1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).

1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
DivisionEast
Record14–13 (6–5 ECC)
Head coach
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
1980–81 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
American 11 0   1.000 24 6   .800
Saint Joseph's 9 2   .818 25 8   .758
Temple 9 2   .818 20 8   .714
La Salle 8 3   .727 14 13   .519
Drexel 6 5   .545 14 13   .519
Hofstra 5 6   .455 12 15   .444
West
Lafayette 8 8   .500 15 13   .536
Rider 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Bucknell 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
Lehigh 6 10   .375 14 12   .538
Delaware 3 13   .188 6 19   .240
West Chester 2 14   .125 7 20   .259
1981 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The team finished the season 14–13, and finished in 5th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster

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1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 29, 1980
Delaware W 50–43  1–0
(1–0)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (300)
Philadelphia, PA
December 2, 1980*
at Long Island L 68–80  1–1
                  Schwartz Athletic Center (750)
Brooklyn, NY
December 13, 1980
at West Chester W 59–58  2–1
(2–0)
                  Hollinger Field House (150)
West Chester, PA
December 15, 1980*
St. Francis (NY) W 80–57[1]  3–1
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (200)
Philadelphia, PA
December 1980*
at US International L 61–64 OT 3–2
                   (100)
 
December 23, 1980*
at USC L 53–82  3–3
                  L. A. Sports Arena (1,774)
Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1981*
Catholic University W 64–57  4–3
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (200)
Philadelphia, PA
January 1981*
Marist W 67–50  5–3
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (300)
Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 1981*
Boston University W 71–63  6–3
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (500)
Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1981
at Lehigh W 70–58  7–3
(3–0)
                  Stabler Arena (1,000)
Bethlehem, PA
January 17, 1981*
Northeastern L 65–77  7–4
                   (1,700)
 
January 19, 1981
at Bucknell W 56–55  8–4
(4–0)
                   (1,300)
 
January 21, 1981
Rider W 81–60  9–4
(5–0)
 36  Hatzenbeller              Daskalakis Athletic Center (500)
Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 1981
at Lafayette W 73–64  10–4
(6–0)
                   (1,500)
 
January 28, 1981*
Fairleigh Dickinson L 67–69  10–15
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (300)
Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 1981*
at Maine L 51–57  10–6
                   (1,900)
 
February 2, 1981*
at Niagara W 73–60  11–6
                   (1,029)
 
February 7, 1981
at Temple L 63–84  11–7
(6–1)
                  McGonigle Hall (1,500)
Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1982
vs. Saint Joseph's L 72–94  11–8
(6–2)
                  Palestra (4,412)
Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 1981*
at Penn State L 58–71  11–9
                   (2,988)
 
February 16, 1981
at American L 74–85  11–10
(6–3)
                  Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall (1,550)
Arlington, VA
February 21, 1981
at Hofstra L 55–73  11–11
(6–4)
                   (900)
 
February 23, 1981*
Loyola (MD) W 58–51  12–11
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (410)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1981
7:00 pm
La Salle L 52–63  12–12
(6–5)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (711)
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 1981*
Wagner W 74–73  13–12
                   (1,800)
 
ECC Tournament
March 2, 1981
(5 E) at (4 E) La Salle
First Round
W 69–66  14–12
                  Hayman Hall (500)
 
March 1981
(5 E) at (1 E) American
Quarterfinals
L 60–62  14–13
                  Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall (2,100)
Arlington, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

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Len Hatzenbeller
Mike Mitchell
  • ECC All-Rookie Team

References

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  1. ^ "Drexel 80, St. Francis 57". NYTimes.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.