
Washington, D.C.
February 8, 1950
at Delaware
L 45–51
5–3 (2–2)
12 – MacCart
–
–
Newark, DE
February 11, 1950
Ursinus
W 71–60
6–3 (3–2)
–
–
–
Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1950 *
Juniata
W 64–37
7–3
–
–
–
Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1950
Haverford
W 61–49
8–3 (4–2)
–
–
–
Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 1950
Swarthmore
L 54–61
8–4 (4–3)
–
–
–
Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1950
at Ursinus
W 68–67
9–4 (5–3)
–
–
–
February 28, 1950
Pennsylvania Military College
W 62–54
10–4 (6–3)
–
–
–
Palestra Philadelphia, PA
March 6, 1950
Delaware
W 65–62
11–4 (7–3)
–
–
–
Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
March 8, 1950 *
at Saint Joseph's
L 51–68
11–5
–
–
–
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References