1969–70 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1969–70 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1969–70 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
	College–Southern
Record	11–11 (7–6 MAC)
Head coach	Frank Szymanski (2nd season);
Captains	Phil Kircher; Steve Lilly;
Home arena	32nd Street Armory
	Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

1969–70 MAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
University–Eastern
Saint Joseph's	5	–	0	1.000	15	–	12	.556
La Salle	3	–	2	.600	14	–	12	.538
Temple †	2	–	3	.400	15	–	13	.536
Hofstra	2	–	3	.400	13	–	13	.500
American	2	–	3	.400	11	–	12	.478
West Chester	1	–	4	.200	11	–	15	.423
University–Western
Lehigh	7	–	3	.700	13	–	14	.481
Lafayette	7	–	3	.700	12	–	14	.462
Rider	7	–	3	.700	16	–	10	.615
Delaware	6	–	4	.600	16	–	9	.640
Bucknell	3	–	7	.300	6	–	17	.261
Gettysburg	0	–	10	.000	8	–	18	.308
College–Northern
Philadelphia Textile †		–		–		–		–
Scranton	10	–	4	.714	15	–	8	.652
Upsala		–		–		–		–
Juniata	8	–	4	.667	14	–	8	.636
Wagner	6	–	5	.545	11	–	14	.440
Elizabethtown	7	–	6	.538	9	–	13	.409
Susquehanna	8	–	8	.500	12	–	11	.522
Albright	7	–	10	.412	7	–	18	.280
Lycoming	3	–	12	.200	4	–	15	.211
College–Southern
Muhlenberg †	13	–	1	.929	16	–	6	.727
Pennsylvania Military		–		–		–		–
Johns Hopkins	8	–	4	.667	10	–	8	.556
Dickinson	11	–	6	.647	13	–	11	.542
Drexel	7	–	6	.538	11	–	11	.500
Ursinus	8	–	8	.500	9	–	9	.500
Swarthmore	7	–	7	.500	10	–	8	.556
Lebanon Valley	6	–	11	.353	7	–	13	.350
Moravian	4	–	16	.200	4	–	17	.190
Franklin & Marshall	3	–	12	.200	3	–	17	.150
Haverford	2	–	12	.143	5	–	14	.263


† 1970 MAC men's basketball tournament winner University division only counted games within their division. College division counted games across Northern/Southern. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1969–70 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd year head coach Frank Szymanski, played their home games at the 32nd Street Armory and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).

The team finished the season 11–11.

Roster[edit]

1969–70 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach

Frank Szymanski

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
December 1969	Delaware Valley	W 61–56	1–0 (1–0)	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory (1,500) Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 1969	Philadelphia Textile	L 37–64	1–1 (1–1)	–	–	–
Unknown	Pennsylvania Military College	L 55–60	1–2 (1–2)	–	–	–
December 16, 1969	at Lebanon Valley	W 57–51	2–2 (2–2)	–	–	–
December 20, 1969*	Rensselaer	W 72–64	3–2	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	Bloomsburg State Tournament	W 61–55	4–2	–	–	–
Unknown*	Towson State Tournament	L 45–52	4–3	–	–	–
January 3, 1970*	at Delaware	L 58–63	4–4	–	–	–
Unknown	Muhlenberg	W 82–67	5–4 (3–2)	23 – Coley	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	West Chester	W 63–58	6–4	22 – Coley	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 1970	at Swarthmore	L 59–60	6–5 (3–3)	25 – Lilly	17 – Lilly	–
Unknown	Moravian	W 60–54	7–5 (4–3)	20 – Coley	10 – 2 Tied	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 1970*	at Gettysburg	L 55–76	7–6	19 – Coley	–	–	Bream Gym Gettysburg, PA
January 28, 1970*	Delaware	L 85–88 ^OT	7–7	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 1970* 8:00 pm	Rider	L 54–61	7–8	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 1970	at Haverford	W 37–26	8–8 (5–3)	–	–	–	Haverford, PA
February 7, 1970	Johns Hopkins	W 48–46	9–8 (6–3)	–	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown	Wagner	L 68–73	9–9 (6–4)	20 – Coley	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 1970	at Scranton	L 62–68	9–10 (6–5)	–	–	–	Long Field House (5,000) Scranton, PA
Unknown	Ursinus	L 59–61	9–11 (6–6)	–	–	–
February 21, 1970	Franklin & Marshall	W 63–51	10–11 (7–6)	–	–	–
February 25, 1970*	Upsala	W 59–58	11–11	27 – Coley	–	–	(600)
February 28, 1970	at Lehigh Cancelled
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

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