1894–95 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team

The 1894–95 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1894–95 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold, led by 1st year head coach John Gray, played their home games at Main Building. The 1894–95 team was the first at Drexel, and the 5th collegiate team to start up in the US. The first game of the season against Temple University was the first intercollegiate event ever played at the school.

1894–95 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
  • John W. Gray (1st season)
CaptainRobert Woodward
Home arenaMain Building
Seasons
1894–95 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drexel   7 2   .778
Temple   8 3   .727
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1894–1895 Drexel basketball team

Roster

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1894–95 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Robert J. Woodward (C)
Green
Shoe
Price
Dunning
Bosbyshell
Gaskill
Randolph
Kempton
Merrick
Shick
Cummings
Waring
W.H. Gruel
Grogan
Gormon
Young
Head coach
  • John Gray
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 22, 1894 [2]*
at Temple W 26–1  1–0
                   
 
December 1, 1894 [3]*
Temple W 13–0  ?–0
                   
Philadelphia, PA
December 14, 1894[4]*
Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA W 5–3  ?–0
                   
 
January 25, 1895 [5]*
Central High School (PA) W 1–0  ?–0
 1  Shoe               
Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 1895 [6]*
at Central YMCA W Forfeit 
                  Central Gymnasium 
Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1895[7]*
at Wilmington YMCA L 2–4  ?–1
 1  Tied               
Wilmington, DE
March 2, 1895*
at Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA W 2–0  ?–1
                   
 
March 15, 1895 [8]*
Wilmington YMCA L 1–2  ?–2
                   
Philadelphia, PA
March 22, 1895 [9]*
Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA T 0–0  7–2–1
                   
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*
West Philadelphia YMCA Reserves W  
                   
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Basket Ball League". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 26, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Game of Basket Ball". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 2, 1894. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Drexel Institute Wins". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 15, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 27, 1895 · Page 2". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 27, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "FORFEITED TO DREXEL". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. February 10, 1895. p. 7. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "Y.M.C.A. Victorious" (PDF). chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Wilmington, DE: Delaware Gazette. February 21, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  8. ^ "The Evening Journal from Wilmington, Delaware on March 16, 1895 · Page 1". newspapers.com. The Evening Journal. March 16, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Neither Side Scored". newspapers.com. Philadelphia, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 23, 1895. p. 9. Retrieved October 5, 2018.