DRAKE MEN’S BASKETBALL DRAKE BULLDOGSMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 29 | AT ILLINOIS STATE | FEB. 24, 2019 • The Drake University men’s basketball travels to SCHEDULE Feb. 24, 2019 • 1 p.m. CST Illinois State holding on to a tie for first place in the Normal, Ill. • Redbird Arena November MVC standings. • The Bulldogs have won four-straight games and five 4 COE (EXH) W, 99-58 of their six games in February to stand at 21-7 overall 8 BUENA VISTA W, 98-52 COMPARISON and 10-5 in league play. 13 at Colorado L, 100-71 • Drake’s 20-win season is the sixth in program 17 TEXAS STATE W, 75-69 Drake Team Illinois State history, the first since 2007-08 and second since Des Moines, Iowa Location Normal, Ill. 21 at UMKC W, 66-63 1970-71. Bulldogs Nickname Redbirds 27 BOISE STATE ! W, 83-74 • Earlier this season, the Redbirds clipped the Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Bulldogs in Des Moines, 69-55, to snap a four-game 21-7 Record 14-14 December Drake win streak. 10-5 Conference Record 7-8 • Drake’s D.J. Wilkins has emerged as a potential 1 vs NDSU ^ W, 95-88 Ranking MVC Freshman of the Year candidate by averaging 6 at Milwaukee W, 75-61 W4 Streak L5 12.2 points and 2.9 assists per game in league con- 15 vs Iowa State $ L, 77-68 Darian DeVries Head Coach Dan Muller tests while averaging 35 minutes per game. At SIU he 17 SIUE W, 79-66 21-7/1st Record at School 136-94/7th matched a career-high with 20 points. 21-7/1st Career Record 136-94/7th 19 RIDER W, 76-58 • Potential MVC Player of the Year candidate Nick 76.5 Points/Game 69.1 22 vs N.M. State # W, 66-63 McGlynn continues to lead the league in rebounding 2OT 71.0 Opp. Points/Game 71.0 23 vs. San Diego# W , 110-103 in league games at 9.1 rebounds per game and ninth +5.5 Scoring Margin -1.9 29 McKENDREE W, 98-70 in scoring at 14.8 points per game. .471 FG% .438 • Drake has won nine of its last 11 contests. .437 Opp. FG% .444 • Drake’s 10 MVC wins to date are tied for the pro- January .364 3FG% .342 2OT gram’s most since 2008. 2 at Evansville* L , 82-77 .310 Opp. 3FG% .343 • Head coach Darian DeVries’ 21 wins are already 5 LOYOLA* L, 85-74 .751 FT% .700 the second most by a first-year head coach at Drake 35.8 Rebounds/Game 34.4 8 SIU* W, 82-70 since 1950 and the most by a first-year head coach in 33.8 Opp. Rebounds/Game 34.9 13 at UNI* L, 57-54 the nation this season. +2.0 Rebounding Margin -0.5 16 at Bradley* W, 69-52 • Brady Ellingson leads the league in three-point 15.7 Assists/Game 13.6 20 MISSOURI ST.* W, 74-63 shooting in league action by shooting 47-of-87 from 13.3 Turnovers/Game 12.7 the arc (.540). Overall, he ranks seventh nationally in 23 EVANSVILLE* W, 78-66 -1.1 Turnover Margin -0.4 three-point accuracy at 47.7 percent and is averaging 26 at Valparaiso* W, 70-59 5.4 Steals/Game 4.8 18.3 points per game in the last three outings. 30 ILLINOIS STATE* L, 69-55 3.9 Blocks/Game 3.1 LAST THREE GAMES - LEADERS ON THE AIR February SCORING 2 at Indiana State* W, 68-62 Television CBS Sports Network BRADY ELLINGSON 5 at Loyola* L, 86-64 Play-by-play Chris Hassell 9 UNI* W, 83-77 G • 6-4 • 191 • Sr. • Menomonee Falls, Wis. Analyst Marc Jackson 12 at SIU* W, 72-69 16 VALPARAISO* W, 84-79 Radio ESPN 1350-AM 18.3 RPG Play-by-play Michael Admire 19 BRADLEY* W, 77-68 Analyst Paul Doerrfeld 24 at Illinois State* 1 p.m. Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts 27 INDIANA STATE* 7 p.m. at SIU 6-11 3-5 2-2 17 Streaming Video CBSSports.com Valparaiso 6-12 4-8 5-5 21 March COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS Bradley 4-10 2-6 7-7 17 2 at Missouri State* 3 p.m. Total 16-33 9-19 14-14 55/18.3 Drake Ty Patton ! - MVC/MWC Challenge Office 515-271-3014 REBOUNDING Mobile 205-310-1271 ^ - US Bank Stadium Classic E-mail [email protected] NICK McGLYNN $ - Hy-Vee Classic Website www.GoDrakeBulldogs.com F • 6-8 • 244 • Sr. • Stoughton, Wis. # - Continental Tire Classic - Twitter @DrakeBulldogsMB/@TyPatton_Drake 10.3 RPG Las Vegas * MVC Contest Illinois State Bill Salyer All times central Office 309-438-3805 Opponent O-Reb. D-Reb. Total Mobile 260-705-3963 at SIU 2 11 13 E-mail [email protected] Valparaiso 1 8 9 Webiste www.GoRedbirds.com Bradley 3 6 9 Twitter @Bill_Salyer/@Redbird_MBB Total 6 25 31/10.3 WWW.GODRAKEBULLDOGS.COM 1 TWITTER @DUBULLDOGS | @DRAKEBULLDOGSMB DRAKE MEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS University Location