1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball

Conference	North Atlantic Conference (1988–1996)
1995–96 record	27-4 (17-1 NAC)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (5th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Seymour
Assistant coach	Monté Ross
Assistant coach	John O’Connor
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

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.

Roster

Number	Name
00	Malik Rose
3	Dimitri Stefanidis
5	Greg Gaffney
14	Jake Bunting
15	Mike DeRocckis
21	Ross Neisler
23	David Frey
24	Jeff Myers
30	George Hudgins
31	Cornelius Overby
33	Brahin Riley
34	Karl Fischer
44	John Randall
55	Chuck Guittar

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Regular season
November 27, 1995*	Saint Anselm College	W 82-59	1-0	Daskalakis Athletic Center
December 1, 1995*	vs. Murray State	L 75-76	1-1
December 2, 1995*	vs. Illinois-Chicago	W 83-72	2-1
December 7, 1995	at Vermont	W 97-58	3-1 (1-0)	Patrick Gym
December 9, 1995	at Hartford	W 79-72	4-1 (2-0)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
December 23, 1995*	at Oklahoma	L 78-85	4-2	Lloyd Noble Center
December 29, 1995*	vs. James Madison	W 75-55	5-2
December 30, 1995*	at Montana State	W 68-62	6-2	Worthington Arena
January 6, 1996	at Hofstra	W 100-71	7-2 (3-0)	Hofstra Physical Fitness Center
January 11, 1996	New Hampshire	W 110-68	8-2 (4-0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center
January 13, 1996	Maine	W 88-70	9-2 (5-0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center
January 16, 1996	vs. Delaware	W 91-75	10-2 (6-0)
January 18, 1996	at Northeastern	W 87-65	11-2 (7-0)	Matthews Arena
January 20, 1996	at Boston University	W 67-47	12-2 (8-0)	Case Gym
January 26, 1996	Boston University	L 74-76	12-3 (8-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center
January 28, 1996	Northeastern	W 84-47	13-3 (9-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center
February 2, 1996	at New Hampshire	W 87-75	14-3 (10-1)	Lundholm Gym
February 4, 1996	Maine	W 73-52	15-3 (11-1)	Alfond Arena
February 7, 1996	Towson	W 96-87	16-3 (12-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center
February 10, 1996	Hofstra	W 93-63	17-3 (13-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center
February 12, 1996*	at Lehigh	W 93-73	18-3	Stabler Arena
February 16, 1996	at Towson	W 75-56	19-3 (14-1)	Towson Center
February 18, 1996	at Delaware	W 82-78	20-3 (15-1)	Bob Carpenter Center
February 20, 1996*	at UMBC	W 87-55	21-3	Retriever Activities Center
February 23, 1996	Vermont	W 86-59	22-3 (16-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center
February 25, 1996	Hartford	W 74-56	23-3 (17-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center
1996 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 2, 1996	vs. Hartford (NAC Tournament Quarterfinals)	W 62-73	24-3	Bob Carpenter Center
March 3, 1996	vs. Towson (NAC Tournament Semifinals)	W 84-74	25-3	Bob Carpenter Center
March 7, 1996	Boston University (NAC Tournament Finals)	W 76-67	26-3	Daskalakis Athletic Center
1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 14, 1996*	vs. #14 (West #5) Memphis (NCAA Tournament Round of 64)	W 75-63	27-3	The Pit
March 16, 1996*	vs. #13 (West #4) Syracuse (NCAA Tournament Round of 32)	L 58-69	27-4	The Pit
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Drexel Dragons men's basketball

Venues	32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)

Rivalries	Penn

Culture & lore	City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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