1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1962–63 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 11th 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).

1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
Division	College–Southern
Record	18–5 (13–2 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (11th season)
Assistant coach	Bob Morgan
Home arena	Sayre High School

Drexel finished the regular season as the MAC College–Southern division champions and lost to Susquehanna in the first round of the MAC tournament.

Roster

1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 44 Mike McCurdy — — So G 35 Chuck King — — G 21 George Schaeffer — — F 14 Pete Zimmerman — — Sr G 23 Ted Sitek — — G 17 Dave Lee — — G 42 Allen Gart — — F 11 Bob Molluro — — F Dick Earley — — F Jerry Whiteman — — F Bob Pursell — —	Head coach Samuel Cozen (Temple) Assistant coach(es) Bob Morgan 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
December 1, 1962*		at Delaware Valley	W 65–39	1–0	14 – King	–	–	Doylestown, PA
December 15, 1962 3:00 pm		Delaware	L 51–63	1–1 (0–1)	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 1962 8:00 pm		Swarthmore	W 74–38	2–1 (1–1)	17 – King	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
December 27, 1962*		vs. Illinois Tech Rochester Technical College Tournament Quarterfinals	W 60–55	3–1	–	–	–	Rochester, NY
December 28, 1962*		vs. Indiana Tech Rochester Technical College Tournament Semifinals	W 68–53	4–1	24 – King	–	–	Rochester, NY
December 29, 1962*		vs. Lawrence Tech Rochester Technical College Tournament Championship	W 63–53	5–1	–	–	–	Rochester, NY
January 3, 1963		vs. Pennsylvania Military College	L 46–47	5–2 (2–1)	14 – McCurdy	–	–	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 1963		vs. Haverford	W 61–38	6–2 (3–1)	16 – McCurdy	–	–	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 1963*		Wagner	W 77–76	7–2	19 – McCurdy	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1963		at Ursinus	W 66–47	8–2 (4–1)	16 – Zimmerman	–	–	Collegeville, PA
January 16, 1963		at Elizabethtown	L 59–86	8–3 (4–2)	15 – McCurdy	–	–	Elizabethtown, PA
January 19, 1963 3:30 pm		Washington (MD)	W 79–60	9–3 (5–2)	21 – McCurdy	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 1963 1:30 pm		at Upsala	W 70–52	10–3 (6–2)	22 – McCurdy	15 – Zimmerman	–	East Orange, NJ
February 2, 1963 3:30 pm		Franklin & Marshall	W 39–31	11–3 (7–2)	12 – McCurdy	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 1963 8:45 pm		at Johns Hopkins	W 46–41	12–3 (8–2)	13 – King	11 – Zimmerman	–
February 6, 1963 8:30 pm		at Swarthmore	W 66–47	13–3 (9–2)	19 – McCurdy	–	8 – Schaeffer
February 9, 1963 3:00 pm		at Pennsylvania Military College	W 58–48	14–3 (10–2)	19 – King	–	–
February 13, 1963 8:15 pm		at Haverford	W 59–41	15–3 (11–2)	19 – King	–	–	Ryan Gym  Haverford, PA
February 15, 1963* 9:15 pm		vs. Rider	L 69–79	15–4	–	–	–	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1963 3:30 pm		at Lycoming	W 71–59	16–4 (12–2)	–	–	–
February 23, 1963		Ursinus	W 69–53	17–4 (13–2)	20 – McCurdy	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
1963 Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
March 1, 1963 9:00 pm		vs. Susquehanna Semifinals	L 62–64	17–5	19 – King	–	–	Muhlenberg Memorial Hall  Allentown, PA
March 2, 1963 7:00 pm		vs. Haverford Third Place Game	W 61–56	18–5	18 – King	16 – Zimmerman	–	Muhlenberg Memorial Hall  Allentown, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.