1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 3rd year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).

1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
Division	East
Record	12–15 (4–7 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (3rd season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

1979–80 ECC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Saint Joseph's	10	–	1		.909			21	–	9		.700
Temple	8	–	3		.727			14	–	12		.538
La Salle †	7	–	4		.636			22	–	9		.710
Hofstra	6	–	5		.545			14	–	14		.500
American	5	–	6		.455			13	–	14		.481
Drexel	4	–	7		.364			12	–	15		.444
West
Lafayette	13	–	3		.813			21	–	8		.724
Bucknell	13	–	3		.813			20	–	7		.741
Delaware	7	–	9		.438			9	–	19		.321
Rider	5	–	11		.313			10	–	18		.357
Lehigh	2	–	14		.125			5	–	20		.200
West Chester	1	–	15		.063			3	–	23		.115
† 1980 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The team finished the season 12–15, and finished in 6th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster

1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown — —	Head coach Eddie Burke (La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1979		at Delaware	L 60–61	0–1 (0–1)	–	–	–	(764)
December 3, 1979*		Rutgers	L 60–69 ^OT	0–2	–	–	–	Rutgers Athletic Center (3,910) Piscataway, NJ
December 5, 1979*		Long Island	W 83–70	1–2	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (525) Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 1979		West Chester	W 93–60	2–2 (1–1)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (380) Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 1979*		at St. Francis (NY)	W 83–67	3–2	–	–	–	(172)
December 28, 1979*		vs. Southern Illinois UAB Classic semifinal	W 74–62	4–2	–	–	–	BJCC Arena (4,100) Birmingham, AL
December 29, 1979*		at UAB UAB Classic championship	L 60–100	4–3	–	–	–	BJCC Arena (3,652) Birmingham, AL
January 2, 1980		at Lafayette	L 61–63	4–4 (1–2)	–	–	–	(1,500)
January 5, 1980*		vs. Wagner Fairfield Boys Classic semifinals	L 76–100	4–5	–	–	–	Alumni Hall (2,200) Fairfield, CT
January 6, 1980*		at Fairfield Fairfield Boys Classic 3rd place	L 62–65	4–6	–	–	–	Alumni Hall (2,000) Fairfield, CT
January 10, 1980		at Rider	W 85–69	5–6 (2–2)	–	–	–	(500)
January 12, 1980		at Saint Joseph's	L 60–71	5–7 (2–3)	–	–	–	Hagan Arena (1,045) Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1980		Bucknell	L 64–73	5–8 (2–4)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (750) Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1980		Lehigh	W 83–77	6–8 (3–4)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (900) Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 1980*		Northeastern	W 76–73	7–8	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 1980*		US International	W 78–71	8–8	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (300) Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 1980 7:00 pm		at La Salle	L 61–65	8–9 (3–5)	–	–	–	Palestra (3,800) Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 1980		Hofstra	L 71–79	8–10 (3–6)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (550) Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 1980*		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 73–72	9–10	–	–	–	(732)
February 2, 1980		Temple	W 60–59	10–10 (4–6)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,700) Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 1980*		at Villanova	L 76–94	10–11	36 – Hatzenbeller	–	–	(2,800)
February 9, 1980*		at Catholic University	W 92–88	11–11	36 – Hatzenbeller	–	–	Brookland Stadium (2,100) Washington, D.C.
February 13, 1980*		at Dayton	L 67–79	11–12	–	–	–	(9,509)
February 16, 1980		American	L 78–83	11–13 (4–7)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,500) Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 1980*		at West Virginia	L 62–89	11–14	–	–	–	WVU Coliseum (4,601) Morgantown, WV
February 23, 1980*		Wagner	W 68–66	12–14	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,500) Philadelphia, PA
ECC Tournament
February 25, 1980	(6 E)	at (3 E) La Salle First round	L 76–87	12–15	–	–	–	Palestra (1,000) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Dave Broadus

• ECC All-Conference Second Team

References