1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
	East
1980–81 record	14–13 (6–5 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (4th season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

The 1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th 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 14–13, and finished in 5th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster[]

1980–81 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 2, 1980*		at Long Island	L 68–80	1–1	–	–	–	Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, NY
December 13, 1980		at West Chester	W 59–58	2–1 (2–0)	–	–	–	Hollinger Field House West Chester, PA
December 15, 1980*		St. Francis (NY)	W 80–57	3–1	–	–	–
December 1980*		at US International	L 61–64 ^OT	3–2	–	–	–
December 23, 1980*		at USC	L 53–82	3–3	–	–	–	L. A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1981*		Catholic University	W 64–57	4–3	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 1981*		Marist	W 67–50	5–3	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 1981*		Boston University	W 71–63	6–3	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1981		at Lehigh	W 70–58	7–3 (3–0)	–	–	–	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
January 19, 1981		at Bucknell	W 56–55	8–4 (4–0)	–	–	–
January 31, 1981*		at Maine	L 51–57	10–6	–	–	–
February 2, 1981*		at Niagara	W 73–60	11–6	–	–	–
February 11, 1982		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 72–94	11–8 (6–2)	–	–	–	Palestra (4,412) Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 1981*		at Penn State	L 58–71	11–9	–	–	–
February 16, 1981		at American	L 74–85	11–10 (6–3)	–	–	–	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Arlington, VA
February 23, 1981*		Loyola (MD)	W 58–51	12–11	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1981 7:00 pm		La Salle	L 52–63	12–12 (6–5)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 1981*		Wagner	W 74–73	13–12	–	–	–

March 2, 1981	(5 E)	at (4 E) La Salle First Round	W 69–66	14–12	–	–	–	Hayman Hall
March 1981	(5 E)	at (1 E) American Quarterfinals	L 60–62	14–13	–	–	–	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Arlington, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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
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

1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
Division	East
1980–81 record	14–13 (6–5 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (4th season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
American	11	–	0	1.000	24	–	6	.800
Saint Joseph's†	9	–	2	.818	25	–	8	.758
Temple	9	–	2	.818	20	–	8	.714
La Salle	8	–	3	.727	14	–	13	.519
Drexel	6	–	5	.545	14	–	13	.519
Hofstra	5	–	6	.455	12	–	15	.444
West
Lafayette	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Rider	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
Bucknell	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
Lehigh	6	–	10	.375	14	–	12	.538
Delaware	3	–	13	.188	6	–	19	.240
West Chester	2	–	14	.125	7	–	20	.259


† winner

1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Roster[]

Schedule[]

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