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1958–59 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
DivisionCollege–Southern
Record10–9 (8–3 MAC)
Head coach
  • Samuel Cozen (7th season)
Home arenaSayre High School
Seasons← 1957–581959–60 →

The 1958–59 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1958–59 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 7th 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 States Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC).

The team finished the season 10–9, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season. They were defeated by Hofstra in the conference championship game.

Roster

1958–59 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Bud Henry
Marty Baum
Rich Hilmer
Bruce Zimmerman
Robert Morgan
Weinberg
Irv Jaffe
Robert Greenberg
George Butler
John Deufel
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Unknown*
Rider L 62–70  0–1
  –      –      –     
 
Unknown
Pennsylvania Military College L 68–74  0–2
(0–1)
  –      –      –     
 
Unknown
Haverford L 48–65  0–3
(0–2)
  –      –      –    Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
Ursinus W 81–55  1–3
(1–2)
  –      –      –     
 
Unknown*
Villanova L 46–62  1–4
  –      –      –     
 
Unknown
Wagner W 67–65  2–4
(2–2)
  –      –      –     
 
Unknown*
Pratt W 54–44  3–4
  –      –      –     
 
Unknown
Juniata W 91–77  4–4
(3–2)
  –      –      –    Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 1959
at Swarthmore W 81–64  5–4
(4–2)
  –      –      –     
 
February 7, 1959*
at Johns Hopkins W 79–61  6–4
  –      –      –     
 
February 11, 1959
Swarthmore W 97–69  7–4
(5–2)
  –      –      –    Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
Pennsylvania Military College W 80–58  8–4
(6–2)
  –      –      –     
 
1959
at Haverford W 77–62  9–4
(7–2)
  –      –      –    Ryan Gym 
Haverford, PA
February 21, 1959
Susquehanna L 79–85  9–5
(7–3)
  –      –      –     
 
February 24, 1959*
at Saint Joseph's L 59–82  9–6
  –      –      –     
 
Unknown
Ursinus W 77–54  10–6
(8–3)
  –      –      –     
 
1959 Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
March 3, 1959
Hofstra
Conference Championship
L 64–70  10–7
 19 – Morgan    –      –     
 
Regular season
March 4, 1959*
West Chester L 65–84  10–8
  –      –      –    Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
March 7, 1959*
at Franklin & Marshall L 64–75  10–9
  –      –      –     
 
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. Searby, Bill (March 4, 1959). "Dutchmen win MAC Cage Crown". Newsday. p. 112. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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