1988–89 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1988–89 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1988–89 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	East Coast Conference
Record	12–16 (7–7 ECC)
Head coach	Eddie Burke (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Pat Flannery (5th season); Walton Fuller (1st season);
Home arena	Daskalakis Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bucknell †	11	–	3	.786	23	–	8	.742
Towson State	10	–	4	.714	19	–	10	.655
Lafayette	8	–	6	.571	20	–	10	.667
Hofstra	7	–	7	.500	14	–	15	.483
Drexel	7	–	7	.500	12	–	16	.429
Delaware	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
Lehigh	5	–	9	.357	10	–	18	.357
Rider	2	–	12	.143	5	–	23	.179

† 1989 ECC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 11th year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).

The team finished the season 12–16, and finished in 4th place in the ECC in the regular season.

Roster[edit]

1988–89 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
			—	—

Head coach

Eddie Burke (La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Pat Flannery (Bucknell)
Walton Fuller (Drexel)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 30, 1988*		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 77–89	0–1	–	–	–	Palestra (3,562) Philadelphia, PA
December 2, 1988*		at Western Kentucky	L 81–105	0–2	–	–	–	(4,000)
December 3, 1988*		vs. Tulsa	L 65–81	0–3	–	–	–	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,000) Bowling Green, KY
December 9, 1988*		Long Beach State	L 84–92	0–4	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (5,921) Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 1988*		at Penn Josten's Classic, Battle of 33rd Street	W 70–69	1–4	–	–	–	Palestra (4,144) Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 1988*		at Villanova	L 78–89	1–5	–	–	–	(6,500)
December 16, 1988*		vs. Ohio Walsworth Show-Me Classic	L 70–98	1–6	–	–	–	Hearnes Center (12,408) Columbia, MO
December 17, 1988*		vs. Eastern Washington Walsworth Show-Me Classic	W 79–71	2–6	–	–	–	Hearnes Center (12,522) Columbia, MO
December 28, 1988*		vs. Howard	W 78–71	3–6	–	–	–	Knott Arena (1,800) Emmitsburg, MD
December 29, 1988*		at Mount St. Mary's	W 86–76	4–6	–	–	–	Knott Arena (2,200) Emmitsburg, MD
January 7, 1989*		at Cornell	W 91–84	5–6	–	–	–	(1,000)
January 11, 1989		at Delaware	W 78–69	6–6 (1–0)	–	–	–	Delaware Field House Newark, DE
January 14, 1989		Towson	L 73–75	6–7 (1–1)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1989 8:00 p.m.		at Bucknell	L 77–79	6–8 (1–2)	–	–	–	Davis Gym (2,137) Lewisburg, PA
January 21, 1989		Hofstra	W 58–56	7–8 (2–2)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 1989		at Lafayette	W 76–70	8–8 (3–2)	–	–	–	Allan P. Kirby Field House (2,433) Easton, PA
January 28, 1989		at Lehigh	L 92–94 ^2OT	8–9 (3–3)	–	–	–	Stabler Arena (2,323) Bethlehem, PA
February 1, 1989		Rider	W 85–66	9–9 (4–3)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 1989		Delaware	W 88–79	10–9 (5–3)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 1989		at Towson	L 72–106	10–10 (5–4)	–	–	–
February 11, 1989 2:00 p.m.		Bucknell	W 88–65	11–10 (6–4)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,310) Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 1989		at Hofstra	L 68–71	11–11 (6–5)	–	–	–
February 18, 1989		Lafayette	L 63–70	11–12 (6–6)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,000) Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 1989*		at Marist	L 70–80	11–13	–	–	–
February 22, 1989		Lehigh	L 83–88	11–14 (6–7)	–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center (8,722) Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1989*		at Liberty	L 79–82	11–15	–	–	–
February 27, 1989		at Rider	W 88–76	12–15 (7–7)	–	–	–
ECC Tournament
March 4, 1989	(5)	vs. (4) Hofstra Quarterfinal	L 73–79	12–16	–	–	–	Towson Center Towson, MD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards[edit]

John Rankin

ECC All-Conference First Team

Todd Lehmann

ECC All-Conference Second Team

References[edit]

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
Seasons	List of seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25