# 1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1978–79 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).
The team finished the season 18–9, and finished in 5th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Unknown* | | Widener | W 45–33 | 1–0 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,000) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 2, 1978 | | Delaware | W 68–55 | 2–0 (1–0) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 5, 1978* | | vs. Long Island Wisconsin Invitational | W 74–68 | 3–0 | – | – | – | (700) Madison, WI |
| December 16, 1978* | | at Colorado State | W 75–73 | 4–0 | – | – | – | (5,976) |
| December 18, 1978* | | at Denver | W 74–72 | 5–0 | – | – | – | (226) |
| Unknown* | | vs. Florida Southern Lafayette Tournament semifinal | W 78–66 | 6–0 | – | – | – | Kirby Field House (1,500) Easton, PA |
| December 28, 1978* | | at Lafayette Lafayette Tournament championship | W 69–61 | 7–0 | – | – | – | Kirby Field House (2,200) Easton, PA |
| January 6, 1979 | | Rider | W 64–52 | 8–0 (4–0) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (750) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 8, 1979 | | Lafayette | W 70–58 | 9–0 (3–0) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 10, 1979 | | at West Chester | W 77–61 | 10–0 (4–0) | – | – | – | (250) |
| January 15, 1979 | | at Bucknell | L 66–67 | 10–1 (4–1) | – | – | – | Davis Gym (1,750) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 17, 1979 | | at Lehigh | W 69–62 | 11–1 (5–1) | – | – | – | (750) |
| January 20, 1979* | | at Northeastern | W 81–73 | 12–1 | – | – | – | (1,268) |
| January 24, 1979 | | at American | L 76–94 | 12–2 (5–2) | – | – | – | (500) |
| January 27, 1979 2:15 pm | | La Salle | L 74–88 | 12–3 (5–3) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,800) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 31, 1979* | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 69–57 | 13–3 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 3, 1979 | | vs. No. 18 Temple | L 73–95 | 13–4 (5–4) | – | – | – | Palestra (6,491) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 6, 1979 | | Saint Joseph's | L 52–62 | 13–5 (5–5) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 8, 1979* | | at Rutgers | L 61–87 | 13–6 | – | – | – | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,725) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 12, 1979 | | at Hofstra | W 73–68 | 14–6 (6–5) | – | – | – | (765) |
| Unknown* | | at Philadelphia Textile | W 58–57 | 15–6 | – | – | – | (1,000) |
| February 17, 1979* | | Catholic University | W 94–75 | 16–6 | 22 – Broadus | 13 – Stephens | 7 – O'Loughlin | Daskalakis Athletic Center (517) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 20, 1979* | | at Wagner | L 75–90 | 16–7 | – | – | – | (1,750) |
| February 22, 1979* | | at UAB | L 60–77 | 16–8 | – | – | – | BJCC Arena (5,195) Birmingham, AL |
| February 24, 1979* | | St. Francis (NY) | W 89–80 $^{OT}$ | 17–8 | 36 – Stephens | 21 – Stephens | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (250) Philadelphia, PA |
| ECC Tournament |||||||||
| February 26, 1979 | (5 E) | at (4 E) American | W 66–55 | 18–8 | – | – | – | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall (500) Arlington, VA |
| February 28, 1979 | (5 E) | at (1 E) No. 12 Temple | L 57–61 | 18–9 | – | – | – | Palestra (1,900) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Awards
### Randy Burkert

* ECC Rookie of the Year

### Bob Stephens

* ECC All-Conference First Team
* ECC Player of the Week (4)
* Lafayette College Invitational Tournament MVP
* Lafayette College Invitational All-Tournament Team