Ronald Coley, who graduated in 1972, earned three varsity letters as a member of the men’s basketball team. He was the first Dragon basketball player to score 1,000 career points. A team captain as a senior, Coley won Drexel’s Outstanding Player Award and the university’s Outstanding Varsity Athlete Award in both 1970 and 1971. He became just the second Drexel player to score 400 points in a season when he did it in 1970.
Twice an All-Middle Atlantic Conference and a Philadelphia Sportswriters Small College All-Star, Coley averaged 16.9 points during his career at Drexel. He ended his career with 1,098 career points, shot 49.2 percent from the floor and 80 percent from the free-throw line.
