American college basketball season
The 1971–72 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1971–72 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Ray Haesler, played their home games at the 32nd Street Armory and were members of the University–Eastern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).
The team finished the season 11–14, and finished in 4th place in the MAC University–Eastern Division in the regular season.
On January 5, 1972, Steve Lilly set the Drexel team record for most rebounds in a single game, recording 30 rebounds against Muhlenberg. He also set Drexel records at the time for rebounds in a season (327) and career (749).
Roster
1971–72 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
Steve Lilly
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Sr
—
—
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Unknown *
Delaware Valley
W 67–63
1–0
–
–
–
32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown *
vs. West Virginia Tech Washington and Lee Invitational semifinal
W 74–63
2–0
–
–
–
Lexington, VA
Unknown *
at Washington and Lee Washington and Lee Invitational championship
W 86–72
3–0
–
–
–
Lexington, VA
December 6, 1971
American
L 56–85
3–1 (0–1)
–
–
–
32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown *
at Pennsylvania Military College
L 53–69
3–2
–
–
–
Unknown *
Lehigh
L 72–74
3–3
–
–
–
32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown *
at Albright Albright College Invitational semifinal
L 67–79
3–4
–
–
–
Unknown *
vs. Williams Albright College Invitational 3rd place
L 88–89 OT
3–5
–
–
–
January 5, 1972 *
Muhlenberg
W 93–75
4–5
–
30 – Lilly
–
32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
West Chester
L 61–64
4–6 (0–2)
–
–
–
January 11, 1972 *
at Swarthmore
W 67–58
5–6
–
–
–
Unknown *
Moravian
W 84–57
6–6
–
–
–
32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1972
at Saint Joseph's
L 64–87
6–7 (0–3)
–
–
–
(2,100)
January 22, 1972 *
at Gettysburg
L 68–77
6–8
–
–
–
Bream Gym Gettysburg, PA
January 26, 1972 *
at Bucknell
W 68–63
7–8
–
–
–
Unknown *
Rider
L 80–88
7–9
–
–
–
Unknown
Temple
L 46–53
7–10 (0–4)
–
–
–
February 5, 1972 *
Johns Hopkins
W 89–64
8–10
–
–
–
32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 1972 8:00 pm
La Salle
W 77–64
9–10 (1–4)
–
–
–
32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown *
Delaware
L 67–75
9–11
–
–
–
Unknown *
Ursinus
W 68–59
10–11
–
–
–
Unknown *
Philadelphia Textile
L 62–82
10–12
–
–
–
Unknown
Hofstra
W 69–64
11–12 (2–4)
–
–
–
Unknown *
Delaware
L 56–94
11–13
–
–
–
Unknown *
at Franklin & Marshall
L 51–68
11–14
–
–
–
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References