1981–82 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1981–82 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1981–82 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
	East
Record	19–11 (7–4 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (5th season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 ECC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Temple	11	–	0	1.000	19	–	8	.704
Saint Joseph's †	10	–	1	.909	25	–	5	.833
American	8	–	3	.727	21	–	9	.700
La Salle	7	–	4	.636	16	–	13	.552
Drexel	7	–	4	.636	19	–	11	.633
Hofstra	4	–	7	.364	12	–	16	.429
West
West Chester	8	–	8	.500	13	–	14	.481
Rider	7	–	9	.438	11	–	16	.407
Lafayette	7	–	9	.438	12	–	15	.444
Delaware	6	–	10	.375	9	–	17	.346
Bucknell	3	–	13	.188	7	–	20	.259
Lehigh	3	–	13	.188	9	–	17	.346

† 1982 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1981–82 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th 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 19–11, and finished in 4th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster

1981–82 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F		Randy Burkert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Phoenixville

Head coach

Eddie Burke (La Salle)

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
November 30, 1981*	West Chester	W 72–64	–	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 1981*	vs. Bucknell James Madison Tournament	L 75–76		–	–	–
January 11, 1982*	DeSales	W 78–51	–	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 1982	Lehigh	W 76–51		–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1982	Bucknell	W 79–62		–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 1982	Saint Joseph's	L 71–93	–	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,983) Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 1982 7:00 pm	at La Salle	L 55–57		–	–	–	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	Alaska Anchorage	L –	–	–	–	–
Unknown*	Allentown	W –	–	–	–	–
Unknown*	Austin Peay	W –	–	–	–	–
Unknown*	Providence	L –	–	–	–	–
Unknown	Robert Morris
Unknown*	St. Francis (PA)
Unknown	Vermont
ECC Tournament
March, 1982	Delaware	W 49–45		–	–	–
March, 1982	Temple Quarterfinals	W 61–55		–	–	–
March, 1982	American Semifinals	W 68–62		–	–	–
March 6, 1982	vs. Saint Joseph's Championship	L 65–75		–	–	–	Palestra (4,483) Philadelphia, PA
*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