1948–49 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1948–49 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1948–49 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 3rd 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).

1948–49 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference
Division	Southern
1948–49 record	12–4 (7–3 MASCAC)
Head coach	Ralph Chase (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Bud Bossick (1st season)
Home arena	Curtis Hall Gym

During the end of the 1948–49 season, a new playoff system was implemented for the conference where the top 4 teams in the league standings would play in a tournament at the conclusion of the season. In the first round, the 1st seed would play against the 3rd seed, and the 2nd seed would play against the 4th seed. Following the tournament, if there was a tie between two teams leading the standings, a one game tiebreaker would be played to determine the league champion.[1]

Roster

1948–49 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 6 Stan Laskus — — John Bartram HS F 11 John Savchak — — John Bartram HS F Bill Banks — — C Basil Barno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — C Donald Breder — — F Bob Brewton — — Central HS (PA) C Adam Jablonski 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Saint Joseph's Prep F Sid Kane — — Northeast HS (PA) G Alfred MacCart — — Fr John Bartram HS G Jules Schwab — — Jr G Joe Skurla — — Allentown HS C Roy Wagner — — Vincent Filliben — — Morton Shafter — —	Head coach Ralph Chase (Pittsburgh) Assistant coach(es) Bud Bossick (Muhlenberg) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 5, 1949*		Philadelphia Pharmacy	W 85–45	1–0	17 – Tied	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 1949*		at Stevens Tech	W 42–39	2–0	12 – Schwab	–	–
January 12, 1949*		at Lehigh	L 48–58	2–1	18 – MacCart	–	–	Bethlehem, PA
January 15, 1949*		Franklin & Marshall	W 75–50	3–1	16 – MacCart	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 1949		Haverford	W 55–39	4–1 (1–0)	12 – Tied	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 1949		Pennsylvania Military College	L 56–67	4–2 (1–1)	18 – Savchak	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1949*		at Philadelphia Textile	W 76–58	5–2	23 – Schwab	–	–	Saint Joseph's Prep  Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 1949		at Swarthmore	W 51–43	6–2 (2–1)	21 – Jablonski	–	–	Lamb-Miller Field House  Swarthmore, PA
February 9, 1949		Delaware	W 68–56	7–2 (3–1)	18 – MacCart	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 1949		at Ursinus	W 75–61	8–2 (4–1)	23 – MacCart	–	–	Collegeville, PA
February 14, 1949*		Moravian	W 81–63	9–2	18 – Jablonski	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 1949		at Haverford	W 61–54	10–2 (5–1)	18 – Jablonski	–	–	Ryan Gym  Haverford, PA
February 23, 1949		Swarthmore	L 57–59	10–3 (5–2)	14 – Tied	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 1949		at Delaware	W 58–53	11–3 (6–2)	–	–	–	Newark, DE
March 2, 1949		at Pennsylvania Military College	L 53–63	11–4 (6–3)	18 – Jablonski	–	–
March 5, 1949		Ursinus	W 69–66	12–4 (7–3)	18 – Schwab	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. Walt Ellman (25 February 1949). "Lost in the Locker Room" (PDF). The Triangle. p. 5. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
2. "Winter Sports-1949" (PDF). The Triangle. 14 January 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 27 June 2017.