1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Bill Herrion , played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the North Atlantic Conference (which has since changed name).
In the 1995–96 season, the Dragons won a school record 27 games, won the North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament for the third season in a row, qualified for the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in school history, and also won the school's first ever NCAA Tournament game in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament .
Drexel accomplished a 21 game home winning streak, dating back to the 1993–94 season, ending in a loss against Boston University on January 26.
After reaching the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, the Dragons lost to Syracuse by a score of 58–69. Syracuse would go on to finish runner–up in the tournament, losing to Kentucky in the National Championship.
In the 1995–96 season, Malik Rose broke Drexel's individual single season record for rebounds with 409 in 31 games.
Offseason
Departures
1995 recruiting class
Roster
1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F/C
00
Malik Rose (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Sr
Overbrook HS (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia, PA
G
3
Dimitris Stefanidis
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
So
Filothei
Athens, Greece
G
5
Greg Gaffney
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
—
Fr
Christian Brothers Academy
Lincroft, NJ
G
15
Mike DeRocckis
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
McCorristin HS
Spotswood, NJ
G
21
Ross Neisler
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Fr
Norwalk HS (CT)
Norwalk, CT
F
23
David Frey
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Jr
Rockhurst HS
Kansas City, MO
G
24
Jeff Myers (C)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
RS Jr
South Philadelphia HS /St. Francis (NY)
Philadelphia, PA
F
30
George Hudgins
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Sr
Chattanooga Arts & Sciences
Chattanooga, TN
G
31
Cornelius Overby
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Sr
Herbert H. Lehman HS
Bronx, NY
F
33
Brahin Riley
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
So
Northeast HS (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia, PA
G/F
34
Karl Fischer (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
RS Jr
Newtown HS (CT)
Newtown, CT
F
44
John Randall (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Fr
Woodrow Wilson HS (NJ)
Camden, NJ
F
55
Chuck Guittar
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
RS Jr
Paul VI HS /New Haven
Audubon, NJ
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
November 27, 1995 *7:00 pm
Saint Anselm
W 82–59
1–0
–
–
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,112)Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 1995 *9:00 pm
vs. Murray State Purdue Tournament semifinals
L 75–76
1–1
–
–
–
Mackey Arena (14,123)West Lafayette, IN
December 2, 1995 *6:00 pm
vs. Illinois–Chicago Purdue Tournament 3rd place game
W 83–72
2–1
–
–
–
Mackey Arena (14,123)West Lafayette, IN
December 7, 1995 7:30 pm
at Vermont
W 97–58
3–1 (1–0)
–
–
–
Patrick Gym (1,825)Burlington, VT
December 9, 1995 2:00 pm
at Hartford
W 79–72 OT
4–1 (2–0)
–
–
–
Chase Arena (568)Hartford, CT
December 23, 1995 *7:00 pm
at Oklahoma
L 78–85
4–2
–
–
–
Lloyd Noble Center (8,562)Norman, OK
December 29, 1995 *8:00 pm
vs. James Madison Bobcat Holiday Stores Classic semifinals
W 75–55
5–2
21 – DeRocckis
17 – Rose
3 – Myers
Worthington Arena (6,407)Bozeman, MT
December 30, 1995 *10:00 pm
at Montana State Bobcat Holiday Stores Classic championship
W 68–62
6–2
–
–
–
Worthington Arena (6,611)Bozeman, MT
January 6, 1996 3:30 pm
at Hofstra
W 100–71
7–2 (3–0)
20 – Myers
11 – Rose
–
Hofstra Physical Fitness Center (1,623)Hempstead, NY
