1965–66 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1965–66 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1965–66 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern regular season champions
NCAA tournament Regional semifinals, L 54–62
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
	College–Southern
Record	20–4 (12–0 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (14th season);
Home arena	Sayre High School
	Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

The 1965–66 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1965–66 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 14th 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 regular season 19–1, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

Drexel reached the finals of the MAC tournament, where they lost to Albright.^[1]

Roster

1965–66 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
			—	—

Head coach

Samuel Cozen (Temple)

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
Unknown*		Delaware Valley	W 92–63	1–0	–	–	–
Unknown		Upsala	W 72–67	2–0 (1–0)	–	–	–
December 17, 1965		at Swarthmore	W 84–58	3–0 (2–0)	–	–	–
Unknown*		vs. Mansfield	W 91–62	4–0	–	–	–
December 1965*		vs. Cheyney	L 51–72	4–1	–	–	–
Unknown*		Delaware	W 66–61	5–1	–	–	–
January 11, 1966		at Lebanon Valley	W 63–60	6–1 (3–0)	–	–	–
Unknown*		West Chester	W 73–67 ^2OT	7–1	–	–	–
Unknown		Ursinus	W 72–61	8–1 (4–0)	–	–	–
Unknown		Pennsylvania Military College	W 55–34	9–1 (5–0)	–	–	–
Unknown		Moravian	W 63–46	10–1 (6–0)	–	–	–
Unknown*		Rider	W 92–84 ^OT	11–1	–	–	–
January 29, 1966		at Franklin & Marshall	W 76–60	12–1 (7–0)	–	–	–
February 2, 1966		at Swarthmore	W 85–48	13–1 (8–0)	–	–	–
Unknown*		Delaware	W 82–76	14–1	–	–	–
February 9, 1966		at Haverford	W 56–49	15–1 (9–0)	–	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
February 12, 1966		Johns Hopkins	W 86–52	16–1 (10–0)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
Unknown		Wagner	W 84–58	17–1 (11–0)	–	–	–
February 19, 1966		at Scranton	W 67–65	18–1 (12–0)	–	–	–	Scranton, PA
Unknown*		Muhlenberg	W 93–50	19–1	–	–	–
1966 Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament
February 25, 1966	(1)	vs. (2) Haverford Semifinals	W 61–33	20–1	–	–	–	Saint Joseph's Field House Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 1966	(1)	vs. (2) Albright Conference Championship	L 45–58	20–2	–	–	–	Saint Joseph's Field House Philadelphia, PA
1966 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
March 4, 1966 7:30 pm		vs. Long Island Regional semifinals	L 54–62	20–3	–	–	–	Albright Field House (3,200) Reading, PA
March 5, 1966		vs. Albright Regional third place Game	L 61–78	20–4	–	–	–	Albright Field House Reading, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ Good, Herb (February 27, 1966). "Albright Beats Drexel, 58-45, For MAC Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 65. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] Good, Herb (February 27, 1966). "Albright Beats Drexel, 58-45, For MAC Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 65. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Palestra (1949–1951, 3 games; 1987–1988 alternate) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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