1940–41 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1940–41 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1940–41 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	5–9
Head coach	Lawrence Mains (2nd season);
Home arena	Curtis Hall Gym
	Seasons ← 1939–40 1941–42 →

The 1940–41 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1940–41 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd year head coach Lawrence Mains, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
	6	Jack Etsweiler (C)	—	—

Head coach

Lawrence Mains (Wisconsin)

Assistant coach(es)

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
January 11, 1941*	Philadelphia Textile	W 39–35	1–0	11 – Estweiler	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 1941*	at Lafayette	L 33–48	1–1	10 – Estweiler	–	–
January 25, 1941*	Western Maryland	L 36–40	1–2	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 1941*	Johns Hopkins	W 41–30	1–3	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 1941*	at Ursinus	L 31–47	1–4	–	–	–	Collegeville, PA
February 7, 1941*	Juniata	W 40–32	2–4	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 1941*	at Dickinson	L 36–55	2–5	–	–	–
February 12, 1941	at Haverford	W 37–29	3–5	–	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
February 15, 1941*	at Delaware	L 28–36	3–6	–	–	–	Newark, DE
February 20, 1941*	at Swarthmore	L 45–66	3–7	–	–	–
February 22, 1941*	Susquehanna	L 35–48	3–8	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 1941*	at Brooklyn Polytech	L 37–39	3–9	–	–	–
March 1, 1941*	at Rensselaer	W 43–39	4–9	–	–	–	Robison Gym Troy, NY
March 5, 1941*	Ursinus	W 50–42	5–9	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Letterwinners

Curtiss Deardorff, James Frank, Jack Styers ^[1]

References

^ http://drexeldragons.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/8/13/MBB_Record_Book.pdf

[1] ttp://drexeldragons.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/8/13/MBB_Record_Book.pdf

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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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