January 8, 1996 *7:30 pm
at Lehigh
Postponed (Blizzard of 96 )
Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
January 11, 1996 7:00 pm
New Hampshire
W 110–68
8–2 (4–0)
–
–
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (802)Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 1996 1:00 pm
Maine
W 88–70
9–2 (5–0)
–
–
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,216)Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1996 9:00 pm
vs. Delaware
W 91–75
10–2 (6–0)
–
–
–
CoreStates Spectrum (7,877)Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1996 7:00 pm
at Northeastern
W 87–65
11–2 (7–0)
27 – Rose
–
–
Matthews Arena (610)Boston, MA
January 20, 1996 1:00 pm
at Boston University
W 67–47
12–2 (8–0)
24 – Rose
8 – Overby
6 – Myers
Case Gym (1,634)Boston, MA
January 26, 1996 7:00 pm
Boston University
L 74–76
12–3 (8–1)
28 – Rose
21 – Rose
6 – Overby
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,147)Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 1996 1:00 pm
Northeastern
W 84–47
13–3 (9–1)
25 – Myers
9 – Myers
7 – Myers
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,323)Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1996 7:30 pm
at New Hampshire
W 87–75
14–3 (10–1)
35 – Myers
11 – Myers
4 – Myers
Lundholm Gym (1,790)Durham, NH
February 4, 1996 12:00 pm
Maine
W 73–52
15–3 (11–1)
20 – Rose
12 – Rose
5 – Myers
Alfond Arena (2,316)Orono, ME
February 7, 1996 8:00 pm
Towson State
W 96–87
16–3 (12–1)
25 – Rose
14 – Rose
4 – Guittar
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,006)Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 1996 8:00 pm
Hofstra
W 93–63
17–3 (13–1)
29 – Rose
11 – Rose
6 – Overby
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,300)Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 1996 *
at Lehigh Rescheduled from January 8th
W 93–73
18–3
27 – Rose
20 – Rose
5 – Myers
Stabler Arena (508)Bethlehem, PA
February 16, 1996 7:30 pm
at Towson State
W 75–56
19–3 (14–1)
–
–
–
Towson Center (1,950)Towson, MD
February 18, 1996 3:15 pm
at Delaware
W 82–78
20–3 (15–1)
34 – Rose
–
–
Bob Carpenter Center (4,640)Newark, DE
February 20, 1996 *7:00 pm
No. RV
at UMBC
W 87–55
21–3
–
–
–
Retriever Activities Center (626)Catonsville, MD
February 23, 1996 7:00 pm
No. RV
Vermont
W 86–59
22–3 (16–1)
–
–
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,201)Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1996 1:00 pm
No. RV
Hartford
W 74–56
23–3 (17–1)
–
–
–
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,120)Philadelphia, PA
1996 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
March 2, 1996 2:00 pm
(1)
vs. (9) Hartford Quarterfinal
W 73-62
24–3
–
–
–
Bob Carpenter Center (4,786)Newark, DE
March 3, 1996 1:00 pm
(1)
vs. (5) Towson State Semifinal
W 84–74
25–3
–
–
–
Bob Carpenter Center (3,970)Newark, DE
March 7, 1996 5:00 pm, ESPN2
(1)
(2) Boston University Championship
W 76–67
26–3
22 – Rose
19 – Rose
5 – Myers
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,300)Philadelphia, PA
1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
March 14, 1996 * CBS
(12 W)
vs. (5 W) No. 16 Memphis First Round
W 75–63
27–3
21 – Rose
15 – Rose
5 – Myers
The Pit (14,762)Albuquerque, NM
March 16, 1996 *7:00 pm, CBS
(12 W)
vs. (4 W) No. 13 Syracuse Second Round
L 58–69
27–4
18 – Myers
15 – Rose
2 – 3 Tied
The Pit (15,792)Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Post
Final
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
N/A
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
Awards
Bill Herrion
Mike Derocckis
NAC Rookie of the Year
NAC All-Rookie Team
NAC Rookie of the Week (4)
Jeff Myers
NAC All-Conference First Team
NAC All-Tournament Team
NAC Player of the Week
Cornelius Overby
Malik Rose
NAC Player of the Year
NAC Tournament Most Valuable Player
NAC All-Conference First Team
NAC Player of the Week (2)
References