1894–95 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team

1894–95 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball
1894–95 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1894–95 record	7–2–1
Head coach	John W. Gray (1st season);
Captain	Robert Woodward
Home arena	Main Building

The 1894–95 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1894–95 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold, led by 1st year head coach John Gray, played their home games at Main Building. The 1894–95 team was the first at Drexel, and the 5th collegiate team to start up in the US. The first game of the season against Temple University was the first intercollegiate event ever played at the school.

The 1894–1895 Drexel basketball team

Roster

1894–95 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Name	Height	Weight
Robert J. Woodward (C)	—	—
Green	—	—
Shoe	—	—
Price	—	—
Dunning	—	—
Bosbyshell	—	—
Gaskill	—	—
Randolph	—	—
Kempton	—	—
Merrick	—	—
Shick	—	—
Cummings	—	—
Waring	—	—
Greul	—	—
Grogan	—	—
Gormon	—	—
Young	—	—

Head coach

John Gray

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

[1]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 22, 1894 [2]*	at Temple	W 26–1	1–0	–	–	–
December 1, 1894 [3]*	Temple	W 13–0	?–0	–	–	–	Philadelphia, PA
December 14, 1894[4]*	Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA	W 5–3	?–0	–	–	–
January 25, 1895 [5]*	Central High School (PA)	W 1–0	?–0	1 – Shoe	–	–	Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1895 [6]*	at Central YMCA	W Forfeit		–	–	–	Central Gymnasium Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1895[7]*	at Wilmington YMCA	L 2–4	?–1	1 – Tied	–	–	Wilmington, DE
March 2, 1895*	at Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA	W 2–0	?–1	–	–	–
March 15, 1895 [8]*	Wilmington YMCA	L 1–2	?–2	–	–	–	Philadelphia, PA
March 22, 1895 [9]*	Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA	T 0–0	7–2–1	–	–	–	Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	West Philadelphia YMCA Reserves	W	–	–	–	–
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

"Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2016.
"Basket Ball League". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 26 November 1894. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
"Game of Basket Ball". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2 December 1894. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
"Drexel Institute Wins". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 15 December 1894. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
"The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 27, 1895 · Page 2". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 27 January 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
"FORFEITED TO DREXEL". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 10 February 1895. p. 7. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
"Y.M.C.A. Victorious" (PDF). chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Wilmington, DE: Delaware Gazette. 21 February 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
"The Evening Journal from Wilmington, Delaware on March 16, 1895 · Page 1". newspapers.com. The Evening Journal. 16 March 1895. p. 1. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
"Neither Side Scored". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 23 March 1895. p. 9. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

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[1] "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2016.

[2] "Basket Ball League". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 26 November 1894. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

[3] "Game of Basket Ball". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2 December 1894. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

[4] "Drexel Institute Wins". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 15 December 1894. p. 4. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

[5] "The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 27, 1895 · Page 2". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 27 January 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

[6] "FORFEITED TO DREXEL". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 10 February 1895. p. 7. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

[7] "Y.M.C.A. Victorious" (PDF). chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Wilmington, DE: Delaware Gazette. 21 February 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[8] "The Evening Journal from Wilmington, Delaware on March 16, 1895 · Page 1". newspapers.com. The Evening Journal. 16 March 1895. p. 1. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

[9] "Neither Side Scored". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 23 March 1895. p. 9. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Palestra (1949–1951; 3 games) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)
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Culture & lore	City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
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