American college basketball season
The 1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1954–55 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 3rd year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).
The team finished the season 14–5, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.
Roster
1954–55 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
3
Stanton Woerth
—
—
4
Joseph Campbell
—
—
5
Victor Quattrini
—
—
6
Edward O'Brien
—
—
7
William Harley
—
—
9
Eugene Szukalski
—
—
10
John Loomis
—
—
11
J. Richard Walker
—
—
12
Bob Ranonis
—
—
15
Richard McGarrity
—
—
16
Lawrence Humes
—
—
17
Robert Buckley
—
—
Meislich
—
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 4, 1955 *
at Franklin & Marshall
W 85–70
1–0
–
26 – Buckley
–
January 8, 1955
at Delaware
W 88–70
2–0 (1–0)
29 – Buckley
–
–
Newark, DE
January 1955
Ursinus
W 93–67
3–0 (2–0)
–
–
–
January 15, 1955
Swarthmore
W 96–79
4–0 (3–0)
–
–
–
Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 1955 *
Villanova
L 66–73
4–1
21 – Buckley
–
–
January 22, 1955 *
Elizabethtown
W 90–81
5–1
–
–
–
Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 1955 *
Saint Joseph's
L 78–81
5–2
–
–
–
Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 29, 1955 *
Susquehanna
W 80–55
6–2
–
–
–
Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1955 *
West Chester
W 93–58
7–2
25 – Buckley
–
–
February 5, 1955 3:30 pm
Pennsylvania Military College
W 72–60
8–2 (4–0)
19 – Tied
–
–
Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1955
at Haverford
W 89–85
9–2 (5–0)
28 – Walker
–
–
Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
February 12, 1955
at Pennsylvania Military College
L 57–59
9–3 (5–1)
18 – Walker
–
–
February 14, 1955 *
at Lebanon Valley
L 80–94
9–4
29 – Buckley
–
–
Annville, PA
February 15, 1955
Delaware
W 86–80
10–4 (6–1)
24 – Loomis
–
–
Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 1955
at Swarthmore
W 67–56
11–4 (7–1)
–
–
–
February 23, 1955
Haverford
W 92–63
12–4 (8–1)
23 – Walker
–
–
Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 1955
at Ursinus
W 108–77
13–4 (9–1)
23 – Buckley
–
–
March 1, 1955 *
Philadelphia Textile
L 76–78
13–5
24 – Buckley
–
–
Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
March 5, 1955 *2:00 pm
at Rutgers–Camden
W 95–72
14–5
–
–
–
Gloucester High School Gloucester, NJ
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Awards
John Loomis
MAC Southern All-Conference Team
Bob Buckley
MAC Southern All-Conference Team
Richard Walker
MAC Southern All-Conference Team
References