1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
	College–Southern
Record	14–5 (9–1 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (3rd season);
Home arena	Sayre High School

The 1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1954–55 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 3rd 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 Conferences (MAC).

The team finished the season 14–5, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

#	Name	Height	Weight
3	Stanton Woerth	—	—
4	Joseph Campbell	—	—
5	Victor Quattrini	—	—
6	Edward O'Brien	—	—
7	William Harley	—	—
9	Eugene Szukalski	—	—
10	John Loomis	—	—
11	J. Richard Walker	—	—
12	Bob Ranonis	—	—
15	Richard McGarrity	—	—
16	Lawrence Humes	—	—
17	Robert Buckley	—	—
	Meislich	—	—

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
January 4, 1955*	at Franklin & Marshall	W 85–70	1–0	–	26 – Buckley	–
January 8, 1955	at Delaware	W 88–70	2–0 (1–0)	29 – Buckley	–	–	Newark, DE
January 1955	Ursinus	W 93–67	3–0 (2–0)	–	–	–
January 15, 1955	Swarthmore	W 96–79	4–0 (3–0)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 1955*	Villanova	L 66–73	4–1	21 – Buckley	–	–
January 22, 1955*	Elizabethtown	W 90–81	5–1	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 1955*	Saint Joseph's	L 78–81	5–2	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 1955*	Susquehanna	W 80–55	6–2	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1955*	West Chester	W 93–58	7–2	25 – Buckley	–	–
February 5, 1955 3:30 pm	Pennsylvania Military College	W 72–60	8–2 (4–0)	19 – Tied	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1955	at Haverford	W 89–85	9–2 (5–0)	28 – Walker	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
February 12, 1955	at Pennsylvania Military College	L 57–59	9–3 (5–1)	18 – Walker	–	–
February 14, 1955*	at Lebanon Valley	L 80–94	9–4	29 – Buckley	–	–	Annville, PA
February 15, 1955	Delaware	W 86–80	10–4 (6–1)	24 – Loomis	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 1955	at Swarthmore	W 67–56	11–4 (7–1)	–	–	–
February 23, 1955	Haverford	W 92–63	12–4 (8–1)	23 – Walker	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 1955	at Ursinus	W 108–77	13–4 (9–1)	23 – Buckley	–	–
March 1, 1955*	Philadelphia Textile	L 76–78	13–5	24 – Buckley	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 1955* 2:00 pm	at Rutgers–Camden	W 95–72	14–5	–	–	–	Gloucester High School Gloucester, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

John Loomis

MAC Southern All-Conference Team

Bob Buckley

MAC Southern All-Conference Team

Richard Walker

MAC Southern All-Conference Team

Source:^[1]

References

^ "Blue Hens' Green Named To MAC All-Star Quintet". The Morning News. March 16, 1955. p. 53. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Blue Hens' Green Named To MAC All-Star Quintet". The Morning News. March 16, 1955. p. 53. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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Drexel Dragons men's basketball
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	City 6 DAC Pack "Drexel Fight Song" Mario the Magnificent Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic Robert V. Geasey Trophy
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26