1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1978–79 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).

1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Lafayette College Invitational Tournament champions
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
DivisionEast
Record18–9 (6–5 ECC)
Head coach
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
1978–79 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Temple 10 0   1.000 25 4   .862
Saint Joseph's 9 2   .818 19 11   .633
La Salle 9 2   .818 15 13   .536
American 7 4   .636 14 13   .519
Drexel 6 5   .545 18 9   .667
Hofstra 3 8   .273 8 19   .296
West
Bucknell 11 5   .688 18 9   .667
Lafayette 8 8   .500 16 12   .571
Rider 7 8   .467 11 15   .423
West Chester 4 12   .250 8 18   .308
Lehigh 4 12   .250 8 18   .308
Delaware 2 12   .143 5 22   .185
1979 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The team finished the season 18–9, and finished in 5th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster

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1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F Bob Stephens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Dave Broadus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
PG Brian O'Loughlin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Len Hatzenbeller
So
Randy Burkert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
Joe Boback 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
G Norm Buchannon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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*
Widener W 45–33  1–0
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,000)
Philadelphia, PA
December 2, 1978
Delaware W 68–55  2–0
(1–0)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (500)
Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 1978*
vs. Long Island
Wisconsin Invitational
W 74–68  3–0
                   (700)
Madison, WI
December 16, 1978*
at Colorado State W 75–73  4–0
                   (5,976)
 
December 18, 1978*
at Denver W 74–72  5–0
                   (226)
 
Unknown*
vs. Florida Southern
Lafayette Tournament semifinal
W 78–66  6–0
                  Kirby Field House (1,500)
Easton, PA
December 28, 1978*
at Lafayette
Lafayette Tournament championship
W 69–61  7–0
                  Kirby Field House (2,200)
Easton, PA
January 6, 1979
Rider W 64–52  8–0
(4–0)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (750)
Philadelphia, PA
January 8, 1979
Lafayette W 70–58  9–0
(3–0)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,500)
Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 1979
at West Chester W 77–61  10–0
(4–0)
                   (250)
 
January 15, 1979
at Bucknell L 66–67  10–1
(4–1)
                  Davis Gym (1,750)
Lewisburg, PA
January 17, 1979
at Lehigh W 69–62  11–1
(5–1)
                   (750)
 
January 20, 1979*
at Northeastern W 81–73  12–1
                   (1,268)
 
January 24, 1979
at American L 76–94  12–2
(5–2)
                   (500)
 
January 27, 1979
2:15 pm
La Salle L 74–88  12–3
(5–3)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,800)
Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 1979*
Fairleigh Dickinson W 69–57  13–3
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (500)
Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 1979
vs. No. 18 Temple L 73–95  13–4
(5–4)
                  Palestra (6,491)
Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 1979
Saint Joseph's L 52–62  13–5
(5–5)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,500)
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 1979*
at Rutgers L 61–87  13–6
                  Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,725)
Piscataway, NJ
February 12, 1979
at Hofstra W 73–68  14–6
(6–5)
                   (765)
 
Unknown*
at Philadelphia Textile W 58–57  15–6
                   (1,000)
 
February 17, 1979*
Catholic University W 94–75  16–6
 22  Broadus   13  Stephens   7  O'Loughlin  Daskalakis Athletic Center (517)
Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 1979*
at Wagner L 75–90  16–7
                   (1,750)
 
February 22, 1979*
at UAB L 60–77  16–8
                  BJCC Arena (5,195)
Birmingham, AL
February 24, 1979*
St. Francis (NY) W 89–80 OT 17–8
 36  Stephens   21  Stephens        Daskalakis Athletic Center (250)
Philadelphia, PA
ECC Tournament
February 26, 1979
(5 E) at (4 E) American W 66–55  18–8
                  Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall (500)
Arlington, VA
February 28, 1979
(5 E) at (1 E) No. 12 Temple L 57–61  18–9
                  Palestra (1,900)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

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Randy Burkert
  • ECC Rookie of the Year[1]
Bob Stephens
  • ECC All-Conference First Team[1]
  • ECC Player of the Week (4)
  • Lafayette College Invitational Tournament MVP
  • Lafayette College Invitational All-Tournament Team

References

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  1. ^ a b "Casey Top Coach". Philadelphia Daily News. March 6, 1979. p. 48. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.