1961–62 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1961–62 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1961–62 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 10th 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).

1961–62 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
DivisionCollege–Southern
Record11–8 (11–5 MAC)
Head coach
  • Samuel Cozen (10th season)
Assistant coachBobby Morgan (1st season)
Captains
  • Ben Brown (1st year)
  • Herb Heffner (1st year)
Home arenaSayre High School
Seasons

Roster

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1961–62 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
Unknown*
Rider L 64–68  0–1
                   
 
Unknown*
Pratt L 57–60  0–2
                   
 
January 3, 1962*
at Delaware L 62–89  0–3
                   
Newark, DE
Unknown
at Pennsylvania Military College L 63–84  0–4
(0–1)
                   
 
January 10, 1962
Haverford W 67–53  1–4
(1–1)
 20  Brown              Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 1962
3:30 pm
Elizabethtown W 75–62  2–4
(2–1)
 25  King              Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 1962
8:30 pm
Ursinus W 94–48  3–4
(3–1)
 18  King   10  Tied        Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 1962
8:30 pm
at Wagner L 58–78  3–5
(3–2)
                   
 
January 20, 1962
8:00 pm
at Washington (MD) W 68–50  4–5
(4–2)
 16  King               
Chestertown, MD
January 27, 1962
2:00 pm
Lycoming W 80–58  5–5
(5–2)
 18  Brown              Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*
Dickinson W 67–49  6–5
                   
 
February 3, 1962
3:30 pm
at Franklin & Marshall L 56–61  6–6
 25  King               
Lancaster, PA
February 5, 1962
8:30 pm
Johns Hopkins W 95–43  7–6
(7–3)
 20  Heffner              Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 1962
8:30 pm
at Swarthmore W 68–57  8–6
(8–3)
 20  Zimmerman   17  Heffner         
 
February 10, 1962
2:30 pm
Pennsylvania Military College L 84–95 OT 8–7
(8–4)
 18  Heffner   15  Heffner   5  Zimmerman  Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 1962
at Haverford L 65–72 OT 8–8
(8–5)
                  Ryan Gym 
Haverford, PA
February 17, 1962*
2:30 pm
at Juniata W 70–53  9–8
(9–5)
                   
 
February 19, 1962
8:00 pm
at Lebanon Valley W 86–52  10–8
(10–5)
 25  Heffner   14  Heffner         
 
February 24, 1962
8:30 pm
at Ursinus W 63–45  11–8
(11–5)
                   
Collegeville, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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