1953–54 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

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1953–54 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
Division	College–Southern
Record	15–3 (10–0 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (2nd season)
Captains	Dan Promislo Richard Walter
Home arena	Sayre High School
Seasons← 1952–53 1954–55 →

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

1953–54 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

#	Name	Height	Weight
3	Stanton Woerth	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
4	Joseph Campbell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—
5	Victor Quattrini	5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)	—
6	Edward O'Brien	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—
7	William Harley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
8	Edward Roman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
9	Eugene Szukalski	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—
10	Arthur Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—
11	J. Richard Walker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
12	Bob Ranonis	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)	—
14	Joseph Scafaria	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
15	Richard McGarrity	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
16	Alan Meislich	6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	—
17	Dan Promislo	6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m)	—
	Edwin Neuman	—	—
	Ralph Capazzoli	—	—
	Hyde	—	—

Head coach

Samuel Cozen (Temple)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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	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

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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