1930–31 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

1930–31 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
1930–31 Drexel Dragons men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	10–10
Head coach	Walter Halas (4th season);
Captain	Bill Johnson
Home arena	Curtis Hall Gym
	Seasons ← 1929–30 1931–32 →

The 1930–31 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1930–31 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th year head coach Walter Halas, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	Bill Johnson (C)	—	—	So
G	Al Eckelmeyer	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Northeast HS (PA)	Philadelphia, PA
G	Bill Bishop	—	—

Head coach

Walter Halas (Illinois)

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
December 6, 1930* 8:00 pm	Hahnemann	W 34–21	1–0	7 – Tied	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 1930*	Philadelphia Textile	W 35–16	2–0	12 – Reynolds	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 1930*	Gallaudet	W 36–30	3–0	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 1931*	Washington (MD)	L 14–36	3–1	5 – Johnson	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 7, 1931*	George Washington	L 23–47	3–2	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 1931*	Susquehanna	Postponed (Death of J. Peterson Ryder)					Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 1931*	Delaware	Cancelled (Death of J. Peterson Ryder)
January 1931*	Philadelphia Osteopathic	Cancelled (Death of J. Peterson Ryder)
January 20, 1931*	at Ursinus	Postponed (Death of J. Peterson Ryder)					Collegeville, PA
January 24, 1931* 8:15 pm	Upsala	W 28–16	4–2	9 – Yunker	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 1931*	Gettysburg	L 28–30	4–3	7 – Redmond	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym (1,000) Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 1931*	Albright	L 32–40	4–4	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 1931*	Susquehanna Rescheduled from January 26^[1]	L 27–29	4–5	14 – Yunker	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 1931*	at Stevens Tech	L 19–39	4–6	– Tied	–	–	Hoboken, NJ
February 10, 1931*	Haverford	W 31–18	5–6	12 – Redmond	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 1931*	Amherst	W 19–16	5–7	– Redmond	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 1931*	Moravian	W 61–19	6–7	–	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym
February 20, 1931*	at Susquehanna	W –	7–7	–	–	–	Selinsgrove, PA
February 21, 1931*	at Juniata	L 30–44	7–8	10 – Bublitz	–	–	Huntingdon, PA
February 24, 1931*	Pennsylvania Military College	W 34–27	8–8	12 – Bublitz	–	–	Curtis Hall Gym Philadelphia, PA
February 1931*	at Gallaudet	W –	9–8	–	–	–
February 1931*	at George Washington	W 31–29	10–8	–	–	–
March 3, 1931*	at Ursinus Rescheduled from January 20	L 31–35 ^OT	10–9	–	–	–	Collegeville, PA
March 4, 1931*	at West Chester	L 27–30	10–10	–	–	–
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Postpone Opening for Drexel Six". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 26, 1931. p. 14. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

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[1] "Postpone Opening for Drexel Six". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 26, 1931. p. 14. Retrieved March 9, 2026.

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v t e 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 1951–52 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 2026–27