1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	13–15 (10–8 AEC)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (7th season);
Assistant coach	Steve Seymour (7th season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

The 1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 7th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the America East Conference (AEC).

1997–98 America East Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Delaware †	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
Boston University	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Vermont	11	–	7	.611	16	–	11	.593
Hartford	11	–	7	.611	15	–	12	.556
Hofstra	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Drexel	10	–	8	.556	13	–	15	.464
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	14	–	14	.500
New Hampshire	6	–	12	.333	10	–	17	.370
Towson	4	–	14	.222	8	–	20	.286
Maine	4	–	14	.222	7	–	20	.259

† 1998 America East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The team finished the season 13–15, and finished in 5th place in the AEC in the regular season.

Roster

1997–98 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
			—	—

Head coach

Bill Herrion (Merrimack)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Seymour (Bridgewater State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 29, 1997*		at Monmouth	W 57–51	1–0	–	–	–
December 3, 1997		Delaware	W 65–63	2–0 (1–0)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 1997		at Towson	W 65–60	3–0 (2–0)	–	–	–	Towson Center (1,146) Towson, MD
December 14, 1997*		at Notre Dame	L 70–78	3–1	–	–	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9.175) Notre Dame, IN
December 20, 1997*		vs. La Salle	W 75–70	4–1	15 – DeRocckis	7 – DeRocckis	–	Palestra (3,251) Philadelphia, PA
December 26, 1997* 7:00 pm		vs. No. 18 Princeton ECAC Holiday Festival Semifinals	L 56–58	4–2	17 – Sanders	8 – Linderman	5 – Coursey	Madison Square Garden (9,565) New York, NY
December 27, 1997*		at St. John's (NY) ECAC Holiday Festival Third Place Game	L 46–75	4–3	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden (9,921) New York, NY
January 7, 1998*		at Richmond	L 57–66	5–5	–	–	–	Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 20, 1998*		at Penn Battle of 33rd Street	L 65–79	6–9	–	–	–	Palestra (4,010) Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 1998 CN8		Towson	W 72–71	9–10	27 – Linderman	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,326) Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 1998*		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 65–76	9–11	–	–	–	Palestra (4,126) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 1998		at New Hampshire	W 90–65	11–14 (9–8)	–	–	–	(600)
February 22, 1998		New Hampshire	W 75–66	12–14 (10–8)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,359) Philadelphia, PA
AEC tournament
February 28, 1998	(6)	vs. (3) Vermont Quarterfinals	W 51–42	13–14	–	–	–	Bob Carpenter Center (2,461) Newark, DE
March 1, 1998	(6)	vs. (2) Boston University Semifinals	L 51–53	13–15	–	–	–	Bob Carpenter Center (4,047) Newark, DE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards

Mike DeRocckis

AEC All-Conference Second Team
AEC Player of the Week

Joe Linderman

AEC All-Conference First Team
AEC All-Championship Team
AEC Player of the Week

Petrick Sanders

AEC All-Rookie Team
AEC Rookie of the Week

Stephen Starks

AEC Rookie of the Week

References

"1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drexel University Athletics.

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[1] "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drexel University Athletics.

Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Palestra (1949–1951, 3 games; 1987–1988 alternate) Sayre Junior High School (1951–1969) 32nd Street Armory (1969–1975) Daskalakis Athletic Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Penn
Culture & lore	City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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