1976–77 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Albright College Invitational Tournament champions
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
DivisionEast
Record11–13 (0–5 ECC)
Head coach
  • Ray Haesler (6th season)
MVPBob Stephens (2nd year)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
1976–77 ECC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Temple41 .8001711  .607
Hofstra41 .800237  .767
La Salle32 .6001712  .586
Saint Joseph's23 .4001313  .500
American23 .4001313  .500
Drexel05 .0001113  .458
West
Lafayette91 .900216  .778
Delaware73 .7001213  .480
Lehigh64 .6001215  .444
Bucknell55 .5001015  .400
West Chester28 .2001114  .440
Rider19 .100818  .308
1977 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1976–77 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 6th year head coach Ray Haesler, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).

The team finished the season 11–13, and finished in 6th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster

1976–77 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Unknown*
Glassboro State W 75–74  1–0
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,200)
Philadelphia, PA
December 2, 1976*
Delaware W 78–77  2–0
      22  Stephens       Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,000)
Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 1976*
Siena W 68–59  3–0
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (600)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 1976*
at Long Island W 72–57  4–0
                 (250)
 
December 16, 1976*
at Rutgers L 68–83  4–1
                 (2,700)
 
Unknown*
vs. Amherst
Albright Tournament semifinal
W 69–63  5–1
                Bollman Center (500)
Reading, PA
Unknown*
at Albright
Albright Tournament championship
W 96–66  6–1
                Bollman Center (1,000)
Reading, PA
January 4, 1977*
at Rider L 58–63  6–2
                 (500)
 
January 8, 1977*
at West Chester L 50–62  6–3
                 (500)
 
January 12, 1977
8:00 pm
La Salle L 51–55  6–4
(0–1)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,800)
Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 1977*
Gettysburg W 79–59  7–4
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (750)
Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 1977*
at Bucknell W 70–63  8–4
                 (500)
 
January 20, 1977*
at Lehigh W 63–58  9–4
                 (500)
 
January 22, 1977
at Hofstra L 70–76  9–5
(0–2)
                 (1,500)
 
January 26, 1977
at American L 72–79  9–6
(0–3)
                 (500)
 
January 29, 1977*
vs. Catholic University L 70–83  9–7
                Palestra (2,900)
Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1977*
Fairleigh Dickinson L 48–54  9–8
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (500)
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*
Widener W 49–46 OT 10–8
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,000)
Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1977
Saint Joseph's L 53–62  10–9
(0–4)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,904)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 1977*
at Iona L 62–69  10–10
                 (1,500)
 
Unknown*
at Philadelphia Textile L 38–62  10–11
                 (1,500)
 
February 19, 1977*
at Temple L 58–61  10–12
                 (700)
 
February 23, 1977*
at Wagner W 64–63  11–12
                 (250)
 
February 26, 1977*
at Northeastern L 52–60  11–13
                 (250)
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Bob Stephens
  • Converse Honorable Mention All-American
  • Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American
  • Herb Good Sportswriters Society All-Philadelphia Area Team
  • ECC All-Conference Second Team
  • Albright College Invitational Tournament MVP
  • Albright College Invitational All-Tournament Team

References


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