1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1962–63 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 11th 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).

1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conferences
DivisionCollege–Southern
1962–63 record18–5 (13–2 MAC)
Head coachSamuel Cozen (11th season)
Assistant coachBob Morgan
Home arenaSayre High School

Roster

1962–63 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
44 Mike McCurdy
So
35 Chuck King
21 George Schaeffer
14 Pete Zimmerman
Sr
23 Ted Sitek
17 Dave Lee
42 Allen Gart
11 Bob Molluro
Dick Earley
Jerry Whiteman
Bob Pursell
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bob Morgan

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1962*
at Delaware Valley W 65–39  1–0
 14  King             
Doylestown, PA
December 15, 1962
3:00 pm
Delaware L 51–63  1–1
(0–1)
                Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
December 18, 1962
8:00 pm
Swarthmore W 74–38  2–1
(1–1)
 17  King            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
December 27, 1962*
vs. Illinois Tech
Rochester Technical College Tournament Quarterfinals
W 60–55  3–1
                 
Rochester, NY
December 28, 1962*
vs. Indiana Tech
Rochester Technical College Tournament Semifinals
W 68–53  4–1
                 
Rochester, NY
December 29, 1962*
vs. Lawrence Tech
Rochester Technical College Tournament Championship
W 63–53  5–1
                 
Rochester, NY
January 3, 1963
vs. Pennsylvania Military College L 46–47  5–2
(2–1)
 14  McCurdy            Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 1963
vs. Haverford W 61–38  6–2
(3–1)
 16  McCurdy            Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 1963*
Wagner W 77–76  7–2
 19  McCurdy            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1963
at Ursinus W 66–47  8–2
(4–1)
 16  Zimmerman             
Collegeville, PA
January 16, 1963
at Elizabethtown L 59–86  8–3
(4–2)
 15  McCurdy             
Elizabethtown, PA
January 19, 1963
3:30 pm
Washington (MD) W 79–60  9–3
(5–2)
 21  McCurdy            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 1963
1:30 pm
at Upsala W 70–52  10–3
(6–2)
 22  McCurdy  15  Zimmerman        
East Orange, NJ
February 2, 1963
3:30 pm
Franklin & Marshall W 39–31  11–3
(7–2)
 12  McCurdy            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 1963
8:45 pm
at Johns Hopkins W 46–41  12–3
(8–2)
 13  King  11  Zimmerman        
 
February 6, 1963
8:30 pm
at Swarthmore W 66–47  13–3
(9–2)
 19  McCurdy       8  Schaeffer   
 
February 9, 1963
3:00 pm
at Pennsylvania Military College W 58–48  14–3
(10–2)
 19  King             
 
February 13, 1963
8:15 pm
at Haverford W 59–41  15–3
(11–2)
 19  King            Ryan Gym 
Haverford, PA
February 15, 1963*
9:15 pm
vs. Rider L 69–79  15–4
                Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1963
3:30 pm
at Lycoming W 71–59  16–4
(12–2)
                 
 
February 23, 1963
Ursinus W 69–53  17–4
(13–2)
 20  McCurdy            Sayre High School 
Philadelphia, PA
1963 Middle Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 1, 1963
9:00 pm
vs. Susquehanna
Semifinals
L 62–64  17–5
 19  King            Muhlenberg Memorial Hall 
Allentown, PA
March 2, 1963
7:00 pm
vs. Haverford
Third Place Game
W 61–56  18–5
 18  King  16  Zimmerman       Muhlenberg Memorial Hall 
Allentown, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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