# 1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th 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 14–13, 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 |||||||||
| November 29, 1980 | | Delaware | W 50–43 | 1–0 (1–0) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (300) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 2, 1980* | | at Long Island | L 68–80 | 1–1 | – | – | – | Schwartz Athletic Center (750) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 13, 1980 | | at West Chester | W 59–58 | 2–1 (2–0) | – | – | – | Hollinger Field House (150) West Chester, PA |
| December 15, 1980* | | St. Francis (NY) | W 80–57 | 3–1 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (200) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 1980* | | at US International | L 61–64 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | – | – | – | (100) |
| December 23, 1980* | | at USC | L 53–82 | 3–3 | – | – | – | L. A. Sports Arena (1,774) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 3, 1981* | | Catholic University | W 64–57 | 4–3 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (200) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 1981* | | Marist | W 67–50 | 5–3 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (300) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 10, 1981* | | Boston University | W 71–63 | 6–3 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 14, 1981 | | at Lehigh | W 70–58 | 7–3 (3–0) | – | – | – | Stabler Arena (1,000) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 17, 1981* | | Northeastern | L 65–77 | 7–4 | – | – | – | (1,700) |
| January 19, 1981 | | at Bucknell | W 56–55 | 8–4 (4–0) | – | – | – | (1,300) |
| January 21, 1981 | | Rider | W 81–60 | 9–4 (5–0) | 36 – Hatzenbeller | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 24, 1981 | | at Lafayette | W 73–64 | 10–4 (6–0) | – | – | – | (1,500) |
| January 28, 1981* | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 67–69 | 10–15 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (300) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 31, 1981* | | at Maine | L 51–57 | 10–6 | – | – | – | (1,900) |
| February 2, 1981* | | at Niagara | W 73–60 | 11–6 | – | – | – | (1,029) |
| February 7, 1981 | | at Temple | L 63–84 | 11–7 (6–1) | – | – | – | McGonigle Hall (1,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 11, 1982 | | vs. Saint Joseph's | L 72–94 | 11–8 (6–2) | – | – | – | Palestra (4,412) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 14, 1981* | | at Penn State | L 58–71 | 11–9 | – | – | – | (2,988) |
| February 16, 1981 | | at American | L 74–85 | 11–10 (6–3) | – | – | – | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall (1,550) Arlington, VA |
| February 21, 1981 | | at Hofstra | L 55–73 | 11–11 (6–4) | – | – | – | (900) |
| February 23, 1981* | | Loyola (MD) | W 58–51 | 12–11 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (410) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25, 1981 7:00 pm | | La Salle | L 52–63 | 12–12 (6–5) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (711) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 28, 1981* | | Wagner | W 74–73 | 13–12 | – | – | – | (1,800) |
| ECC Tournament |||||||||
| March 2, 1981 | (5 E) | at (4 E) La Salle First Round | W 69–66 | 14–12 | – | – | – | Hayman Hall (500) |
| March 1981 | (5 E) | at (1 E) American Quarterfinals | L 60–62 | 14–13 | – | – | – | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall (2,100) Arlington, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Awards
### Len Hatzenbeller

* ECC Player of the Year
* ECC All-Conference First Team

### Mike Mitchell

* ECC All-Rookie Team