# 1981–82 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th 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 19–11, and finished in 4th place in the ECC East in the regular season.
Drexel reached the finals of the ECC tournament, where they lost to Saint Joseph's.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 28, 1981 | | at Delaware | W 56–49 | 1–0 (1–0) | – | – | – | Delaware Field House (377) Newark, DE |
| November 30, 1981 | | West Chester | W 72–64 | 2–0 (2–0) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (400) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 4, 1981* | | vs. Vermont James Madison Invitational semifinal | L 74–75 | 2–1 | – | – | – | Godwin Hall (2,500) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 5, 1981* | | vs. Bucknell James Madison Invitational 3rd place | L 75–76 | 2–2 | – | – | – | Godwin Hall (4,200) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 8, 1981* | | at Boston University | L 70–76 | 2–3 | – | – | – | Case Gym (621) Boston, MA |
| December 19, 1981* | | at St. Francis (PA) | W 76–67 | 3–3 | – | – | – | DeGol Arena (1,202) Loretto, PA |
| December 22, 1981* | | at Providence | L 50–61 | 3–4 | – | – | – | Providence Civic Center (5,154) Providence, RI |
| December 28, 1981* | | vs. Alaska Anchorage Music City Festival semifinals | L 55–63 | 3–5 | – | – | – | Memorial Gymnasium (9,132) Nashville, TN |
| December 29, 1981* | | vs. Austin Peay Music City Festival 3rd place | W 72–57 | 4–5 | – | – | – | Memorial Gymnasium (4,567) Nashville, TN |
| January 6, 1982* | | at Marist | W 68–66 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | – | – | – | McCann Arena (731) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 9, 1982 | | American | W 81–75 | 6–5 (3–0) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,022) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 11, 1982* | | Allentown | W 78–51 | 7–5 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (531) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 13, 1982 | | Lehigh | W 76–51 | 8–5 (4–0) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (276) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 16, 1982* | | Northeastern | W 74–68 | 9–5 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (976) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 18, 1982 | | Bucknell | W 79–62 | 10–5 (5–0) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,015) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 20, 1982* | | at Loyola (MD) | L 67–73 | 10–6 | – | – | – | Evergreen Gymnasium (550) Baltimore, MD |
| January 23, 1982 | | at Lafayette | W 68–64 $^{OT}$ | 11–6 (6–0) | – | – | – | Kirby Field House (1,950) Easton, PA |
| January 27, 1982* | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 77–67 | 12–6 | – | – | – | FDU Gym (150) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 30, 1982* | | Maine | W 65–57 | 13–6 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (829) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 3, 1982* | | Niagara | W 76–65 | 14–6 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,008) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 6, 1982 | | Temple | L 44–64 | 14–7 (6–1) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,708) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 10, 1982 | | Saint Joseph's | L 71–93 | 14–8 (6–2) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,983) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 13, 1982 | | Hofstra | W 78–63 | 15–8 (7–2) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (305) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 16, 1982 | | at Rider | L 51–52 | 15–9 (7–3) | – | – | – | Alumni Gym (350) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 20, 1982* | | Robert Morris | W 77–68 | 16–9 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (467) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 24, 1982 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 55–57 | 16–10 (7–4) | – | – | – | Palestra (7,391) Philadelphia, PA |
| ECC Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 1982 | (9) | at (8) Delaware First round | W 49–45 | 17–10 | – | – | – | Delaware Field House (482) Newark, DE |
| March 6, 1982 | (9) | at (1) Temple Quarterfinal | W 61–55 | 18–10 | – | – | – | McGonigle Hall (1,600) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 7, 1982 | (9) | vs. (5) American Semifinal | W 68–62 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 | – | – | – | Palestra (5,083) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 8, 1982 | (9) | vs. (2) Saint Joseph's Championship | L 65–75 | 19–11 | – | – | – | Palestra (4,483) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Awards
### Randy Burkert

* ECC All-Conference Second Team

### Charles Hickman

* ECC All-Rookie Team