1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
NIT Tournament First Round, L 53–66
Conference	America East Conference
1996–97 record	22–9 (16–2 AEC)
Head coach	Bill Herrion (6th season)
Assistant coach	Steve Seymour (6th season)
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center

The 1996–97 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 6th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the America East Conference (AEC).

The team finished the season 22–9, and finished in 2nd place in the AEC in the regular season.

Roster

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
December 21, 1996*		Lehigh	W 92–73		–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 1997		Hartford	–		–	–	–
January 15, 1997*		at Penn Battle of 33rd Street	W 58–52		–	–	–	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1997*		at Saint Joseph's	L 62–63		–	–	–	(3,200)
Unknown*		Evansville	L –		–	–	–
Unknown*		UMass	L –		–	–	–
Unknown*		UNC Greensboro	W –		–	–	–
AEC Tournament
	(2)	vs. (10) Quarterfinals	W –	–	–	–	–
	(2)	vs. (3) Semifinals	W –	–	–	–	–
	(2)	vs. (1) Championship	L –	–	–	–	–
NIT
March, 1997		Bradley First Round	L 53–66	22–9	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Venues	Main Building (1894–1928) Curtis Hall Gym (1928–1952) Palestra (1949–1951; 3 games) 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 Retired numbers NBA draftees
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