1937–38 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1937–38 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1937–38 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Basketball League
Record	3–12 (1–11 EPCBL)
Head coach	Ernest Lange (6th season);
Home arena	Curtis Hall Gym
	Seasons ← 1936–37 1938–39 →

1937–38 EPCBL men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gettysburg	10	–	2	.833	13	–	5	.722
Lebanon Valley	9	–	3	.750		–		–
Muhlenberg	7	–	5	.583		–		–
Albright	6	–	6	.500		–		–
Ursinus	5	–	7	.417		–		–
Franklin & Marshall	4	–	8	.333	7	–	11	.389
Drexel	1	–	11	.083	3	–	12	.200

The 1937–38 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1937–38 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 6th year head coach Ernest Lange, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym and were members of the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Basketball League (EPCBL).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight
	Elwood Conard	—	—
	Joseph Lambert	—	—
C	Theodore "Ted" Layton (C)	—	—
	William Lignelli	—	—
	George Nanos	—	—
	Harry Wolf	—	—
	Richard Bennett	—	—
	Robert Hanna	—	—
	Joseph McCracken	—	—

Head coach

Ernest Lange (Wisconsin)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 6, 1938	at Franklin & Marshall	L 31–33	0–1 (0–1)	–	–	–
January 8, 1938	Albright	L 25–27	0–2 (0–2)	–	–	–	Cutis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1938	at Gettysburg	L 35–40	0–3 (0–3)	13 – Bennett	–	–	Gettysburg, PA
January 15, 1938	at Lebanon Valley	L 31–40	0–4 (0–4)	7 – Layton	–	–	Annville, PA
January 22, 1938*	at Swarthmore	L 27–38	0–5	8 – Layton	–	–
January 29, 1938*	Susquehanna	W 40–34	1–5	12 – Tied	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1938	at Muhlenberg	L 37–44	1–6 (0–5)	8 – Tied	–	–	William Allen High School Allentown, PA
February 5, 1938	Franklin & Marshall	L 36–39	1–7 (0–6)	10 – Tied	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 1938	Gettysburg	L 30–40	1–8 (0–7)	6 – Tied	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1938*	Brooklyn Polytech	W 39–34	2–8	15 – Wolf	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 19, 1938	Lebanon Valley	L 44–57	2–9 (0–8)	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 1938	Ursinus	W 39–24	3–9 (1–8)	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 1938	at Albright	L 34–37	3–10 (1–9)	–	–	–	Reading, PA
March 2, 1938	at Ursinus	L 29–39	3–11 (1–10)	–	–	–
March 4, 1938	Muhlenberg	L 31–46	3–12 (1–11)	10 – Nannos	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

v t e Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Palestra (1949–1951, 3 games; 1987–1988 alternate) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

1937–38 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Roster[edit]

Schedule[edit]

References[edit]

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