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1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record13–15 (10–8 AEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachSteve Seymour (7th season)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
1997–98 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Delaware 12 6   .667 20 10   .667
Boston University 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
Vermont 11 7   .611 16 11   .593
Hartford 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
Hofstra 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Drexel 10 8   .556 13 15   .464
Northeastern 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
New Hampshire 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Towson 4 14   .222 8 20   .286
Maine 4 14   .222 7 20   .259
1998 America East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 7th 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 13–15, and finished in 5th place in the AEC in the regular season.

Roster

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1997–98 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 29, 1997*
at Monmouth W 57–51  1–0
                   
 
December 3, 1997
Delaware W 65–63  2–0
(1–0)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 1997
at Towson W 65–60  3–0
(2–0)
                  Towson Center (1,146)
Towson, MD
December 14, 1997*
at Notre Dame L 70–78  3–1
                  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9.175)
Notre Dame, IN
December 20, 1997*
vs. La Salle W 75–70  4–1
 15  DeRocckis   7  DeRocckis        Palestra (3,251)
Philadelphia, PA
December 26, 1997*
7:00 pm
vs. No. 18 Princeton
ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinals
L 56–58  4–2
 17  Sanders   8  Linderman   5  Coursey  Madison Square Garden (9,565)
New York, NY
December 27, 1997*
at St. John's (NY)
ECAC Holiday Festival Third Place Game
L 46–75  4–3
                  Madison Square Garden (9,921)
New York, NY
January 7, 1998*
at Richmond L 57–66  5–5
                  Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
January 20, 1998*
at Penn
Battle of 33rd Street
L 65–79  6–9
                  Palestra (4,010)
Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 1998
 CN8
Towson W 72–71  9–10
 27  Linderman              Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,326)
Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 1998*
vs. Saint Joseph's L 65–76  9–11
                  Palestra (4,126)
Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 1998
at New Hampshire W 90–65  11–14
(9–8)
                   (600)
 
February 22, 1998
New Hampshire W 75–66  12–14
(10–8)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,359)
Philadelphia, PA
AEC tournament
February 28, 1998
(6) vs. (3) Vermont
Quarterfinals
W 51–42  13–14
                  Bob Carpenter Center (2,461)
Newark, DE
March 1, 1998
(6) vs. (2) Boston University
Semifinals
L 51–53  13–15
                  Bob Carpenter Center (4,047)
Newark, DE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards

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Mike DeRocckis
  • AEC All-Conference Second Team
  • AEC Player of the Week
Joe Linderman
  • AEC All-Conference First Team
  • AEC All-Championship Team
  • AEC Player of the Week
Petrick Sanders
  • AEC All-Rookie Team
  • AEC Rookie of the Week
Stephen Starks
  • AEC Rookie of the Week

References

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  1. ^ "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drexel University Athletics.