# 1982–83 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 6th 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 14–15, and finished in 4th 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 27, 1982 | | Delaware | W 51–44 | 1–0 (1–0) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,425) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 30, 1982 | | at Towson State | W 72–62 | 2–0 (2–0) | – | – | – | Towson Center (1,071) Towson, MD |
| December 2, 1982* | | Loyola (MD) | W 72–62 | 3–0 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,360) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 4, 1982* | | Maine | W 59–53 | 4–0 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,020) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 7, 1982* | | at Robert Morris | L 58–62 | 4–1 | – | – | – | (2,600) |
| December 17, 1982* | | vs. Bethune–Cookman ? semifinal | W 89–66 | 5–1 | – | – | – | Jenkins Field House (1,000) Lakeland, FL |
| Unknown* | | at Florida Southern ? championship | L 61–63 | 5–2 | – | – | – | Jenkins Field House (1,525) Lakeland, FL |
| December 20, 1982* | | at Wake Forest | L 60–89 | 5–3 | – | – | – | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (4,625) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 5, 1983* | | St. Francis (PA) | W 74–64 | 6–3 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,400) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 7, 1983* | | vs. Georgia State ? semifinal | W 73–58 | 7–3 | – | – | – | Alumni Gym (1,600) Fairfield, CT |
| January 8, 1983* | | at Fairfield ? championship | L 60–64 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | – | – | – | Alumni Gym (2,700) Fairfield, CT |
| Unknown* | | Ramapo | W 86–50 | 8–4 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (750) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 12, 1983 | | at Lehigh | W 65–53 | 9–4 (3–0) | – | – | – | Stabler Arena (1,016) Bethlehem, PA |
| January 15, 1983* | | Northeastern | W 63–57 | 10–4 | – | – | – | Matthews Arena (1,457) Boston, MA |
| January 19, 1983 | | Temple | L 66–77 | 10–5 (3–1) | – | – | – | McGonigle Hall (2,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 22, 1983 | | Lafayette | W 49–47 | 11–5 (4–1) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,020) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 24, 1983* | | Niagara | L 63–73 | 11–6 | – | – | – | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (1,400) Buffalo, NY |
| January 26, 1983* | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 69–70 | 11–7 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,000) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 29, 1983* | | at Dayton | L 60–82 | 11–8 | – | – | – | UD Arena (10,673) Dayton, OH |
| February 2, 1983 | | at American | L 55–57 | 11–9 (4–2) | – | – | – | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall (1,318) Arlington, VA |
| February 7, 1983* | | at Southwestern Louisiana | L 64–86 | 11–10 | – | – | – | Blackham Coliseum (4,506) Lafayette, LA |
| February 12, 1983 | | at Hofstra | L 58–74 | 11–11 (4–3) | – | – | – | Physical Fitness Center (1,314) Hempstead, NY |
| February 18, 1983* | | Allentown | W 56–30 | 12–11 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (500) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 21, 1983* | | at Vermont | L 64–72 | 12–12 | – | – | – | Patrick Gym (764) Burlington, VT |
| February 23, 1983 | | at Bucknell | W 72–60 | 13–12 (5–2) | – | – | – | Davis Gym (1,300) Lewisburg, PA |
| February 26, 1983 | | Rider | L 48–57 | 13–13 (5–3) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,300) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 3, 1983 7:00 pm | | La Salle | L 61–63 | 13–14 (5–4) | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| ECC Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 1983 | (7) | (10) Towson State First round | W 88–67 | 14–14 | – | – | – | Daskalakis Athletic Center (850) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 9, 1983 | (7) | at (1) Rider Quarterfinal | L 51–60 | 14–15 | – | – | – | Alumni Gym (1,832) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Awards
### Richard Congo

* ECC All-Conference Second Team