1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 Basketball 1996–97 Drexel Dragons America East Conference AEC 22–9 16–2 Bill Herrion 6th Steve Seymour 6th Daskalakis Athletic Center NIT tournament first round L 53–66 The 1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 6th 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 22–9, and finished in 2nd place in the AEC in the regular season. The Dragons were eliminated in the first round of the NIT by Bradley.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-drexel-falls-s/158216764/ Drexel falls short in NIT, losing to Bradley, 66-53 Joe Juliano The Philadelphia Inquirer March 13, 1997 November 1, 2024 61 Newspapers.com Roster 1996 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 20, 1996 yes yes 1996–97 men Evansville Purple Aces University of Evansville Evansville Preseason NIT 61–65 0–1 Roberts Municipal Stadium 7,820 Evansville, IN December 3, 1996 yes 1996–97 men Monmouth Hawks Monmouth University Monmouth 77–66 1–1 Myers 29 Linderman 9 Guittar 6 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,755 Philadelphia, PA December 6, 1996 no yes 1996–97 men New Hampshire Wildcats University of New Hampshire New Hampshire 80–55 2–1 1–0 Lundholm Gym 875 Durham, NH December 8, 1996 yes 1996–97 men Maine Black Bears University of Maine Maine 71–57 3–1 2–0 Alfond Arena 1,116 Orono, ME December 12, 1996 yes yes UMass 48–69 3–2 Mullins Center 9,493 Amherst, MA December 14, 1996 yes yes 1996–97 men La Salle Explorers La Salle University La Salle 58–63 3–3 Spectrum 1,745 Philadelphia, PA December 21, 1996 yes 1996–97 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh University Lehigh 92–73 4–3 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,102 Philadelphia, PA December 28, 1996 yes yes Charleston College of Charleston Tournament semifinal 65–75 4–4 F. Mitchell Johnson Arena 3,722 Charleston, SC December 29, 1996 yes yes 1996–97 men UNC Greensboro Spartans University of North Carolina at Greensboro UNC Greensboro College of Charleston Tournament 3rd place 69–61 5–4 F. Mitchell Johnson Arena 2,561 Charleston, SC January 2, 1997 no 1996–97 men Hartford Hawks University of Hartford Hartford 86–79 6–4 3–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,007 Philadelphia, PA January 4, 1997 no yes 1996–97 men Vermont Catamounts University of Vermont Vermont 74–49 7–4 4–0 Spectrum 1,925 Philadelphia, PA January 7, 1997 no 1996–97 men Towson Tigers Towson University Towson State 102–72 8–4 5–0 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,579 Philadelphia, PA January 10, 1997 no yes 1996–97 men Northeastern Huskies Northeastern University Northeastern 54–57 8–5 5–1 Matthews Arena 720 Boston, MA January 12, 1997 no yes Boston University 67–71 OT 8–6 5–2 Case Gym 1,064 Boston, MA January 15, 1997 yes yes 1996–97 men Penn Quakers University of Pennsylvania Penn Battle of 33rd Street 58–52 9–6 Linderman 14 Palestra 5,108 Philadelphia, PA January 18, 1997 no yes 1996–97 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra University Hofstra 64–61 10–6 6–2 Hofstra Physical Fitness Center 1,583 Hempstead, NY January 21, 1997 no yes 1996–97 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens University of Delaware Delaware 77–73 11–6 7–2 Bob Carpenter Center 4,048 Newark, DE January 24, 1997 no Maine 74–51 12–6 8–2 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,006 Philadelphia, PA January 26, 1997 no New Hampshire 77–74 2OT 13–6 9–2 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,244 Philadelphia, PA January 31, 1997 no Delaware 74–70 14–6 10–2 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,369 Philadelphia, PA February 2, 1997 no yes Towson State 79–66 15–6 11–2 Towson Center 702 Towson, MD February 7, 1997 no Northeastern 78–61 16–6 12–2 Daskalakis Athletic Center 1,978 Philadelphia, PA February 9, 1997 no Boston University 73–42 17–6 13–2 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,369 Philadelphia, PA February 11, 1997 yes yes Saint Joseph's 62–63 17–7 Hagan Arena 3,200 Philadelphia, PA February 16, 1997 no Hofstra 83–70 18–7 14–2 Daskalakis Athletic Center 2,369 Philadelphia, PA February 20, 1997 no yes Hartford 87–76 19–7 15–2 Chase Arena 1,280 Hartford, CT February 22, 1997 no yes Vermont 78–59 20–7 16–2 Patrick Gym 1,409 Burlington, VT |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5CF47; color:#002663;"| AEC tournament March 1, 1997 2 yes 10 Towson State Quarterfinal 78–75 21–7 Bob Carpenter Center 2,504 Newark, DE March 2, 1997 2 yes 3 Hartford Semifinal 75–69 22–7 Bob Carpenter Center 3,651 Newark, DE March 7, 1997 2 yes 1 Boston University Championship 61–68 22–8 Case Gym 2,600 Boston, MA |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F5CF47; color:#002663;"| NIT March 12, 1997 yes 1996–97 men Bradley Braves Bradley University Bradley First Round 53–66 22–9 Carver Arena 8,277 Peoria, IL yes AP Eastern Time Awards Mike DeRocckis AEC All-Conference Second Team Chuck Guittar AEC All-Conference Third Team AEC Player of the Week Joe Linderman AEC Rookie of the Year AEC All-Conference Third Team AEC All-Rookie Team AEC All-Championship Team AEC Rookie of the Week (2) Jeff Myers AEC All-Conference First Team AEC All-Championship Team AEC Player of the Week (2) References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Drexel Dragons men's basketball Drexel Dragons men's basketball Drexel Category:1996 in Philadelphia Category:1997 in Philadelphia