1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
	East
1978–79 record	18–9 (6–5 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (2nd season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1978–79 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd 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 18–9, and finished in 5th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster[]

1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	Bob Stephens	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—
	Dave Broadus	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
PG	Brian O'Loughlin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
	Lenny Hatzenbeller	—	—	So
	Randy Burkert	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr
	Joe Boback	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
G	Norm Buchannon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—

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. Long Island Wisconsin Invitational	W 74–68	3–0	–	–	–	Madison, WI
Unknown*		at Colorado State	W 75–73	4–0	–	–	–
Unknown*		at Denver	W 74–72	5–0	–	–	–
Unknown*		vs. Florida Southern Lafayette Tournament semifinal	W 78–66	6–0	–	–	–
Unknown*		at Lafayette Lafayette Tournament championship	W 69–61	7–0	–	–	–
Unknown		Lafayette	W 70–58	9–0 (3–0)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*		at West Chester	W 77–61	10–0 (4–0)	–	–	–
January 15, 1979		at Bucknell	L 66–67	10–1 (4–1)	–	–	–	Davis Gym (1,750) Lewisburg, PA
January 17, 1979		at Lehigh	W 69–62	11–1 (5–1)	–	–	–
Unknown		at American	L 76–94	12–2 (5–2)	–	–	–
January 27, 1979 2:15 pm		La Salle	L 74–88	12–3 (5–3)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 1979		vs. No. 18 Temple	L 73–95	13–4 (5–4)	–	–	–	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 1979*		Catholic University	W 94–75	16–6	22 – Broadus	13 – Stephens	7 – O'Loughlin	Daskalakis Athletic Center (517) Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 1979*		Wagner	L 75–90	16–7	–	–	–
February 22, 1979*		at UAB	L 60–77	16–8	–	–	–	BJCC Arena (5,195) Birmingham, AL

February 26, 1979	(5 E)	at (4 E) American	W 66–55	18–8	–	–	–	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Arlington, VA
February 28, 1979	(5 E)	at (1 E) No. 12 Temple	L 57–61	18–9	–	–	–	Palestra (1,900) 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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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
Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
Division	East
1978–79 record	18–9 (6–5 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (2nd season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Temple †	10	–	0	1.000	25	–	4	.862
Saint Joseph's	9	–	2	.818	19	–	11	.633
La Salle	9	–	2	.818	15	–	13	.536
American	7	–	4	.636	14	–	13	.519
Drexel	6	–	5	.545	18	–	9	.667
Hofstra	3	–	8	.273	8	–	19	.296
West
Bucknell	11	–	5	.688	18	–	9	.667
Lafayette	8	–	8	.500	16	–	12	.571
Rider	7	–	8	.467	11	–	15	.423
West Chester	4	–	12	.250	8	–	18	.308
Lehigh	4	–	12	.250	8	–	18	.308
Delaware	2	–	12	.143	5	–	22	.185


† winner