1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
NAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceNorth Atlantic Conference
Record27–4 (17–1 NAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
1995–96 North Atlantic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drexel171 .944274  .871
Boston University135 .7221811  .621
Maine117 .6111513  .536
Delaware117 .6111512  .556
Towson State117 .6111612  .571
Vermont108 .5561215  .444
Hofstra513 .278918  .333
New Hampshire513 .278621  .222
Hartford513 .278622  .214
Northeastern216 .111424  .143
1996 NAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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 Division I men's basketball tournament.

Drexel accomplished a 21 game home winning streak, dating back to the 1993–94 season, ending in a loss against Boston University on January 26.

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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Leland RedmondG5'11"FreshmanHouston, TXTransferred to Texas Southern
Jason Yoder55C6'10"FreshmanSigned to the Philadelphia Phillies

1995 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mike DeRocckis
C
Spotswood, NJ McCorristin Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ross Neisler
G
Norwalk, CT Norwalk High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Drexel 1995 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "Drexel Dragons". ESPN.com.
  • "1995 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

1995–96 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 00 Malik Rose (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrOverbrook HS (Philadelphia) Philadelphia, PA
G 3 Dimitris Stefanidis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
SoFilothei Athens, Greece
G 5 Greg Gaffney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
FrChristian Brothers Academy Lincroft, NJ
G 15 Mike DeRocckis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMcCorristin HS Spotswood, NJ
G 21 Ross Neisler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
FrNorwalk HS (CT) Norwalk, CT
F 23 David Frey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
JrRockhurst HS Kansas City, MO
G 24 Jeff Myers (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS JrSouth Philadelphia HS/St. Francis (NY) Philadelphia, PA
F 30 George Hudgins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
SrChattanooga Arts & Sciences Chattanooga, TN
G 31 Cornelius Overby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
SrHerbert H. Lehman HS Bronx, NY
F 33 Brahin Riley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SoNortheast HS (Philadelphia) Philadelphia, PA
G/F 34 Karl Fischer (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS JrNewtown HS (CT) Newtown, CT
F 44 John Randall (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
FrWoodrow Wilson HS (NJ) Camden, NJ
F 55 Chuck Guittar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
RS JrPaul VI HS/New Haven Audubon, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 1995*
7:00 pm
Saint Anselm W 82–59  1–0
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,112)
Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 1995*
9:00 pm
vs. Murray State
Purdue Tournament semifinals
L 75–76  1–1
                Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
December 2, 1995*
6:00 pm
vs. Illinois–Chicago
Purdue Tournament 3rd place game
W 83–72  2–1
                Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
December 7, 1995
7:30 pm
at Vermont W 97–58  3–1
(1–0)
                Patrick Gym (1,825)
Burlington, VT
December 9, 1995
2:00 pm
at Hartford W 79–72 OT 4–1
(2–0)
                Chase Arena (568)
Hartford, CT
December 23, 1995*
7:00 pm
at Oklahoma L 78–85  4–2
                Lloyd Noble Center (8,562)
Norman, OK
December 29, 1995*
8:00 pm
vs. James Madison
Bobcat Holiday Stores Classic semifinals
W 75–55  5–2
 21  DeRocckis  17  Rose  3  Myers  Worthington Arena (6,407)
Bozeman, MT
December 30, 1995*
10:00 pm
at Montana State
Bobcat Holiday Stores Classic championship
W 68–62  6–2
                Worthington Arena (6,611)
Bozeman, MT
