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1938–39 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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1938–39 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceEastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Basketball League
Record1–13 (0–12 EPCBL)
Head coach
  • Ernest Lange (7th season)
Home arenaCurtis Hall Gym
Seasons
1938–39 EPCBL men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gettysburg 11 1   .917 17 2   .895
Franklin & Marshall 9 3   .750 14 4   .778
Muhlenberg 7 5   .583  
Lebanon Valley    
Ursinus    
Albright    
Drexel 0 12   .000 1 13   .071

The 1938–39 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1938–39 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 7th year head coach Ernest Lange, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym and were members of the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Basketball League (EPCBL).

Roster

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1938–39 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F William Kulesh
G Elwood Conard
G Joseph Lambert (C)
F Joseph McCracken
F Richard Bennett
C Jack Etsweiler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
C 13 Kenneth Rodgers
G Leonard Barris
F Joseph Barron
G Wolf
C Harroll
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Unknown*
vs. Saint Joseph's
Sharon Hill Gym Dedication[1]
L   0–1
                  Sharon Hill High School 
Sharon Hill, PA
Regular season
January 4, 1939
at Franklin & Marshall L 26–36  0–1
(0–1)
                   
 
January 11, 1939
at Muhlenberg L 44–53  0–2
(0–2)
 12  McCracken               
Allentown, PA
January 14, 1939
Lebanon Valley L 37–39  0–3
(0–3)
 11  Lambert              Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1939*
at Swarthmore L 33–60  0–4
 17  Barris               
 
January 21, 1939
Franklin & Marshall L 34–38  0–5
(0–4)
 9  Kulesh              Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 1939
at Gettysburg L 26–55  0–6
(0–5)
 11  Kulesh               
Gettysburg, PA
February 2, 1939
at Albright L 38–48  0–7
(0–6)
 11  Tied               
Reading, PA
February 4, 1939*
at Brooklyn Polytech W 37–32  1–7
 9  Estweiler               
 
February 6, 1939
Ursinus L 37–44  1–8
(0–7)
                  Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1939
Gettysburg L 27–37  1–9
(0–8)
 9  Rodgers              Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1939
at Lebanon Valley L 33–46  1–10
(0–9)
 10  Kulesh              Lebanon High School 
Lebanon, PA
February 25, 1939
Albright L 34–48  1–11
(0–10)
 12  Wolf              Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 1939
at Ursinus L 34–40  1–12
(0–11)
 9  Bennett               
 
March 3, 1939
Muhlenberg L 41–47  1–13
(0–12)
 19  Conard              Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

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Bill Kulesh
  • EPCBL All-Conference Second Team

References

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  1. ^ "Up In The Air Goes Estweiler" (PDF). The Triangle. January 17, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved June 14, 2017.