1987–88 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1987–88 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lafayette	11	–	3	.786	19	–	10	.655
Delaware	9	–	5	.643	19	–	9	.679
Drexel	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
Lehigh †	8	–	6	.571	21	–	10	.677
Bucknell	7	–	7	.500	16	–	12	.571
Rider	6	–	8	.429	10	–	19	.345
Towson State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	16	.467
Hofstra	2	–	12	.143	6	–	21	.222

† 1988 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1987–88 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 11th year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).

The team finished the season 18–10, and finished in 2nd place in the ECC in the regular season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach

Eddie Burke (La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Pat Flannery (Bucknell)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 4, 1987*	vs. American Iona Classic	W 89–78	–	–	–	–	Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
December 5, 1987*	at Iona Iona Classic	W 99–82	–	–	–	–	Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
December 13, 1987*	vs. Saint Joseph's	W 81–64	–	–	–	–	Palestra (3,262) Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 1988	Rider	W 104–92	–	44 – Rankin	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 1988*	Cornell	W 87–83	–	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 1988	at Lehigh	W 91–85		–	–	–	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
January 30, 1988	at Bucknell	W 104–92	–	–	–	–
February 17, 1988	Lehigh	W 94–86		–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (3,000) Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 1988	Bucknell	L 89–98		–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	at California
Unknown*	vs. Houston
Unknown*	King's College (PA)
Unknown*	Liberty
Unknown*	vs. Manhattan Lamar Tournament	W 70–56		–	–	–	Beaumont, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

v t e Drexel Dragons men's basketball
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
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25