1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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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).
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record13–15 (10–8 AEC)
Headcoach
- Bill Herrion (7th season)
Assistant coachSteve Seymour (7th season)
| 1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball | |
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| Conference | America East Conference |
| Record | 13–15 (10–8 AEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Steve Seymour (7th season) |
| Home arena | Daskalakis Athletic Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The team finished the season 13–15, and finished in 5th place in the AEC in the regular season.
Roster
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 29, 1997* |
at Monmouth | W 57–51 | 1–0 |
– | – | – | | ||||
| December 3, 1997 |
Delaware | W 65–63 | 2–0 (1–0) |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| December 6, 1997 |
at Towson | W 65–60 | 3–0 (2–0) |
– | – | – | Towson Center (1,146) Towson, MD | ||||
| December 14, 1997* |
at Notre Dame | L 70–78 | 3–1 |
– | – | – | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9.175) Notre Dame, IN | ||||
| December 20, 1997* |
vs. La Salle | W 75–70 | 4–1 |
15 – DeRocckis | 7 – DeRocckis | – | Palestra (3,251) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| 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 (9,565) 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 (9,921) New York, NY | ||||
| January 7, 1998* |
at Richmond | L 57–66 | 5–5 |
– | – | – | Robins Center Richmond, VA | ||||
| January 20, 1998* |
at Penn Battle of 33rd Street |
L 65–79 | 6–9 |
– | – | – | Palestra (4,010) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| February 3, 1998 CN8 |
Towson | W 72–71 | 9–10 |
27 – Linderman | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,326) 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) |
– | – | – | (600) | ||||
| February 22, 1998 |
New Hampshire | W 75–66 | 12–14 (10–8) |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,359) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| AEC tournament | |||||||||||
| February 28, 1998 |
(6) | vs. (3) Vermont Quarterfinals |
W 51–42 | 13–14 |
– | – | – | Bob Carpenter Center (2,461) Newark, DE | |||
| March 1, 1998 |
(6) | vs. (2) Boston University Semifinals |
L 51–53 | 13–15 |
– | – | – | Bob Carpenter Center (4,047) Newark, DE | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Awards
- Mike DeRocckis
- AEC All-Conference Second Team
- AEC Player of the Week
- Joe Linderman
- AEC All-Conference First Team
- AEC All-Championship Team
- AEC Player of the Week
- Petrick Sanders
- AEC All-Rookie Team
- AEC Rookie of the Week
- Stephen Starks
- AEC Rookie of the Week
