1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2023 August 2023 Basketball 1997–98 Drexel Dragons America East Conference AEC 13–15 10–8 Bill Herrion 7th Steve Seymour 7th Daskalakis Athletic Center The 1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 7th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the America East Conference (AEC). The team finished the season 13–15, and finished in 5th place in the AEC in the regular season. Roster 1997 Drexel Dragons y yes m Bill Herrion (Merrimack College) Steve Seymour (Bridgewater State University) Schedule yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| Regular season |- November 29, 1997 yes yes 1997–98 men Monmouth Hawks Monmouth University Monmouth 57–51 1–0 December 3, 1997 no Delaware 65–63 2–0 1–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA December 6, 1997 no yes 1997–98 men Towson Tigers Towson University Towson 65–60 3–0 2–0 Towson Center 1,146 Towson, MD December 14, 1997 yes yes Notre Dame 70–78 3–1 Edmund P. Joyce Center 9.175 Notre Dame, IN December 20, 1997 yes yes 1997–98 men La Salle Explorers La Salle University La Salle 75–70 4–1 DeRocckis 15 DeRocckis 7 Palestra 3,251 Philadelphia, PA December 26, 1997 yes 7:00pm yes 18 Princeton ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinals 56–58 4–2 Sanders 17 Linderman 8 Coursey 5 Madison Square Garden 9,565 New York, NY December 27, 1997 yes yes St. John's (NY) ECAC Holiday Festival Third Place Game 46–75 4–3 Madison Square Garden 9,921 New York, NY January 7, 1998 yes yes Richmond 57–66 5–5 Robins Center Richmond, VA January 20, 1998 yes yes 1997–98 men Penn Quakers University of Pennsylvania Penn Battle of 33rd Street 65–79 6–9 Palestra 4,010 Philadelphia, PA February 3, 1998 no CN8 Towson 72–71 9–10 Linderman 27 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,326 Philadelphia, PA February 5, 1998 yes yes 1997–98 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's 65–76 9–11 Palestra 4,126 Philadelphia, PA February 21, 1998 no yes 1997–98 men New Hampshire Wildcats University of New Hampshire New Hampshire 90–65 11–14 9–8 600 February 22, 1998 no New Hampshire 75–66 12–14 10–8 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,359 Philadelphia, PA |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5CF47; color:#002663;"| AEC tournament February 28, 1998 6 yes 3 Vermont Quarterfinals 51–42 13–14 Bob Carpenter Center 2,461 Newark, DE March 1, 1998 6 yes 2 Boston University Semifinals 51–53 13–15 Bob Carpenter Center 4,047 Newark, DE yes AP Eastern Time https://drexeldragons.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1997-98 1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule Drexel University Athletics Awards Mike DeRocckis AEC All-Conference Second Team AEC Player of the Week Joe Linderman AEC All-Conference First Team AEC All-Championship Team AEC Player of the Week Petrick Sanders AEC All-Rookie Team AEC Rookie of the Week Stephen Starks AEC Rookie of the Week References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Category:1997 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1998 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1997 in Philadelphia Category:1998 in Philadelphia Category:Long stubs with short prose