1976–77 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1976–77 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1976–77 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 6th year head coach Ray Haesler, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).

1976–77 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Albright College Invitational Tournament champions
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
DivisionEast
Record11–13 (0–5 ECC)
Head coach
  • Ray Haesler (6th season)
MVPBob Stephens (2nd year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
1976–77 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Temple 4 1   .800 17 11   .607
Hofstra 4 1   .800 23 7   .767
La Salle 3 2   .600 17 12   .586
Saint Joseph's 2 3   .400 13 13   .500
American 2 3   .400 13 13   .500
Drexel 0 5   .000 11 13   .458
West
Lafayette 9 1   .900 21 6   .778
Delaware 7 3   .700 12 13   .480
Lehigh 6 4   .600 12 15   .444
Bucknell 5 5   .500 10 15   .400
West Chester 2 8   .200 11 14   .440
Rider 1 9   .100 8 18   .308
1977 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The team finished the season 11–13, and finished in 6th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster

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1976–77 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*
Glassboro State W 75–74  1–0
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,200)
Philadelphia, PA
December 2, 1976*
Delaware W 78–77  2–0
       22  Stephens        Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,000)
Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 1976*
Siena W 68–59  3–0
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (600)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 1976*
at Long Island W 72–57  4–0
                   (250)
 
December 16, 1976*
at Rutgers L 68–83  4–1
                   (2,700)
 
Unknown*
vs. Amherst
Albright Tournament semifinal
W 69–63  5–1
                  Bollman Center (500)
Reading, PA
Unknown*
at Albright
Albright Tournament championship
W 96–66  6–1
                  Bollman Center (1,000)
Reading, PA
January 4, 1977*
at Rider L 58–63  6–2
                   (500)
 
January 8, 1977*
at West Chester L 50–62  6–3
                   (500)
 
January 12, 1977
8:00 pm
La Salle L 51–55  6–4
(0–1)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,800)
Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 1977*
Gettysburg W 79–59  7–4
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (750)
Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 1977*
at Bucknell W 70–63  8–4
                   (500)
 
January 20, 1977*
at Lehigh W 63–58  9–4
                   (500)
 
January 22, 1977
at Hofstra L 70–76  9–5
(0–2)
                   (1,500)
 
January 26, 1977
at American L 72–79  9–6
(0–3)
                   (500)
 
January 29, 1977*
vs. Catholic University L 70–83  9–7
                  Palestra (2,900)
Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1977*
Fairleigh Dickinson L 48–54  9–8
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (500)
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*
Widener W 49–46 OT 10–8
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,000)
Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1977
Saint Joseph's L 53–62  10–9
(0–4)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,904)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 1977*
at Iona L 62–69  10–10
                   (1,500)
 
Unknown*
at Philadelphia Textile L 38–62  10–11
                   (1,500)
 
February 19, 1977*
at Temple L 58–61  10–12
                   (700)
 
February 23, 1977*
at Wagner W 64–63  11–12
                   (250)
 
February 26, 1977*
at Northeastern L 52–60  11–13
                   (250)
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

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Bob Stephens
  • Converse Honorable Mention All-American
  • Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American
  • Herb Good Sportswriters Society All-Philadelphia Area Team
  • ECC All-Conference Second Team
  • Albright College Invitational Tournament MVP[1]
  • Albright College Invitational All-Tournament Team

References

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  1. ^ "Drexel wins Albright final in runaway". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 30, 1976. p. 31. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.