1927–28 Drexel Engineers men's basketball team

1927–28 Drexel Engineers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	–
Head coach	Walter Halas (1st season)
Captain	Carl Gregory (1st year)
Home arena	Main Building

The 1927–28 Drexel Engineers men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1927–28 men's basketball season. The Engineers, led by 1st year head coach Walter Halas, played their home games at Main Building.

Roster

1927–28 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G Carl Gregory (C) — — Sr Latrobe HS F Christian Schwartz — — Sr G Albert Hey — — South Philadelphia HS C Curtis Dobbins — — So Haddonfield Memorial HS Haddonfield, NJ F Albert Tucker — — So Germantown HS Philadelphia, PA F Best — — G Davis — — F Fink — — G Maschal — — G Logan — — F Charles Shuipis — — F J Shuipis — — G Brown — —	Head coach Walter Halas (Illinois) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 30, 1927* 3:00 pm		Philadelphia Textile	W 57–21	1–0	13 – Tucker	–	–	Main Building  Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 1927*		at Rutgers	L 21–42	1–1	8 – Hey	–	–	Ballantine Gymnasium  New Brunswick, NJ
December 6, 1927*		Philadelphia Pharmacy	W 63–27	2–1	24 – Hey	–	–	Main Building  Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 1927[2]*		at Lafayette	L 22–27	2–2	6 – Shupis	–	–	Memorial Gym  Easton, PA
January 4, 1928*		Schuykill	W 39–24	3–2	–	–	–	Main Building  Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 1928*		at Swarthmore	L 29–40	3–3	8 – Dobbins	–	–
January 13, 1928*		at Rhode Island State	L 26–48	3–4	11 – J. Shuipis	–	–	Kingston, RI
January 14, 1928*		at Worcester Poly	W 28–24	4–4	10 – Hey	–	–	Worcester, MA
January 18, 1928*		at Haverford	L 30–34	4–5	16 – Hey	–	–	Ryan Gym  Haverford, PA
January 21, 1928*		Seton Hall	L 23–25	4–6	11 – Hey	–	–	Main Building  Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 1928*		at Delaware	L 33–34	4–7	–	–	–	Taylor Gym  Newark, DE
January 28, 1928*		at Pennsylvania Military College	L 19–20	4–8	–	–	–	Chester, PA
February 1, 1928*		at Upsala	L 29–49	4–9	–	–	–	East Orange, NJ
February 3, 1928*		Western Maryland	L 25–33	4–10	14 – Hey	–	–	Main Building  Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 1928*		Albright	W 39–24	5–10	11 – Hey	–	–	Main Building  Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 1928*		Washington (MD)	W 27–22	6–10	9 – Gregory	–	–	Main Building  Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1928*		at Gettysburg	L 35–54	6–11	–	–	–	Eddie Plank Memorial Gymnasium  Gettysburg, PA
February 15, 1928*		Saint Joseph's	W 27–22	7–11	– Schwartz	–	–	Main Building  Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1928*		at Seton Hall	L 29–41	–	–	–	–
February 24, 1928*		Juniata	W 43–32	–	13 – Hey	–	–	Main Building  Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1928*		Susquehanna	W 48–38	–	21 – Hey	–	–	Main Building  Philadelphia, PA
March 10, 1928*		Lebanon Valley	L 27–38	–	–	–	–	Main Building  Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "BASKETBALL TEAM STARTS PRACTICE" (PDF). The Triangle. December 6, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
2. "MAROON DRIBBLERS SPURT TO NOSE OUT DREXEL BY 27-22". Easton, PA: The Lafayette. December 13, 1927. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.