American college basketball season
The 1966–67 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1966–67 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 15th 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 regular season 13–10, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.
Roster
1966–67 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
C
53
Joe Hertrich
—
—
Sr
North Penn HS
Bob Croft
—
—
So
Bill Murphy (C)
—
—
Sr
St. Thomas More HS
Cliff Rissell
—
—
So
Fran Connell
—
—
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 66–59
1–0 (1–0)
–
–
–
Unknown
Upsala
L 65–79
1–1 (1–1)
–
–
–
December 17, 1966
at Swarthmore
W 68–55
2–1 (2–1)
–
–
–
Unknown *
Trenton State ? Semifinal
L 57–68
2–2
–
–
–
Unknown *
Philadelphia Textile ? 3rd-place game
L 46–74
2–3
–
–
–
January 4, 1967 *8:15 pm
at Delaware
L 62–69
2–4
–
–
–
Unknown
Muhlenberg
W 68–65
3–4 (3–1)
–
–
–
January 11, 1967
Lebanon Valley
W 81–63
4–4 (4–1)
–
–
–
Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
Unknown *
West Chester
L 55–60
4–5
–
–
–
January 17, 1967
Swarthmore
W 70–51
5–5 (5–1)
–
–
–
Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
Scranton
L 68–70
5–6 (5–2)
–
–
–
Unknown
Moravian
W 51–47
6–6 (6–2)
–
–
–
Unknown
Pennsylvania Military College
W 50–40
7–6 (7–2)
–
–
–
February 1, 1967 *
Rider
W 55–54
8–6
–
–
–
February 3, 1967 *8:45 pm
vs. Delaware
L 52–71
8–7
–
–
–
Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 1967
Haverford
W 62–43
9–7 (8–2)
–
–
–
Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1967
at Johns Hopkins
W 84–51
10–7 (9–2)
–
–
–
Unknown
Wagner
L 66–80
10–8 (9–3)
–
–
–
Unknown
Ursinus
W 84–50
11–8 (10–3)
–
–
–
Unknown
Franklin & Marshall
W 83–60
12–8 (11–3)
–
–
–
1967 Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
Unknown
Ursinus Championship
W 67–43
13–8
–
–
–
1967 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
March 10, 1967 *
vs. No. 4 Cheyney Regional semifinals
L 53–75
13–9
–
–
–
32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
March 11, 1967 *
vs. Wagner Regional third place Game
L 53–61
13–10
–
–
–
32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Awards
Joe Hertrich
Academic All-American[ 1]
MAC Southern Division Most Valuable Player
MAC All-Star Team
Eastern College Athletic Association Division III Seasonal All-Star Team
Philadelphia Basketball Writers Association All-Area College Team
Bill Murphy
Eastern College Athletic Conference All-East Division III Team
Philadelphia Basketball Writers Association "Unsung Hero" of the Week
References