1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1956–57 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC). The team finished the season 14–3, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
College–Southern
Record14–3 (10–0 MAC)
Headcoach
- Samuel Cozen (5th season)
| 1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball | |
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MAC College–Southern regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament Regional semifinals, L 61–63 | |
| Conference | Middle Atlantic Conferences |
| College–Southern | |
| Record | 14–3 (10–0 MAC) |
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| Home arena | Sayre High School |
The Dragons played their first postseason game in program history, losing to Rider in the first round of the NCAA College Division tournament.[1]
Roster
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| January 7, 1957 |
at Delaware | W 75–74 | 1–0 (1–0) |
10 – White | – | – | Newark, DE | ||||
| January 1957 |
at Ursinus | W 64–49 | 2–0 (2–0) |
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| January 12, 1957 |
Pennsylvania Military College | W 82–70 | 3–0 (3–0) |
17 – Campbell | – | – | Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 16, 1957 |
at Swarthmore | W 102–78 | 4–0 (4–0) |
33 – Buckley | 16 – Buckley | – | | ||||
| January 19, 1957 |
Haverford | W 79–55 | 5–0 (5–0) |
– | – | – | Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 23, 1957* |
at Millersville | L 69–100 | 5–1 |
21 – Buckley | – | – | | ||||
| January 26, 1957* |
Coast Guard | W 97–71 | 6–1 |
– | – | – | Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| Unknown* |
at Villanova | L 66–87 | 6–2 |
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| February 2, 1957* |
at Lebanon Valley | W 77–74 | 7–2 |
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| February 6, 1957 |
Delaware | W 87–60 | 8–2 (6–0) |
16 – Buckley | – | – | Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| February 9, 1957 |
Swarthmore | W 84–71 | 9–2 (7–0) |
– | – | – | Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| February 13, 1957 |
at Pennsylvania Military College | W 80–63 | 10–2 (8–0) |
– | – | – | Chester, PA | ||||
| February 16, 1957 |
at Haverford | W 88–73 | 11–2 (9–0) |
– | – | – | Ryan Gym Haverford, PA | ||||
| Unknown* |
West Chester | W 106–76 | 12–2 |
– | – | – | Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| February 27, 1957 |
Ursinus | W 82–56 | 13–2 (10–0) |
– | – | – | Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| March 2, 1957* |
at Franklin & Marshall | W 82–64 | 14–2 |
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| 1957 NCAA College Division basketball tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4, 1957 |
Rider Regional semifinals |
L 61–63 | 14–3 |
– | – | – | Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
