1938–39 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1938–39 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1938–39 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 7th year head coach Ernest Lange, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym and were members of the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Basketball League (EPCBL).

1938–39 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceEastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Basketball League
1938–39 record1–13 (0–12 EPCBL)
Head coach
  • Ernest Lange (7th season)
Home arenaCurtis Hall Gym
1938–39 EPCBL men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Gettysburg11–1 .917  17–2  .895
Franklin & Marshall9–3 .750  14–4  .778
Muhlenberg7–5 .583  –  –
Lebanon Valley– –  –  –
Ursinus– –  –  –
Albright– –  –  –
Drexel0–12 .000  1–13  .071

Roster

1938–39 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F William Kulesh
—
—
G Elwood Conard
—
—
G Joseph Lambert (C)
—
—
F Joseph McCracken
—
—
F Richard Bennett
—
—
C Jack Etsweiler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
So
C 13 Kenneth Rodgers
—
—
G Leonard Barris
—
—
F Joseph Barron
—
—
G Wolf
—
—
C Harroll
—
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Unknown*
vs. Saint Joseph's
Sharon Hill Gym Dedication[1]
L –  0–1
  –     –     –    Sharon Hill High School 
Sharon Hill, PA
Regular season
January 4, 1939
at Franklin & Marshall L 26–36  0–1
(0–1)
  –     –     –     
 
January 11, 1939
at Muhlenberg L 44–53  0–2
(0–2)
 12 – McCracken   –     –     
Allentown, PA
January 14, 1939
Lebanon Valley L 37–39  0–3
(0–3)
 11 – Lambert   –     –    Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1939*
at Swarthmore L 33–60  0–4
 17 – Barris   –     –     
 
January 21, 1939
Franklin & Marshall L 34–38  0–5
(0–4)
 9 – Kulesh   –     –    Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 1939
at Gettysburg L 26–55  0–6
(0–5)
 11 – Kulesh   –     –     
Gettysburg, PA
February 2, 1939
at Albright L 38–48  0–7
(0–6)
 11 – Tied   –     –     
Reading, PA
February 4, 1939*
at Brooklyn Polytech W 37–32  1–7
 9 – Estweiler   –     –     
 
February 6, 1939
Ursinus L 37–44  1–8
(0–7)
  –     –     –    Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1939
Gettysburg L 27–37  1–9
(0–8)
 9 – Rodgers   –     –    Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1939
at Lebanon Valley L 33–46  1–10
(0–9)
 10 – Kulesh   –     –    Lebanon High School 
Lebanon, PA
February 25, 1939
Albright L 34–48  1–11
(0–10)
 12 – Wolf   –     –    Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 1939
at Ursinus L 34–40  1–12
(0–11)
 9 – Bennett   –     –     
 
March 3, 1939
Muhlenberg L 41–47  1–13
(0–12)
 19 – Conard   –     –    Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Bill Kulesh
  • EPCBL All-Conference Second Team

References

  1. "Up In The Air Goes Estweiler" (PDF). The Triangle. 17 January 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2017.


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