1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1979–80 ECC men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 1980 ECC Men's Basketball Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
	East
1979–80 record	12–15 (4–7 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (3rd season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

The 1979–80 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 3rd 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 12–15, and finished in 6th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster

1979–80 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
December 1, 1979*		Rutgers	L 60–69 ^OT	0–2	–	–	–	Rutgers Athletic Center (3,910) Piscataway, NJ
December 5, 1979*		Long Island	W 83–70	1–2	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (525) Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 1979		West Chester	W 93–60	2–2 (1–1)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (380) Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 1979*		vs. Southern Illinois UAB Classic semifinal	W 74–62	4–2	–	–	–	BJCC Arena (4,100) Birmingham, AL
December 29, 1979*		at UAB UAB Classic championship	L 60–100	4–3	–	–	–	BJCC Arena (3,652) Birmingham, AL
January 2, 1980		at Lafayette	L 61–63	4–4 (1–2)	–	–	–
January 5, 1980*		vs. Wagner Fairfield Boys Classic semifinals	L 76–100	4–5	–	–	–	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
January 5, 1980*		at Fairfield Fairfield Boys Classic 3rd place	L 62–65	4–6	–	–	–	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
January 12, 1980		at Saint Joseph's	L 60–71	5–7 (2–3)	–	–	–	Hagan Arena (1,045) Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1980		Bucknell	L 64–73	5–8 (2–4)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1980		Lehigh	W 83–77	6–8 (3–4)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 1980*		US International	W 78–71	8–8	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 23, 1980 7:00 pm		at La Salle	L 61–65	8–9 (3–5)	–	–	–	Palestra (3,800) Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1980*		at Catholic University	W 92–88	11–11	–	–	–	Brookland Stadium Washington, D.C.
February 13, 1980*		at Dayton	L 67–79	11–12	–	–	–	(9,509)
February 20, 1980*		at West Virginia	L 62–89	11–14	–	–	–	WVU Coliseum (4,601) Morgantown, WV
ECC Tournament
February 25, 1980	(6 E)	at (3 E) La Salle First round	L 76–87	12–15	–	–	–	Palestra 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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