1984–85 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2022 August 2023 Basketball 1984–85 Drexel Dragons East Coast Conference East Coast Conference (Division I) ECC 10–18 8–6 Eddie Burke 8th Pat Flannery 2nd Michael Anderson Walton Fuller Daskalakis Athletic Center The 1984–85 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 8th year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC). The team finished the season 10–18, and finished in 2nd place in the ECC in the regular season. In the 1984–85 season, freshman guard Michael Anderson set the school records at the time for points in a season by a freshman (393), assists in a season (137), seals in a season (84), and assists in a game by a freshman (11, vs Delaware on February 2).Anderson receives honor https://services.library.drexel.edu/static_files/triangle/Drexel-Triangle_1985-04-26.pdf Drexel Triangle 4 February 2022 12 English 26 April 1985 He also tied the team record for free throws made and in attempted in a game (18 and 23 respectively, vs Northwestern Louisiana). Roster 1984 Drexel Dragons y yes m Michael Anderson y basketball 10 G 5 11 Fr Philadelphia, PA Carver HS Walton Fuller 22 G 6 2 Jr Philadelphia, PA Monsignor Bonner HS C Chris O'Brien G 6 0 Jr Casper Cooper F 6 4 So Troy Stribling 11 G 6 0 So Tom Pedersen G 6 3 So Pat Rafferty F 6 6 So Rick Papes F 6 6 So Gerald Gardner F 6 4 Fr Doug Johnston F 6 5 Fr Charles Hickman C Jr I Eddie Burke (La Salle University) Pat Flannery (Bucknell) Junior Center Charles Hickman left the team during the season for academic reasonsCometz Ed ...Lafayette: A near miss https://services.library.drexel.edu/static_files/triangle/Drexel-Triangle_1985-01-11.pdf Drexel Triangle 4 February 2022 10 English 11 January 1985 Schedule 1984-85 Drexel Dragons Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/drexel/1985-schedule.html Sports Reference 4 February 2022 English Web yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| Exhibition |- November 9, 1984 7:00pm Concordia of Canada – Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| Regular season |- November 24, 1984 yes 7:00pm yes Temple 62–75 0–1 Anderson 19 Anderson 6 Anderson 9 McGonigle Hall 4,003 Philadelphia, PA November 29, 1984 yes yes Navy 74–91 0–2 O'Brien 15 Hickman 6 Fuller 6 Halsey Field House 1,650 Annapolis, MD December 1, 1984 yes yes 1984–85 men William & Mary Tribe College of William & Mary William & Mary 65–81 0–3 Fuller 19 Fuller 8 Kaplan Arena 2,050 Williamsburg, VA December 4, 1984 yes 1984–85 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina University East Carolina 80–73 1–3 Hickman 25 Anderson 8 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,800 Philadelphia, PA December 14, 1984 yes yes 1984–85 men Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns University of Louisiana at Lafayette Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns' Bayou Classic semifinal 52–71 1–4 Anderson 15 Cooper 7 Blackham Coliseum 6,257 Lafayette, LA December 15, 1984 yes yes 1984–85 men Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State University Northwestern State (LA) Ragin' Cajuns' Bayou Classic 3rd place game 92–82 2–4 Anderson 20 Tied 5 Blackham Coliseum 7,808 Lafayette, LA December 17, 1984 yes yes Tulsa 62–86 2–5 Hickman 16 Anderson 7 Tulsa Convention Center 8,204 Tulsa, OK December 20, 1984 yes yes 1984–85 men Richmond Spiders University of Richmond Richmond 52–85 2–6 Tied 14 Hickman 7 Robins Center 3,148 Richmond, VA December 28, 1984 yes yes 1984–85 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra University Hofstra Orange Bowl Classic semifinal 71–85 2–7 0–1 Hickman 18 Hickman 9 Knight Center Complex 1,000 Miami, FL December 29, 1984 yes yes 1984–85 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Boston University Orange Bowl Classic 3rd place game 59–62 2–8 Hickman 25 Hickman 10 Knight Center Complex 1,000 Miami, FL January 2, 1985 no yes 1984–85 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens University of Delaware Delaware 89–75 3–8 1–1 Hickman 31 Cooper 6 Delaware Field House 964 Newark, DE January 7, 1985 no 7:00pm 1984–85 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette College Lafayette 55–58 3–9 1–2 O'Brien 14 Cooper 10 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,200 Philadelphia, PA January 9, 1985 no 1984–85 men Towson Tigers Towson State University Towson State 93–76 4–9 2–2 Anderson 17 Cooper 7 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,050 Philadelphia, PA January 16, 1985 no 7:00pm 1984–85 men Rider Broncs Rider University Rider 74–76 OT 4–10 2–3 Anderson 22 Tied 7 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,234 Philadelphia, PA January 19, 1985 no yes 1984–85 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell University Bucknell 62–60 5–10 3–3 Anderson 15 Cooper 11 Davis Gym 1,650 Lewisburg, PA January 21, 1984 yes 8:00pm yes 14 Villanova 55–63 5–11 Anderson 22 Anderson 8 Palestra 4,108 Philadelphia, PA January 25, 1985 no 7:00pm 1984–85 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh University Lehigh 72–73 5–12 3–4 Anderson 21 Cooper 9 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,042 Philadelphia, PA January 28, 1985 yes 8:30pm 1984–85 men Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's University Saint Peter's 57–75 5–13 Anderson 16 Cooper 8 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,020 Philadelphia, PA January 30, 1985 no yes Lafayette 59–69 5–14 3–5 Cooper 18 Cooper 9 Kirby Sports Center 1,235 Easton, PA February 2, 1985 no 2:00pm 1984–85 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens University of Delaware Delaware 73–67 6–14 4–5 Fuller 22 Anderson 9 Anderson 11 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,240 Philadelphia, PA February 4, 1985 yes 7:00pm 1984–85 men Loyola Greyhounds Loyola University Maryland Loyola (MD) 71–93 6–15 Anderson 24 Anderson 8 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,100 Philadelphia, PA February 9, 1985 no yes Towson State 64–61 7–15 5–5 O'Brien 14 Cooper 8 Anderson 8 Towson Center 863 Towson, MD February 11, 1985 no 7:00pm Hofstra 78–66 8–15 6–5 O'Brien 20 Cooper 10 Daskalakis Athletic Center 865 Philadelphia, PA February 16, 1985 no yes Rider 54–53 9–15 7–5 Fuller 14 Cooper 12 Alumni Gym 1,750 Lawrenceville, NJ February 20, 1985 no 7:00pm Bucknell 57–67 9–16 7–6 Stribling 13 Cooper 14 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,175 Philadelphia, PA February 23, 1985 yes yes 1984–85 men Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara University Niagara 67–73 9–17 O'Brien 16 Tied 9 Anderson 5 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 600 Buffalo, NY February 27, 1985 no yes Lehigh 70–69 10–17 8–6 Anderson 23 Cooper 6 Anderson 4 Stabler Arena 600 Bethlehem, PA |- !colspan=12 style="background:#FFC600; color:#07294D;"| ECC Tournament |- March 2, 1985 9:00pm 3 yes 6 Lehigh 56–58 10–18 Fuller 14 Cooper 8 Towson Center 917 Towson, MD yes AP Eastern Time Awards Michael Anderson ECC All–Conference Second Team ECC All–Rookie Team Basketball Times All-Freshman team honorable mention Ragin' Cajuns' Budweiser Bayou Classic All-Tournament team Charles Hickman Orange Bowl Classic All-Tournament team References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Category:1984 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1985 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1984 in Philadelphia Category:1985 in Philadelphia