1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
	College–Southern
Record	18–5 (13–2 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (11th season);
Assistant coach	Bob Morgan
Home arena	Sayre High School

The 1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1962–63 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 11th 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).

Drexel finished the regular season as the MAC College–Southern division champions and lost to Susquehanna in the first round of the MAC tournament.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
G	44	Mike McCurdy	—	—	So
G	35	Chuck King	—	—
G	21	George Schaeffer	—	—
F	14	Pete Zimmerman	—	—	Sr
G	23	Ted Sitek	—	—
G	17	Dave Lee	—	—
G	42	Allen Gart	—	—
F	11	Bob Molluro	—	—
F		Dick Earley	—	—
F		Jerry Whiteman	—	—
F		Bob Pursell	—	—

Head coach

Samuel Cozen (Temple)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Morgan

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1962*	at Delaware Valley	W 65–39	1–0	14 – King	–	–	Doylestown, PA
December 15, 1962 3:00 pm	Delaware	L 51–63	1–1 (0–1)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 1962 8:00 pm	Swarthmore	W 74–38	2–1 (1–1)	17 – King	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
December 27, 1962*	vs. Illinois Tech Rochester Technical College Tournament Quarterfinals	W 60–55	3–1	–	–	–	Rochester, NY
December 28, 1962*	vs. Indiana Tech Rochester Technical College Tournament Semifinals	W 68–53	4–1	24 – King	–	–	Rochester, NY
December 29, 1962*	vs. Lawrence Tech Rochester Technical College Tournament Championship	W 63–53	5–1	–	–	–	Rochester, NY
January 3, 1963	vs. Pennsylvania Military College	L 46–47	5–2 (2–1)	14 – McCurdy	–	–	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 1963	vs. Haverford	W 61–38	6–2 (3–1)	16 – McCurdy	–	–	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 1963*	Wagner	W 77–76	7–2	19 – McCurdy	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1963	at Ursinus	W 66–47	8–2 (4–1)	16 – Zimmerman	–	–	Collegeville, PA
January 16, 1963	at Elizabethtown	L 59–86	8–3 (4–2)	15 – McCurdy	–	–	Elizabethtown, PA
January 19, 1963 3:30 pm	Washington (MD)	W 79–60	9–3 (5–2)	21 – McCurdy	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 1963 1:30 pm	at Upsala	W 70–52	10–3 (6–2)	22 – McCurdy	15 – Zimmerman	–	East Orange, NJ
February 2, 1963 3:30 pm	Franklin & Marshall	W 39–31	11–3 (7–2)	12 – McCurdy	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 1963 8:45 pm	at Johns Hopkins	W 46–41	12–3 (8–2)	13 – King	11 – Zimmerman	–
February 6, 1963 8:30 pm	at Swarthmore	W 66–47	13–3 (9–2)	19 – McCurdy	–	8 – Schaeffer
February 9, 1963 3:00 pm	at Pennsylvania Military College	W 58–48	14–3 (10–2)	19 – King	–	–
February 13, 1963 8:15 pm	at Haverford	W 59–41	15–3 (11–2)	19 – King	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
February 15, 1963* 9:15 pm	vs. Rider	L 69–79	15–4	–	–	–	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1963 3:30 pm	at Lycoming	W 71–59	16–4 (12–2)	–	–	–
February 23, 1963	Ursinus	W 69–53	17–4 (13–2)	20 – McCurdy	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
1963 Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
March 1, 1963 9:00 pm	vs. Susquehanna Semifinals	L 62–64	17–5	19 – King	–	–	Muhlenberg Memorial Hall Allentown, PA
March 2, 1963 7:00 pm	vs. Haverford Third Place Game	W 61–56	18–5	18 – King	16 – Zimmerman	–	Muhlenberg Memorial Hall Allentown, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "S.U. Nips Drexel, Plays Hofstra For M.A.C. Title". The Daily Item. March 2, 1963. p. 10. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "S.U. Nips Drexel, Plays Hofstra For M.A.C. Title". The Daily Item. March 2, 1963. p. 10. 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
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