1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
	East
1977–78 record	13–13 (2–3 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (1st season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

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).

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
Unknown*		vs. Sacred Heart Governor's Classic semifinal	W 102–91	1–1	–	–	–	Alumni Gym (450) Lawrenceville, NJ
Unknown*		at Rider Governor's Classic championship	W 80–79	2–1	–	–	–	Alumni Gym (400) Lawrenceville, NJ
Unknown*		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	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*		at St. Francis (NY)	L 78–86	4–3	–	–	–	(100)
Unknown*		vs. Northeastern Bentley Christmas semifinal	L 69–77	4–4	–	–	–	Waltham, MA
Unknown*		at Bentley Bentley Christmas 3rd place	L 81–82	4–5	–	–	–	Waltham, MA
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
Unknown*		Northeastern	L 78–80 ^2OT	8–8	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 1978		at Saint Joseph's	W 88–77	9–10 (1–3)	–	–	–	(419)
Unknown*		at Catholic University	W 71–70	11–11	–	–	–
February 20, 1978*		at Siena	L 115–126 ^3OT	11–12	–	–	–
February 22, 1978*		Wagner	W 109–77	12–12	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA

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.

References[]

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v t Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Palestra (1949–1951; 3 games) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
Division	East
1977–78 record	13–13 (2–3 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (1st season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →


v t	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


† winner