1979–80_Drexel_Dragons_men's_basketball_team
1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 3rd year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).
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Quick Facts Drexel Dragons men's basketball, Conference ...
| 1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball | |
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| Conference | East Coast Conference |
| Division | East |
| Record | 12–15 (4–7 ECC) |
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| Home arena | Daskalakis Athletic Center |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle † | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 20 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Chester | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 3 | – | 23 | .115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1980 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team finished the season 12–15, and finished in 6th place in the ECC East in the regular season.
More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| December 1, 1979 |
at Delaware | L 60–61 | 0–1 (0–1) |
– | – | – | (764) | ||||
| December 3, 1979* |
Rutgers | L 60–69 OT | 0–2 |
– | – | – | Rutgers Athletic Center (3,910) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
| December 5, 1979* |
Long Island | W 83–70 | 1–2 |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (525) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| December 15, 1979 |
West Chester | W 93–60 | 2–2 (1–1) |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (380) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| December 17, 1979* |
at St. Francis (NY) | W 83–67 | 3–2 |
– | – | – | (172) | ||||
| December 28, 1979* |
vs. Southern Illinois UAB Classic semifinal |
W 74–62 | 4–2 |
– | – | – | BJCC Arena (4,100) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| December 29, 1979* |
at UAB UAB Classic championship |
L 60–100 | 4–3 |
– | – | – | BJCC Arena (3,652) Birmingham, AL | ||||
| January 2, 1980 |
at Lafayette | L 61–63 | 4–4 (1–2) |
– | – | – | (1,500) | ||||
| January 5, 1980* |
vs. Wagner Fairfield Boys Classic semifinals |
L 76–100 | 4–5 |
– | – | – | Alumni Hall (2,200) Fairfield, CT | ||||
| January 6, 1980* |
at Fairfield Fairfield Boys Classic 3rd place |
L 62–65 | 4–6 |
– | – | – | Alumni Hall (2,000) Fairfield, CT | ||||
| January 10, 1980 |
at Rider | W 85–69 | 5–6 (2–2) |
– | – | – | (500) | ||||
| January 12, 1980 |
at Saint Joseph's | L 60–71 | 5–7 (2–3) |
– | – | – | Hagan Arena (1,045) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 14, 1980 |
Bucknell | L 64–73 | 5–8 (2–4) |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (750) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 16, 1980 |
Lehigh | W 83–77 | 6–8 (3–4) |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (900) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 19, 1980* |
Northeastern | W 76–73 | 7–8 |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 21, 1980* |
US International | W 78–71 | 8–8 |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (300) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 23, 1980 7:00 pm |
at La Salle | L 61–65 | 8–9 (3–5) |
– | – | – | Palestra (3,800) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 25, 1980 |
Hofstra | L 71–79 | 8–10 (3–6) |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (550) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 30, 1980* |
at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 73–72 | 9–10 |
– | – | – | (732) | ||||
| February 2, 1980 |
Temple | W 60–59 | 10–10 (4–6) |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,700) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| February 4, 1980* |
at Villanova | L 76–94 | 10–11 |
36 – Hatzenbeller | – | – | (2,800) | ||||
| February 9, 1980* |
at Catholic University | W 92–88 | 11–11 |
36 – Hatzenbeller | – | – | Brookland Stadium (2,100) Washington, D.C. | ||||
| February 13, 1980* |
at Dayton | L 67–79 | 11–12 |
– | – | – | (9,509) | ||||
| February 16, 1980 |
American | L 78–83 | 11–13 (4–7) |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,500) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| February 20, 1980* |
at West Virginia | L 62–89 | 11–14 |
– | – | – | WVU Coliseum (4,601) Morgantown, WV | ||||
| February 23, 1980* |
Wagner | W 68–66 | 12–14 |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,500) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| ECC Tournament | |||||||||||
| February 25, 1980 |
(6 E) | at (3 E) La Salle First round |
L 76–87 | 12–15 |
– | – | – | Palestra (1,000) Philadelphia, PA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
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- Dave Broadus
- ECC All-Conference Second Team