1938–39 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1938–39 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1938–39 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Basketball League
Record	1–13 (0–12 EPCBL)
Head coach	Ernest Lange (7th season);
Home arena	Curtis Hall Gym

1938–39 EPCBL men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gettysburg	11	–	1	.917	17	–	2	.895
Franklin & Marshall	9	–	3	.750	14	–	4	.778
Muhlenberg	7	–	5	.583		–		–
Lebanon Valley		–		–		–		–
Ursinus		–		–		–		–
Albright		–		–		–		–
	0	–	12	.000	1	–	13	.071

The 1938–39 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1938–39 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 7th year head coach Ernest Lange, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym and were members of the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Basketball League (EPCBL).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F		William Kulesh	—	—
G		Elwood Conard	—	—
G		Joseph Lambert (C)	—	—
F		Joseph McCracken	—	—
F		Richard Bennett	—	—
C		Jack Etsweiler	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
C	13	Kenneth Rodgers	—	—
G		Leonard Barris	—	—
F		Joseph Barron	—	—
G		Wolf	—	—
C		Harroll	—	—

Head coach

Ernest Lange (Wisconsin)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Unknown*	vs. Saint Joseph's Sharon Hill Gym Dedication^[1]	L –	0–1	–	–	–	Sharon Hill High School Sharon Hill, PA
Regular season
January 4, 1939	at Franklin & Marshall	L 26–36	0–1 (0–1)	–	–	–
January 11, 1939	at Muhlenberg	L 44–53	0–2 (0–2)	12 – McCracken	–	–	Allentown, PA
January 14, 1939	Lebanon Valley	L 37–39	0–3 (0–3)	11 – Lambert	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 1939*	at Swarthmore	L 33–60	0–4	17 – Barris	–	–
January 21, 1939	Franklin & Marshall	L 34–38	0–5 (0–4)	9 – Kulesh	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 1939	at Gettysburg	L 26–55	0–6 (0–5)	11 – Kulesh	–	–	Gettysburg, PA
February 2, 1939	at Albright	L 38–48	0–7 (0–6)	11 – Tied	–	–	Reading, PA
February 4, 1939*	at Brooklyn Polytech	W 37–32	1–7	9 – Estweiler	–	–
February 6, 1939	Ursinus	L 37–44	1–8 (0–7)	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1939	Gettysburg	L 27–37	1–9 (0–8)	9 – Rodgers	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 1939	at Lebanon Valley	L 33–46	1–10 (0–9)	10 – Kulesh	–	–	Lebanon High School Lebanon, PA
February 25, 1939	Albright	L 34–48	1–11 (0–10)	12 – Wolf	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 1939	at Ursinus	L 34–40	1–12 (0–11)	9 – Bennett	–	–
March 3, 1939	Muhlenberg	L 41–47	1–13 (0–12)	19 – Conard	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Bill Kulesh

EPCBL All-Conference Second Team

References

^ "Up In The Air Goes Estweiler" (PDF). The Triangle. January 17, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved June 14, 2017.

[1] "Up In The Air Goes Estweiler" (PDF). The Triangle. January 17, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved June 14, 2017.

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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
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