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1982–83 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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1982–83 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
DivisionEast
Record14–15 (5–4 ECC)
Head coach
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
1982–83 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
American 7 2   .778 20 10   .667
Hofstra 7 2   .778 18 9   .667
La Salle 7 2   .778 18 14   .563
Drexel 5 4   .556 14 15   .483
Towson 2 7   .222 7 21   .250
West
Rider 10 3   .769 20 9   .690
Bucknell 8 5   .615 17 11   .607
Delaware 4 9   .308 11 14   .440
Lafayette 3 10   .231 7 21   .250
Lehigh 2 11   .154 10 16   .385
1983 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1982–83 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 6th year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).

The team finished the season 14–15, and finished in 4th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster

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1982–83 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
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
November 27, 1982
Delaware W 51–44  1–0
(1–0)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,425)
Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 1982
at Towson State W 72–62  2–0
(2–0)
                  Towson Center (1,071)
Towson, MD
December 2, 1982*
Loyola (MD) W 72–62  3–0
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,360)
Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 1982*
Maine W 59–53  4–0
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,020)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 1982*
at Robert Morris L 58–62  4–1
                   (2,600)
 
December 17, 1982*
vs. Bethune–Cookman
? semifinal
W 89–66  5–1
                  Jenkins Field House (1,000)
Lakeland, FL
Unknown*
at Florida Southern
? championship
L 61–63  5–2
                  Jenkins Field House (1,525)
Lakeland, FL
December 20, 1982*
at Wake Forest L 60–89  5–3
                  Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (4,625)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 5, 1983*
St. Francis (PA) W 74–64  6–3
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,400)
Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 1983*
vs. Georgia State
? semifinal
W 73–58  7–3
                  Alumni Gym (1,600)
Fairfield, CT
January 8, 1983*
at Fairfield
? championship
L 60–64 OT 7–4
                  Alumni Gym (2,700)
Fairfield, CT
Unknown*
Ramapo W 86–50  8–4
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (750)
Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 1983
at Lehigh W 65–53  9–4
(3–0)
                  Stabler Arena (1,016)
Bethlehem, PA
January 15, 1983*
Northeastern W 63–57  10–4
                  Matthews Arena (1,457)
Boston, MA
January 19, 1983
Temple L 66–77  10–5
(3–1)
                  McGonigle Hall (2,500)
Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 1983
Lafayette W 49–47  11–5
(4–1)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,020)
Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 1983*
Niagara L 63–73  11–6
                  Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (1,400)
Buffalo, NY
January 26, 1983*
Fairleigh Dickinson L 69–70  11–7
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,000)
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 1983*
at Dayton L 60–82  11–8
                  UD Arena (10,673)
Dayton, OH
February 2, 1983
at American L 55–57  11–9
(4–2)
                  Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall (1,318)
Arlington, VA
February 7, 1983*
at Southwestern Louisiana L 64–86  11–10
                  Blackham Coliseum (4,506)
Lafayette, LA
February 12, 1983
at Hofstra L 58–74  11–11
(4–3)
                  Physical Fitness Center (1,314)
Hempstead, NY
February 18, 1983*
Allentown W 56–30  12–11
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (500)
Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 1983*
at Vermont L 64–72  12–12
                  Patrick Gym (764)
Burlington, VT
February 23, 1983
at Bucknell W 72–60  13–12
(5–2)
                  Davis Gym (1,300)
Lewisburg, PA
February 26, 1983
Rider L 48–57  13–13
(5–3)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,300)
Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 1983
7:00 pm
La Salle L 61–63  13–14
(5–4)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,500)
Philadelphia, PA
ECC Tournament
March 7, 1983
(7) (10) Towson State
First round
W 88–67  14–14
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (850)
Philadelphia, PA
March 9, 1983
(7) at (1) Rider
Quarterfinal
L 51–60  14–15
                  Alumni Gym (1,832)
Lawrenceville, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

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Richard Congo
  • ECC All-Conference Second Team

References

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  1. ^ "1982-83 Drexel Dragons Schedule and Results" (Web). Sports Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.