1984–85 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1984–85 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Dragons, led by 8th year head coach Eddie Burke , played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).
The team finished the season 10–18, and finished in 2nd place in the ECC in the regular season.
In the 1984–85 season, freshman guard Michael Anderson set the school records at the time for points in a season by a freshman (393), assists in a season (137), seals in a season (84), and assists in a game by a freshman (11, vs Delaware on February 2).[ 1] He also tied the team record for free throws made and in attempted in a game (18 and 23 respectively, vs Northwestern Louisiana).
Roster
1984–85 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
10
Michael Anderson
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
Fr
Carver HS
Philadelphia, PA
G
22
Walton Fuller (C)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Jr
Monsignor Bonner HS
Philadelphia, PA
G
Chris O'Brien
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Jr
F
Casper Cooper
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
So
G
11
Troy Stribling
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
So
G
Tom Pedersen
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
So
F
Pat Rafferty
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
So
F
Rick Papes
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
So
F
Gerald Gardner
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Fr
F
Doug Johnston
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Fr
C
Charles Hickman (I)
—
—
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Junior Center Charles Hickman left the team during the season for academic reasons[ 2]
Schedule
[ 3]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 9, 1984 7:00 pm
Concordia of Canada
Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
November 24, 1984 *7:00 pm
at Temple
L 62–75
0–1
19 – Anderson
6 – Anderson
9 – Anderson
McGonigle Hall (4,003)Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 1984 *
at Navy
L 74–91
0–2
15 – O'Brien
6 – Hickman
6 – Fuller
Halsey Field House (1,650)Annapolis, MD
December 1, 1984 *
at William & Mary
L 65–81
0–3
19 – Fuller
8 – Fuller
–
Kaplan Arena (2,050)Williamsburg, VA
December 4, 1984 *
East Carolina
W 80–73
1–3
25 – Hickman
8 – Anderson
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,800)Philadelphia, PA
December 14, 1984 *
at Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns' Bayou Classic semifinal
L 52–71
1–4
15 – Anderson
7 – Cooper
–
Blackham Coliseum (6,257)Lafayette, LA
December 15, 1984 *
vs. Northwestern State (LA) Ragin' Cajuns' Bayou Classic 3rd place game
W 92–82
2–4
20 – Anderson
5 – Tied
–
Blackham Coliseum (7,808)Lafayette, LA
December 17, 1984 *
at Tulsa
L 62–86
2–5
16 – Hickman
7 – Anderson
–
Tulsa Convention Center (8,204)Tulsa, OK
December 20, 1984 *
at Richmond
L 52–85
2–6
14 – Tied
7 – Hickman
–
Robins Center (3,148)Richmond, VA
December 28, 1984 *
vs. Hofstra Orange Bowl Classic semifinal
L 71–85
2–7 (0–1)
18 – Hickman
9 – Hickman
–
Knight Center Complex (1,000)Miami, FL
December 29, 1984 *
vs. Boston University Orange Bowl Classic 3rd place game
L 59–62
2–8
25 – Hickman
10 – Hickman
–
Knight Center Complex (1,000)Miami, FL
January 2, 1985
at Delaware
W 89–75
3–8 (1–1)
31 – Hickman
6 – Cooper
–
Delaware Field House (964)Newark, DE
January 7, 1985 7:00 pm
Lafayette
L 55–58
3–9 (1–2)
14 – O'Brien
10 – Cooper
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,200)Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 1985
Towson State
W 93–76
4–9 (2–2)
17 – Anderson
7 – Cooper
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,050)Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1985 7:00 pm
Rider
L 74–76 OT
4–10 (2–3)
22 – Anderson
7 – Tied
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,234)Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 1985
at Bucknell
W 62–60
5–10 (3–3)
15 – Anderson
11 – Cooper
–
Davis Gym (1,650)Lewisburg, PA
January 21, 1984 *8:00 pm
vs. No. 14 Villanova
L 55–63
5–11
22 – Anderson
8 – Anderson
–
Palestra (4,108)Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 1985 7:00 pm
Lehigh
L 72–73
5–12 (3–4)
21 – Anderson
9 – Cooper
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,042)Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 1985 *8:30 pm
Saint Peter's
L 57–75
5–13
16 – Anderson
8 – Cooper
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,020)Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 1985
at Lafayette
L 59–69
5–14 (3–5)
18 – Cooper
9 – Cooper
–
Kirby Sports Center (1,235)Easton, PA
February 2, 1985 2:00 pm
Delaware
W 73–67
6–14 (4–5)
22 – Fuller
9 – Anderson
11 – Anderson
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,240)Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 1985 *7:00 pm
Loyola (MD)
L 71–93
6–15
24 – Anderson
8 – Anderson
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,100)Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1985
at Towson State
W 64–61
7–15 (5–5)
14 – O'Brien
8 – Cooper
8 – Anderson
Towson Center (863)Towson, MD
February 11, 1985 7:00 pm
Hofstra
W 78–66
8–15 (6–5)
20 – O'Brien
10 – Cooper
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (865)Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1985
at Rider
W 54–53
9–15 (7–5)
14 – Fuller
12 – Cooper
–
Alumni Gym (1,750)Lawrenceville, NJ
February 20, 1985 7:00 pm
Bucknell
L 57–67
9–16 (7–6)
13 – Stribling
14 – Cooper
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,175)Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 1985 *
at Niagara
L 67–73
9–17
16 – O'Brien
9 – Tied
5 – Anderson
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (600)Buffalo, NY
February 27, 1985
at Lehigh
W 70–69
10–17 (8–6)
23 – Anderson
6 – Cooper
4 – Anderson
Stabler Arena (600)Bethlehem, PA
ECC Tournament
March 2, 1985 9:00 pm
(3)
vs. (6) Lehigh
L 56–58
10–18
14 – Fuller
8 – Cooper
–
Towson Center (917)Towson, MD
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Awards
Michael Anderson
ECC All–Conference Second Team
ECC All–Rookie Team
Basketball Times All-Freshman team honorable mention
Ragin' Cajuns' Budweiser Bayou Classic All-Tournament team
Charles Hickman
Orange Bowl Classic All-Tournament team
References