1951–52 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1951–52 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1951–52 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference
	Southern
Record	9–10 (5–5 MASCAC)
Head coach	Harold Kollar (3rd season);
Captains	Alfred MacCart; Stan Laskus;
Home arena	Curtis Hall Gym,; Sayre High School

The 1951–52 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1951–52 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 3rd year head coach Harold Kollar, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym, aside from 3 of their final 4 home games which were played at Sayre High School, and were members of the Southern division of the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC).

In the 1951–52 season, Dan Promislo averaged 15.2 rebounds per game (288 in 19 games), settings a team record.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
F	Stan Laskus (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—		John Bartram HS
C	Basil Barno	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
	Bernard McNamee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
G	Alfred MacCart (C)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Sr	John Bartram HS
	Carl Schaeffer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
	George Seidel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—
	James Toner	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—
F	Bob Brewton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—		Central HS (PA)
	Evans Morrison	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
	William Banks	—	—
	Dan Promislo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
	J. Richard Walker	—	—
	Victor Quattrini	—	—
	Edward Roman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—
	Arthur Jones	—	—

Head coach

Harold Kollar (Drexel)

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
Regular season
Unknown*	Rutgers–Camden	W 46–44	1–0	–	–	–
Unknown*	Lehigh	W 57–56	2–0	19 – MacCart	–	–
January 8, 1952	Delaware	L 52–84	2–1 (0–1)	–	–	–	Philadelphia, PA
January 12, 1952	Swarthmore	W 77–63	3–1 (1–1)	15 – Barno	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 1952	at Haverford	W 63–53	4–1 (2–1)	19 – Barno	–	–	Ryan Gym Haverford, PA
January 16, 1952*	Stevens Tech	W 77–54	5–1	20 – MacCart	–	–
January 1952*	Philadelphia Textile	W 73–56	6–1	–	–	–
January 23, 1952*	Naval Air Station (NJ)	L 77–78	6–2	–	–	–
January 26, 1952*	at West Chester	L 67–75	6–3	20 – Barno	–	–	West Chester, PA
January 30, 1952*	at Saint Joseph's	L 54–66	6–4	11 – Tied	13 – Promislo	7 – MacCart
February 1, 1952	Pennsylvania Military College	L 68–77	6–5 (2–2)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 1952	Haverford	W 56–40	7–5 (3–2)	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1952	Drexel Alumni						Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 11, 1952*	at Temple	L 68–88	7–6	12 – Schaeffer	–	–	South Hall Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 1952	at Swarthmore	L 53–80	7–7 (3–3)	14 – Schaeffer	6 – 3 Tied	4 – 3 Tied
February 15, 1952	Ursinus	W 82–56	8–7 (4–3)	–	–	–	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 1952	at Delaware	L 53–66	8–8 (4–4)	–	–	–	Newark, DE
February 1952	Pennsylvania Military College	L 84–98	8–9 (4–5)	–	–	–
February 27, 1952*	Franklin & Marshall	L 85–91 ^OT	8–10	30 – Barno	26 – Promislo	11 – MacCart	Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 1952	at Ursinus	W 64–63	9–10 (5–5)	20 – Barno	–	–
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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 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 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

Roster

Schedule

References