1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
NIT tournament first round, L 53–66
Conference	America East Conference
Record	22–9 (16–2 AEC)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (6th season);
Assistant coach	Steve Seymour (6th season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston University †	17	–	1	.944	25	–	5	.833
Drexel	16	–	2	.889	22	–	9	.710
Hartford	11	–	7	.611	17	–	11	.607
Hofstra	9	–	9	.500	12	–	15	.444
Delaware	9	–	9	.500	12	–	15	.444
Vermont	7	–	11	.389	14	–	13	.519
Northeastern	6	–	12	.333	7	–	20	.259
Maine	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
New Hampshire	5	–	13	.278	7	–	20	.259
Towson State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	19	.321

† 1997 America East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 6th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the America East Conference (AEC).

The team finished the season 22–9, and finished in 2nd place in the AEC in the regular season.

The Dragons were eliminated in the first round of the NIT by Bradley.^[1]

Roster

1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach

Bill Herrion (Merrimack)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Seymour (Bridgewater State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 20, 1996*		at Evansville Preseason NIT	L 61–65	0–1	–	–	–	Roberts Municipal Stadium (7,820) Evansville, IN
December 3, 1996*		Monmouth	W 77–66	1–1	29 – Myers	9 – Linderman	6 – Guittar	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,755) Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 1996		at New Hampshire	W 80–55	2–1 (1–0)	–	–	–	Lundholm Gym (875) Durham, NH
December 8, 1996		at Maine	W 71–57	3–1 (2–0)	–	–	–	Alfond Arena (1,116) Orono, ME
December 12, 1996*		at UMass	L 48–69	3–2	–	–	–	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, MA
December 14, 1996*		at La Salle	L 58–63	3–3	–	–	–	Spectrum (1,745) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 1996*		Lehigh	W 92–73	4–3	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,102) Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 1996*		at Charleston College of Charleston Tournament semifinal	L 65–75	4–4	–	–	–	F. Mitchell Johnson Arena (3,722) Charleston, SC
December 29, 1996*		vs. UNC Greensboro College of Charleston Tournament 3rd place	W 69–61	5–4	–	–	–	F. Mitchell Johnson Arena (2,561) Charleston, SC
January 2, 1997		Hartford	W 86–79	6–4 (3–0)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,007) Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 1997		vs. Vermont	W 74–49	7–4 (4–0)	–	–	–	Spectrum (1,925) Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 1997		Towson State	W 102–72	8–4 (5–0)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,579) Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 1997		at Northeastern	L 54–57	8–5 (5–1)	–	–	–	Matthews Arena (720) Boston, MA
January 12, 1997		at Boston University	L 67–71 ^OT	8–6 (5–2)	–	–	–	Case Gym (1,064) Boston, MA
January 15, 1997*		at Penn Battle of 33rd Street	W 58–52	9–6	14 – Linderman	–	–	Palestra (5,108) Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1997		at Hofstra	W 64–61	10–6 (6–2)	–	–	–	Hofstra Physical Fitness Center (1,583) Hempstead, NY
January 21, 1997		at Delaware	W 77–73	11–6 (7–2)	–	–	–	Bob Carpenter Center (4,048) Newark, DE
January 24, 1997		Maine	W 74–51	12–6 (8–2)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,006) Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 1997		New Hampshire	W 77–74 ^2OT	13–6 (9–2)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,244) Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 1997		Delaware	W 74–70	14–6 (10–2)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,369) Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1997		at Towson State	W 79–66	15–6 (11–2)	–	–	–	Towson Center (702) Towson, MD
February 7, 1997		Northeastern	W 78–61	16–6 (12–2)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,978) Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1997		Boston University	W 73–42	17–6 (13–2)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,369) Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1997*		at Saint Joseph's	L 62–63	17–7	–	–	–	Hagan Arena (3,200) Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1997		Hofstra	W 83–70	18–7 (14–2)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,369) Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 1997		at Hartford	W 87–76	19–7 (15–2)	–	–	–	Chase Arena (1,280) Hartford, CT
February 22, 1997		at Vermont	W 78–59	20–7 (16–2)	–	–	–	Patrick Gym (1,409) Burlington, VT
AEC tournament
March 1, 1997	(2)	vs. (10) Towson State Quarterfinal	W 78–75	21–7	–	–	–	Bob Carpenter Center (2,504) Newark, DE
March 2, 1997	(2)	vs. (3) Hartford Semifinal	W 75–69	22–7	–	–	–	Bob Carpenter Center (3,651) Newark, DE
March 7, 1997	(2)	at (1) Boston University Championship	L 61–68	22–8	–	–	–	Case Gym (2,600) Boston, MA
NIT
March 12, 1997		at Bradley First Round	L 53–66	22–9	–	–	–	Carver Arena (8,277) Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Mike DeRocckis

AEC All-Conference Second Team

Chuck Guittar

AEC All-Conference Third Team
AEC Player of the Week

Joe Linderman

AEC Rookie of the Year
AEC All-Conference Third Team
AEC All-Rookie Team
AEC All-Championship Team
AEC Rookie of the Week (2)

Jeff Myers

AEC All-Conference First Team
AEC All-Championship Team
AEC Player of the Week (2)

References

^ Juliano, Joe (March 13, 1997). "Drexel falls short in NIT, losing to Bradley, 66-53". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 61. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] Juliano, Joe (March 13, 1997). "Drexel falls short in NIT, losing to Bradley, 66-53". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 61. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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