1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 November 2024 August 2023 Basketball 1956–57 Drexel Dragons Middle Atlantic Conferences College–Southern MAC 14–3 10–0 Samuel Cozen 5th Bob Buckley Ron Kleppinger Sayre High School MAC College–Southern regular season champions NCAA tournament Regional semifinals L 61–63 The 1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1956–57 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th 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 14–3, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season. The Dragons played their first postseason game in program history, losing to Rider in the first round of the NCAA College Division tournament.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/158315793/ Rider Tops Drexel, 63-61, On Jump Shot in Last 2 Secs. Dave Wilson The Philadelphia Inquirer March 6, 1957 November 2, 2024 42 Newspapers.com Roster 1956 Drexel Dragons y yes m Edward Moran Cyrus Cohen Robert Seher Allan Weinberg Charles Morrow Robert Greenberg Wayne Gutekunst William White Ronald Kleppinger Lawrence Humes Robert Buckley George Butler Martin Weinberg Samuel Cozen (Temple University) http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/F/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1957_191_Drexel%20University.pdf Schedule yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| Regular season |- January 7, 1957 no yes 1956–57 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware University Delaware 75–74 1–0 1–0 White 10 Newark, DE January 1957 no yes 1956–57 men Ursinus Bears Ursinus College Ursinus 64–49 2–0 2–0 January 12, 1957 no 1956–57 men Pennsylvania Military Cadets Widener University Pennsylvania Military College 82–70 3–0 3–0 Campbell 17 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA January 16, 1957 no yes 1956–57 men Swarthmore Garnet Swarthmore College Swarthmore 102–78 4–0 4–0 Buckley 33 Buckley 16 January 19, 1957 no 1956–57 men Haverford Fords Haverford College Haverford 79–55 5–0 5–0 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA January 23, 1957 yes yes 1956–57 men Millersville Marauders Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville 69–100 5–1 Buckley 21 January 26, 1957 yes 1956–57 men Coast Guard Bears United States Coast Guard Academy Coast Guard 97–71 6–1 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA Unknown yes yes 1956–57 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova University Villanova 66–87 6–2 February 2, 1957 yes yes 1956–57 men Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen Lebanon Valley College Lebanon Valley 77–74 7–2 February 6, 1957 no Delaware 87–60 8–2 6–0 Buckley 16 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA February 9, 1957 no Swarthmore 84–71 9–2 7–0 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA February 13, 1957 no yes Pennsylvania Military College 80–63 10–2 8–0 Chester, PA February 16, 1957 no yes Haverford 88–73 11–2 9–0 Ryan Gym Haverford, PA Unknown yes 1956–57 men West Chester Golden Rams West Chester University West Chester 106–76 12–2 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA February 27, 1957 no Ursinus 82–56 13–2 10–0 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA March 2, 1957 yes yes 1956–57 men Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Franklin & Marshall College Franklin & Marshall 82–64 14–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| 1957 NCAA College Division basketball tournament March 4, 1957 1956–57 men Rider Broncs Rider University Rider Regional semifinals 61–63 14–3 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA yes AP Eastern Time References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Category:1956 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1957 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:Long stubs with short prose