1960–61 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1960–61 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 9th 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).

1960–61 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
DivisionCollege–Southern
1960–61 record12–5 (11–2 MAC)
Head coach
  • Samuel Cozen (9th season)
Home arenaSayre High School
1960–61 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
University
Saint Joseph's8–0 1.000  25–5  .833
College–Northern
Albright †12–1 .923  19–9  .679
No. 6 Hofstra10–1 .909  21–4  .840
Susquehanna9–4 .692  17–6  .739
Moravian11–5 .688  13–7  .650
Elizabethtown7–7 .500  11–11  .500
Lebanon Valley8–8 .500  10–9  .526
Wagner5–5 .500  9–15  .375
Lycoming6–8 .429  9–13  .409
Scranton4–8 .333  5–18  .217
Wilkes4–11 .267  7–15  .318
Upsala2–9 .182  –  –
Juniata1–10 .091  1–17  .056
Stevens*0–3 .000  –  –
College–Southern
Drexel11–2 .846  12–5  .706
Western Maryland8–2 .800  16–7  .696
Haverford8–4 .667  12–5  .706
Dickinson9–5 .643  –  –
Franklin & Marshall6–7 .462  8–11  .421
Pennsylvania Military5–10 .333  –  –
Ursinus4–9 .308  6–11  .353
Swarthmore3–10 .231  3–13  .188
Johns Hopkins1–9 .100  4–16  .200
Washington (MD)*4–4 .500  –  –
West Chester*3–3 .500  –  –
† 1961 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament winner

The team finished the season 12–5, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

Due to a power outage in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, the last 5 minutes and 10 seconds of Drexel's game at Ursinus on February 25, 1961, was not played.[1]

On February 8, 1961, Samuel Cozen recorded his 100th win as Drexel head coach.

Roster

1960–61 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
—
—
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
Regular season
January 7, 1961
Pennsylvania Military College W –  1–0
(1–0)
  –     –     –    Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 9, 1961
at Elizabethtown L 51–61  1–1
(1–1)
  –     –     –     
 
January 11, 1961
at Haverford W 57–54  2–1
(2–1)
 27 – Morgan  14 – Heffner   –    Ryan Gym 
Haverford, Pennsylvania
January 14, 1961
3:30 pm
Ursinus W 67–56  3–1
(3–1)
  –     –     –    Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 18, 1961*
8:30 pm
Delaware W 69–63  4–1
  –    16 – Henry   –    Sayre High School (250)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 21, 1961
3:30 pm
Washington (Maryland) Cancelled (Snow) Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Unknown
West Chester W 70–57  5–1
(4–1)
 20 – Morgan  11 – Heffner   –     
 
January 28, 1961*
6:45 pm
at Pratt L 59–73  5–2
 18 – Morgan   –     –     
Brooklyn, New York
February 4, 1961
3:30 pm
at Franklin & Marshall Cancelled (Snow)  
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
February 8, 1961
8:30 pm
at Swarthmore W 64–52  6–2
(5–1)
 19 – Brown   –     –     
 
February 11, 1961
8:30 pm
at Pennsylvania Military College W 80–70  7–2
(6–1)
 25 – Morgan   –     –     
Chester, Pennsylvania
February 13, 1961
8:45 pm
at Johns Hopkins W 84–58  8–2
(7–1)
  –     –     –     
 
February 15, 1961
8:30 pm
Haverford W 79–65  9–2
(8–1)
  –     –     –    Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 18, 1961
2:00 pm
Wagner W 78–70  10–2
(9–1)
 21 – Brown   –     –    Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 21, 1961
8:15 pm
at Lebanon Valley L 49–53  10–3
(9–2)
  –     –     –     
 
February 22, 1961
8:30 pm
at Wilkes W 73–63  11–3
(10–2)
 20 – Morgan   –     –     
 
February 25, 1961
at Ursinus W 67–50  12–3
(11–2)
 15 – Hilmer   –     –     
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
1961 Middle Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 3, 1961
9:00 pm
(2) vs. (3) No. 6 Hofstra
Semifinals
L 55–77  12–4
 26 – Morgan   –     –    Muhlenberg Fieldhouse 
Allentown, Pennsylvania
March 4, 1961
7:00 pm
(2) vs. (4) Haverford
Third Place Game
L 61–72  12–5
  –     –     –    Muhlenberg Fieldhouse 
Allentown, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "CUMULATIVE BASKETBALL STATISTICS SUMMARY" (PDF). NCAA. 25 February 1961. p. 2. Retrieved 28 February 2018.


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