1955–56 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
DivisionCollege–Southern
Record10–8 (8–2 MAC)
Head coach
  • Samuel Cozen (4th season)
Home arenaSayre High School

The 1955–56 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1955–56 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th 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).

The team finished the season 10–8, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

Roster

1955–56 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
4 Joseph Campbell
5 Robert Seher
6 Edward O'Brien
7 William Harley
9 Eugene Szukalski
10 John Loomis
14 William White
15 Ronald Kleppinger
16 Lawrence Humes
17 Robert Buckley
Martin Weinberg
Gary Brotz
Cyrus Cohen
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, 1956*
Lebanon Valley W 77–55  1–0
 27  Buckley             
Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 1956
Delaware W 75–52  2–0
(1–0)
                 
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 1956
Swarthmore W 86–66  3–0
(2–0)
 25  Buckley            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1956
at Ursinus W 81–63  4–0
(3–0)
                 
Collegeville, PA
January 17, 1956*
vs. Saint Joseph's L 57–83  4–1
 21  Kleppinger  17  Buckley       Palestra (2,047)
Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 1956*
Millersville L 76–87 2OT 4–2
 17  Loomis            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 1956*
at Susquehanna L 62–68  4–3
                 
 
February 1, 1956*
at West Chester W 59–57  5–3
 13  Loomis            Hollinger Field House 
West Chester, PA
February 4, 1956*
3:30 pm
Franklin & Marshall L 57–63  5–4
                Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 1956
Pennsylvania Military College W 62–58  6–4
(4–0)
 17  Campbell            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1956
3:30 pm
Haverford W 66–54  7–4
(5–0)
                Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 1956
at Delaware L 70–83  7–5
(5–1)
 25  Loomis             
Newark, DE
February 18, 1956
at Swarthmore W 79–66  8–5
(6–1)
                 
 
February 22, 1956
Ursinus W 96–66  9–5
(7–1)
                Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1956
at Pennsylvania Military College L 62–79  9–6
(7–2)
                 
Chester, PA
February 28, 1956
at Haverford W 68–56  10–6
(8–2)
 15  Kleppinger            Ryan Gym 
Haverford, PA
March 3, 1956*
at Elizabethtown L 72–86  10–7
                 
 
March 6, 1956*
Villanova L 55–77  10–8
                Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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