1998–99 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1998–99 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1998–99 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
AEC Regular Season Co-Champions
Conference	America East Conference
Record	20–9 (15–3 AEC)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (8th season);
Assistant coach	Steve Seymour (8th season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Delaware †	15	–	3	.833	25	–	6	.806
Drexel	15	–	3	.833	20	–	9	.690
Hofstra	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
Maine	13	–	5	.722	19	–	9	.679
Hartford	9	–	9	.500	11	–	16	.407
Vermont	7	–	11	.389	11	–	16	.407
Northeastern	6	–	12	.333	10	–	18	.357
Boston University	5	–	13	.278	9	–	18	.333
Towson	4	–	14	.222	6	–	22	.214
New Hampshire	2	–	16	.111	4	–	23	.148

† 1999 America East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1998–99 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 8th 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 20–9, and finished in 1st place in the AEC in the regular season.

Roster

1998–99 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 18, 1998*		at Seton Hall	L 70–83	0–1	–	–	–	Continental Airlines Arena (6,073) East Rutherford, NJ
Unknown*		vs. Air Force	L 50–56	2–4	–	–	–	Brown County Arena (3,500) Green Bay, WI
Unknown*		vs. Texas Southern	W 71–56	3–4	–	–	–	Brown County Arena (861) Green Bay, WI
January 21, 1999*		at Penn Battle of 33rd Street	L 65–75		–	–	–	Palestra (4,652) Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1999*		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 51–59		–	–	–	Palestra (6,218) Philadelphia, PA
AEC tournament
	(2)	vs. (7) Northeastern Quarterfinals	W 64–56	19–8	–	–	–	Bob Carpenter Center (3,205) Newark, DE
February 28, 1999	(2)	vs. (3) Hofstra Semifinals	W 55–37	20–8	–	–	–	Bob Carpenter Center (5,209) Newark, DE
March 6, 1999	(2)	at (1) Delaware Championship	L 67–86	20–9	–	–	–	Bob Carpenter Center (5,209) Newark, DE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Bill Herrion

America East Conference Coach of the Year^[1]

Bryant Coursey

AEC All-Championship Team
AEC Player of the Week

Mike DeRocckis

AEC All-Conference Second Team^[1]

Mike Kouser

AEC All-Conference Second Team^[1]

Joe Linderman

AEC All-Conference First Team^[1]
AEC All-Championship Team

References

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Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Palestra (1949–1951, 3 games; 1987–1988 alternate) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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