1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1954–55 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 3rd 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).

1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
DivisionCollege–Southern
1954–55 record14–5 (9–1 MAC)
Head coach
  • Samuel Cozen (3rd season)
Home arenaSayre High School

The team finished the season 14–5, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

Roster

1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
3 Stanton Woerth
4 Joseph Campbell
5 Victor Quattrini
6 Edward O'Brien
7 William Harley
9 Eugene Szukalski
10 John Loomis
11 J. Richard Walker
12 Bob Ranonis
15 Richard McGarrity
16 Lawrence Humes
17 Robert Buckley
Meislich
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
January 4, 1955*
at Franklin & Marshall W 85–70  1–0
      26  Buckley        
 
January 8, 1955
at Delaware W 88–70  2–0
(1–0)
 29  Buckley             
Newark, DE
January 1955
Ursinus W 93–67  3–0
(2–0)
                 
 
January 15, 1955
Swarthmore W 96–79  4–0
(3–0)
                Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 1955*
Villanova L 66–73  4–1
 21  Buckley             
 
January 22, 1955*
Elizabethtown W 90–81  5–1
                Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 1955*
Saint Joseph's L 78–81  5–2
                Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 1955*
Susquehanna W 80–55  6–2
                Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1955*
West Chester W 93–58  7–2
 25  Buckley             
 
February 5, 1955
3:30 pm
Pennsylvania Military College W 72–60  8–2
(4–0)
 19  Tied            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1955
at Haverford W 89–85  9–2
(5–0)
 28  Walker            Ryan Gym 
Haverford, PA
February 12, 1955
at Pennsylvania Military College L 57–59  9–3
(5–1)
 18  Walker             
 
February 14, 1955*
at Lebanon Valley L 80–94  9–4
 29  Buckley             
Annville, PA
February 15, 1955
Delaware W 86–80  10–4
(6–1)
 24  Loomis            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 1955
at Swarthmore W 67–56  11–4
(7–1)
                 
 
February 23, 1955
Haverford W 92–63  12–4
(8–1)
 23  Walker            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 1955
at Ursinus W 108–77  13–4
(9–1)
 23  Buckley             
 
March 1, 1955*
Philadelphia Textile L 76–78  13–5
 24  Buckley            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 1955*
2:00 pm
at Rutgers–Camden W 95–72  14–5
                Gloucester High School 
Gloucester, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

John Loomis
  • MAC Southern All-Conference Team
Bob Buckley
  • MAC Southern All-Conference Team
Richard Walker
  • MAC Southern All-Conference Team

References


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