1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1997–98 America East Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1998 America East Tournament winner ;

1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
1997–98 record	13–15 (10–8 AEC)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (7th season);
Assistant coach	Steve Seymour (7th season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 7th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the America East Conference (AEC).

The team finished the season 13–15, and finished in 5th place in the AEC in the regular season.

Roster[]

1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
			—	—

Head coach

Bill Herrion (Merrimack)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Seymour (Bridgewater State)

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 6, 1997		at Towson	W 65–60	3–0 (2–0)	–	–	–	Towson Center Towson, MD
December 14, 1997*		at Notre Dame	L 70–78	3–1	–	–	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
December 26, 1997* 7:00 pm		vs. No. 18 Princeton ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinals	L 56–58	4–2	17 – Sanders	8 – Linderman	5 – Coursey	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 27, 1997*		at St. John's (NY) ECAC Holiday Festival Third Place Game	L 46–75	4–3	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 20, 1998*		at Penn Battle of 33rd Street	L 65–79	6–9	–	–	–	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 1998		Towson	W 72–71	9–10	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 1998*		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 65–76	9–11	–	–	–	Palestra (4,126) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 1998		at New Hampshire	W 90–65	11–14 (9–8)	–	–	–
February 22, 1998		New Hampshire	W 75–66	12–14 (10–8)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
AEC Tournament
February 28, 1998	(6)	vs. (3) Vermont Quarterfinals	W 51–42	–	–	–	–	Newark, DE
March 1, 1998	(6)	vs. (2) Boston University Semifinals	L 51–53	–	–	–	–	Newark, DE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. 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

1997–98 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Delaware †	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
Boston University	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Vermont	11	–	7	.611	16	–	11	.593
Hartford	11	–	7	.611	15	–	12	.556
Hofstra	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Drexel	10	–	8	.556	13	–	15	.464
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
New Hampshire	6	–	12	.333	10	–	17	.370
Towson	4	–	14	.222	8	–	20	.286
Maine	4	–	14	.222	7	–	20	.259

† 1998 America East Tournament winner