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1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th 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 ...
| 1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball | |
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| Conference | East Coast Conference |
| Division | East |
| Record | 14–13 (6–5 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | 11 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's † | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 19 | .240 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Chester | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1981 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team finished the season 14–13, and finished in 5th 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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| November 29, 1980 |
Delaware | W 50–43 | 1–0 (1–0) |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (300) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| December 2, 1980* |
at Long Island | L 68–80 | 1–1 |
– | – | – | Schwartz Athletic Center (750) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| December 13, 1980 |
at West Chester | W 59–58 | 2–1 (2–0) |
– | – | – | Hollinger Field House (150) West Chester, PA | ||||
| December 15, 1980* |
St. Francis (NY) | W 80–57 | 3–1 |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (200) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| December 1980* |
at US International | L 61–64 OT | 3–2 |
– | – | – | (100) | ||||
| December 23, 1980* |
at USC | L 53–82 | 3–3 |
– | – | – | L. A. Sports Arena (1,774) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| January 3, 1981* |
Catholic University | W 64–57 | 4–3 |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (200) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 1981* |
Marist | W 67–50 | 5–3 |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (300) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 10, 1981* |
Boston University | W 71–63 | 6–3 |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 14, 1981 |
at Lehigh | W 70–58 | 7–3 (3–0) |
– | – | – | Stabler Arena (1,000) Bethlehem, PA | ||||
| January 17, 1981* |
Northeastern | L 65–77 | 7–4 |
– | – | – | (1,700) | ||||
| January 19, 1981 |
at Bucknell | W 56–55 | 8–4 (4–0) |
– | – | – | (1,300) | ||||
| January 21, 1981 |
Rider | W 81–60 | 9–4 (5–0) |
36 – Hatzenbeller | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 24, 1981 |
at Lafayette | W 73–64 | 10–4 (6–0) |
– | – | – | (1,500) | ||||
| January 28, 1981* |
Fairleigh Dickinson | L 67–69 | 10–15 |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (300) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| January 31, 1981* |
at Maine | L 51–57 | 10–6 |
– | – | – | (1,900) | ||||
| February 2, 1981* |
at Niagara | W 73–60 | 11–6 |
– | – | – | (1,029) | ||||
| February 7, 1981 |
at Temple | L 63–84 | 11–7 (6–1) |
– | – | – | McGonigle Hall (1,500) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| February 11, 1982 |
vs. Saint Joseph's | L 72–94 | 11–8 (6–2) |
– | – | – | Palestra (4,412) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| February 14, 1981* |
at Penn State | L 58–71 | 11–9 |
– | – | – | (2,988) | ||||
| February 16, 1981 |
at American | L 74–85 | 11–10 (6–3) |
– | – | – | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall (1,550) Arlington, VA | ||||
| February 21, 1981 |
at Hofstra | L 55–73 | 11–11 (6–4) |
– | – | – | (900) | ||||
| February 23, 1981* |
Loyola (MD) | W 58–51 | 12–11 |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (410) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| February 25, 1981 7:00 pm |
La Salle | L 52–63 | 12–12 (6–5) |
– | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (711) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| February 28, 1981* |
Wagner | W 74–73 | 13–12 |
– | – | – | (1,800) | ||||
| ECC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2, 1981 |
(5 E) | at (4 E) La Salle First Round |
W 69–66 | 14–12 |
– | – | – | Hayman Hall (500) | |||
| March 1981 |
(5 E) | at (1 E) American Quarterfinals |
L 60–62 | 14–13 |
– | – | – | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall (2,100) Arlington, VA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
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- ECC Player of the Year
- ECC All-Conference First Team
- Mike Mitchell
- ECC All-Rookie Team