1927–28 Drexel Engineers men's basketball team

1927–28 Drexel Engineers men's basketball
1927–28 Drexel Engineers men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	–
Head coach	Walter Halas (1st season);
Captain	Carl Gregory
Home arena	Main Building

The 1927–28 Drexel Engineers men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1927–28 men's basketball season. The Engineers, led by 1st year head coach Walter Halas, played their home games at Main Building.

Roster

1927–28 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	Carl Gregory (C)	—	—	Sr	Latrobe HS
F	Christian Schwartz	—	—	Sr
G	Albert Hey	—	—		South Philadelphia HS
C	Curtis Dobbins	—	—	So	Haddonfield Memorial HS	Haddonfield, NJ
F	Albert Tucker	—	—	So	Germantown HS	Philadelphia, PA
F	Best	—	—
G	Davis	—	—
F	Fink	—	—
G	Maschal	—	—
G	Logan	—	—
F	Charles Shuipis	—	—
F	J Shuipis	—	—
G	Brown	—	—

Head coach

Walter Halas (Illinois)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 30, 1927* 3:00 pm	Philadelphia Textile	W 57–21	1–0	13 – Tucker	–	–	Main Building Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 1927*	at Rutgers	L 21–42	1–1	8 – Hey	–	–	Ballantine Gymnasium New Brunswick, NJ
December 6, 1927*	Philadelphia Pharmacy	W 63–27	2–1	24 – Hey	–	–	Main Building Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 1927^[2]*	at Lafayette	L 22–27	2–2	6 – Shupis	–	–	Memorial Gym Easton, PA
January 4, 1928*	Schuykill	W 39–24	3–2	–	–	–	Main Building Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 1928*	at Swarthmore	L 29–40	3–3	8 – Dobbins	–	–
January 13, 1928*	at Rhode Island State	L 26–48	3–4	11 – J. Shuipis	–	–	Kingston, RI
January 14, 1928*	at Worcester Poly	W 28–24	4–4	10 – Hey	–	–	Worcester, MA
January 18, 1928*	at Haverford	L 30–34	4–5	16 – Hey	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
January 21, 1928*	Seton Hall	L 23–25	4–6	11 – Hey	–	–	Main Building Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 1928*	at Delaware	L 33–34	4–7	–	–	–	Taylor Gym Newark, DE
January 28, 1928*	at Pennsylvania Military College	L 19–20	4–8	–	–	–	Chester, PA
February 1, 1928*	at Upsala	L 29–49	4–9	–	–	–	East Orange, NJ
February 3, 1928*	Western Maryland	L 25–33	4–10	14 – Hey	–	–	Main Building Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 1928*	Albright	W 39–24	5–10	11 – Hey	–	–	Main Building Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 1928*	Washington (MD)	W 27–22	6–10	9 – Gregory	–	–	Main Building Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1928*	at Gettysburg	L 35–54	6–11	–	–	–	Eddie Plank Memorial Gymnasium Gettysburg, PA
February 15, 1928*	Saint Joseph's	W 27–22	7–11	– Schwartz	–	–	Main Building Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1928*	at Seton Hall	L 29–41	–	–	–	–
February 24, 1928*	Juniata	W 43–32	–	13 – Hey	–	–	Main Building Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 1928*	Susquehanna	W 48–38	–	21 – Hey	–	–	Main Building Philadelphia, PA
March 10, 1928*	Lebanon Valley	L 27–38	–	–	–	–	Main Building Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "BASKETBALL TEAM STARTS PRACTICE" (PDF). The Triangle. December 6, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
^ "MAROON DRIBBLERS SPURT TO NOSE OUT DREXEL BY 27-22". Easton, PA: The Lafayette. December 13, 1927. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.

[1] "BASKETBALL TEAM STARTS PRACTICE" (PDF). The Triangle. December 6, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved March 24, 2017.

[2] "MAROON DRIBBLERS SPURT TO NOSE OUT DREXEL BY 27-22". Easton, PA: The Lafayette. December 13, 1927. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.

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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	City 6 DAC Pack "Drexel Fight Song" Mario the Magnificent Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic Robert V. Geasey Trophy
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 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 2025–26