1947–48 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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1947–48 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference
Division	Southern
Record	5–14 (2–8 MASCAC)
Head coach	Ralph Chase (2nd season)
Home arena	Curtis Hall Gym
Seasons← 1946–47 1948–49 →

The 1947–48 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1947–48 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd year head coach Ralph Chase, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym and were members of the Southern division of the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC).

Roster

1947–48 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Jules Schwab	—	—	So	Allentown HS
			—	—

Head coach

Ralph Chase (Pittsburgh)

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
January 7, 1948	Delaware	W 57–55	1–0 (1–0)	12 – DiStephano	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 1948*	Lincoln	L 46–49	1–1	19 – Schwab	–	–
January 14, 1948	Haverford	W 66–54	2–1 (2–0)	21 – Schwab	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 1948	at Swarthmore	L 42–67	2–2 (2–1)	16 – Savchak	–	–
Unknown	Drexel Alumni	W 63–46	3–2	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 1948	at Pennsylvania Military College	L 44–66	3–3 (2–2)	13 – Morrisson	–	–	Chester, PA
January 28, 1948*	Stevens Tech	L 40–46	3–4	11 – Schwab	–	–
January 31, 1948*	at Johns Hopkins	L 45–50	3–5	12 – Schwab	–	–
February 4, 1948	Ursinus	L 44–59	3–6 (2–3)	–	–	–
February 7, 1948*	Brooklyn Polytech	L 55–60	3–7	15 – Schwab	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1948*	Philadelphia Textile	W 81–54	4–7	18 – Schwab	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1948	at Delaware	L 45–65	4–8 (2–4)	–	–	–	Newark, DE
February 14, 1948*	Franklin & Marshall	L 66–67	4–9	19 – Schwab	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 1948*	vs. Lehigh	W 54–53	5–9	19 – Schwab	–	–	Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 1948	at Haverford	L 52–63	5–10 (2–5)	15 – Breder	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
February 25, 1948	Swarthmore	L 42–48	5–11 (2–6)	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 1948*	at Moravian	L 37–86	5–12	–	–	–	Liberty HS (PA) Bethlehem, PA
March 3, 1948	Pennsylvania Military College	L 63–86	5–13 (2–7)	16 – Schwab	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
March 6, 1948	Ursinus	L 47–62	5–14 (2–8)	–	–	–
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

v t e 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 DAC Pack "Drexel Fight Song" Mario the Magnificent Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic Robert V. Geasey Trophy
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–1900 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 1999–2000 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 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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