1944–45 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1944–45 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1944–45 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	2–11
Head coach	Maury McMains (1st season);
Home arena	Curtis Hall Gym
	Seasons ← 1943–44 1945–46 →

The 1944–45 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1944–45 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Maury McMains, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
		Larry Tecosky	—	—
			—	—

Head coach

Maury McMains (McDaniel)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 6, 1945*	at Haverford	L 25–44	0–1	12 – Horrocks	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
January 12, 1945* 8:00 pm	Ursinus	L 36–55	0–2	10 – McCracken	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 1945*	at Ursinus	L 21–53	0–3	–	–	–
January 27, 1945* 8:00 pm	Haverford	L 37–47	0–4	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1945*	at La Salle	L 34–95	0–5	–	–	–
February 6, 1945*	at Pennsylvania Military College	W 56–40	1–5	–	–	–
February 7, 1945*	Rutgers	L 32–56	1–6	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 1945*	Coast Guard	L 43–55	1–7	9 – 3 Tied	–	–
February 23, 1945*	La Salle	L 46–75	1–8	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 1945*	Lafayette	L 30–96	1–9	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 1945*	at Rutgers	L 34–49	1–10	–	–	–
March 9, 1945*	at Johns Hopkins	L 42–48	1–11	–	–	–
March 10, 1945*	Pennsylvania Military College	W 59–25	2–11	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

^ "McMains Drills Squad As Season Approaches; Rutgers, Haverford, Ursinus To Meet Dragon Quintet" (PDF). drexel.edu. The Triangle. December 1, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

[1] "McMains Drills Squad As Season Approaches; Rutgers, Haverford, Ursinus To Meet Dragon Quintet" (PDF). drexel.edu. The Triangle. December 1, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved July 8, 2019.

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v t e 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	Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25