The 1987–88 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented
Drexel University
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Daskalakis Athletic Center
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Description and history
The facility is best known for its 2,509-seat multi-purpose arena that is home to multiple Drexel University Drag ...
(with the exception of 3 home games that were played at the
Palestra
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) and were members of the
East Coast Conference
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(ECC).
The team finished the season 18–10, and finished in 2nd place in the ECC in the regular season.
Drexel won their game against
Manhattan
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via forfeit when Manhattah Head Coach Bob Delle Bovi took his team off the court to protest the officiating with 8:09 left to play in the second half. The recorded final score of 70–56 was the score at the time of the incident.
On January 6, 1988, John Rankin set the Drexel team record for most points in a single game, scoring 44 points against Rider. Later in the season, Michael Anderson scored 43 and 42 points in games against Lehigh and Rider respectively, which were the second and third highest scoring single game records in team history.
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
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runner-up
*Preseason ECC All-Conference First Team
;Tom Murphy
*ECC All-Rookie Team
*Lawrence Grassi Award (most improved player)
;
Todd Lehmann
Todd Lehmann is an American former basketball player. He played for Drexel University for four years. In 1990, as a senior, he led the nation with 9.29 assists per game. His 260 total assists that season was a school record.