1971–72 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1971–72 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1971–72 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Ray Haesler, played their home games at the 32nd Street Armory and were members of the University–Eastern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).

1971–72 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
Division	University–Eastern
Record	11–14 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach	Ray Haesler (1st season)
Captain	Steve Lilly
Home arena	32nd Street Armory

1971–72 MAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
University–Eastern
Temple †	6	–	0		1.000			23	–	8		.742
Saint Joseph's	5	–	1		.833			19	–	9		.679
American	3	–	3		.500			16	–	8		.667
Hofstra	2	–	4		.333			11	–	14		.440
Drexel	2	–	4		.333			11	–	14		.440
La Salle	2	–	4		.333			6	–	19		.240
West Chester	1	–	5		.167			9	–	16		.360
University–Western
Rider	8	–	2		.800			15	–	11		.577
Lafayette	7	–	3		.700			20	–	5		.800
Delaware	7	–	3		.700			18	–	7		.720
Lehigh	3	–	7		.300			10	–	14		.417
Bucknell	3	–	7		.300			5	–	18		.217
Gettysburg	2	–	8		.200			11	–	12		.478
† 1972 MAC men's basketball tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The team finished the season 11–14, and finished in 4th place in the MAC University–Eastern Division in the regular season.

On January 5, 1972, Steve Lilly set the Drexel team record for most rebounds in a single game, recording 30 rebounds against Muhlenberg. He also set Drexel records at the time for rebounds in a season (327) and career (749).

Roster

1971–72 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F Steve Lilly 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr — —	Head coach Ray Haesler (Rider) 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
Unknown*		Delaware Valley	W 67–63	1–0	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory  Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*		vs. West Virginia Tech Washington and Lee Invitational semifinal	W 74–63	2–0	–	–	–	Lexington, VA
Unknown*		at Washington and Lee Washington and Lee Invitational championship	W 86–72	3–0	–	–	–	Lexington, VA
December 6, 1971		American	L 56–85	3–1 (0–1)	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory  Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*		at Pennsylvania Military College	L 53–69	3–2	–	–	–
Unknown*		Lehigh	L 72–74	3–3	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory  Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*		at Albright Albright College Invitational semifinal	L 67–79	3–4	–	–	–
Unknown*		vs. Williams Albright College Invitational 3rd place	L 88–89 OT	3–5	–	–	–
January 5, 1972*		Muhlenberg	W 93–75	4–5	–	30 – Lilly	–	32nd Street Armory  Philadelphia, PA
Unknown		West Chester	L 61–64	4–6 (0–2)	–	–	–
January 11, 1972*		at Swarthmore	W 67–58	5–6	–	–	–
Unknown*		Moravian	W 84–57	6–6	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory  Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1972		at Saint Joseph's	L 64–87	6–7 (0–3)	–	–	–	(2,100)
January 22, 1972*		at Gettysburg	L 68–77	6–8	–	–	–	Bream Gym  Gettysburg, PA
January 26, 1972*		at Bucknell	W 68–63	7–8	–	–	–
Unknown*		Rider	L 80–88	7–9	–	–	–
Unknown		Temple	L 46–53	7–10 (0–4)	–	–	–
February 5, 1972*		Johns Hopkins	W 89–64	8–10	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory  Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 1972 8:00 pm		La Salle	W 77–64	9–10 (1–4)	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory  Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*		Delaware	L 67–75	9–11	–	–	–
Unknown*		Ursinus	W 68–59	10–11	–	–	–
Unknown*		Philadelphia Textile	L 62–82	10–12	–	–	–
Unknown		Hofstra	W 69–64	11–12 (2–4)	–	–	–
Unknown*		Delaware	L 56–94	11–13	–	–	–
Unknown*		at Franklin & Marshall	L 51–68	11–14	–	–	–
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.