The 1984–85 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Dragons, led by 8th year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC). The team finished the season 10–18, and finished in 2nd place in the ECC in the regular season. In the 1984–85 season, freshman guard Michael Anderson set the school records at the time for points in a season by a freshman (393), assists in a season (137), seals in a season (84), and assists in a game by a freshman (11, vs Delaware on February 2). He also tied the team record for free throws made and in attempted in a game (18 and 23 respectively, vs Northwestern Louisiana).

Roster

*Junior Center Charles Hickman left the team during the season for academic reasons

Schedule

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Awards

; Michael Anderson *ECC All–Conference Second Team *ECC All–Rookie Team *Basketball Times All-Freshman team honorable mention *Ragin' Cajuns' Budweiser Bayou Classic All-Tournament team ;Charles Hickman *Orange Bowl Classic All-Tournament team

References

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