1965–66 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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1965–66 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals, L 54–62
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
DivisionCollege–Southern
1965–66 record20–4 (12–0 MAC)
Head coach
  • Samuel Cozen (14th season)
Home arenaSayre High School
Seasons

The 1965–66 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1965–66 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 14th 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 regular season 19–1, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

Roster[]

1965–66 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
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*
Delaware Valley W 92–63  1–0
                   
 
Unknown
Upsala W 72–67  2–0
(1–0)
                   
 
December 17, 1965
at Swarthmore W 84–58  3–0
(2–0)
                   
 
Unknown*
vs. Mansfield W 91–62  4–0
                   
 
December 1965*
vs. Cheyney L 51–72  4–1
                   
 
Unknown*
Delaware W 66–61  5–1
                   
 
January 11, 1966
at Lebanon Valley W 63–60  6–1
(3–0)
                   
 
Unknown*
West Chester W 73–67 2OT 7–1
                   
 
Unknown
Ursinus W 72–61  8–1
(4–0)
                   
 
Unknown
Pennsylvania Military College W 55–34  9–1
(5–0)
                   
 
Unknown
Moravian W 63–46  10–1
(6–0)
                   
 
Unknown*
Rider W 92–84 OT 11–1
                   
 
January 29, 1966
at Franklin & Marshall W 76–60  12–1
(7–0)
                   
 
February 2, 1966
at Swarthmore W 85–48  13–1
(8–0)
                   
 
Unknown*
Delaware W 82–76  14–1
                   
 
February 9, 1966
at Haverford W 56–49  15–1
(9–0)
                  Ryan Gym 
Haverford, PA
February 12, 1966
Johns Hopkins W 86–52  16–1
(10–0)
                  Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
Wagner W 84–58  17–1
(11–0)
                   
 
February 19, 1966
at Scranton W 67–65  18–1
(12–0)
                   
Scranton, PA
Unknown*
Muhlenberg W 93–50  19–1
                   
 
February 25, 1966
(1) vs. (2) Haverford
Semifinals
W 61–33  20–1
                  Saint Joseph's Field House 
Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 1966
(1) vs. (2) Albright
Conference Championship
L 45–58  20–2
                  Saint Joseph's Field House 
Philadelphia, PA
1966 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament
March 4, 1966
7:30 pm
vs. Long Island
Regional Semifinals
L 54–62  20–3
                  Albright Field House (3,200)
Reading, PA
March 5, 1966
vs. Albright
Regional Third Place Game
L 61–78  20–4
                  Albright Field House 
Reading, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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