1952–53 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1952–53 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
	Southern
1952–53 record	9–8 (6–4 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (1st season);
Captain	Dan Promislo (1st year)
Home arena	Sayre High School,; Curtis Hall Gym

The 1952–53 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1952–53 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Samuel Cozen,[1] played their 6 of their home games at Sayre High School, and the other 3 at Curtis Hall Gym, and were members of the Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight
G	8	Edward Roman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
F	10	Arthur Jones	—	—
F	11	J. Richard Walker	—	—
C	17	Dan Promislo (C)	—	—
G		Edward Imparato	—	—
F		Karl Schaeffer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
G		George Seidel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—
G		Victor Quattrini	—	—
		Robert Ranonis	—	—
		Harry Sarajian	—	—
		Joseph Scafaria	—	—
		Stanton Woerth	—	—
		Richard McGarrity	—	—
		George McGorman	—	—
		Edwin Neuman	—	—

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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 3, 1953*	at Rutgers–Camden	L 53–59	0–1	–	–	–	Gloucester High School Gloucester, NJ
January 7, 1953*	Philadelphia Textile	W 80–50	1–1	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 1953	Delaware	L 64–81	1–2 (0–1)	14 – Promislo	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1953	Ursinus	W 74–59	2–2 (1–1)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 1953	at Pennsylvania Military College	L 56–71	2–3 (1–2)	–	–	–	Chester, PA
January 19, 1953*	Philadelphia Pharmacy	W 104–83	3–3	25 – Promislo	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 1953*	West Chester	W 78–60	4–3	19 – Promislo	18 – Promislo	–	Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 1953*	Temple	L 56–61	4–4	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 1953*	Drexel Alumni	W 79–74	–	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 1953*	at Franklin & Marshall	L 63–82	4–5	21 – Promislo	–	–	Lancaster, PA
February 7, 1953	Swarthmore	W 71–64	5–5 (2–2)	22 – Roman	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1953	Haverford	W 78–57	6–5 (3–2)	20 – Promislo	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 1953*	vs. Saint Joseph's	L 58–88	6–6	15 – Roman	–	–	Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1953	at Urinus	W 62–52	7–6 (4–2)	16 – Tied	–	–
February 21, 1953	at Delaware	L 61–63	7–7 (4–3)	18 – Walker	–	–	Newark, DE
February 25, 1953	at Swarthmore	W 71–69	8–7 (5–3)	–	–	–
February 28, 1953	at Haverford	W 72–62	9–7 (6–3)	27 – Walker	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
March 4, 1953	Pennsylvania Military College	L 39–69	9–8 (6–4)	–	–	–	Saint Joseph's Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Joe Willard (16 January 1953). "Cozen Takes Over Reigns of Courtmen" (PDF). The Triangle. p. 8. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

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[1] Joe Willard (16 January 1953). "Cozen Takes Over Reigns of Courtmen" (PDF). The Triangle. p. 8. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

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