1976–77 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1976–77 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Albright College Invitational Tournament champions
Conference	East Coast Conference
Division	East
Record	11–13 (0–5 ECC)
Head coach	Ray Haesler (6th season)
MVP	Bob Stephens (2nd year)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

1976–77 ECC men's basketball standings

v t e	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 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).

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

Roster

1976–77 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown — —	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*		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

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

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