# 1960–61 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1960–61 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 9th year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).
The team finished the season 12–5, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.
Due to a power outage in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, the last 5 minutes and 10 seconds of Drexel's game at Ursinus on February 25, 1961, was not played.
On February 8, 1961, Samuel Cozen recorded his 100th win as Drexel head coach.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| January 7, 1961 | | Pennsylvania Military College | W – | 1–0 (1–0) | – | – | – | Sayre High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| January 9, 1961 | | at Elizabethtown | L 51–61 | 1–1 (1–1) | – | – | – | |
| January 11, 1961 | | at Haverford | W 57–54 | 2–1 (2–1) | 27 – Morgan | 14 – Heffner | – | Ryan Gym Haverford, Pennsylvania |
| January 14, 1961 3:30 pm | | Ursinus | W 67–56 | 3–1 (3–1) | – | – | – | Sayre High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| January 18, 1961* 8:30 pm | | Delaware | W 69–63 | 4–1 | – | 16 – Henry | – | Sayre High School (250) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| January 21, 1961 3:30 pm | | Washington (Maryland) | Cancelled (Snow) | Cancelled (Snow) | Cancelled (Snow) | Cancelled (Snow) | Cancelled (Snow) | Sayre High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Unknown | | West Chester | W 70–57 | 5–1 (4–1) | 20 – Morgan | 11 – Heffner | – | |
| January 28, 1961* 6:45 pm | | at Pratt | L 59–73 | 5–2 | 18 – Morgan | – | – | Brooklyn, New York |
| February 4, 1961 3:30 pm | | at Franklin & Marshall | Cancelled (Snow) | Cancelled (Snow) | Cancelled (Snow) | Cancelled (Snow) | Cancelled (Snow) | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| February 8, 1961 8:30 pm | | at Swarthmore | W 64–52 | 6–2 (5–1) | 19 – Brown | – | – | |
| February 11, 1961 8:30 pm | | at Pennsylvania Military College | W 80–70 | 7–2 (6–1) | 25 – Morgan | – | – | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| February 13, 1961 8:45 pm | | at Johns Hopkins | W 84–58 | 8–2 (7–1) | – | – | – | |
| February 15, 1961 8:30 pm | | Haverford | W 79–65 | 9–2 (8–1) | – | – | – | Sayre High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| February 18, 1961 2:00 pm | | Wagner | W 78–70 | 10–2 (9–1) | 21 – Brown | – | – | Sayre High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| February 21, 1961 8:15 pm | | at Lebanon Valley | L 49–53 | 10–3 (9–2) | – | – | – | |
| February 22, 1961 8:30 pm | | at Wilkes | W 73–63 | 11–3 (10–2) | 20 – Morgan | – | – | |
| February 25, 1961 | | at Ursinus | W 67–50 | 12–3 (11–2) | 15 – Hilmer | – | – | Collegeville, Pennsylvania |
| 1961 Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 1961 9:00 pm | (2) | vs. (3) No. 6 Hofstra Semifinals | L 55–77 | 12–4 | 26 – Morgan | – | – | Muhlenberg Fieldhouse Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| March 4, 1961 7:00 pm | (2) | vs. (4) Haverford Third Place Game | L 61–72 | 12–5 | – | – | – | Muhlenberg Fieldhouse Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||