1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1977–78 ECC men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 1978 ECC Men's Basketball Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
	East
1977–78 record	13–13 (2–3 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (1st season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

The 1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1977–78 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st 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 13–13, and finished in 3rd place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster

1977–78 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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

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	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Unknown*		vs. Sacred Heart Governor's Classic semifinal	W 102–91	1–1	–	–	–	Alumni Gym (450) Lawrenceville, NJ
Unknown*		at Rider Governor's Classic championship	W 80–79	2–1	–	–	–	Alumni Gym (400) Lawrenceville, NJ
Unknown*		Long Island	W 78–76	3–1	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,200) Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 1977*		University of Chicago	W 78–54	4–1	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (650) Philadelphia, PA
December 17, 1977*		West Chester	L 77–81 ^OT	4–2	–	20 – Stephens	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*		at St. Francis (NY)	L 78–86	4–3	–	–	–	(100)
Unknown*		vs. Northeastern Bentley Christmas semifinal	L 69–77	4–4	–	–	–	Dana Athletic Center Waltham, MA
Unknown*		at Bentley Bentley Christmas 3rd place	L 81–82	4–5	–	–	–	Dana Athletic Center Waltham, MA
January 11, 1978 5:00 pm		La Salle	L 79–80	5–7 (0–2)	–	–	–	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1978*		at Gettysburg	W 72–59	6–7	–	–	–	Bream Gym Gettysburg, PA
January 16, 1978*		Bucknell	W 89–68	7–7	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1978*		Lehigh	W 62–59	8–7	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*		Northeastern	L 78–80 ^2OT	8–8	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 1978		at Saint Joseph's	W 88–77	9–10 (1–3)	–	–	–	(419)
Unknown*		at Catholic University	W 71–70	11–11	–	–	–
February 20, 1978*		at Siena	L 115–126 ^3OT	11–12	–	–	–
February 22, 1978*		Wagner	W 109–77	12–12	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
ECC Tournament
February 27, 1978	(4 E)	(5 E) Saint Joseph's First Round	L 80–90 ^OT	13–13	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,000) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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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	City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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