1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
NAC Regular Season Champions; NAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament Second Round, L 58–69
Conference	North Atlantic Conference
1995–96 record	27–4 (17–1 NAC)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (5th season)
Assistant coach	Steve Seymour (5th season)
Assistant coach	Monté Ross (2nd season)
Assistant coach	John O’Connor
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

The 1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the North Atlantic Conference (which has since changed name).

In the 1995–96 season, the Dragons won a school record 27 games, won the North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament for the third season in a row, qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in school history, and also won the school's first ever NCAA Tournament game in the first round of the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

After reaching the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, the Dragons lost to Syracuse by a score of 58–69. Syracuse would go on to finish runner–up in the tournament, losing to Kentucky in the National Championship.

In the 1995–96 season, Malik Rose broke Drexel's individual single season record for rebounds with 409 in 31 games.

Roster

Number	Name
00	Malik Rose
3	Dimitri Stefanidis
5	Greg Gaffney
14	Jake Bunting
15	Mike DeRocckis
21	Ross Neisler
23	David Frey
24	Jeff Myers
30	George Hudgins
31	Cornelius Overby
33	Brahin Riley
34	Karl Fischer
44	John Randall
55	Chuck Guittar

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 27, 1995*		Saint Anselm	W 82-59	1-0	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,112) Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 1995*		vs. Murray State	L 75-76	1-1	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
December 2, 1995*		vs. Illinois-Chicago	W 83-72	2-1	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
December 7, 1995		at Vermont	W 97-58	3-1 (1-0)	Patrick Gym (1,825) Burlington, VT
December 9, 1995		at Hartford	W 79-72 ^OT	4-1 (2-0)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (568) Hartford, CT
December 23, 1995*		at Oklahoma	L 78-85	4-2	Lloyd Noble Center (8,562) Norman, OK
December 29, 1995*		vs. James Madison	W 75-55	5-2	Worthington Arena (6,407) Bozeman, MT
December 30, 1995*		at Montana State	W 68-62	6-2	Worthington Arena (6,611) Bozeman, MT
January 6, 1996		at Hofstra	W 100-71	7-2 (3-0)	Hofstra Physical Fitness Center (1,623) Hempstead, NY
January 11, 1996		New Hampshire	W 110-68	8-2 (4-0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (802) Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 1996		Maine	W 88-70	9-2 (5-0)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,216) Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1996		vs. Delaware	W 91-75	10-2 (6-0)	CoreStates Spectrum (7,877) Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1996		at Northeastern	W 87-65	11-2 (7-0)	Matthews Arena (610) Boston, MA
January 20, 1996		at Boston University	W 67-47	12-2 (8-0)	Case Gym (1,634) Boston, MA
January 26, 1996		Boston University	L 74-76	12-3 (8-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,147) Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 1996		Northeastern	W 84-47	13-3 (9-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,323) Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1996		at New Hampshire	W 87-75	14-3 (10-1)	Lundholm Gym (1,790) Durham, NH
February 4, 1996		Maine	W 73-52	15-3 (11-1)	Alfond Arena (2,316) Orono, ME
February 7, 1996		Towson	W 96-87	16-3 (12-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,006) Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 1996		Hofstra	W 93-63	17-3 (13-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,300) Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 1996*		at Lehigh	W 93-73	18-3	Stabler Arena (508) Bethlehem, PA
February 16, 1996		at Towson	W 75-56	19-3 (14-1)	Towson Center (1,950) Towson, MD
February 18, 1996		at Delaware	W 82-78	20-3 (15-1)	Bob Carpenter Center (4,640) Newark, DE
February 20, 1996*		at UMBC	W 87-55	21-3	Retriever Activities Center (626) Catonsville, MD
February 23, 1996		Vermont	W 86-59	22-3 (16-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,201) Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1996		Hartford	W 74-56	23-3 (17-1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,120) Philadelphia, PA
1996 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 2, 1996	(1)	vs. (9) Hartford NAC Tournament Quarterfinals	W 62-73	24-3	Bob Carpenter Center (4,786) Newark, DE
March 3, 1996	(1)	vs. (5) Towson NAC Tournament Semifinals	W 84-74	25-3	Bob Carpenter Center (3,970) Newark, DE
March 7, 1996	(1)	(2) Boston University NAC Tournament Finals	W 76-67	26-3	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,300) Philadelphia, PA
1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 14, 1996*	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) No. 14 Memphis NCAA Tournament Round of 64	W 75-63	27-3	The Pit (14,762) Albuquerque, NM
March 16, 1996*	(12 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 13 Syracuse NCAA Tournament Round of 32	L 58-69	27-4	The Pit (15,792) Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
NAC Regular Season Champions NAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament Second Round, L 58–69
Conference	North Atlantic Conference
1995–96 record	27–4 (17–1 NAC)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (5th season)
Assistant coach	Steve Seymour (5th season)
Assistant coach	Monté Ross (2nd season)
Assistant coach	John O’Connor
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center