1948–49 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1948–49 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1948–49 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference
	Southern
Record	12–4 (7–3 MASCAC)
Head coach	Ralph Chase (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Bud Bossick (1st season)
Home arena	Curtis Hall Gym
	Seasons ← 1947–48 1949–50 →

The 1948–49 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1948–49 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 3rd year head coach Ralph Chase, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym and were members of the Southern division of the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC).

During the end of the 1948–49 season, a new playoff system was implemented for the conference where the top 4 teams in the league standings would play in a tournament at the conclusion of the season. In the first round, the 1st seed would play against the 3rd seed, and the 2nd seed would play against the 4th seed. Following the tournament, if there was a tie between two teams leading the standings, a one game tiebreaker would be played to determine the league champion.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
F	6	Stan Laskus	—	—		John Bartram HS
F	11	John Savchak	—	—		John Bartram HS
F		Bill Banks	—	—
C		Basil Barno	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
C		Donald Breder	—	—
F		Bob Brewton	—	—		Central HS (PA)
C		Adam Jablonski	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Saint Joseph's Prep
F		Sid Kane	—	—		Northeast HS (PA)
G		Alfred MacCart	—	—	Fr	John Bartram HS
G		Jules Schwab	—	—	Jr
G		Joe Skurla	—	—		Allentown HS
C		Roy Wagner	—	—
		Vincent Filliben	—	—
		Morton Shafter	—	—

Head coach

Ralph Chase (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Bud Bossick (Muhlenberg)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 5, 1949*	Philadelphia Pharmacy	W 85–45	1–0	17 – Tied	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 1949*	at Stevens Tech	W 42–39	2–0	12 – Schwab	–	–
January 12, 1949*	at Lehigh	L 48–58	2–1	18 – MacCart	–	–	Bethlehem, PA
January 15, 1949*	Franklin & Marshall	W 75–50	3–1	16 – MacCart	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 1949	Haverford	W 55–39	4–1 (1–0)	12 – Tied	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 1949	Pennsylvania Military College	L 56–67	4–2 (1–1)	18 – Savchak	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1949*	at Philadelphia Textile	W 76–58	5–2	23 – Schwab	–	–	Saint Joseph's Prep Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 1949	at Swarthmore	W 51–43	6–2 (2–1)	21 – Jablonski	–	–	Lamb-Miller Field House Swarthmore, PA
February 9, 1949	Delaware	W 68–56	7–2 (3–1)	18 – MacCart	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 1949	at Ursinus	W 75–61	8–2 (4–1)	23 – MacCart	–	–	Collegeville, PA
February 14, 1949*	Moravian	W 81–63	9–2	18 – Jablonski	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 1949	at Haverford	W 61–54	10–2 (5–1)	18 – Jablonski	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
February 23, 1949	Swarthmore	L 57–59	10–3 (5–2)	14 – Tied	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 1949	at Delaware	W 58–53	11–3 (6–2)	–	–	–	Newark, DE
March 2, 1949	at Pennsylvania Military College	L 53–63	11–4 (6–3)	18 – Jablonski	–	–
March 5, 1949	Ursinus	W 69–66	12–4 (7–3)	18 – Schwab	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ Walt Ellman (February 25, 1949). "Lost in the Locker Room" (PDF). The Triangle. p. 5. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
^ "Winter Sports-1949" (PDF). The Triangle. January 14, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved June 27, 2017.