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1973–74 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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1973–74 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Merrimack Christmas Tournament champions
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
DivisionUniversity–Eastern
Record15–9 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
  • Ray Haesler (3rd season)
MVPGreg Newman (1st year)
Captains
  • Francis Korwek (1st year)
  • Greg Newman (1st year)
Home arena32nd Street Armory
Seasons
1973–74 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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.

Roster

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1973–74 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Greg Newman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
F 42 Doug Romanczuk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So North Catholic HS Philadelphia, PA
G Mike Feagans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
F 23 Mike Kernan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So North Catholic HS Philadelphia, PA
F Terry Parks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
F Francis Korwek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Archmere Academy
F Tim Corlies 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr St. Joseph's Prep
C Doug White 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Eastern HS Ashland, NJ
G Steve Rawlings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Upper Darby HS
G Bob Ambler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
G Jim Brophy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
C Ed Tompkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
G Charlie O'Donnell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
G Dave Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
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
Regular season
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

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  1. ^ "Drexel Victor At Merrimack". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 23, 1973. p. 38. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.