1981–82 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

none March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 Basketball 1981–82 Drexel Dragons East Coast Conference East Coast Conference (Division I) East ECC 19–11 7–4 Eddie Burke 5th Daskalakis Athletic Center The 1981–82 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th 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 19–11, and finished in 4th place in the ECC East in the regular season. Drexel reached the finals of the ECC tournament, where they lost to Saint Joseph's.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-drexels-fire/158222703/ Drexel's fire goes out, 75-65 Lewis Freedman The Philadelphia Inquirer March 7, 1982 November 1, 2024 55 Newspapers.com Roster 1981 Drexel Dragons y yes m Richard Congo F 6 7 So Leslie Alston G 5 1 Fr Rob O'Loughlin G 6 0 So Charles Hickman F 6 7 Fr Mike Moran G 6 2 Sr Randy Burkert F 6 6 Sr Phoenixville Brian Anderson C 6 8 Sr John Siorek G 6 0 Jr Mike Mitchell F 6 9 So Derrick Joynes G 6 2 Sr Mike McIntyre F 6 7 Jr Joe Petrone F 6 4 Jr John Van Nieda F 6 7 Sr Eddie Burke (La Salle University) Schedule yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| Regular season |- November 28, 1981 no yes 1981–82 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens University of Delaware Delaware 56–49 1–0 1–0 Delaware Field House 377 Newark, DE November 30, 1981 no 1981–82 men West Chester Golden Rams West Chester University West Chester 72–64 2–0 2–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 400 Philadelphia, PA December 4, 1981 yes yes 1981–82 men Vermont Catamounts University of Vermont Vermont James Madison Invitational semifinal 74–75 2–1 Godwin Hall 2,500 Harrisonburg, VA December 5, 1981 yes yes 1981–82 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell University Bucknell James Madison Invitational 3rd place 75–76 2–2 Godwin Hall 4,200 Harrisonburg, VA December 8, 1981 yes yes 1981–82 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Boston University 70–76 2–3 Case Gym 621 Boston, MA December 19, 1981 yes yes 1981–82 men Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis University St. Francis (PA) 76–67 3–3 DeGol Arena 1,202 Loretto, PA December 22, 1981 yes yes 1981–82 men Providence Friars Providence College Providence 50–61 3–4 Providence Civic Center 5,154 Providence, RI December 28, 1981 yes yes 1981–82 men Alaska Anchorage Seawolves University of Alaska Anchorage Alaska Anchorage Music City Festival semifinals 55–63 3–5 Memorial Gymnasium 9,132 Nashville, TN December 29, 1981 yes yes 1981–82 men Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay State University Austin Peay Music City Festival 3rd place 72–57 4–5 Memorial Gymnasium 4,567 Nashville, TN January 6, 1982 yes yes 1981–82 men Marist Red Foxes Marist College Marist 68–66 OT 5–5 McCann Arena 731 Poughkeepsie, NY January 9, 1982 no 1981–82 men American Eagles American University American 81–75 6–5 3–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,022 Philadelphia, PA January 11, 1982 yes 1981–82 men DeSales Bulldogs DeSales University Allentown 78–51 7–5 Daskalakis Athletic Center 531 Philadelphia, PA January 13, 1982 no 1981–82 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh University Lehigh 76–51 8–5 4–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 276 Philadelphia, PA January 16, 1982 yes Northeastern 74–68 9–5 Daskalakis Athletic Center 976 Philadelphia, PA January 18, 1982 no Bucknell 79–62 10–5 5–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,015 Philadelphia, PA January 20, 1982 yes yes 1981–82 men Loyola Greyhounds Loyola University Maryland Loyola (MD) 67–73 10–6 Evergreen Gymnasium 550 Baltimore, MD January 23, 1982 no yes 1981–82 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette College Lafayette 68–64 OT 11–6 6–0 Kirby Field House 1,950 Easton, PA January 27, 1982 yes yes 1981–82 men Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson 77–67 12–6 FDU Gym 150 Hackensack, NJ January 30, 1982 yes 1981–82 men Maine Black Bears University of Maine Maine 65–57 13–6 Daskalakis Athletic Center 829 Philadelphia, PA February 3, 1982 yes 1981–82 men Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara University Niagara 76–65 14–6 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,008 Philadelphia, PA February 6, 1982 no Temple 44–64 14–7 6–1 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,708 Philadelphia, PA February 10, 1982 no Saint Joseph's 71–93 14–8 6–2 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,983 Philadelphia, PA February 13, 1982 no 1981–82 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra University Hofstra 78–63 15–8 7–2 Daskalakis Athletic Center 305 Philadelphia, PA February 16, 1982 no yes 1981–82 men Rider Broncs Rider University Rider 51–52 15–9 7–3 Alumni Gym 350 Lawrenceville, NJ February 20, 1982 yes Robert Morris 77–68 16–9 Daskalakis Athletic Center 467 Philadelphia, PA February 24, 1982 no 7:00pm yes 1981–82 men La Salle Explorers La Salle University La Salle 55–57 16–10 7–4 Palestra 7,391 Philadelphia, PA |- !colspan=12 style="background:#FFC600; color:#07294D;"| ECC Tournament |- March 5, 1982 9 yes 8 Delaware First round 49–45 17–10 Delaware Field House 482 Newark, DE March 6, 1982 9 yes 1 Temple Quarterfinal 61–55 18–10 McGonigle Hall 1,600 Philadelphia, PA March 7, 1982 9 yes 5 American Semifinal 68–62 OT 19–10 Palestra 5,083 Philadelphia, PA March 8, 1982 9 yes 2 Saint Joseph's Championship 65–75 19–11 Palestra 4,483 Philadelphia, PA yes AP Eastern Time Awards Randy Burkert ECC All-Conference Second Team Charles Hickman ECC All-Rookie Team References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Category:1981 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1982 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1981 in Philadelphia Category:1982 in Philadelphia