1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern regular season champions
One-game playoff vs. Wagner, W 70–53
NCAA tournament Regional semifinals, L 44–56
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
	College–Southern
Record	12–7 (10–4 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (8th season);
Home arena	Sayre High School

1959–60 MAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
University
Saint Joseph's*	7	–	1	.875	20	–	7	.741
La Salle	6	–	1	.857	16	–	6	.727
Temple	9	–	2	.818	17	–	9	.654
Gettysburg	7	–	3	.700	15	–	11	.577
Bucknell	6	–	5	.545	10	–	11	.476
Rutgers	4	–	4	.500	11	–	14	.440
Lafayette	6	–	7	.462	12	–	13	.480
Lehigh	4	–	10	.286	6	–	16	.273
Muhlenberg	3	–	11	.214	8	–	18	.308
Delaware	1	–	9	.100	7	–	16	.304
College–Northern
Wagner	10	–	0	1.000		–		–
Albright	10	–	3	.769	16	–	8	.667
Wilkes		–		–	6	–	7	.462
Juniata		–		–	5	–	12	.294
Elizabethtown		–		–		–		–
Lebanon Valley		–		–		–		–
Moravian		–		–		–		–
Stevens**		–		–		–		–
Hofstra		–		–		–		–
Susquehanna		–		–		–		–
Lycoming		–		–		–		–
Scranton		–		–		–		–
Upsala		–		–		–		–
College–Southern
Drexel †	10	–	4	.714	12	–	7	.632
Pennsylvania Military	10	–	7	.588	12	–	8	.600
Ursinus		–		–	9	–	6	.600
Haverford	3	–	9	.250	7	–	9	.438
Washington (MD)**		–		–	10	–	9	.526
Franklin & Marshall		–		–	3	–	14	.176
Johns Hopkins		–		–		–		–
Swarthmore		–		–		–		–
West Chester**		–		–		–		–
Western Maryland		–		–		–		–
Dickinson		–		–		–		–

† College Division playoff game winner * – University Division regular-season champion ** – Ineligible for championship

The 1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1959–60 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 8th 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 12–7, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

Roster

1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Name	Height	Weight
Robert Morgan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—
George Holloway	—	—
Pete Wilson	—	—
Rich Hilmer	—	—
Ben Brown	—	—
Bud Henry	—	—
Bruce Zimmerman	—	—
Emil Schoen	—	—
Herb Heffner	—	—
George Schaeffer	—	—
Joe Sacco	—	—
Irv Jaffe	—	—
Jim Hoffman	—	—

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 6, 1960*	Rider	L 53–70	0–1	19 – Hilmer	–	–
January 9, 1960	at Pennsylvania Military College	L 65–71	0–2 (0–1)	–	–	–	Hyatt Armory Chester, PA
January 13, 1960	at Haverford	W 75–65	1–2 (1–1)	29 – Hilmer	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
January 1960	Ursinus	W 67–50	2–2 (2–1)	–	–	–
January 23, 1960	Johns Hopkins	W 77–69	3–2 (3–1)	–	19 – Henry	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 1960	at West Chester^[1]	L 60–79	3–3 (3–2)	14 – Morgan	–	–
January 30, 1960*	Pratt	W 86–72	4–3	–	–	–
Unknown	Elizabethtown	W 89–67	5–3 (4–2)	–	–	–
February 3, 1960	Swarthmore	W 64–38	6–3 (5–2)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 1960	Franklin & Marshall	W 86–66	7–3 (6–2)	29 – Morgan	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 1960	at Swarthmore	W 83–55	8–3 (7–2)	–	–	–
February 1960	Pennsylvania Military College	W 79–75	9–3 (8–2)	–	–	–
February 1960	Haverford	W 75–65	10–3 (9–2)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 1960	Lebanon Valley	L 64–74	10–4 (9–3)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 1960	Wagner	L 63–79	10–5 (9–4)	–	–	–
February 24, 1960	Wilkes	W 91–81	11–5 (10–4)	24 – Tied	–	–
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
February 27, 1960 3:30 pm	Wagner College Division Championship	W 70–53	12–5	25 – Morgan	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
1960 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
March 4, 1960 9:30 pm	vs. Fairfield Regional semifinals	L 44–56	12–6	–	–	–	Wagner College Gym Staten Island, NY
March 5, 1960 7:30 pm	vs. Upsala Regional third place Game	L 69–74	12–7	–	–	–	Wagner College Gym Staten Island, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Robert Morgan

All-District Small College Team^[2]

References

^ "W. Chester Jars Drexel 79-60". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Inquirer. January 28, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
^ "ALL-DISTRICT SMALL COLLEGE TEAM". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 29, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

[1] "W. Chester Jars Drexel 79-60". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Inquirer. January 28, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

[2] "ALL-DISTRICT SMALL COLLEGE TEAM". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 29, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2021.

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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