1896–97 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team

The 1896–97 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1896–97 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold played their home games at Main Building.

1896–97 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	–
Home arena	Main Building

1896–97 collegiate men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Butler		–			–			1	–	0		1.000
Minnesota A&M		–			–			6	–	0		1.000
Nebraska		–			–			2	–	0		1.000
Wabash		–			–			1	–	0		1.000
Bucknell		–			–			4	–	1		.800
Chicago		–			–			5	–	2		.714
Yale		–			–			11	–	5		.688
Bloomsburg		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Notre Dame		–			–			2	–	1		.667
Trinity (Conn.)		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Central Pennsylvania		–			–			1	–	1		.500
Mount Union		–			–			1	–	1		.500
Penn State		–			–			1	–	1		.500
Purdue		–			–			1	–	1		.500
Temple		–			–			10	–	11		.476
Iowa		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Minnesota		–			–			3	–	6		.333
Pennsylvania		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Allegheny		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Macalester		–			–			0	–	3		.000
Springfield		–			–			0	–	2		.000

Roster

1896–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown Dunn — — Lippincott — — Bittong — — Briggs — — Woodward — —	Head coach Assistant coach(es) 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
February 8, 1897*		at South Jersey Institute	W 9–7		–	–	–	Bridgeton, NJ
February 23, 1897 *		Manual Training School	T 8–8		–	–	–
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.