1968–69 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1968–69 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1968–69 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
Record	8–11 (6–7 MAC)
Head coach	Frank Szymanski (1st season);
Home arena	Sayre High School
	Seasons ← 1967–68 1969–70 →

The 1968–69 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1968–69 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Frank Szymanski, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).

The team finished the season 8–11.

On April 8, 1968, Frank Szymanski was named the team's new head coach.^[1]

Roster

1968–69 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
			—	—

Head coach

Frank Szymanski

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Unknown	Delaware Valley	L 62–70	0–1 (0–1)	–	–	–
Unknown	Pennsylvania Military College	L 45–54	0–2 (0–2)	–	–	–
December 20, 1968	Lebanon Valley	W 89–60	1–2 (1–2)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	vs. Millersville ? semifinal	L 77–86	1–3	–	–	–
Unknown*	vs. King's Point ? 3rd place game	L 78–80	1–4	–	–	–
Unknown*	Delaware	L 68–70	1–5	–	–	–
Unknown	West Chester	W 68–59	2–5	–	–	–
January 14, 1969	at Swarthmore	W 71–56	3–5 (2–2)	–	–	–
Unknown	Moravian	L 70–73	3–6 (2–3)	–	–	–
Unknown	Muhlenberg	L 70–92	3–7 (2–4)	–	–	–
Unknown	Upsala	L 67–79	3–8 (2–5)	–	–	–
Unknown*	Rider	L 52–66	3–9	–	–	–
Unknown*	Delaware	W 67–62	4–9	–	–	–
January 29, 1969	Haverford	W 71–65	5–9 (3–5)	–	–	–	Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 1969	at Johns Hopkins	W 60–56	6–9 (4–5)	–	–	–
Unknown	Wagner	L 69–95	6–10 (4–6)	–	–	–
Unknown	Scranton	L 70–74 ^OT	6–11 (4–7)	–	–	–
Unknown	Ursinus	W 77–63	7–11 (5–7)	–	–	–
February 22, 1969	Franklin & Marshall	W 84–78	8–11 (6–7)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Szymanski Selected Drexel Hoop Coach". Hartford Courant. April 9, 1968. p. 48. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Szymanski Selected Drexel Hoop Coach". Hartford Courant. April 9, 1968. p. 48. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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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