1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball | |
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NAC Regular Season Champions NAC Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Tournament Second Round, L 58–69 | |
Conference | North Atlantic Conference (1988–1996) |
1995–96 record | 27–4 (17–1 NAC) |
Head coach | Bill Herrion (5th year) |
Assistant coach | Steve Seymour |
Assistant coach | Monté Ross |
Assistant coach | John O’Connor |
Home arena | Daskalakis Athletic Center |
The 1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the North Atlantic Conference (which has since changed name).
In the 1995–96 season, the Dragons won a school record 27 games, won the North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament for the third season in a row, qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in school history, and also won the school's first ever NCAA Tournament game in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
After reaching the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, the Dragons lost to Syracuse by a score of 58–69. Syracuse would go on to finish runner–up in the tournament, losing to Kentucky in the National Championship.
In the 1995–96 season, Malik Rose broke Drexel's individual single season record for rebounds with 409 in 31 games.
Roster
Number | Name |
00 | Malik Rose |
3 | Dimitri Stefanidis |
5 | Greg Gaffney |
14 | Jake Bunting |
15 | Mike DeRocckis |
21 | Ross Neisler |
23 | David Frey |
24 | Jeff Myers |
30 | George Hudgins |
31 | Cornelius Overby |
33 | Brahin Riley |
34 | Karl Fischer |
44 | John Randall |
55 | Chuck Guittar |
Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site City, State | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 27, 1995* |
Saint Anselm College | W 82-59 | 1-0 |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 1, 1995* |
vs. Murray State | L 75-76 | 1-1 |
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December 2, 1995* |
vs. Illinois-Chicago | W 83-72 | 2-1 |
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December 7, 1995 |
at Vermont | W 97-58 | 3-1 (1-0) |
Patrick Gym Burlington, VT | |||||||
December 9, 1995 |
at Hartford | W 79-72 | 4-1 (2-0) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT | |||||||
December 23, 1995* |
at Oklahoma | L 78-85 | 4-2 |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK | |||||||
December 29, 1995* |
vs. James Madison | W 75-55 | 5-2 |
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December 30, 1995* |
at Montana State | W 68-62 | 6-2 |
Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT | |||||||
January 6, 1996 |
at Hofstra | W 100-71 | 7-2 (3-0) |
Hofstra Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, NY | |||||||
January 11, 1996 |
New Hampshire | W 110-68 | 8-2 (4-0) |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
January 13, 1996 |
Maine | W 88-70 | 9-2 (5-0) |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
January 16, 1996 |
vs. Delaware | W 91-75 | 10-2 (6-0) |
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January 18, 1996 |
at Northeastern | W 87-65 | 11-2 (7-0) |
Matthews Arena Boston, MA | |||||||
January 20, 1996 |
at Boston University | W 67-47 | 12-2 (8-0) |
Case Gym Boston, MA | |||||||
January 26, 1996 |
Boston University | L 74-76 | 12-3 (8-1) |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
January 28, 1996 |
Northeastern | W 84-47 | 13-3 (9-1) |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
February 2, 1996 |
at New Hampshire | W 87-75 | 14-3 (10-1) |
Lundholm Gym Durham, NH | |||||||
February 4, 1996 |
Maine | W 73-52 | 15-3 (11-1) |
Alfond Arena Orono, ME | |||||||
February 7, 1996 |
Towson | W 96-87 | 16-3 (12-1) |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
February 10, 1996 |
Hofstra | W 93-63 | 17-3 (13-1) |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
February 12, 1996* |
at Lehigh | W 93-73 | 18-3 |
Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA | |||||||
February 16, 1996 |
at Towson | W 75-56 | 19-3 (14-1) |
Towson Center Towson, MD | |||||||
February 18, 1996 |
at Delaware | W 82-78 | 20-3 (15-1) |
Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE | |||||||
February 20, 1996* |
at UMBC | W 87-55 | 21-3 |
Retriever Activities Center Catonsville, MD | |||||||
February 23, 1996 |
Vermont | W 86-59 | 22-3 (16-1) |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
February 25, 1996 |
Hartford | W 74-56 | 23-3 (17-1) |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
1996 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
March 2, 1996 |
(1) | vs. (9) Hartford NAC Tournament Quarterfinals |
W 62-73 | 24-3 |
Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE | ||||||
March 3, 1996 |
(1) | vs. (5) Towson NAC Tournament Semifinals |
W 84-74 | 25-3 |
Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE | ||||||
March 7, 1996 |
(1) | (2) Boston University NAC Tournament Finals |
W 76-67 | 26-3 |
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 1996* |
(12 W) | vs. (5 W) No. 14 Memphis NCAA Tournament Round of 64 |
W 75-63 | 27-3 |
The Pit Albuquerque, NM | ||||||
March 16, 1996* |
(12 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 13 Syracuse NCAA Tournament Round of 32 |
L 58-69 | 27-4 |
The Pit Albuquerque, NM | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. |