1928–29 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1928–29 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1928–29 men's basketball season. The Dragons were led by 2nd year head coach Walter Halas.

1928–29 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–9
Head coach
CaptainCurtis Dobbins (1st year)
Home arenaMain Building,
Curtis Hall Gym
Seasons

Drexel planned to open their season at the newly constructed Curtis Hall Gym on December 19, 1928, against Penn, however construction was not complete in time, and the game was moved to Palestra. The team began the season playing home games at Main Building, as they had the previous season, and informally opened Curtis Hall Gym on January 9, 1929, against Philadelphia Osteopathic, playing in the unfinished gym.[1]

Roster

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1928–29 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C Curtis Dobbins (C)
Jr Haddonfield Memorial HS Haddonfield, NJ
G Al Eckelmeyer
Fr Northeast HS (PA) Philadelphia, PA
John Johnson
Fr
John Kerkpatrick
Leo Redmond
F Albert Tucker
Jr Germantown HS Philadelphia, PA
G Albert Hey
South Philadelphia HS
C Marnie
F Shuipis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 1, 1928*
Hahnemann W 59–20  1–0
                  Main Building 
Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 1928*
Philadelphia Textile W   2–0
                  Main Building 
Philadelphia, PA
December 8, 1928*
at Princeton L 17–29  2–1
                   
 
December 19, 1928*
8:30 pm
at Penn
Battle of 33rd Street
L 14–35  2–2
                  Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 1929*
at Rutgers L 23–42  2–3
                   
New Brunswick, NJ
January 9, 1929*
Philadelphia Osteopathic W 42–23  3–3
                  Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 1929*
Gettysburg L 32–45  3–4
                  Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1929*
Delaware W 34–26  4–4
                  Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 1929*
at Swarthmore L 20–30  4–5
                   
 
January 23, 1929*
Washington (MD) L 22–38  4–6
                  Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 1929*
at Brooklyn Polytech L 21–28  4–7
 5  Tied               
 
January 30, 1929*
Upsala W 25–24  5–7
                  Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1929*
Schuykill L 34–37  5–8
   Tied              Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1929
Haverford W 27–25 OT 6–8
                  Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 1929*
Pennsylvania Military College W 30–18  7–8
                  Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 1929*
Brooklyn Polytech W 23–18  8–8
                  Curtis Hall Gym 
Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 1929*
at Muhlenberg W 38–34 OT 9–8
                   
Allentown, PA
March 1, 1929*
at Susquehanna W 30–28  10–8
 11  Hey               
Selinsgrove, PA
March 2, 1929*
at Juniata L 22–27  10–9
 7  Eckelmeyer               
Huntingdon, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "New Gym Informally Opened by Osteopathy Game" (PDF). The Triangle. January 16, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Completion of New Gym Hoped for by Middle of December" (Newspaper). The Triangle. October 17, 1928. p. 1,4. Retrieved March 24, 2017.