1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern regular season champions
NCAA tournament Regional semifinals, L 61–63
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
Division	College–Southern
Record	14–3 (10–0 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (5th season)
Captains	Bob Buckley Ron Kleppinger
Home arena	Sayre High School

The 1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1956–57 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th 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). The team finished the season 14–3, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

The Dragons played their first postseason game in program history, losing to Rider in the first round of the NCAA College Division tournament.^[1]

Roster

1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown Edward Moran — — Cyrus Cohen — — Robert Seher — — Allan Weinberg — — Charles Morrow — — Robert Greenberg — — Wayne Gutekunst — — William White — — Ronald Kleppinger — — Lawrence Humes — — Robert Buckley — — George Butler — — Martin Weinberg — —	Head coach Samuel Cozen (Temple) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 7, 1957		at Delaware	W 75–74	1–0 (1–0)	10 – White	–	–	Newark, DE
January 1957		at Ursinus	W 64–49	2–0 (2–0)	–	–	–
January 12, 1957		Pennsylvania Military College	W 82–70	3–0 (3–0)	17 – Campbell	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1957		at Swarthmore	W 102–78	4–0 (4–0)	33 – Buckley	16 – Buckley	–
January 19, 1957		Haverford	W 79–55	5–0 (5–0)	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 1957*		at Millersville	L 69–100	5–1	21 – Buckley	–	–
January 26, 1957*		Coast Guard	W 97–71	6–1	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*		at Villanova	L 66–87	6–2	–	–	–
February 2, 1957*		at Lebanon Valley	W 77–74	7–2	–	–	–
February 6, 1957		Delaware	W 87–60	8–2 (6–0)	16 – Buckley	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1957		Swarthmore	W 84–71	9–2 (7–0)	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 1957		at Pennsylvania Military College	W 80–63	10–2 (8–0)	–	–	–	Chester, PA
February 16, 1957		at Haverford	W 88–73	11–2 (9–0)	–	–	–	Ryan Gym  Haverford, PA
Unknown*		West Chester	W 106–76	12–2	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 1957		Ursinus	W 82–56	13–2 (10–0)	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 1957*		at Franklin & Marshall	W 82–64	14–2	–	–	–
1957 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
March 4, 1957		Rider Regional semifinals	L 61–63	14–3	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. Wilson, Dave (March 6, 1957). "Rider Tops Drexel, 63-61, On Jump Shot in Last 2 Secs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 42. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.