January 6, 1996
3:30 pm
at Hofstra W 100–71  7–2
(3–0)
 20  Myers  11  Rose       Hofstra Physical Fitness Center (1,623)
Hempstead, NY
January 8, 1996*
7:30 pm
at Lehigh Postponed (Blizzard of 96) Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA
January 11, 1996
7:00 pm
New Hampshire W 110–68  8–2
(4–0)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (802)
Philadelphia, PA
January 13, 1996
1:00 pm
Maine W 88–70  9–2
(5–0)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,216)
Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1996
9:00 pm
vs. Delaware W 91–75  10–2
(6–0)
                CoreStates Spectrum (7,877)
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1996
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 87–65  11–2
(7–0)
 27  Rose            Matthews Arena (610)
Boston, MA
January 20, 1996
1:00 pm
at Boston University W 67–47  12–2
(8–0)
 24  Rose  8  Overby  6  Myers  Case Gym (1,634)
Boston, MA
January 26, 1996
7:00 pm
Boston University L 74–76  12–3
(8–1)
 28  Rose  21  Rose  6  Overby  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,147)
Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 1996
1:00 pm
Northeastern W 84–47  13–3
(9–1)
 25  Myers  9  Myers  7  Myers  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,323)
Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 1996
7:30 pm
at New Hampshire W 87–75  14–3
(10–1)
 35  Myers  11  Myers  4  Myers  Lundholm Gym (1,790)
Durham, NH
February 4, 1996
12:00 pm
Maine W 73–52  15–3
(11–1)
 20  Rose  12  Rose  5  Myers  Alfond Arena (2,316)
Orono, ME
February 7, 1996
8:00 pm
Towson State W 96–87  16–3
(12–1)
 25  Rose  14  Rose  4  Guittar  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,006)
Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 1996
8:00 pm
Hofstra W 93–63  17–3
(13–1)
 29  Rose  11  Rose  6  Overby  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,300)
Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 1996*
at Lehigh
Rescheduled from January 8th
W 93–73  18–3
 27  Rose  20  Rose  5  Myers  Stabler Arena (508)
Bethlehem, PA
February 16, 1996
7:30 pm
at Towson State W 75–56  19–3
(14–1)
                Towson Center (1,950)
Towson, MD
February 18, 1996
3:15 pm
at Delaware W 82–78  20–3
(15–1)
 34  Rose            Bob Carpenter Center (4,640)
Newark, DE
February 20, 1996*
7:00 pm
No. RV at UMBC W 87–55  21–3
                Retriever Activities Center (626)
Catonsville, MD
February 23, 1996
7:00 pm
No. RV Vermont W 86–59  22–3
(16–1)
                Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,201)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1996
1:00 pm
No. RV 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
2:00 pm
(1) vs. (9) Hartford
Quarterfinal
W 73-62  24–3
                Bob Carpenter Center (4,786)
Newark, DE
March 3, 1996
1:00 pm
(1) vs. (5) Towson State
Semifinal
W 84–74  25–3
                Bob Carpenter Center (3,970)
Newark, DE
March 7, 1996
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) (2) Boston University
Championship
W 76–67  26–3
 22  Rose  19  Rose  5  Myers  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,300)
Philadelphia, PA
1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
March 14, 1996*
 CBS
(12 W) vs. (5 W) No. 16 Memphis
First Round
W 75–63  27–3
 21  Rose  15  Rose  5  Myers  The Pit (14,762)
Albuquerque, NM
March 16, 1996*
7:00 pm, CBS
(12 W) vs. (4 W) No. 13 Syracuse
Second Round
L 58–69  27–4
 18  Myers  15  Rose  2  3 Tied  The Pit (15,792)
Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17PostFinal
AP RV RV RV RV N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV

Awards

Bill Herrion
  • NAC Coach of the Year
Mike Derocckis
  • NAC Rookie of the Year
  • NAC All-Rookie Team
  • NAC Rookie of the Week (4)
Jeff Myers
  • NAC All-Conference First Team
  • NAC All-Tournament Team
  • NAC Player of the Week
Cornelius Overby
  • NAC All-Tournament Team
Malik Rose
  • NAC Player of the Year
  • NAC Tournament Most Valuable Player
  • NAC All-Conference First Team
  • NAC Player of the Week (2)

References

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