# 1984–85 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 8th 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 10–18, and finished in 2nd place in the ECC in the regular season.
In the 1984–85 season, freshman guard Michael Anderson set the school records at the time for points in a season by a freshman (393), assists in a season (137), seals in a season (84), and assists in a game by a freshman (11, vs Delaware on February 2). He also tied the team record for free throws made and in attempted in a game (18 and 23 respectively, vs Northwestern Louisiana).

## Roster

* Junior Center Charles Hickman left the team during the season for academic reasons

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 9, 1984 7:00 pm | | Concordia of Canada | | | | | | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 24, 1984* 7:00 pm | | at Temple | L 62–75 | 0–1 | 19 – Anderson | 6 – Anderson | 9 – Anderson | McGonigle Hall (4,003) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 29, 1984* | | at Navy | L 74–91 | 0–2 | 15 – O'Brien | 6 – Hickman | 6 – Fuller | Halsey Field House (1,650) Annapolis, MD |
| December 1, 1984* | | at William & Mary | L 65–81 | 0–3 | 19 – Fuller | 8 – Fuller | – | Kaplan Arena (2,050) Williamsburg, VA |
| December 4, 1984* | | East Carolina | W 80–73 | 1–3 | 25 – Hickman | 8 – Anderson | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,800) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 14, 1984* | | at Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns' Bayou Classic semifinal | L 52–71 | 1–4 | 15 – Anderson | 7 – Cooper | – | Blackham Coliseum (6,257) Lafayette, LA |
| December 15, 1984* | | vs. Northwestern State (LA) Ragin' Cajuns' Bayou Classic 3rd place game | W 92–82 | 2–4 | 20 – Anderson | 5 – Tied | – | Blackham Coliseum (7,808) Lafayette, LA |
| December 17, 1984* | | at Tulsa | L 62–86 | 2–5 | 16 – Hickman | 7 – Anderson | – | Tulsa Convention Center (8,204) Tulsa, OK |
| December 20, 1984* | | at Richmond | L 52–85 | 2–6 | 14 – Tied | 7 – Hickman | – | Robins Center (3,148) Richmond, VA |
| December 28, 1984* | | vs. Hofstra Orange Bowl Classic semifinal | L 71–85 | 2–7 (0–1) | 18 – Hickman | 9 – Hickman | – | Knight Center Complex (1,000) Miami, FL |
| December 29, 1984* | | vs. Boston University Orange Bowl Classic 3rd place game | L 59–62 | 2–8 | 25 – Hickman | 10 – Hickman | – | Knight Center Complex (1,000) Miami, FL |
| January 2, 1985 | | at Delaware | W 89–75 | 3–8 (1–1) | 31 – Hickman | 6 – Cooper | – | Delaware Field House (964) Newark, DE |
| January 7, 1985 7:00 pm | | Lafayette | L 55–58 | 3–9 (1–2) | 14 – O'Brien | 10 – Cooper | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 9, 1985 | | Towson State | W 93–76 | 4–9 (2–2) | 17 – Anderson | 7 – Cooper | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,050) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 16, 1985 7:00 pm | | Rider | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 4–10 (2–3) | 22 – Anderson | 7 – Tied | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,234) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 19, 1985 | | at Bucknell | W 62–60 | 5–10 (3–3) | 15 – Anderson | 11 – Cooper | – | Davis Gym (1,650) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 21, 1984* 8:00 pm | | vs. No. 14 Villanova | L 55–63 | 5–11 | 22 – Anderson | 8 – Anderson | – | Palestra (4,108) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 25, 1985 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 72–73 | 5–12 (3–4) | 21 – Anderson | 9 – Cooper | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,042) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28, 1985* 8:30 pm | | Saint Peter's | L 57–75 | 5–13 | 16 – Anderson | 8 – Cooper | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,020) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 30, 1985 | | at Lafayette | L 59–69 | 5–14 (3–5) | 18 – Cooper | 9 – Cooper | – | Kirby Sports Center (1,235) Easton, PA |
| February 2, 1985 2:00 pm | | Delaware | W 73–67 | 6–14 (4–5) | 22 – Fuller | 9 – Anderson | 11 – Anderson | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,240) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 4, 1985* 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | L 71–93 | 6–15 | 24 – Anderson | 8 – Anderson | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,100) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 9, 1985 | | at Towson State | W 64–61 | 7–15 (5–5) | 14 – O'Brien | 8 – Cooper | 8 – Anderson | Towson Center (863) Towson, MD |
| February 11, 1985 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 78–66 | 8–15 (6–5) | 20 – O'Brien | 10 – Cooper | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (865) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 16, 1985 | | at Rider | W 54–53 | 9–15 (7–5) | 14 – Fuller | 12 – Cooper | – | Alumni Gym (1,750) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 20, 1985 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 57–67 | 9–16 (7–6) | 13 – Stribling | 14 – Cooper | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,175) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 23, 1985* | | at Niagara | L 67–73 | 9–17 | 16 – O'Brien | 9 – Tied | 5 – Anderson | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (600) Buffalo, NY |
| February 27, 1985 | | at Lehigh | W 70–69 | 10–17 (8–6) | 23 – Anderson | 6 – Cooper | 4 – Anderson | Stabler Arena (600) Bethlehem, PA |
| ECC Tournament |||||||||
| March 2, 1985 9:00 pm | (3) | vs. (6) Lehigh | L 56–58 | 10–18 | 14 – Fuller | 8 – Cooper | – | Towson Center (917) Towson, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Awards
### Michael Anderson

* ECC All–Conference Second Team
* ECC All–Rookie Team
* Basketball Times All-Freshman team honorable mention
* Ragin' Cajuns' Budweiser Bayou Classic All-Tournament team

### Charles Hickman

* Orange Bowl Classic All-Tournament team