1949–50 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1949–50 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1949–50 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Harold Kollar, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym and were members of the Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).

1949–50 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
Division	Southern
1949–50 record	11–5 (7–3 MAC)
Head coach	Harold Kollar (1st season)
Assistant coach	Bernard Rosenfield (1st season)
Captain	Donald Breder
Home arena	Curtis Hall Gym

Roster

1949–50 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 4 Vincent Filliben — — C 11 John Savchak 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) — John Bartram HS C Basil Barno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — F Bernard McNamee — — F Morton Shafter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — G Joe Skurla 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Allentown HS G Bob Brewton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Central HS (PA) F Stan Laskus — — John Bartram HS G Alfred MacCart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — So John Bartram HS F Donald Breder (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — G Bill Banks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — C Roy Wagner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — F Sid Kane — — Northeast HS (PA)	Head coach Harold Kollar (Drexel) Assistant coach(es) Bernard Rosenfield(Drexel) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 7, 1950*		Stevens Tech	W 63–48	1–0	16 – MacCart	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 1950*		Lehigh	W 58–53	2–0	12 – MacCart	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1950		at Swarthmore	W 71–60	3–0 (1–0)	15 – Breder	–	–	Lamb-Miller Field House  Swarthmore, PA
January 18, 1950		at Haverford	W 79–68	4–0 (2–0)	22 – Savchak	–	–	Ryan Gym  Haverford, PA
January 21, 1950		at Pennsylvania Military College	L 54–56	4–1 (2–1)	23 – Filliben	–	–	Chester, PA
January 25, 1950*		Philadelphia Textile	W 76–59	5–1	13 – Wagner	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 1950*		at Saint Joseph's Rescheduled to March 8 (Illness)
February 4, 1950*		at American	L 44–68	5–2	9 – Savchak	–	–	Washington, D.C.
February 8, 1950		at Delaware	L 45–51	5–3 (2–2)	12 – MacCart	–	–	Newark, DE
February 11, 1950		Ursinus	W 71–60	6–3 (3–2)	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1950*		Juniata	W 64–37	7–3	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1950		Haverford	W 61–49	8–3 (4–2)	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 1950		Swarthmore	L 54–61	8–4 (4–3)	–	–	–	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1950		at Ursinus	W 68–67	9–4 (5–3)	–	–	–
February 28, 1950		Pennsylvania Military College	W 62–54	10–4 (6–3)	–	–	–	Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
March 6, 1950		Delaware	W 65–62	11–4 (7–3)	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
March 8, 1950*		at Saint Joseph's	L 51–68	11–5	–	–	–
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Kollarmen To Carry War To New Foes" (PDF). The Triangle. 2 December 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 27 June 2017.