1895–96 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team

1895–96 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball
1895–96 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Head coach	F. Knight (1st season);
Home arena	Main Building
	Seasons ← 1894–95 1900–01 →

1895–96 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wesleyan		–		–	1	–	0	1.000
Bloomsburg		–		–	6	–	1	.857
Minnesota A&M		–		–	10	–	2	.833
Mount Union		–		–	3	–	1	.750
Chicago		–		–	5	–	2	.714
Temple		–		–	15	–	7	.682
Yale		–		–	8	–	5	.615
Allegheny		–		–	1	–	1	.500
Washington		–		–	1	–	1	.500
Minnesota		–		–	3	–	5	.375
Iowa		–		–	2	–	5	.286
Bucknell		–		–	1	–	3	.250
Central Penn		–		–	0	–	2	.000
Drexel		–		–	0	–	1	.000
Macalester		–		–	0	–	4	.000
Savage School of Physical Education		–		–	0	–	1	.000

The 1895–96 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1895–96 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold, led by 1st year head coach F. Knight, played their home games at Main Building.

Roster

1895–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Name	Height	Weight
W.H. Gruel	—	—
Birney	—	—
Low	—	—
Brown	—	—
Conver	—	—
Fritsen	—	—
Whitmann	—	—
Herchine	—	—
Shol	—	—
Kempton	—	—
Gaskill	—	—
Waring	—	—
Gorman	—	—
Mordagh	—	—
Williams	—	—

Head coach

F. Knight

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Regular season
December 6, 1895 ^[2]*	Temple	L 1–3	0-1	1 – Shol	–	–	Main Building Philadelphia, PA
February 29, 1896*	Temple Reserves	W 3–0		2 – Low	–	–
March 14, 1896 ^[3]*	at Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA Reserves	L 1–2		1 – Birney	–	–
March, 1896 ^[4]*	at Conshohocken Pioneers	L 0–4		–	–	–
March, 1896 ^[5]*	Trenton Turners	L 0–4		–	–	–
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2016.
^ "BASKETBALL AT TEMPLE COLLEGE". newspaperarchive.com. Philadelphia Times. March 1, 1896. p. 9. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
^ "P.R.R.Y.M.C.A. Second and Drexel". newspaperarchive.com. Philadelphia Times. March 16, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
^ "The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 24, 1896 · Page 5". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 24, 1896. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
^ "City Notes". newspaperarchive.com. Trenton Evening Times. March 25, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

[1] "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2016.

[2] "BASKETBALL AT TEMPLE COLLEGE". newspaperarchive.com. Philadelphia Times. March 1, 1896. p. 9. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

[3] "P.R.R.Y.M.C.A. Second and Drexel". newspaperarchive.com. Philadelphia Times. March 16, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

[4] "The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 24, 1896 · Page 5". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 24, 1896. Retrieved August 27, 2018.

[5] "City Notes". newspaperarchive.com. Trenton Evening Times. March 25, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

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v t e Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Palestra (1949–1951, 3 games; 1987–1988 alternate) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–1900 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25