1953–54 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1953–54 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
Division	College–Southern
1953–54 record	15–3 (10–0 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (2nd season)
Captain	Dan Promislo
Captain	Richard Walter
Home arena	Sayre High School

The 1953–54 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1953–54 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).

The team finished the season 15–3, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

#	Name	Height	Weight
3	Woerth, StantonStanton Woerth	—	—
4	Campbell, JosephJoseph Campbell	—	—
5	Quattrini, VictorVictor Quattrini	—	—
6	O'Brien, EdwardEdward O'Brien	—	—
7	Harley, WilliamWilliam Harley	—	—
8	Roman, EdwardEdward Roman	—	—
9	Szukalski, EugeneEugene Szukalski	—	—
10	Jones, ArthurArthur Jones	—	—
11	Walker, J. RichardJ. Richard Walker	—	—
12	Ranonis, Ranonis	—	—
14	Scafaria, JosephJoseph Scafaria	—	—
15	McGarrity, RichardRichard McGarrity	—	—
16	Meislich, AlanAlan Meislich	—	—
17	Promislo, DanDan Promislo	—	—
	Neuman, EdwinEdwin Neuman	—	—
	Capazzoli, RalphRalph Capazzoli	—	—
	Hyde, Hyde	—	—

Head coach

Samuel Cozen (Temple)

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
December 18, 1953*	Drexel Alumni	–		–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 1954*	Franklin & Marshall	W 62–61	1–0	14 – Tied	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 1954	at Haverford	W 84–47	2–0 (1–0)	19 – Walter	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
January 16, 1954	at Swarthmore	W 85–79	3–0 (2–0)	31 – Quattrini	–	–
January 20, 1954	Pennsylvania Military College	W 74–61	4–0 (3–0)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 1954*	at West Chester First Game at Hollinger Field House	W 66–58	5–0	13 – Tied	–	–	Hollinger Field House West Chester, PA
January 30, 1954* 2:00 pm	Rutgers–Camden	W 106–65	6–0	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 1954*	at Temple	L 62–100	6–1	–	–	–	South Hall Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 1954	Ursinus	W 81–53	7–1 (4–0)	18 – Jones	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 1954*	at Saint Joseph's	L 59–69	7–2	16 – Promislo	–	–
February 13, 1954	at Ursinus	W 74–70	8–2 (5–0)	26 – Promislo	–	–	Collegeville, PA
February 15, 1954*	Lebanon Valley	L 51–76	8–3	13 – Promislo	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 1954	Haverford	W 91–63	9–3 (6–0)	18 – Promislo	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 1954	at Delaware	W 63–60 ^OT	10–3 (7–0)	16 – Promislo	–	–	Newark, DE
February 24, 1954	Swarthmore	W 80–43	11–3 (8–0)	17 – Promislo	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 1954*	at Philadelphia Pharmacy	W 106–81	12–3	16 – Promislo	–	–
March 1, 1954*	at Philadelphia Textile	W 72–16	13–3	19 – Promislo	–	–	Belfield Recreation Center Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 1954	at Pennsylvania Military College	W 71–60	14–3 (9–0)	25 – Promislo	–	–	Chester, PA
March 6, 1954	Delaware	W 83–64	15–3 (10–0)	–	–	–	Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 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
Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–1900 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 1999–00 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

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