2000–01 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 2nd-year head coach Steve Seymour, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the America East Conference (AEC).

2000–01 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record15–12 (12–6 AEC)
Head coach
Home arenaDaskalakis Athletic Center
Seasons
2000–01 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 16 2   .889 26 5   .839
Delaware 14 4   .778 20 10   .667
Drexel 12 6   .667 15 12   .556
Maine 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Boston University 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Northeastern 8 10   .444 10 19   .345
Towson 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
Vermont 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
New Hampshire 6 12   .333 7 21   .250
Hartford 1 17   .056 4 24   .143
2001 America East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The team finished the season 15–12 and finished in 3rd place in the AEC in the regular season. They were defeated by Northeastern in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament.[1]

Roster edit

2000–01 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 3, 2000
Delaware W 82–70  2–2
(0–1)
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,064)
Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2000*
vs. Saint Joseph's L 54–68  2–4
                  Palestra (4,337)
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*
vs. Davidson W 84–73  4–5
                   (16,628)
Albuquerque, NM
Unknown*
at New Mexico L 60–93  4–6
                   (16,705)
Albuquerque, NM
Unknown
at Boston University W 74–62  5–7
                   (606)
 
January 10, 2001*
at Penn
Battle of 33rd Street
W 68–63  6–7
                  Palestra (3,033)
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
Maine W 88–83 
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,534)
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
New Hampshire W 89–74 
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,156)
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
Boston University W 80–71 
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,928)
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown
at New Hampshire L 85–93 
                   (673)
 
Unknown
at Maine L 78–92  15–10
                   (4,139)
 
AEC tournament

(3) vs. (6) Northeastern
Quarterfinals
L 73–74  15–12
                  Bob Carpenter Center (4,294)
Newark, DE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards edit

Mike Kouser
  • AEC All-Conference First Team
  • AEC Player of the Week (2)
Joe Linderman
  • AEC All-Conference Second Team
Stephen Starks
  • AEC All-Conference First Team

References edit

  1. ^ "Northeastern 74, Drexel 73". ESPN. March 3, 2001. Retrieved February 7, 2024.