1952–53 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 1952–53 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1952–53 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Samuel Cozen,[1] played their 6 of their home games at Sayre High School, and the other 3 at Curtis Hall Gym, and were members of the Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).

1952–53 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conferences
	Southern
1952–53 record	9–8 (6–4 MAC)
Head coach	Samuel Cozen (1st season)
Captain	Dan Promislo (1st year)
Home arena	Sayre High School, Curtis Hall Gym

Roster

1952–53 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 8 Edward Roman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — F 10 Arthur Jones — — F 11 J. Richard Walker — — C 17 Dan Promislo (C) — — G Edward Imparato — — F Karl Schaeffer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — G George Seidel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — G Victor Quattrini — — Robert Ranonis — — Harry Sarajian — — Joseph Scafaria — — Stanton Woerth — — Richard McGarrity — — George McGorman — — Edwin Neuman — —	Head coach Samuel Cozen (Temple) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
January 3, 1953*		at Rutgers–Camden	L 53–59	0–1	–	–	–	Gloucester High School  Gloucester, NJ
January 7, 1953*		Philadelphia Textile	W 80–50	1–1	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 1953		Delaware	L 64–81	1–2 (0–1)	14 – Promislo	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1953		Ursinus	W 74–59	2–2 (1–1)	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 1953		at Pennsylvania Military College	L 56–71	2–3 (1–2)	–	–	–	Chester, PA
January 19, 1953*		Philadelphia Pharmacy	W 104–83	3–3	25 – Promislo	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 1953*		West Chester	W 78–60	4–3	19 – Promislo	18 – Promislo	–	Convention Hall  Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 1953*		Temple	L 56–61	4–4	–	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 1953*		Drexel Alumni	W 79–74	–	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym  Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 1953*		at Franklin & Marshall	L 63–82	4–5	21 – Promislo	–	–	Lancaster, PA
February 7, 1953		Swarthmore	W 71–64	5–5 (2–2)	22 – Roman	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1953		Haverford	W 78–57	6–5 (3–2)	20 – Promislo	–	–	Sayre High School  Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 1953*		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 58–88	6–6	15 – Roman	–	–	Convention Hall  Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1953		at Urinus	W 62–52	7–6 (4–2)	16 – Tied	–	–
February 21, 1953		at Delaware	L 61–63	7–7 (4–3)	18 – Walker	–	–	Newark, DE
February 25, 1953		at Swarthmore	W 71–69	8–7 (5–3)	–	–	–
February 28, 1953		at Haverford	W 72–62	9–7 (6–3)	27 – Walker	–	–	Ryan Gym  Haverford, PA
March 4, 1953		Pennsylvania Military College	L 39–69	9–8 (6–4)	–	–	–	Saint Joseph's Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. Joe Willard (16 January 1953). "Cozen Takes Over Reigns of Courtmen" (PDF). The Triangle. p. 8. Retrieved 28 June 2017.