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1964–65 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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1964–65 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
DivisionCollege–Southern
Record18–4 (11–2 MAC)
Head coach
  • Samuel Cozen (13th season)
Home arenaSayre High School
Seasons

The 1964–65 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1964–65 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 13th 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 18–4, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

On February 27, 1965, Michael McCurdy set the Drexel team record for most points in a single game, scoring 37 points against Elizabethtown.

Roster

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1964–65 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Michael McCurdy (C)
Sr
C Joe Hertrick
So North Penn HS
34 Bob Ferguson
Bill Murphy
So St. Thomas More HS
Ron Forys
24 Dick Stanton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Molluro
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 5, 1964*
at Delaware Valley W 65–42  1–0
                   
 
December 12, 1964
at Upsala W 62–59  2–0
(1–0)
                   
 
December 18, 1964
Swarthmore W 81–52  3–0
(2–0)
                  Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 28, 1964*
vs. East Stroudsburg
East Stroudsburg Holiday Invitational semifinals
W 83–77  4–0
                   
West Chester, Pennsylvania
December 29, 1964*
vs. King's College (Pennsylvania)
East Stroudsburg Holiday Invitational championship
L 69–70  4–1
                   
 
January 6, 1965
at Haverford W 75–65  5–1
(3–0)
                  Ryan Gym 
Haverford, Pennsylvania
January 8, 1965*
Merrimack W 74–72  6–1
                  Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 14, 1965
Lebanon Valley W 76–75  7–1
(4–0)
                  Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 16, 1965
8:30 pm
at West Chester L 64–66  7–2
(4–1)
                   
West Chester, Pennsylvania
January 18, 1965
at Ursinus W 92–69  8–2
(5–1)
                   
 
January 20, 1965
Pennsylvania Military College W 95–45  9–2
(6–1)
                  Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 27, 1965*
at Rider W 77–75 2OT 10–2
                   
 
January 30, 1965
Franklin & Marshall W 89–56  11–2
(7–1)
                  Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 3, 1965
at Swarthmore W 81–38  12–2
(8–1)
                   
 
February 6, 1965*
Delaware W 81–73  13–2
       19  Ferguson        Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 10, 1965
Haverford W 69–45  14–2
(9–1)
                  Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 13, 1965
at Johns Hopkins W 62–46  15–2
(10–1)
                   
 
February 17, 1965
at Wagner L 67–71  15–3
(10–2)
                   
 
February 20, 1965
Ursinus W 104–75  16–3
(11–2)
                  Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 24, 1965*
at Muhlenberg W 79–75  17–3
 22  McCurdy               
 
1965 Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
Unknown
vs. Albright
Semifinals
L 59–61  17–4
 15  McCurdy     Hertrick         
Allentown, Pennsylvania
February 27, 1965
vs. Elizabethtown
Third-place game
W 92–87  18–4
 37  McCurdy   13  Ferguson         
Allentown, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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