1974–75 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1974–75 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1974–75 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th year head coach Ray Haesler, played their home games at the 32nd Street Armory and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).

1974–75 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceEast Coast Conference
DivisionEast
Record12–11 (0–6 ECC)
Head coach
  • Ray Haesler (4th season)
MVPTim Corlies (1st year)
Home arena32nd Street Armory
Seasons
1974–75 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
American 5 1   .833 16 10   .615
La Salle 5 1   .833 22 7   .759
Temple 4 2   .667 7 19   .269
Hofstra 3 3   .500 11 13   .458
Saint Joseph's 3 3   .500 8 17   .320
West Chester 1 5   .167 8 17   .320
Drexel 0 6   .000 12 11   .522
West
Lafayette 7 1   .875 22 6   .786
Rider 5 3   .625 16 11   .593
Bucknell 4 4   .500 14 12   .538
Delaware 4 4   .500 12 13   .480
Lehigh 0 8   .000 1 23   .042
1975 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The team finished the season 12–11, and finished in 7th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster

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1974–75 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C Doug White   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Eastern HS Ashland, NJ
C 42 Doug Romanczuk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr North Catholic HS Philadelphia, PA
F Terry Parks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
G Mike Feagans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
F 23 Mike Kernan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr North Catholic HS Philadelphia, PA
F Tim Corlies 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr St. Joseph's Prep
G 22 Joe Conahan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr North Catholic HS Philadelphia, PA
F 33 Tony Weldon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Germantown Stevens Philadelphia, PA
G 15 Ray James 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Asbury Park HS Asbury Park, NJ
G 21 Tom Betley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Haddonfield Memorial HS Haddonfield, NJ
G Bob Ambler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
C Tom Vassalotti 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
G Naish Berran 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
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
November 30, 1974*
East Stroudsburg W 76–66  1–0
 16  Romanczuk              32nd Street Armory 
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*
Widener W 48–43  2–0
 12  Weldon              32nd Street Armory 
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*
Glassboro State W 59–55  3–0
 19  Kernan              32nd Street Armory 
Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 1974*
at Long Island L 54–56  3–1
 16  Feagans               
 
Unknown*
at Wagner W 73–65  4–1
 15  Romanczuk               
 
December 28, 1974*
at Iona L 61–66  4–2
 17  Romanczuk               
 
January 2, 1975*
Delaware W 66–64  5–2
 16  Feagans              32nd Street Armory 
Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 1975*
at Rider L 55–65  5–3
 20  Romanczuk               
 
January 8, 1975*
Swarthmore W 47–40  6–3
 8  2 Tied              32nd Street Armory 
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 1975*
at Colegate W 50–46  7–3
 16  Kernan               
 
January 13, 1975
at West Chester L 53–55  7–4
(0–1)
 14  Feagans               
 
January 18, 1975*
Gettysburg W 60–55  8–4
 18  Kernan              32nd Street Armory 
Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 1975*
at Bucknell L 64–68  8–5
 20  Romanczuk               
 
January 25, 1975
at Hofstra L 79–80  8–6
(0–2)
 23  Parks               
 
February 1, 1975*
at Johns Hopkins W 83–79  9–6
 21  Parks               
 
February 5, 1975
8:00 pm
No. 13 La Salle L 63–80  9–7
(0–3)
 22  Romanczuk              32nd Street Armory 
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 1975
Saint Joseph's L 51–55  9–8
(0–4)
 16  Romanczuk              32nd Street Armory (800)
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 1975*
Franklin & Marshall W 63–56  10–8
 18  Romanczuk              32nd Street Armory 
Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 1975
at American L 76–77 OT 10–9
(0–5)
 20  Feagans               
 
Unknown*
at Philadelphia Textile L 57–66  10–10
 16  Romanczuk               
 
Unknown*
at Albright W 85–78 OT 11–10
 33  Romanczuk               
 
February 26, 1975*
at Lehigh W 60–54  12–10
 22  Feagans               
 
March 1, 1975
vs. Temple L 47–69  12–11
(0–6)
 16  Romanczuk              Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.


Awards

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Doug Romanczuk
  • ECC All-Conference Second Team

References

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  1. ^ "1974-75 Drexel Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2023.