1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern regular season champions
One-game playoff vs. Wagner, W 70–53
NCAA tournament Regional semifinals, L 44–56
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
Division	College–Southern
Record	12–7 (10–4 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (8th season)
Home arena	Sayre High School

1959–60 MAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
University
Saint Joseph's*	7	–	1		.875			20	–	7		.741
La Salle	6	–	1		.857			16	–	6		.727
Temple	9	–	2		.818			17	–	9		.654
Gettysburg	7	–	3		.700			15	–	11		.577
Bucknell	6	–	5		.545			10	–	11		.476
Rutgers	4	–	4		.500			11	–	14		.440
Lafayette	6	–	7		.462			12	–	13		.480
Lehigh	4	–	10		.286			6	–	16		.273
Muhlenberg	3	–	11		.214			8	–	18		.308
Delaware	1	–	9		.100			7	–	16		.304
College–Northern
Wagner	10	–	0		1.000				–			–
Albright	10	–	3		.769			16	–	8		.667
Wilkes		–			–			6	–	7		.462
Juniata		–			–			5	–	12		.294
Elizabethtown		–			–				–			–
Lebanon Valley		–			–				–			–
Moravian		–			–				–			–
Stevens**		–			–				–			–
Hofstra		–			–				–			–
Susquehanna		–			–				–			–
Lycoming		–			–				–			–
Scranton		–			–				–			–
Upsala		–			–				–			–
College–Southern
Drexel †	10	–	4		.714			12	–	7		.632
Pennsylvania Military	10	–	7		.588			12	–	8		.600
Ursinus		–			–			9	–	6		.600
Haverford	3	–	9		.250			7	–	9		.438
Washington (MD)**		–			–			10	–	9		.526
Franklin & Marshall		–			–			3	–	14		.176
Johns Hopkins		–			–				–			–
Swarthmore		–			–				–			–
West Chester**		–			–				–			–
Western Maryland		–			–				–			–
Dickinson		–			–				–			–
† College Division playoff game winner * – University Division regular-season champion ** – Ineligible for championship

The 1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1959–60 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 8th 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 12–7, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

Roster

1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown Robert Morgan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — George Holloway — — Pete Wilson — — Rich Hilmer — — Ben Brown — — Bud Henry — — Bruce Zimmerman — — Emil Schoen — — Herb Heffner — — George Schaeffer — — Joe Sacco — — Irv Jaffe — — Jim Hoffman — —	Head coach Samuel Cozen (Temple) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 6, 1960*		Rider	L 53–70	0–1	19 – Hilmer	–	–
January 9, 1960		at Pennsylvania Military College	L 65–71	0–2 (0–1)	–	–	–	Hyatt Armory  Chester, PA
January 13, 1960		at Haverford	W 75–65	1–2 (1–1)	29 – Hilmer	–	–	Ryan Gym  Haverford, PA
January 1960		Ursinus	W 67–50	2–2 (2–1)	–	–	–
January 23, 1960		Johns Hopkins	W 77–69	3–2 (3–1)	–	19 – Henry	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 1960		at West Chester[1]	L 60–79	3–3 (3–2)	14 – Morgan	–	–
January 30, 1960*		Pratt	W 86–72	4–3	–	–	–
Unknown		Elizabethtown	W 89–67	5–3 (4–2)	–	–	–
February 3, 1960		Swarthmore	W 64–38	6–3 (5–2)	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 1960		Franklin & Marshall	W 86–66	7–3 (6–2)	29 – Morgan	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 1960		at Swarthmore	W 83–55	8–3 (7–2)	–	–	–
February 1960		Pennsylvania Military College	W 79–75	9–3 (8–2)	–	–	–
February 1960		Haverford	W 75–65	10–3 (9–2)	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 1960		Lebanon Valley	L 64–74	10–4 (9–3)	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 1960		Wagner	L 63–79	10–5 (9–4)	–	–	–
February 24, 1960		Wilkes	W 91–81	11–5 (10–4)	24 – Tied	–	–
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
February 27, 1960 3:30 pm		Wagner College Division Championship	W 70–53	12–5	25 – Morgan	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
1960 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
March 4, 1960 9:30 pm		vs. Fairfield Regional semifinals	L 44–56	12–6	–	–	–	Wagner College Gym  Staten Island, NY
March 5, 1960 7:30 pm		vs. Upsala Regional third place Game	L 69–74	12–7	–	–	–	Wagner College Gym  Staten Island, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Robert Morgan

• All-District Small College Team[2]

References

1. "W. Chester Jars Drexel 79-60". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Inquirer. January 28, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
2. "ALL-DISTRICT SMALL COLLEGE TEAM". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 29, 1960. Retrieved January 8, 2021.