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1967–68 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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The 1967–68 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1967–68 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 16th 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).

Samuel Cozen stepped down from the head coach position during the season on January 31 due to medial issues.[1] The team was 10–2 at time. He was replaced by interim head coach Robert Morgan who finished the season 2–7 as the head coach.

The team finished the season 12–9.

Roster

1967–68 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 16, 1967
Swarthmore W 76–60 
                  Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 1968*
at Lebanon Valley L 85–91 
                   
 
January 16, 1968
at Swarthmore W 53–48 
                   
 
February 7, 1968
at Haverford L 65–67 
                   
Haverford, PA
February 9, 1968
vs. Johns Hopkins W 66–55 
                  Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
Franklin & Marshall L 73–79 
                   
 
Unknown*
Kutztown        
 
Unknown*
Wilkes        
 
1968 Middle Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 1, 1968
(2) vs. (1) Ursinus
Semifinals
L 55–65 
                   
Allentown, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Cozen to be honored with dinner by Hagerty and Tate" (PDF). The Triangle. 5 April 1968. p. 10. Retrieved 23 December 2016.