1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
NIT Tournament First Round, L 53–66
Conference	America East Conference
Record	22–9 (16–2 AEC)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (6th season);
Assistant coach	Steve Seymour (6th season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston University †	17	–	1	.944	25	–	5	.833
Drexel	16	–	2	.889	22	–	9	.710
Hartford	11	–	7	.611	17	–	11	.607
Hofstra	9	–	9	.500	12	–	15	.444
Delaware	9	–	9	.500	12	–	15	.444
Vermont	7	–	11	.389	14	–	13	.519
Northeastern	6	–	12	.333	7	–	20	.259
Maine	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
New Hampshire	5	–	13	.278	7	–	20	.259
Towson State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	19	.321

† 1997 America East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 6th 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 22–9, and finished in 2nd place in the AEC in the regular season.

Roster

1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach

Bill Herrion (Merrimack)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Seymour (Bridgewater State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 21, 1996*		Lehigh	W 92–73		–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 1997		Hartford
January 15, 1997*		at Penn Battle of 33rd Street	W 58–52		–	–	–	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1997*		at Saint Joseph's	L 62–63		–	–	–	(3,200)
Unknown*		Evansville	L –		–	–	–
Unknown*		UMass	L –		–	–	–
Unknown*		UNC Greensboro	W –		–	–	–
AEC Tournament
	(2)	vs. (10) Quarterfinals	W –	–	–	–	–
	(2)	vs. (3) Semifinals	W –	–	–	–	–
	(2)	vs. (1) Championship	L –	–	–	–	–
NIT
March, 1997		Bradley First Round	L 53–66	22–9	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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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