1958–59 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1958–59 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
DivisionCollege–Southern
Record10–9 (8–3 MAC)
Head coach
  • Samuel Cozen (7th season)
Home arenaSayre High School
Seasons

The 1958–59 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1958–59 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 7th year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC).

The team finished the season 10–9, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season. They were defeated by Hofstra in the conference championship game.[1]

Roster

1958–59 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Bud Henry
—
—
Marty Baum
—
—
Rich Hilmer
—
—
Bruce Zimmerman
—
—
Robert Morgan
—
—
Weinberg
—
—
Irv Jaffe
—
—
Robert Greenberg
—
—
George Butler
—
—
John Deufel
—
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Unknown*
 Rider L 62–70  0–1
   –      –      –     
 
Unknown
 Pennsylvania Military College L 68–74  0–2
(0–1) 		  –      –      –     
 
Unknown
 Haverford L 48–65  0–3
(0–2) 		  –      –      –    Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
 Ursinus W 81–55  1–3
(1–2) 		  –      –      –     
 
Unknown*
 Villanova L 46–62  1–4
   –      –      –     
 
Unknown
 Wagner W 67–65  2–4
(2–2) 		  –      –      –     
 
Unknown*
 Pratt W 54–44  3–4
   –      –      –     
 
Unknown
 Juniata W 91–77  4–4
(3–2) 		  –      –      –    Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 1959
 at Swarthmore W 81–64  5–4
(4–2) 		  –      –      –     
 
February 7, 1959*
 at Johns Hopkins W 79–61  6–4
   –      –      –     
 
February 11, 1959
 Swarthmore W 97–69  7–4
(5–2) 		  –      –      –    Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
 Pennsylvania Military College W 80–58  8–4
(6–2) 		  –      –      –     
 
1959
 at Haverford W 77–62 OT 9–4
(7–2) 		  –      –      –    Ryan Gym 
Haverford, PA
February 21, 1959
 Susquehanna L 79–85  9–5
(7–3) 		  –      –      –     
 
February 24, 1959*
 at Saint Joseph's L 59–82  9–6
   –      –      –     
 
Unknown
 Ursinus W 77–54  10–6
(8–3) 		  –      –      –     
 
1959 Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
March 3, 1959
 Hofstra
Conference Championship 		L 64–70  10–7
  19 – Morgan    –      –     
 
Regular season
March 4, 1959*
 West Chester L 65–84  10–8
   –      –      –    Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
March 7, 1959*
 at Franklin & Marshall L 64–75  10–9
   –      –      –     
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ Searby, Bill (March 4, 1959). "Dutchmen win MAC Cage Crown". Newsday. p. 112. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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