1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1977–78 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).

1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Governor's Classic champions
Conference	East Coast Conference
Division	East
Record	13–13 (2–3 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (1st season)
MVP	Bob Stephens (3rd year)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 ECC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
La Salle †	5	–	0		1.000			18	–	12		.600
Temple	4	–	1		.800			24	–	4		.857
American	2	–	3		.400			16	–	12		.571
Drexel	2	–	3		.400			13	–	15		.464
Saint Joseph's	2	–	3		.400			13	–	15		.464
Hofstra	0	–	5		.000			8	–	19		.296
West
Lafayette	10	–	0		1.000			23	–	8		.742
Delaware	5	–	5		.500			16	–	11		.593
Bucknell	5	–	5		.500			13	–	15		.464
Lehigh	5	–	5		.500			8	–	18		.308
Rider	4	–	6		.400			11	–	16		.407
West Chester	2	–	8		.200			6	–	19		.240
† 1978 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The team finished the season 13–13, and finished in 3rd place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster

1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown — —	Head coach Eddie Burke (La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 30, 1977*		at Delaware	L 78–91	0–1	–	–	–
Unknown*		vs. Sacred Heart Governor's Classic semifinal	W 102–91	1–1	–	–	–	Alumni Gym (450) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 3, 1977*		at Rider Governor's Classic championship	W 80–79	2–1	–	–	–	Alumni Gym (400) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 6, 1977*		Long Island	W 78–76	3–1	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,200) Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 1977*		University of Chicago	W 78–54	4–1	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (650) Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 1977*		West Chester	L 77–81 OT	4–2	–	20 – Stephens	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 1977*		at St. Francis (NY)	L 78–86	4–3	–	–	–	(100)
December 28, 1977*		vs. Northeastern Bentley Christmas semifinal	L 69–77	4–4	–	–	–	Dana Athletic Center  Waltham, MA
Unknown*		at Bentley Bentley Christmas 3rd place	L 81–82	4–5	–	–	–	Dana Athletic Center  Waltham, MA
January 4, 1978		American	L 57–58	4–6 (0–1)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,500) Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 1978*		Rider	W 90–77	5–6	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 1978 5:00 pm		La Salle	L 79–80	5–7 (0–2)	–	–	–	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1978*		at Gettysburg	W 72–59	6–7	–	–	–	Bream Gym  Gettysburg, PA
January 16, 1978*		Bucknell	W 89–68	7–7	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1978*		Lehigh	W 62–59	8–7	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 1978*		Northeastern	L 78–80 2OT	8–8	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 1978*		at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 54–62	8–9	–	–	–	(200)
February 4, 1978		Temple	L 70–88	8–10 (0–3)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,250) Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 1978		at Saint Joseph's	W 88–77	9–10 (1–3)	–	–	–	(419)
Unknown*		at Widener	L 54–62	9–11	–	–	–	(750)
Unknown*		Philadelphia Textile	W 58–45	10–11	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1978*		at Catholic University	W 71–70	11–11	–	–	–
February 20, 1978*		at Siena	L 115–126 3OT	11–12	–	–	–	(2,320)
February 22, 1978*		Wagner	W 109–77	12–12	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (250) Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 1978		Hofstra	W 82–76	13–12 (2–3)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,000) Philadelphia, PA
ECC Tournament
February 27, 1978	(4 E)	(5 E) Saint Joseph's First Round	L 80–90 OT	13–13	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,000) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Bob Stephens

• ECC All-Conference Second Team^[1]
• Governor's Classic Tournament MVP
• Governor's Classic All-Tournament Team

References

1. "Hen Downie on all-ECC second team". The Morning News. March 8, 1978. p. 22. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.