1973–74 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
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1973–74 Drexel Dragons men's basketball | |
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Merrimack Christmas Tournament champions | |
Conference | Middle Atlantic Conferences |
University–Eastern | |
Record | 15–9 (2–4 MAC) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Greg Newman (1st year) |
Captains |
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Home arena | 32nd Street Armory |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University–Eastern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's † | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
American | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Chester | 0 | – | 6 | .000 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University–Western | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gettysburg | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 3 | – | 21 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1974 MAC men's basketball tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1973–74 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1973–74 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 3rd 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 15–9, and finished in 5th place in the MAC University–Eastern Division in the regular season.
Drexel won the Merrimack Christmas Tournament in December.[1] On February 6, 1974, Greg Newman set the Drexel team record for most points in a single game, scoring 40 points against Franklin & Marshall.
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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December 1, 1973* 8:15 pm |
at Widener | L 50–61 | 0–1 |
17 – Newman | 15 – Romanczuk | – | Chester, PA | ||||
Unknown* |
at East Stroudsburg | L 55–56 | 0–2 |
14 – Newman | 9 – 2 Tied | – | | ||||
December 15, 1973* |
Wagner | W 63–57 | 1–2 |
12 – 2 Tied | 16 – Korwek | – | 32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA | ||||
December 19, 1973* |
at Glassboro State | L 52–55 | 1–3 |
17 – Parks | 9 – Korwek | – | | ||||
December 21, 1973 |
vs. Bridgeport Merrimack Christmas Tournament semifinal |
W 69–64 | 2–3 |
26 – Newman | 10 – Corlies | – | North Andover, MA | ||||
December 22, 1973* |
at Merrimack Merrimack Christmas Tournament championship |
W 103–85 | 3–3 |
23 – Newman | 10 – Kernan | – | North Andover, MA | ||||
January 3, 1974* |
at Delaware | L 70–78 | 3–4 |
17 – Kernan | 6 – Korwek | – | | ||||
January 5, 1975* |
Rider | W 70–50 | 4–4 |
18 – Newman | 12 – Newman | – | 32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 9, 1974* |
at Swarthmore | W 75–57 | 5–4 |
21 – Newman | 14 – Romanczuk | – | | ||||
January 10, 1974* |
Lehigh | W 73–41 | 6–4 |
15 – Newman | 11 – Parks | – | 32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 12, 1974* |
Bucknell | L 49–52 | 6–5 |
18 – Newman | 10 – Newman | – | 32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 16, 1974 7:05 pm |
at La Salle | L 73–85 | 6–6 (0–1) |
22 – Newman | 10 – Newman | – | Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 19, 1974* |
at Gettysburg | W 75–60 | 7–6 |
20 – Newman | 15 – Parks | – | Bream Gym Gettysburg, PA | ||||
January 21, 1974 |
at Saint Joseph's | L 50–78 | 7–7 (0–2) |
15 – Newman | 10 – Romanczuk | – | (2,350) | ||||
January 23, 1974 8:00 pm |
West Chester | W 72–64 | 8–7 (1–2) |
22 – Newman | 14 – Kernan | – | 32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 26, 1974* 7:00 pm |
vs. Colegate | W 55–44 | 9–7 |
15 – 2 Tied | 9 – 3 Tied | – | Palestra Philadelphia, PA | ||||
March 1, 1975 |
Temple | L 43–55 | 9–8 (1–3) |
12 – Kernan | 5 – Kernan | – | 32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 2, 1974* |
Johns Hopkins | W 57–55 | 10–8 |
23 – Newman | 10 – Parks | – | 32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 6, 1974 |
American | L 62–69 | 10–9 (1–4) |
27 – Newman | 11 – Parks | – | 32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA | ||||
February 9, 1974 |
at Hofstra | W 101–92 | 11–9 (2–4) |
25 – 2 Tied | 9 – Kernan | – | 32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA | ||||
Unknown* |
at Ursinus | W 78–54 | 12–9 |
25 – Newman | 10 – Kernan | – | | ||||
February 16, 1974* |
at Franklin & Marshall | W 78–63 | 13–9 |
40 – Newman | 15 – Romanczuk | – | | ||||
February 20, 1974* |
Philadelphia Textile | W 69–64 | 14–9 |
27 – Newman | 9 – Korwek | – | 32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA | ||||
Unknown* |
Albright | W 72–62 | 15–9 |
17 – Kernan | 11 – Romanczuk | – | 32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Drexel Victor At Merrimack". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 23, 1973. p. 38. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.