1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1959–60 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 8th 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).

1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
One-game playoff vs. Wagner, W 70–53
NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals, L 44–56
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
DivisionCollege–Southern
1959–60 record12–7 (10–4 MAC)
Head coach
  • Samuel Cozen (8th season)
Home arenaSayre High School
1959–60 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
University
Saint Joseph's     
College–Northern
Wagner100 1.000    
Albright103 .769  168  .667
Wilkes   67  .462
Juniata   512  .294
Elizabethtown     
Lebanon Valley     
Moravian     
Stevens*     
Hofstra     
Susquehanna     
Lycoming     
Scranton     
Upsala     
College–Southern
Drexel104 .714  127  .632
Pennsylvania Military107 .588  128  .600
Ursinus   96  .600
Haverford39 .250  79  .438
Washington (MD)*   109  .526
Franklin & Marshall   314  .176
Johns Hopkins     
Swarthmore     
West Chester*     
Western Maryland     
Dickinson     
† MAC College Playoff Game Winner winner

The team finished the season 12–7, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

Roster

1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
Robert Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
George Holloway
Pete Wilson
Rich Hilmer
Ben Brown
Bud Henry
Bruce Zimmerman
Emil Schoen
Herb Heffner
George Schaeffer
Joe Sacco
Irv Jaffe
Jim Hoffman
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 6, 1960*
Rider L 53–70  0–1
 19  Hilmer             
 
January 9, 1960
at Pennsylvania Military College L 65–71  0–2
(0–1)
                Hyatt Armory 
Chester, PA
January 13, 1960
at Haverford W 75–65  1–2
(1–1)
 29  Hilmer            Ryan Gym 
Haverford, PA
January 1960
Ursinus W 67–50  2–2
(2–1)
                 
 
January 23, 1960
Johns Hopkins W 77–69  3–2
(3–1)
      19  Henry       Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 1960
at West Chester[1] L 60–79  3–3
(3–2)
 14  Morgan             
 
January 30, 1960*
Pratt W 86–72  4–3
                 
 
Unknown
Elizabethtown W 89–67  5–3
(4–2)
                 
 
February 3, 1960
Swarthmore W 64–38  6–3
(5–2)
                Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 1960
Franklin & Marshall W 86–66  7–3
(6–2)
 29  Morgan            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 1960
at Swarthmore W 83–55  8–3
(7–2)
                 
 
February 1960
Pennsylvania Military College W 79–75  9–3
(8–2)
                 
 
February 1960
Haverford W 75–65  10–3
(9–2)
                Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 1960
Lebanon Valley L 64–74  10–4
(9–3)
                Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 1960
Wagner L 63–79  10–5
(9–4)
                 
 
February 24, 1960
Wilkes W 91–81  11–5
(10–4)
 24  Tied             
 
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
February 27, 1960
3:30 pm
Wagner
College Division Championship
W 70–53  12–5
 25  Morgan            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
1960 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament
March 4, 1960
9:30 pm
vs. Fairfield
Regional Semifinals
L 44–56  12–6
                Wagner College Gym 
Staten Island, NY
March 5, 1960
7:30 pm
vs. Upsala
Regional Third Place Game
L 69–74  12–7
                Wagner College Gym 
Staten Island, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Robert Morgan
  • All-District Small College Team[2]

References

  1. "W. Chester Jars Drexel 79-60". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Inquirer. 28 January 1960. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. "ALL-DISTRICT SMALL COLLEGE TEAM". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 29 March 1960. Retrieved 8 January 2021.


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