1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1980–81 ECC men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 1981 ECC Men's Basketball Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
	East
1980–81 record	14–13 (6–5 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (4th season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

The 1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th 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 14–13, and finished in 5th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster

1980–81 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 2, 1980*		at Long Island	L 68–80	1–1	–	–	–	Schwartz Athletic Center Brooklyn, NY
December 13, 1980		at West Chester	W 59–58	2–1 (2–0)	–	–	–	Hollinger Field House West Chester, PA
December 15, 1980*		St. Francis (NY)	W 80–57	3–1	–	–	–
December 1980*		at US International	L 61–64 ^OT	3–2	–	–	–
December 23, 1980*		at USC	L 53–82	3–3	–	–	–	L. A. Sports Arena (1,774) Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 1981*		Catholic University	W 64–57	4–3	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 1981*		Marist	W 67–50	5–3	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 1981*		Boston University	W 71–63	6–3	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1981		at Lehigh	W 70–58	7–3 (3–0)	–	–	–	Stabler Arena Bethlehem, PA
January 19, 1981		at Bucknell	W 56–55	8–4 (4–0)	–	–	–
January 31, 1981*		at Maine	L 51–57	10–6	–	–	–
February 2, 1981*		at Niagara	W 73–60	11–6	–	–	–	(1,029)
February 11, 1982		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 72–94	11–8 (6–2)	–	–	–	Palestra (4,412) Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 1981*		at Penn State	L 58–71	11–9	–	–	–	(2,988)
February 16, 1981		at American	L 74–85	11–10 (6–3)	–	–	–	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall (1,550) Arlington, VA
February 23, 1981*		Loyola (MD)	W 58–51	12–11	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (410) Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1981 7:00 pm		La Salle	L 52–63	12–12 (6–5)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (711) Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 1981*		Wagner	W 74–73	13–12	–	–	–
ECC Tournament
March 2, 1981	(5 E)	at (4 E) La Salle First Round	W 69–66	14–12	–	–	–	Hayman Hall
March 1981	(5 E)	at (1 E) American Quarterfinals	L 60–62	14–13	–	–	–	Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall Arlington, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Len Hatzenbeller – ECC Player of the Year; First-team All-ECC

References

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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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