1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1954–55 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 3rd year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).

1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
Division	College–Southern
Record	14–5 (9–1 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (3rd season)
Home arena	Sayre High School

The team finished the season 14–5, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

Roster

1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown 3 Stanton Woerth — — 4 Joseph Campbell — — 5 Victor Quattrini — — 6 Edward O'Brien — — 7 William Harley — — 9 Eugene Szukalski — — 10 John Loomis — — 11 J. Richard Walker — — 12 Bob Ranonis — — 15 Richard McGarrity — — 16 Lawrence Humes — — 17 Robert Buckley — — Meislich — —	Head coach Samuel Cozen (Temple) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 4, 1955*		at Franklin & Marshall	W 85–70	1–0	–	26 – Buckley	–
January 8, 1955		at Delaware	W 88–70	2–0 (1–0)	29 – Buckley	–	–	Newark, DE
January 1955		Ursinus	W 93–67	3–0 (2–0)	–	–	–
January 15, 1955		Swarthmore	W 96–79	4–0 (3–0)	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 1955*		Villanova	L 66–73	4–1	21 – Buckley	–	–
January 22, 1955*		Elizabethtown	W 90–81	5–1	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 1955*		Saint Joseph's	L 78–81	5–2	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 1955*		Susquehanna	W 80–55	6–2	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1955*		West Chester	W 93–58	7–2	25 – Buckley	–	–
February 5, 1955 3:30 pm		Pennsylvania Military College	W 72–60	8–2 (4–0)	19 – Tied	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1955		at Haverford	W 89–85	9–2 (5–0)	28 – Walker	–	–	Ryan Gym  Haverford, PA
February 12, 1955		at Pennsylvania Military College	L 57–59	9–3 (5–1)	18 – Walker	–	–
February 14, 1955*		at Lebanon Valley	L 80–94	9–4	29 – Buckley	–	–	Annville, PA
February 15, 1955		Delaware	W 86–80	10–4 (6–1)	24 – Loomis	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 1955		at Swarthmore	W 67–56	11–4 (7–1)	–	–	–
February 23, 1955		Haverford	W 92–63	12–4 (8–1)	23 – Walker	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 1955		at Ursinus	W 108–77	13–4 (9–1)	23 – Buckley	–	–
March 1, 1955*		Philadelphia Textile	L 76–78	13–5	24 – Buckley	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 1955* 2:00 pm		at Rutgers–Camden	W 95–72	14–5	–	–	–	Gloucester High School  Gloucester, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

John Loomis

• MAC Southern All-Conference Team

Bob Buckley

• MAC Southern All-Conference Team

Richard Walker

• MAC Southern All-Conference Team

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