1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
	East
1979–80 record	12–15 (4–7 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (3rd season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 3rd 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 12–15, and finished in 6th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster[]

1979–80 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
December 1, 1979*		Rutgers	L 60–69 ^OT	0–2	–	–	–	Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
December 5, 1979*		Long Island	W 83–70	1–2	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 1979		West Chester	W 93–60	2–2 (1–1)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 1979*		vs. Southern Illinois UAB Classic semifinal	W 74–62	4–2	–	–	–	BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL
December 29, 1979*		at UAB UAB Classic championship	L 60–100	4–3	–	–	–	BJCC Arena (3,652) Birmingham, AL
January 2, 1980		at Lafayette	L 61–63	4–4 (1–2)	–	–	–
January 5, 1980*		vs. Wagner Fairfield Boys Classic semifinals	L 76–100	4–5	–	–	–	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
January 5, 1980*		at Fairfield Fairfield Boys Classic 3rd place	L 62–65	4–6	–	–	–	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
January 12, 1980		at Saint Joseph's	L 60–71	5–7 (2–3)	–	–	–	Hagan Arena (1,045) Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1980		Bucknell	L 64–73	5–8 (2–4)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1980		Lehigh	W 83–77	6–8 (3–4)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 1980*		US International	W 78–71	8–8	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 1980 7:00 pm		at La Salle	L 61–65	8–9 (3–5)	–	–	–	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1980*		at Catholic University	W 92–88	11–11	–	–	–	Brookland Stadium Washington, D.C.
February 13, 1980*		at Dayton	L 67–79	11–12	–	–	–
February 20, 1980*		at West Virginia	L 62–89	11–14	–	–	–	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV

February 25, 1980	(6 E)	at (3 E) La Salle First round	L 76–87	12–15	–	–	–	Palestra 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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Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
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1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
Division	East
1979–80 record	12–15 (4–7 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (3rd season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Saint Joseph's	10	–	1	.909	21	–	9	.700
Temple	8	–	3	.727	14	–	12	.538
La Salle†	7	–	4	.636	22	–	9	.710
Hofstra	6	–	5	.545	14	–	14	.500
American	5	–	6	.455	13	–	14	.481
Drexel	4	–	7	.364	12	–	15	.444
West
Lafayette	13	–	3	.813	21	–	8	.724
Bucknell	13	–	3	.813	20	–	7	.741
Delaware	7	–	9	.438	9	–	19	.321
Rider	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Lehigh	2	–	14	.125	5	–	20	.200
West Chester	1	–	15	.063	3	–	23	.115


† winner