1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
NAC Regular Season Champions; NAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament Second Round, L 58–69
Conference	North Atlantic Conference
Record	27–4 (17–1 NAC)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Seymour (5th season); Monté Ross (2nd season); John O’Connor (3rd season);
Captains	Malik Rose; Jeff Myers;
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drexel †	17	–	1	.944	27	–	4	.871
Boston University	13	–	5	.722	18	–	11	.621
Maine	11	–	7	.611	15	–	13	.536
Delaware	11	–	7	.611	15	–	12	.556
Towson State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	12	.571
Vermont	10	–	8	.556	12	–	15	.444
Hofstra	5	–	13	.278	9	–	18	.333
New Hampshire	5	–	13	.278	6	–	21	.222
Hartford	5	–	13	.278	6	–	22	.214
Northeastern	2	–	16	.111	4	–	24	.143

† 1996 NAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the North Atlantic Conference (which has since changed name).

In the 1995–96 season, the Dragons won a school record 27 games, won the North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament for the third season in a row, qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in school history, and also won the school's first ever NCAA Tournament game in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

After reaching the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, the Dragons lost to Syracuse by a score of 58–69. Syracuse would go on to finish runner–up in the tournament, losing to Kentucky in the National Championship.

In the 1995–96 season, Malik Rose broke Drexel's individual single season record for rebounds with 409 in 31 games.

Roster

1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	00	Malik Rose (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Overbrook HS (Philadelphia)	Philadelphia, PA
G	3	Dimitris Stefanidis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Filothei	Athens, Greece
G	5	Greg Gaffney	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	—	Fr	Christian Brothers Academy	Lincroft, NJ
G	15	Mike DeRocckis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	McCorristin HS	Spotswood, NJ
G	21	Ross Neisler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Norwalk HS (CT)	Norwalk, CT
F	23	David Frey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Rockhurst HS	Kansas City, MO
G	24	Jeff Myers (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	RS Jr	South Philadelphia HS/St. Francis (NY)	Philadelphia, PA
F	30	George Hudgins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Chattanooga Arts & Sciences	Chattanooga, TN
G	31	Cornelius Overby	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	Herbert H. Lehman HS	Bronx, NY
F	33	Brahin Riley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Northeast HS (Philadelphia)	Philadelphia, PA
G/F	34	Karl Fischer (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	RS Jr	Newtown HS (CT)	Newtown, CT
F	44	John Randall (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Woodrow Wilson HS (NJ)	Camden, NJ
F	55	Chuck Guittar	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	RS Jr	Paul VI HS/New Haven	Audubon, NJ

Head coach

Bill Herrion (Merrimack)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 27, 1995* 7:00 pm		Saint Anselm	W 82–59	1–0	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,112) Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 1995* 9:00 pm		vs. Murray State Purdue Tournament semifinals	L 75–76	1–1	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
December 2, 1995* 6:00 pm		vs. Illinois–Chicago Purdue Tournament 3rd place game	W 83–72	2–1	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
December 7, 1995 7:30 pm		at Vermont	W 97–58	3–1 (1–0)	Patrick Gym (1,825) Burlington, VT
December 9, 1995 2:00 pm		at Hartford	W 79–72 ^OT	4–1 (2–0)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (568) Hartford, CT
December 23, 1995* 7:00 pm		at Oklahoma	L 78–85	4–2	Lloyd Noble Center (8,562) Norman, OK
December 29, 1995* 8:00 pm		vs. James Madison Bobcat Holiday Stores Classic semifinals	W 75–55	5–2	Worthington Arena (6,407) Bozeman, MT
December 30, 1995* 10:00 pm		at Montana State Bobcat Holiday Stores Classic championship	W 68–62	6–2	Worthington Arena (6,611) Bozeman, MT
January 6, 1996 3:30 pm		at Hofstra	W 100–71	7–2 (3–0)	Hofstra Physical Fitness Center (1,623) Hempstead, NY
January 8, 1996* 7:30 pm		at Lehigh Postponed (Blizzard of 96)			Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
January 11, 1996 7:00 pm		New Hampshire	W 110–68	8–2 (4–0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (802) Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 1996 1:00 pm		Maine	W 88–70	9–2 (5–0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,216) Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1996 9:00 pm		vs. Delaware	W 91–75	10–2 (6–0)	CoreStates Spectrum (7,877) Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1996 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	W 87–65	11–2 (7–0)	Matthews Arena (610) Boston, MA
January 20, 1996 1:00 pm		at Boston University	W 67–47	12–2 (8–0)	Case Gym (1,634) Boston, MA
January 26, 1996 7:00 pm		Boston University	L 74–76	12–3 (8–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,147) Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 1996 1:00 pm		Northeastern	W 84–47	13–3 (9–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,323) Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1996 7:30 pm		at New Hampshire	W 87–75	14–3 (10–1)	Lundholm Gym (1,790) Durham, NH
February 4, 1996 12:00 pm		Maine	W 73–52	15–3 (11–1)	Alfond Arena (2,316) Orono, ME
February 7, 1996 8:00 pm		Towson	W 96–87	16–3 (12–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,006) Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 1996 8:00 pm		Hofstra	W 93–63	17–3 (13–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,300) Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 1996*		at Lehigh Rescheduled from January 8th	W 93–73	18–3	Stabler Arena (508) Bethlehem, PA
February 16, 1996 7:30 pm		at Towson	W 75–56	19–3 (14–1)	Towson Center (1,950) Towson, MD
February 18, 1996 3:15 pm		at Delaware	W 82–78	20–3 (15–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (4,640) Newark, DE
February 20, 1996* 7:00 pm		at UMBC	W 87–55	21–3	Retriever Activities Center (626) Catonsville, MD
February 23, 1996 7:00 pm		Vermont	W 86–59	22–3 (16–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,201) Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1996 1:00 pm		Hartford	W 74–56	23–3 (17–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,120) Philadelphia, PA
1996 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 2, 1996 2:00 pm	(1)	vs. (9) Hartford NAC Tournament Quarterfinals	L 62–73	24–3	Bob Carpenter Center (4,786) Newark, DE
March 3, 1996 1:00 pm	(1)	vs. (5) Towson NAC Tournament Semifinals	W 84–74	25–3	Bob Carpenter Center (3,970) Newark, DE
March 7, 1996 5:00 pm, ESPN2	(1)	(2) Boston University NAC Tournament Finals	W 76–67	26–3	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,300) Philadelphia, PA
1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 14, 1996* CBS	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) No. 16 Memphis NCAA Tournament Round of 64	W 75–63	27–3	The Pit (14,762) Albuquerque, NM
March 16, 1996* 5:00 pm, CBS	(12 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 13 Syracuse NCAA Tournament Round of 32	L 58–69	27–4	The Pit (15,792) Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. 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