1974–75 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1974–75 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1974–75 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
	East
Record	12–11 (0–6 ECC)
Head coach	Ray Haesler (4th season);
MVP	Tim Corlies (1st year)
Home arena	32nd Street Armory
	Seasons ← 1973–74 1975–76 →

1974–75 ECC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
American	5	–	1	.833	16	–	10	.615
La Salle †	5	–	1	.833	22	–	7	.759
Temple	4	–	2	.667	7	–	19	.269
Hofstra	3	–	3	.500	11	–	13	.458
Saint Joseph's	3	–	3	.500	8	–	17	.320
West Chester	1	–	5	.167	8	–	17	.320
Drexel	0	–	6	.000	12	–	11	.522
West
Lafayette	7	–	1	.875	22	–	6	.786
Rider	5	–	3	.625	16	–	11	.593
Bucknell	4	–	4	.500	14	–	12	.538
Delaware	4	–	4	.500	12	–	13	.480
Lehigh	0	–	8	.000	1	–	23	.042

† 1975 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974–75 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1974–75 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th year head coach Ray Haesler, played their home games at the 32nd Street Armory and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).

The team finished the season 12–11, and finished in 7th place in the ECC East in the regular season.

Roster[edit]

1974–75 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C		Doug White	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr	Eastern HS	Ashland, NJ
C	42	Doug Romanczuk	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	North Catholic HS	Philadelphia, PA
F		Terry Parks	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
G		Mike Feagans	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
F	23	Mike Kernan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	North Catholic HS	Philadelphia, PA
F		Tim Corlies	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	St. Joseph's Prep
G	22	Joe Conahan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	North Catholic HS	Philadelphia, PA
F	33	Tony Weldon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Germantown Stevens	Philadelphia, PA
G	15	Ray James	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Asbury Park HS	Asbury Park, NJ
G	21	Tom Betley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Haddonfield Memorial HS	Haddonfield, NJ
G		Bob Ambler	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr
C		Tom Vassalotti	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So
G		Naish Berran	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So

Head coach

Ray Haesler (Rider)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 30, 1974*	East Stroudsburg	W 76–66	1–0	16 – Romanczuk	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	Widener	W 48–43	2–0	12 – Weldon	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*	Glassboro State	W 59–55	3–0	19 – Kernan	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 1974*	at Long Island	L 54–56	3–1	16 – Feagans	–	–
Unknown*	at Wagner	W 73–65	4–1	15 – Romanczuk	–	–
December 28, 1974*	at Iona	L 61–66	4–2	17 – Romanczuk	–	–
January 2, 1975*	Delaware	W 66–64	5–2	16 – Feagans	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
January 4, 1975*	at Rider	L 55–65	5–3	20 – Romanczuk	–	–
January 8, 1975*	Swarthmore	W 47–40	6–3	8 – 2 Tied	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 1975*	at Colegate	W 50–46	7–3	16 – Kernan	–	–
January 13, 1975	at West Chester	L 53–55	7–4 (0–1)	14 – Feagans	–	–
January 18, 1975*	Gettysburg	W 60–55	8–4	18 – Kernan	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 1975*	at Bucknell	L 64–68	8–5	20 – Romanczuk	–	–
January 25, 1975	at Hofstra	L 79–80	8–6 (0–2)	23 – Parks	–	–
February 1, 1975*	at Johns Hopkins	W 83–79	9–6	21 – Parks	–	–
February 5, 1975 8:00 pm	No. 13 La Salle	L 63–80	9–7 (0–3)	22 – Romanczuk	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 1975	Saint Joseph's	L 51–55	9–8 (0–4)	16 – Romanczuk	–	–	32nd Street Armory (800) Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 1975*	Franklin & Marshall	W 63–56	10–8	18 – Romanczuk	–	–	32nd Street Armory Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 1975	at American	L 76–77 ^OT	10–9 (0–5)	20 – Feagans	–	–
Unknown*	at Philadelphia Textile	L 57–66	10–10	16 – Romanczuk	–	–
Unknown*	at Albright	W 85–78 ^OT	11–10	33 – Romanczuk	–	–
February 26, 1975*	at Lehigh	W 60–54	12–10	22 – Feagans	–	–
March 1, 1975	vs. Temple	L 47–69	12–11 (0–6)	16 – Romanczuk	–	–	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards[edit]

Doug Romanczuk

ECC All-Conference Second Team

References[edit]

^ "1974-75 Drexel Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2023.

[1] "1974-75 Drexel Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2023.

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v t e 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	Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song" DAC Pack
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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