1971–72 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1971–72 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1971–72 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
	University–Eastern
Record	11–14 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach	Ray Haesler (1st season);
Captain	Steve Lilly
Home arena	32nd Street Armory
	Seasons ← 1970–71 1972–73 →

1971–72 MAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
University–Eastern
Temple †	6	–	0	1.000	23	–	8	.742
Saint Joseph's	5	–	1	.833	19	–	9	.679
American	3	–	3	.500	16	–	8	.667
Hofstra	2	–	4	.333	11	–	14	.440
Drexel	2	–	4	.333	11	–	14	.440
La Salle	2	–	4	.333	6	–	19	.240
West Chester	1	–	5	.167	9	–	16	.360
University–Western
Rider	8	–	2	.800	15	–	11	.577
Lafayette	7	–	3	.700	20	–	5	.800
Delaware	7	–	3	.700	18	–	7	.720
Lehigh	3	–	7	.300	10	–	14	.417
Bucknell	3	–	7	.300	5	–	18	.217
Gettysburg	2	–	8	.200	11	–	12	.478

† 1972 MAC men's basketball tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971–72 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1971–72 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Ray Haesler, played their home games at the 32nd Street Armory and were members of the University–Eastern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).

The team finished the season 11–14, and finished in 4th place in the MAC University–Eastern Division in the regular season.

On January 5, 1972, Steve Lilly set the Drexel team record for most rebounds in a single game, recording 30 rebounds against Muhlenberg.^[1] He also set Drexel records at the time for rebounds in a season (327) and career (749).

Roster

1971–72 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F		Steve Lilly	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
			—	—

Head coach

Ray Haesler (Rider)

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	W 67–63	1–0	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	vs. West Virginia Tech Washington and Lee Invitational semifinal	W 74–63	2–0	–	–	–	Lexington, VA
Unknown*	at Washington and Lee Washington and Lee Invitational championship	W 86–72	3–0	–	–	–	Lexington, VA
December 6, 1971	American	L 56–85	3–1 (0–1)	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	at Pennsylvania Military College	L 53–69	3–2	–	–	–
Unknown*	Lehigh	L 72–74	3–3	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	at Albright Albright College Invitational semifinal	L 67–79	3–4	–	–	–
Unknown*	vs. Williams Albright College Invitational 3rd place	L 88–89 ^OT	3–5	–	–	–
January 5, 1972*	Muhlenberg	W 93–75	4–5	–	30 – Lilly	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown	West Chester	L 61–64	4–6 (0–2)	–	–	–
January 11, 1972*	at Swarthmore	W 67–58	5–6	–	–	–
Unknown*	Moravian	W 84–57	6–6	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1972	at Saint Joseph's	L 64–87	6–7 (0–3)	–	–	–	(2,100)
January 22, 1972*	at Gettysburg	L 68–77	6–8	–	–	–	Bream Gym Gettysburg, PA
January 26, 1972*	at Bucknell	W 68–63	7–8	–	–	–
Unknown*	Rider	L 80–88	7–9	–	–	–
Unknown	Temple	L 46–53	7–10 (0–4)	–	–	–
February 5, 1972*	Johns Hopkins	W 89–64	8–10	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 1972 8:00 pm	La Salle	W 77–64	9–10 (1–4)	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	Delaware	L 67–75	9–11	–	–	–
Unknown*	Ursinus	W 68–59	10–11	–	–	–
Unknown*	Philadelphia Textile	L 62–82	10–12	–	–	–
Unknown	Hofstra	W 69–64	11–12 (2–4)	–	–	–
Unknown*	Delaware	L 56–94	11–13	–	–	–
Unknown*	at Franklin & Marshall	L 51–68	11–14	–	–	–
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Mules Set Back By Drexel". The Morning Call. January 6, 1972. p. 50. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

This article about a basketball team in Pennsylvania is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This college basketball season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Mules Set Back By Drexel". The Morning Call. January 6, 1972. p. 50. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[1]

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