1967–68 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1967–68 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
DivisionCollege–Southern
Record12–9 (9–5 MAC)
Head coach
  • Samuel Cozen, Robert Morgan
Home arenaSayre High School
Seasons

The 1967–68 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1967–68 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 16th 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 Conferences (MAC).

Samuel Cozen stepped down from the head coach position during the season on January 31 due to medial issues.[1] The team was 10–2 at time. He was replaced by interim head coach Robert Morgan who finished the season 2–7 as the head coach.

The team finished the season 12–9.

Roster

1967–68 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
—
—
Head coach
  • Samuel Cozen (Temple)
  • Robert Morgan
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Unknown
 Delaware Valley W 72–70  1–0
(1–0) 		  –      –      –     
 
Unknown
 Upsala W 67–60  2–0
(2–0) 		  –      –      –     
 
December 16, 1967
 Swarthmore W 76–60  3–0
(3–0) 		  –      –      –    Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*
 Kutztown
? semifinal 		W 65–58  4–0
   –      –      –     
 
Unknown*
 Wilkes
? championship 		W 69–68  5–0
   –      –      –     
 
Unknown*
 Delaware L 56–67  5–1
   –      –      –     
 
Unknown
 Muhlenberg W 83–70  6–1
(4–0) 		  –      –      –     
 
January 9, 1968
 at Lebanon Valley L 85–91  6–2
(4–1) 		  –      –      –     
 
Unknown*
 West Chester W 81–68  7–2
   –      –      –     
 
January 16, 1968
 at Swarthmore W 53–48  8–2
(5–1) 		  –      –      –     
 
Unknown
 Moravian W 59–55  9–2
(6–1) 		  –      –      –     
 
Unknown
 Pennsylvania Military College W 70–56  10–2
(7–1) 		  –      –      –     
 
Unknown*
 Rider L 54–65  10–3
   –      –      –     
 
Unknown*
 Delaware L 77–94  10–4
   –      –      –     
 
February 7, 1968
 at Haverford L 65–67  10–5
(7–2) 		  –      –      –     
Haverford, PA
February 9, 1968
 vs. Johns Hopkins W 66–55  11–5
(8–2) 		  –      –      –    Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
 Wagner L 78–80  11–6
(8–3) 		 26 – Linderman    –      –     
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
 at Scranton L 65–82  11–7
(8–4) 		  –      –      –     
Scranton, PA
Unknown
 at Ursinus W 57–55  12–7
(9–4) 		  –      –      –     
Collegeville, PA
Unknown
 at Franklin & Marshall L 73–79  12–8
(9–5) 		  –      –      –     
Lancaster, PA
1968 Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
March 1, 1968
7:00 pm 		(2) vs. (1) Ursinus
Semifinal 		L 55–65  12–9
   –      –      –     
Allentown, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Cozen to be honored with dinner by Hagerty and Tate" (PDF). The Triangle. April 5, 1968. p. 10. Retrieved December 23, 2016.


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