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1998–99 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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1998–99 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
AEC Regular Season Co-Champions
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record20–9 (15–3 AEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachSteve Seymour (8th season)
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
1998–99 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Delaware 15 3   .833 25 6   .806
Drexel 15 3   .833 20 9   .690
Hofstra 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Maine 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
Hartford 9 9   .500 11 16   .407
Vermont 7 11   .389 11 16   .407
Northeastern 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
Boston University 5 13   .278 9 18   .333
Towson 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
New Hampshire 2 16   .111 4 23   .148
1999 America East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1998–99 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 8th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the America East Conference (AEC).

The team finished the season 20–9, and finished in 1st place in the AEC in the regular season.

Roster

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1998–99 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 18, 1998*
at Seton Hall L 70–83  0–1
                  Continental Airlines Arena (6,073)
East Rutherford, NJ
Unknown*
vs. Air Force L 50–56  2–4
                  Brown County Arena (3,500)
Green Bay, WI
Unknown*
vs. Texas Southern W 71–56  3–4
                  Brown County Arena (861)
Green Bay, WI
January 21, 1999*
at Penn
Battle of 33rd Street
L 65–75 
                  Palestra (4,652)
Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1999*
vs. Saint Joseph's L 51–59 
                  Palestra (6,218)
Philadelphia, PA
AEC tournament

(2) vs. (7) Northeastern
Quarterfinals
W 64–56  19–8
                  Bob Carpenter Center (3,205)
Newark, DE
February 28, 1999
(2) vs. (3) Hofstra
Semifinals
W 55–37  20–8
                  Bob Carpenter Center (5,209)
Newark, DE
March 6, 1999
(2) at (1) Delaware
Championship
L 67–86  20–9
                  Bob Carpenter Center (5,209)
Newark, DE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

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Bill Herrion
  • America East Conference Coach of the Year
Bryant Coursey
  • AEC All-Championship Team
  • AEC Player of the Week
Mike DeRocckis
  • AEC All-Conference Second Team
Mike Kouser
  • AEC All-Conference Second Team
Joe Linderman
  • AEC All-Conference First Team
  • AEC All-Championship Team

References

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