1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
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
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
 
 

December 2, 1995*
vs. Illinois-Chicago W 83-72  2-1
 
 

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
 
 

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)
 
 

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.

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