1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 Basketball 1995–96 Drexel Dragons 150 North Atlantic Conference North Atlantic Conference (1988–1996) NAC 27–4 17–1 Bill Herrion 5th Steve Seymour 5th Monté Ross 2nd John O’Connor 3rd Malik Rose Jeff Myers Daskalakis Athletic Center NAC regular season and tournament champions NCAA tournament second round The 1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the North Atlantic Conference (which has since changed name). In the 1995–96 season, the Dragons won a school record 27 games, won the North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament for the third season in a row, qualified for the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in school history, and also won the school's first ever NCAA Tournament game in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Drexel accomplished a 21 game home winning streak, dating back to the 1993–94 season, ending in a loss against Boston University on January 26. After reaching the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, the Dragons lost to Syracuse by a score of 58–69. Syracuse would go on to finish runner–up in the tournament, losing to Kentucky in the National Championship. In the 1995–96 season, Malik Rose broke Drexel's individual single season record for rebounds with 409 in 31 games. Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Leland Redmond 1 G 5'11" 1 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Texas Southern Jason Yoder 1 55 C 6'10" 1 Freshman Signed to the Philadelphia Phillies 1995 recruiting class no no 1995 Mike DeRocckis C Spotswood, NJ McCorristin Catholic High School 6 2 180 Ross Neisler G Norwalk, CT Norwalk High School 6 3 no 1995 Drexel 1995 Basketball Commitments Drexel Dragons drexel 2182 yes Roster 1995 Drexel Dragons y yes m Malik Rose y 00 C/F 6 7 250 Sr Philadelphia, PA Overbrook HS (Philadelphia) C Dimitris Stefanidis 3 G 6 4 So Athens, Greece Filothei Greg Gaffney 5 G 5 8 Fr Lincroft, NJ Christian Brothers Academy Mike DeRocckis 15 G 6 2 180 Fr Spotswood, NJ McCorristin HS Ross Neisler 21 G 6 3 Fr Norwalk, CT Norwalk HS (CT) David Frey 23 F 6 7 Jr Kansas City, MO Rockhurst HS Jeff Myers y basketball 24 G 6 2 Jr yes Philadelphia, PA South Philadelphia HS/St. Francis (NY) C George Hudgins 30 F 6 6 Sr Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga Arts & Sciences Cornelius Overby 31 G 6 0 Sr Bronx, NY Herbert H. Lehman HS Brahin Riley 33 F 6 7 So Philadelphia, PA Northeast HS (Philadelphia) Karl Fischer 34 G/F 6 3 Jr yes Newtown, CT Newtown HS (CT) W John Randall 44 F 6 5 Fr Camden, NJ Woodrow Wilson HS (NJ) W Chuck Guittar 55 F 6 9 Jr yes Audubon, NJ Paul VI HS/New Haven Bill Herrion (Merrimack) Steve Seymour (Bridgewater State) Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State) John O’Connor (Penn State) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/drexel/1996.html Schedule yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| Regular season |- November 27, 1995 7:00pm yes 1995–96 men Saint Anselm Hawks Saint Anselm College Saint Anselm 82–59 1–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,112 Philadelphia, PA December 1, 1995 9:00pm yes yes 1995–96 men Murray State Racers Murray State University Murray State Purdue Tournament semifinals 75–76 1–1 Mackey Arena 14,123 West Lafayette, IN December 2, 1995 6:00pm yes yes 1995–96 men UIC Flames University of Illinois at Chicago Illinois–Chicago Purdue Tournament 3rd place game 83–72 2–1 Mackey Arena 14,123 West Lafayette, IN December 7, 1995 7:30pm yes 1995–96 men Vermont Catamounts University of Vermont Vermont 97–58 3–1 1–0 Patrick Gym 1,825 Burlington, VT December 9, 1995 2:00pm yes 1995–96 men Hartford Hawks University of Hartford Hartford 79–72 OT 4–1 2–0 Chase Arena 568 Hartford, CT December 23, 1995 7:00pm yes yes Oklahoma 78–85 4–2 Lloyd Noble Center 8,562 Norman, OK December 29, 1995 8:00pm yes yes 1995–96 men James Madison Dukes James Madison University James Madison Bobcat Holiday Stores Classic semifinals 75–55 5–2 DeRocckis 21 Rose 17 Myers 3 Worthington Arena 6,407 Bozeman, MT December 30, 1995 10:00pm yes yes Montana State Bobcat Holiday Stores Classic championship 68–62 6–2 Worthington Arena 6,611 Bozeman, MT January 6, 1996 3:30pm yes 1995–96 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra University Hofstra 100–71 7–2 3–0 Myers 20 Rose 11 Hofstra Physical Fitness Center 1,623 Hempstead, NY January 8, 1996 7:30pm p Postponed (Blizzard of 96) yes yes 1995–96 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh University Lehigh Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA January 11, 1996 7:00pm 1995–96 men New Hampshire Wildcats University of New Hampshire New Hampshire 110–68 8–2 4–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 802 Philadelphia, PA January 13, 1996 1:00pm 1995–96 men Maine Black Bears University of Maine Maine 88–70 9–2 5–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,216 Philadelphia, PA January 16, 1996 9:00pm yes 1995–96 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens University of Delaware Delaware 91–75 10–2 6–0 CoreStates Spectrum 7,877 Philadelphia, PA January 18, 1996 7:00pm yes 1995–96 men Northeastern Huskies Northeastern University Northeastern 87–65 11–2 7–0 Rose 27 Matthews Arena 610 Boston, MA January 20, 1996 1:00pm yes 1995–96 men Boston University Terriers Boston University Boston University 67–47 12–2 8–0 Rose 24 Overby 8 Myers 6 Case Gym 1,634 Boston, MA January 26, 1996 7:00pm Boston University 74–76 12–3 8–1 Rose 28 Rose 21 Overby 6 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,147 Philadelphia, PA January 28, 1996 1:00pm Northeastern 84–47 13–3 9–1 Myers 25 Myers 9 Myers 7 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,323 Philadelphia, PA February 2, 1996 7:30pm yes New Hampshire 87–75 14–3 10–1 Myers 35 Myers 11 Myers 4 Lundholm Gym 1,790 Durham, NH February 4, 1996 12:00pm Maine 73–52 15–3 11–1 Rose 20 Rose 12 Myers 5 Alfond Arena 2,316 Orono, ME February 7, 1996 8:00pm 1995–96 men Towson Tigers Towson University Towson State 96–87 16–3 12–1 Rose 25 Rose 14 Guittar 4 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,006 Philadelphia, PA February 10, 1996 8:00pm Hofstra 93–63 17–3 13–1 Rose 29 Rose 11 Overby 6 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,300 Philadelphia, PA February 12, 1996 yes yes Lehigh Rescheduled from January 8th 93–73 18–3 Rose 27 Rose 20 Myers 5 Stabler Arena 508 Bethlehem, PA February 16, 1996 7:30pm yes Towson State 75–56 19–3 14–1 Towson Center 1,950 Towson, MD February 18, 1996 3:15pm yes Delaware 82–78 20–3 15–1 Rose 34 Bob Carpenter Center 4,640 Newark, DE February 20, 1996 7:00pm yes yes RV UMBC 87–55 21–3 Retriever Activities Center 626 Catonsville, MD February 23, 1996 7:00pm RV Vermont 86–59 22–3 16–1 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,201 Philadelphia, PA February 25, 1996 1:00pm RV Hartford 74–56 23–3 17–1 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,120 Philadelphia, PA |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| 1996 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament March 2, 1996 2:00pm yes 1 Hartford 9 Quarterfinal 73-62 24–3 Bob Carpenter Center 4,786 Newark, DE March 3, 1996 1:00pm yes 1 Towson State 5 Semifinal 84–74 25–3 Bob Carpenter Center 3,970 Newark, DE March 7, 1996 5:00pm 1 Boston University 2 Championship ESPN2 76–67 26–3 Rose 22 Rose 19 Myers 5 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,300 Philadelphia, PA |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament March 14, 1996 yes yes 12 W Memphis 5 W 16 First Round CBS 75–63 27–3 Rose 21 Rose 15 Myers 5 The Pit 14,762 Albuquerque, NM March 16, 1996 7:00pm yes yes 12 W Syracuse 4 W 13 Second Round CBS 58–69 27–4 Myers 18 Rose 15 3 Tied 2 The Pit 15,792 Albuquerque, NM W West yes AP Eastern Time Rankings 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. 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Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Post Final AP RV RV RV RV N/A Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Awards Bill Herrion NAC Coach of the Yearhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-rose-herrion/158216065/ Rose, Herrion and two others from Drexel chosen for NAC honors The Philadelphia Inquirer March 1, 1996 November 1, 2024 54 Newspapers.com Mike Derocckis NAC Rookie of the Year NAC All-Rookie Team NAC Rookie of the Week (4) Jeff Myers NAC All-Conference First Team NAC All-Tournament Team NAC Player of the Week Cornelius Overby NAC All-Tournament Team Malik Rose NAC Player of the Year NAC Tournament Most Valuable Player NAC All-Conference First Team NAC Player of the Week (2) References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Category:1995 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1996 in sports in Pennsylvania Drexel Category:1995 in Philadelphia Category:1996 in Philadelphia