1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

American college basketball season November 2024 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1962–63 Drexel Dragons Middle Atlantic Conferences College–Southern MAC 18–5 13–2 Samuel Cozen 11th Bob Morgan Sayre High School MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions The 1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1962–63 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 11th 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). Drexel finished the regular season as the MAC College–Southern division champions and lost to Susquehanna in the first round of the MAC tournament.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item-su-nips-drexel-plays-h/158214847/ S.U. Nips Drexel, Plays Hofstra For M.A.C. Title The Daily Item March 2, 1963 November 1, 2024 10 Newspapers.com Roster 1962 Drexel Dragons y yes m Mike McCurdy 44 G So Chuck King 35 G George Schaeffer 21 G Pete Zimmerman 14 F Sr Ted Sitek 23 G Dave Lee 17 G Allen Gart 42 G Bob Molluro 11 F Dick Earley F Jerry Whiteman F Bob Pursell F Samuel Cozen (Temple University) Bob Morgan Schedule yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| Regular season |- December 1, 1962 yes yes 1962–63 men Delaware Valley Aggies Delaware Valley University Delaware Valley 65–39 1–0 King 14 Doylestown, PA December 15, 1962 no 3:00pm 1962–63 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens University of Delaware Delaware 51–63 1–1 0–1 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA December 18, 1962 no 8:00pm 1962–63 men Swarthmore Garnet Swarthmore College Swarthmore 74–38 2–1 1–1 King 17 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA December 27, 1962 yes yes 1962–63 men Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Tech Rochester Technical College Tournament Quarterfinals 60–55 3–1 Rochester, NY December 28, 1962 yes yes 1962–63 men Indiana Tech Warriors Indiana Institute of Technology Indiana Tech Rochester Technical College Tournament Semifinals 68–53 4–1 King 24 Rochester, NY December 29, 1962 yes yes 1962–63 men Lawrence Tech Blue Devils Lawrence Technological University Lawrence Tech Rochester Technical College Tournament Championship 63–53 5–1 Rochester, NY January 3, 1963 no yes 1962–63 men Pennsylvania Military Cadets Widener University Pennsylvania Military College 46–47 5–2 2–1 McCurdy 14 Palestra Philadelphia, PA January 9, 1963 no yes 1962–63 men Haverford Fords Haverford College Haverford 61–38 6–2 3–1 McCurdy 16 Palestra Philadelphia, PA January 12, 1963 yes 1962–63 men Wagner Seahawks Wagner College Wagner 77–76 7–2 McCurdy 19 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA January 14, 1963 no yes 1962–63 men Ursinus Bears Ursinus College Ursinus 66–47 8–2 4–1 Zimmerman 16 Collegeville, PA January 16, 1963 no yes 1962–63 men Elizabethtown Blue Jays Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown 59–86 8–3 4–2 McCurdy 15 Elizabethtown, PA January 19, 1963 no 3:30pm 1962–63 men Washington Shoremen Washington College Washington (MD) 79–60 9–3 5–2 McCurdy 21 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA January 26, 1963 no 1:30pm yes 1962–63 men Upsala Vikings Upsala College Upsala 70–52 10–3 6–2 McCurdy 22 Zimmerman 15 East Orange, NJ February 2, 1963 no 3:30pm 1962–63 men Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Franklin & Marshall College Franklin & Marshall 39–31 11–3 7–2 McCurdy 12 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA February 4, 1963 no 8:45pm yes 1962–63 men Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins 46–41 12–3 8–2 King 13 Zimmerman 11 February 6, 1963 no 8:30pm yes Swarthmore 66–47 13–3 9–2 McCurdy 19 Schaeffer 8 February 9, 1963 no 3:00pm yes Pennsylvania Military College 58–48 14–3 10–2 King 19 February 13, 1963 no 8:15pm yes Haverford 59–41 15–3 11–2 King 19 Ryan Gym Haverford, PA February 15, 1963 yes 9:15pm yes 1962–63 men Rider Broncs Rider University Rider 69–79 15–4 Palestra Philadelphia, PA February 16, 1963 no 3:30pm yes 1962–63 men Lycoming Warriors Lycoming College Lycoming 71–59 16–4 12–2 February 23, 1963 no Ursinus 69–53 17–4 13–2 McCurdy 20 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| 1963 Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament March 1, 1963 no 9:00pm yes 1962–63 men Susquehanna Crusaders Susquehanna University Susquehanna Semifinals 62–64 17–5 King 19 Muhlenberg Memorial Hall Allentown, PA March 2, 1963 no 7:00pm yes Haverford Third Place Game 61–56 18–5 King 18 Zimmerman 16 Muhlenberg Memorial Hall Allentown, PA yes AP Eastern Time References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Category:1962 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1963 in sports in Pennsylvania