The 1985–86 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony Joseph Drexel, Anthony J. Drexel, a financier ...
during the
1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Season headlines
* The Big South Conference began conference play. It had been founded in 1983, but its members had played as NCAA Division I independent schools, Division I independents until this season.
* The ECAC South renamed itself the C ...
. The Dragons, led by 9th year head coach
Eddie Burke, played their home games at the
Daskalakis Athletic Center
Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC) is a athletic and recreational facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Description and history
The facility is best known for its 2,509-seat multi-purpose arena that is home to multiple Drexel University Drag ...
and were members of the
East Coast Conference
The East Coast Conference (ECC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located primarily in the state of New York, with a single ...
(ECC).
The team finished the season 19–12, and finished in 1st place in the ECC in the regular season.
In the 1985–86 season, sophomore guard
Michael Anderson set the school records at the time for both assists and steals in a season, recording 225 assists and 92 steals.
In the season opener against Villanova, Anderson also set the school record for most free throws attempted in a game, with 24.
On December 15, 1985, in their game against Coppin State, the team set a school record for most steals in a game as a team with 19 steals.
Roster
Schedule
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ECC Tournament
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1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1986, and ended with the champion ...
Awards
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Michael Anderson
*
ECC Player of the Year
*ECC All-Conference First Team
*ECC Tournament Most Valuable Player
*ECC All-Tournament Team
;
Eddie Burke
*ECC Coach of the Year
[
;John Rankin
*ECC Rookie of the Year][
*ECC All-Rookie Team
*ECC All-Conference Second Team
*ECC All-Tournament Team
]
References
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