The men's college basketball program of the Drexel University was founded in 1894 and is known competitively as the Drexel Dragons. The team has had 26 head coaches in its history, and they have made 4 appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, including a first round victory in 1996.[1] Sam Cozen won 213 career games as head coach between 1952 and 1968, the second most in the school's history behind Bruiser Flint.
In 2013, Bruiser Flint won his 214th regular season game as the Dragon's head coach, achieving in the program's history the distinction of its winningest head coach.[2]
Coaches
edit| Years | Duration of head coaching career at Drexel |
| Won | Number of games won at Drexel |
| Lost | Number of games lost at Drexel |
| % | Percentage of games won at Drexel |
| * | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach |
- Statistics updated through 2020–21 season
| Head Coach | Years | Won | Lost | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gray | 1894–1895 | 7 | 2 | .778 |
| F. Knight | 1895–1896 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| No team | 1896–1900 | 0 | 0 | – |
| No coach | 1900–1905 | 5 | 15 | .250 |
| Walter S. Brokaw | 1905-1907 | 21 | 7 | .750 |
| F. Bennett | 1908-1908 | 7 | 10 | .412 |
| G. Doughty | 1908-1909 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| No coach | 1909-1910 | 2 | 7 | .222 |
| Frank Griffin | 1910–1913 | 15 | 15 | .500 |
| No coach | 1913–1914 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| E.L. Lucas | 1914-1917 | 15 | 14 | .517 |
| No coach | 1917–1918 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| James Barrett | 1918-1920 | 12 | 10 | .545 |
| William McAvoy | 1920-1922 | 12 | 14 | .462 |
| Harvey O'Brien | 1922-1925 | 16 | 21 | .432 |
| Ernest Lange | 1925-1927 | 11 | 19 | .367 |
| Walter Halas | 1927–1934 | 52 | 78 | .400 |
| Ernest Lange | 1934–1940 | 30 | 63 | .323 |
| Lawrence Mains | 1940-1943 | 26 | 17 | .605 |
| Maury McMains | 1943-1944 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| John Marino | 1944–1945 | 2 | 11 | .154 |
| John McNally | 1945-1946 | 2 | 14 | .125 |
| Ralph Chase | 1946-1949 | 26 | 26 | .500 |
| Harold Kollar | 1949-1952 | 25 | 27 | .481 |
| Samuel Cozen | 1952-1968 | 213 | 94 | .694 |
| Robert Morgan | 1967-1968 | 2 | 7 | .222 |
| Frank Szymanski | 1968–1971 | 26 | 39 | .400 |
| Ray Haesler | 1971–1977 | 80 | 60 | .571 |
| Eddie Burke | 1977-1991 | 205 | 189 | .520 |
| Bill Herrion | 1991–1999 | 167 | 71 | .702 |
| Steve Seymour | 1999–2001 | 28 | 29 | .491 |
| Bruiser Flint | 2001–2016 | 245 | 217 | .530 |
| Zach Spiker | 2016–Present | 61 | 89 | .407 |
| TOTAL | 114 Seasons | 1,319 | 1,172 | .530 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Drexel Dragons Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Drexel Athletic Department. 2013. p. 11.
- ^ "Drexel Dragons Men's Basketball Record Book". 2013. p. 11.