1953–54 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1953–54 Drexel Dragons Middle Atlantic Conferences College–Southern MAC 15–3 10–0 Samuel Cozen 2nd Dan Promislo Richard Walter Sayre High School MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions The 1953–54 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1953–54 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC). The team finished the season 15–3, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.Drexel Closes with Victory https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/193015315/ 9 March 2026 The Philadelphia Inquirer 7 March 1954 82 Roster 1953 Drexel Dragons y yes m Stanton Woerth 3 6 2 Joseph Campbell 4 5 11 Victor Quattrini 5 5 8.5 Edward O'Brien 6 5 10 William Harley 7 6 0 Edward Roman 8 6 2 Eugene Szukalski 9 5 11 Arthur Jones 10 5 10 J. Richard Walker 11 6 3 Bob Ranonis 12 6 3.5 Joseph Scafaria 14 6 0 Richard McGarrity 15 6 2 Alan Meislich 16 6 2.5 Dan Promislo 17 6 2.5 Edwin Neuman Ralph Capazzoli Hyde Samuel Cozen (Temple University) http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/F/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1954_191_Drexel%20University.pdf Schedule yes yesl yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| Regular season |- December 18, 1953 yes Drexel Alumni – Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA January 7, 1954 yes 1953–54 men Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Franklin & Marshall College Franklin & Marshall 62–61 1–0 Tied 14 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA January 9, 1954 no yes 1953–54 men Haverford Fords Haverford College Haverford 84–47 2–0 1–0 Walter 19 Ryan Gym Haverford, PA January 16, 1954 no yes 1953–54 men Swarthmore Garnet Swarthmore College Swarthmore 85–79 3–0 2–0 Quattrini 31 January 20, 1954 no 1953–54 men Pennsylvania Military Cadets Widener University Pennsylvania Military College 74–61 4–0 3–0 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA January 27, 1954 yes yes 1953–54 men West Chester Golden Rams West Chester University West Chester First Game at Hollinger Field House 66–58 5–0 Tied 13 Hollinger Field House West Chester, PA January 30, 1954 yes 2:00pm 1953–54 men Rutgers–Camden Scarlet Raptors Rutgers University–Camden Rutgers–Camden 106–65 6–0 Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA February 4, 1954 yes yes 1953–54 men Temple Owls Temple University Temple 62–100 6–1 South Hall Philadelphia, PA February 6, 1954 no 1953–54 men Ursinus Bears Ursinus College Ursinus 81–53 7–1 4–0 Jones 18 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA February 10, 1954 yes yes 1953–54 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's 59–69 7–2 Promislo 16 February 13, 1954 no yes Ursinus 74–70 8–2 5–0 Promislo 26 Collegeville, PA February 15, 1954 yes 1953–54 men Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen Lebanon Valley College Lebanon Valley 51–76 8–3 Promislo 13 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA February 17, 1954 no Haverford 91–63 9–3 6–0 Promislo 18 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA February 20, 1954 no yes 1953–54 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens University of Delaware Delaware 63–60 OT 10–3 7–0 Promislo 16 Newark, DE February 24, 1954 no Swarthmore 80–43 11–3 8–0 Promislo 17 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA February 27, 1954 yes yes 1953–54 men University of the Sciences Devils University of the Sciences Philadelphia Pharmacy 106–81 12–3 Promislo 16 March 1, 1954 yes yes 1953–54 men Philadelphia Rams Philadelphia University Philadelphia Textile 72–16 13–3 Promislo 19 Belfield Recreation Center Philadelphia, PA March 3, 1954 no yes Pennsylvania Military College 71–60 14–3 9–0 Promislo 25 Chester, PA March 6, 1954 no Delaware 83–64 15–3 10–0 Philadelphia, PA yes AP Eastern Time References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Category:1953 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1954 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:Long stubs with short prose