Drexel Dragons men's basketball
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| University | Drexel University | ||
| First season | 1894–95 | ||
| All-time record | 1,267–1,106 (.534) (through 2016–17 season) |
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| Conference | CAA | ||
| Location | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| Head coach | Zach Spiker (1st year) | ||
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Daskalakis Athletic Center (Capacity: 2,509) |
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| Nickname | Dragons | ||
| Student section | DAC Pack | ||
| Colors | Navy Blue and Gold |
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| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| Div. I – 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996 Div. II – 1957, 1960, 1966, 1967 |
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| Conference tournament champions | |||
| Div. I – 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996 Div. II – 1960, 1967 |
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| Conference regular season champions | |||
| Div. I – 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2012 Div. II – 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 |
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The Drexel Dragons men's basketball program represents intercollegiate men's basketball at Drexel University. The team currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and plays home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Dragons, a member of the City 6, have rivalries with multiple institutions, these include La Salle University, Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, Saint Joseph's University, and Villanova University.
The most notable rivalry Drexel has is with Penn, nicknamed Battle of 33rd Street, one of the closest rivalries geographically.
According to Basketball-Reference.com, Drexel was the 5th US school to start up collegiate basketball, their first season being 1895. Drexel's first basketball game was played against Temple University in January 1895, Drexel won by a score of 26–1. The Dragons joined Division I in 1973. Drexel has received bids to four NCAA Basketball Tournaments in 1986, 1994, 1995 and 1996. During the 1996 tournament, Malik Rose led the team to their only second round appearance after an upset of fifth-seeded Memphis. Prior to this, Drexel had appeared in four Division II NCAA tournaments in 1957, 1960, 1966 and 1967, including the very first Division II tournament in 1957. Drexel's men's basketball team was ranked as high as 35th nationally in 2007, finishing the season with a 23–9 record while making the National Invitational Tournament for the fourth time in the prior five years.
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