1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 Basketball 1978–79 Drexel Dragons East Coast Conference East Coast Conference (Division I) East ECC 18–9 6–5 Eddie Burke 2nd Daskalakis Athletic Center Lafayette College Invitational Tournament champions The 1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1978–79 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd 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 18–9, and finished in 5th place in the ECC East in the regular season. Roster 1978 Drexel Dragons y yes m Bob Stephens F 6 8 Dave Broadus 6 6 Jr Brian O'Loughlin PG 6 0 Len Hatzenbeller y 6 9 So Randy Burkert 6 5 Fr Joe Boback 6 5 Sr Norm Buchannon G 6 4 Eddie Burke (La Salle University) Schedule yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| Regular season |- Unknown yes 1978–79 men Widener Pioneers Widener University Widener 45–33 1–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,000 Philadelphia, PA December 2, 1978 no 1978–79 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens University of Delaware Delaware 68–55 2–0 1–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 500 Philadelphia, PA December 5, 1978 yes yes 1978–79 men LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Long Island University Long Island Wisconsin Invitational 74–68 3–0 700 Madison, WI December 16, 1978 yes yes 1978–79 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State University Colorado State 75–73 4–0 5,976 December 18, 1978 yes yes 1978–79 men Denver Pioneers University of Denver Denver 74–72 5–0 226 Unknown yes yes 1978–79 men Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern College Florida Southern Lafayette Tournament semifinal 78–66 6–0 Kirby Field House 1,500 Easton, PA December 28, 1978 yes yes 1978–79 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette College Lafayette Lafayette Tournament championship 69–61 7–0 Kirby Field House 2,200 Easton, PA January 6, 1979 no 1978–79 men Rider Broncs Rider University Rider 64–52 8–0 4–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 750 Philadelphia, PA January 8, 1979 no Lafayette 70–58 9–0 3–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,500 Philadelphia, PA January 10, 1979 no yes 1978–79 men West Chester Golden Rams West Chester University West Chester 77–61 10–0 4–0 250 January 15, 1979 no yes 1978–79 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell University Bucknell 66–67 10–1 4–1 Davis Gym 1,750 Lewisburg, PA January 17, 1979 no yes 1978–79 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh University Lehigh 69–62 11–1 5–1 750 January 20, 1979 yes yes 1978–79 men Northeastern Huskies Northeastern University Northeastern 81–73 12–1 1,268 January 24, 1979 no yes 1978–79 men American Eagles American University American 76–94 12–2 5–2 500 January 27, 1979 no 2:15pm 1978–79 men La Salle Explorers La Salle University La Salle 74–88 12–3 5–3 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,800 Philadelphia, PA January 31, 1979 yes 1978–79 men Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson 69–57 13–3 Daskalakis Athletic Center 500 Philadelphia, PA February 3, 1979 no yes 18 Temple 73–95 13–4 5–4 Palestra 6,491 Philadelphia, PA February 6, 1979 no 1978–79 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's 52–62 13–5 5–5 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,500 Philadelphia, PA February 8, 1979 yes yes Rutgers 61–87 13–6 Louis Brown Athletic Center 4,725 Piscataway, NJ February 12, 1979 no yes 1978–79 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra University Hofstra 73–68 14–6 6–5 765 Unknown yes yes 1978–79 men Philadelphia Rams Philadelphia University Philadelphia Textile 58–57 15–6 1,000 February 17, 1979 yes 1978–79 men Catholic University Cardinals Catholic University Catholic University 94–75 16–6 Broadus 22 Stephens 13 O'Loughlin 7 Daskalakis Athletic Center 517 Philadelphia, PA February 20, 1979 yes yes 1978–79 men Wagner Seahawks Wagner College Wagner 75–90 16–7 1,750 February 22, 1979 yes yes UAB 60–77 16–8 BJCC Arena 5,195 Birmingham, AL February 24, 1979 yes 1978–79 men St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers St. Francis College St. Francis (NY) 89–80 OT 17–8 Stephens 36 Stephens 21 Daskalakis Athletic Center 250 Philadelphia, PA |- !colspan=12 style="background:#FFC600; color:#07294D;"| ECC Tournament |- February 26, 1979 5 E yes 4 E American 66–55 18–8 Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall 500 Arlington, VA February 28, 1979 5 E yes 1 E 12 Temple 57–61 18–9 Palestra 1,900 Philadelphia, PA yes AP Eastern Time E East Awards Randy Burkert ECC Rookie of the Yearhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/philadelphia-daily-news/158222310/ Casey Top Coach Philadelphia Daily News March 6, 1979 November 1, 2024 48 Newspapers.com Bob Stephens ECC All-Conference First Team ECC Player of the Week (4) Lafayette College Invitational Tournament MVP Lafayette College Invitational All-Tournament Team References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Category:1978 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1979 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1978 in Philadelphia Category:1979 in Philadelphia