1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern regular season champions
NCAA tournament Regional semifinals, L 61–63
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
	College–Southern
Record	14–3 (10–0 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (5th season);
Captains	Bob Buckley; Ron Kleppinger;
Home arena	Sayre High School
	Seasons ← 1955–56 1957–58 →

The 1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1956–57 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th 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). The team finished the season 14–3, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

The Dragons played their first postseason game in program history, losing to Rider in the first round of the NCAA College Division tournament.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Name	Height	Weight
Edward Moran	—	—
Cyrus Cohen	—	—
Robert Seher	—	—
Allan Weinberg	—	—
Charles Morrow	—	—
Robert Greenberg	—	—
Wayne Gutekunst	—	—
William White	—	—
Ronald Kleppinger	—	—
Lawrence Humes	—	—
Robert Buckley	—	—
George Butler	—	—
Martin Weinberg	—	—

Head coach

Samuel Cozen (Temple)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 7, 1957	at Delaware	W 75–74	1–0 (1–0)	10 – White	–	–	Newark, DE
January 1957	at Ursinus	W 64–49	2–0 (2–0)	–	–	–
January 12, 1957	Pennsylvania Military College	W 82–70	3–0 (3–0)	17 – Campbell	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1957	at Swarthmore	W 102–78	4–0 (4–0)	33 – Buckley	16 – Buckley	–
January 19, 1957	Haverford	W 79–55	5–0 (5–0)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 1957*	at Millersville	L 69–100	5–1	21 – Buckley	–	–
January 26, 1957*	Coast Guard	W 97–71	6–1	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	at Villanova	L 66–87	6–2	–	–	–
February 2, 1957*	at Lebanon Valley	W 77–74	7–2	–	–	–
February 6, 1957	Delaware	W 87–60	8–2 (6–0)	16 – Buckley	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1957	Swarthmore	W 84–71	9–2 (7–0)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 1957	at Pennsylvania Military College	W 80–63	10–2 (8–0)	–	–	–	Chester, PA
February 16, 1957	at Haverford	W 88–73	11–2 (9–0)	–	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
Unknown*	West Chester	W 106–76	12–2	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 1957	Ursinus	W 82–56	13–2 (10–0)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 1957*	at Franklin & Marshall	W 82–64	14–2	–	–	–
1957 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
March 4, 1957	Rider Regional semifinals	L 61–63	14–3	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ Wilson, Dave (March 6, 1957). "Rider Tops Drexel, 63-61, On Jump Shot in Last 2 Secs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 42. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] Wilson, Dave (March 6, 1957). "Rider Tops Drexel, 63-61, On Jump Shot in Last 2 Secs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 42. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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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