1958–59 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1958–59 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1958–59 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
	College–Southern
Record	10–9 (8–3 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (7th season);
Home arena	Sayre High School
	Seasons ← 1957–58 1959–60 →

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.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Name	Height	Weight
Bud Henry	—	—
Marty Baum	—	—
Rich Hilmer	—	—
Bruce Zimmerman	—	—
Robert Morgan	—	—
Weinberg	—	—
Irv Jaffe	—	—
Robert Greenberg	—	—
George Butler	—	—
John Deufel	—	—

Head coach

Samuel Cozen (Temple)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	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 ^OT	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

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

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[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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Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Palestra (1949–1951, 3 games; 1987–1988 alternate) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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