Des Moines, Iowa Founded 1881 Enrollment 5,015 Nickname Bulldogs Colors Blue & White Arena (Capacity): Knapp Center (7,152) Conference Missouri Valley Conference President Marty Martin Director of Athletics Brian Hardin Faculty Athletics Rep. Steve Scullen Coaching Staff Head Coach Darian DeVries Alma Mater UNI, 1998 Record at Drake 21-7 (1st season) HEAD COACH DARIAN DEVRIES Career Record 21-7 (1st season) Assistants Matt Woodley RETURNS TO THE VALLEY Larry Blunt Marty Richter • A veteran coach with experience in the BIG EAST and Missouri Valley Conferences, DeVries was Director of Operations Matt Gatens previously an assistant coach at Creighton University for 17 years and spent 20 total seasons on staff Video Coordinator Cory Marquardt with the Bluejays. During that span, he helped guide the Bluejays to 19 postseason appearances and 12 NCAA Tournament berths. Team Information • DeVries, 42, was one of the longest-tenured men’s basketball assistant coaches at one school in 2017-18 Record 17-17 the nation and recently assisted the Bluejays in their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last seven years. 2017-18 MVC Record/Finish 10-8/T-3rd 2017-18 H/A/N Record 11-3/4-11/2-3 • During his time on the Creighton staff under both Dana Altman and Greg McDermott, the program Starters Returning/Lost 1/4 has accumulated a record of 460-211 and 231-129 in conference games. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 2/8 • Under his guidance, Creighton has had 15 first-team all-conference selections, six conference Newcomers 10 Players of the Year, three Newcomers of the Year, three Freshmen of the Year and three Defensive Players of the Year. CU has also had seven All-America honorees in that time, including Doug Mc- Program History Dermott, the first player in 30 years to be named a First Team All-American by the AP in three straight All-Time Record 1,160-1,484 (.435) seasons. MVC Record 577-864 (.396) • At Creighton, DeVries worked closely with the Bluejay backcourt and did much of the scouting of MVC Tournament Record 17-39 (.327) the opposition. DeVries also played a significant role in the MVC Titles 7 (4 Outright/3 Shared) recruitment of future standouts, including five-star center (1935, 39, 64, 69, 70, 71, 2008) Justin Patton in 2015, who redshirted before turning into the No. 16 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Chicago MVC Tournament Titles 1 Bulls. (2008) NCAA Appearances 4 • In 2011-12, the Bluejays tied a school record with 29 wins (1969, 1970, 1971, 2008) and followed that with 28 and 27 wins in the successive seasons as part of a span of 18 20-win seasons in his 20 NCAA Record 5-4 (.555) years in Omaha. NIT Appearances 3 (1964, 1981, 1986) • During Creighton’s first season in the BIG EAST (2013- NIT Record 1-3 (.250) 14) DeVries’ stewardship of the Bluejays’ guards helped the team lead the nation in three-pointers made, three- point percentage and assist/turnover ratio. The squad also Media Relations ranked second in three-pointers per game and assists per Basketball Contact Ty Patton game as Doug McDermott swept all 14 National Player of the Year awards. Office 515-271-3014 Mobile 205-310-1271 • Before joining the staff at then Missouri Valley Conference E-mail [email protected] member Creighton in 1998, he already had an extensive Press Row 515-271-4878 background in the Valley as a starter at UNI under coach Eldon Miller. DeVries ranks 31st all-time in career scoring Fax 515-271-3015 at UNI with 1,084 points and was twice an MVC Scholar- Website www.GoDrakeBulldogs.com Athlete Team selection. The two-time UNI captain led the Panthers in three-point shooting three years and converted on 44 percent of his attempts as a senior with 3.1 assists per game. WWW.GODRAKEBULLDOGS.COM 2 TWITTER @DUBULLDOGS | @DRAKEBULLDOGSMB DRAKE MEN’S BASKETBALL OVERALL • 21-7 HOME • 12-2 LAST GAME • W, 77-68 VS. BRADLEY MVC • 10-5 AWAY • 6-4 LAST 5 • 4-1 NEUTRAL • 3-1 NEXT GAME - FEB. 27 - VS. INDIANA STATE HIGHS D.J. WILKINS LAST GAME: Scored 17 points and was 7-of-7 from the CAREER SEASON free-throw line. G • 6-2 • 179 • Fr. NOTES PTS 20 20 Merrillville, Ind. • Is second on the team in three-pointers with 59. PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG • Redshirted his lone season at Florida SouthWestern REB 7 7 0 where he was teammates with Tremell and Anthony 11.4 2.9 2.8 0.9 0.0 32.8 Murphy.