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• The Drake men’s basketball team is set to embark SCHEDULE Nov. 13, 2015 • 7:04 p.m. CST on its third season under head coach Ray Giacoletti. The first two seasons of the veteran head coach’s Des Moines, Iowa • Knapp Center November tenure saw the team win 24 games as the rebuilding 7 McKENDREE (Exh.) W, 95-78 of the programs foundation progressed forward. 13 SIMPSON 7 p.m. COMPARISON 2014-15 STATS • The Bulldogs open up the 2015-16 season Friday evening against nearby Simpson College for the 16 at Tulane 7 p.m. 21 UMKC 7 p.m. Drake Team Simpson second meeting between the two programs in as Des Moines, Iowa Location Indianola, Iowa many years. 23 vs. W. Kentucky! 5 p.m. Bulldogs Nickname Storm • Last season, Drake weathered the Storm, winning 24 vs. TBA! TBA Missouri Valley Conference Iowa Intercollegiate 84-62, in the Knapp Center on Dec. 22, 2014. 25 vs. TBA! TBA 9-22 Record 6-19 • Prior to that meeting, the teams had met just once 28 UIC 2 p.m. 6-12 Conference Record 1-13 since 1946 in a series that Drake leads, 25-13. Ranking • Heading into the 2015-16 season, 13 of the 14 Streak players on the roster were recruited by Giacoletti and December Ray Giacoletti Head Coach Brad Bjorkgren staff, including two returning players that earned 5 at Bowling Green 3 p.m. 24-38/3rd Record at School 1st season a combined three All-Missouri Valley Conference 9 DePAUL 7 p.m. 195-161/13th Career Record 1st season honorees. 12 at Nevada 6 p.m. 59.5 Points/Game 65.5 • As a freshman, point guard Reed Timmer earned 66.8 Opp. Points/Game 75.3 19 vs. Iowa$ 3:30 p.m. MVC All-Freshman and All-Newcomer honors by -7.3 Scoring Margin -9.8 22 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 7 p.m. leading Bulldogs in scoring with 11.5 points and 2.4 .456 FG% .412 31 at Wichita State * 1 p.m. .477 Opp. FG% .450 assists per game. • Seven-foot center Jacob Enevold was named to the .408 3FG% .354 January .388 Opp. 3FG% .363 MVC Most Improved Team and will tutor the team’s .768 FT% .675 most recent 7-foot addition in Polish center Dominik 3 ILLINOIS STATE * 1 p.m. 26.1 Rebounds/Game 31.6 Olejniczak. 6 INDIANA STATE * 7 p.m. 29.4 Opp. Rebounds/Game 40.7 • The Bulldogs also return a pair of other regular start- 9 at UNI * 7 p.m. -3.2 Rebounding Margin -9.1 ers in sophomore C.J. Rivers and sixth-year player 12 at Evansville * 7 p.m. 11.9 Assists/Game 10.0 Karl Madison. 17 SIU * 3 p.m. 13.2 Turnovers/Game 12.6 • Seven newcomers, including three redshirted 20 MISSOURI STATE * 7 p.m. -3.1 Turnover Margin +0.4 players, will be added to that core of experienced 4.5 Steals/Game 6.3 returners. 23 at Loyola * 1 p.m. 1.9 Blocks/Game 2.8 • Simpson is in its first season under head coach 26 at Illinois State * 7 p.m. Brad Bjorkgren. 30 BRADLEY * 2 p.m. ON THE AIR RETURNING LEADERS February Television The Valley On ESPN3 2 at Indiana State * 6 p.m. Play-by-play Larry Morgan SCORING Analyst Paul Doerrfeld REED TIMMER 6 UNI * 1 p.m. G • 6-1 • 185 • So. • New Berlin, Wis. 9 WICHITA STATE * 7 p.m. Radio ESPN 1350-AM 13 at SIU * 3 p.m. Play-by-play Larry Cotlar 11.5 PPG 17 EVANSVILLE * 8 p.m. Analyst Adam Emmenecker 20 at Bradley * 8 p.m. Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts 24 at Missouri State * 7 p.m. Streaming Video ESPN/WatchESPN 27 LOYOLA * 1 p.m.

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Ray Giacoletti was introduced as the 26th head coach in Drake men’s basketball history during a press conference on QUICK FACTS March 28, 2013. In his first season at the helm of the Bulldogs, he led the University squad to a 10-3 start to the season that included the Fresno Location Des Moines, Iowa State Classic championship and a program-record five wins Founded 1881 in the month of November. The team finished his first season Enrollment 5,348 with a 15-16 record. Nickname Bulldogs In his second season, he coached an uneven roster that Colors Blue & White included five seniors and five freshmen to a 9-22 mark. The Arena (Capacity): Knapp Center (7,152) team continued to develop throughout the season, winning Conference Missouri Valley Conference five of its final 10 regular-season games. Giacoletti served as an assistant coach at Gonzaga Univer- President Earl F. ‘Marty’ Martin Head Coach sity for six seasons (2007-13), where he helped lead the pe- Faculty Athletics Rep. Renae Chesnut rennial basketball power to six straight NCAA appearances, Ray five West Coast Conference titles and a 163-41 (.799) record Coaching Staff during his time on campus in Spokane, Wash. Head Coach Ray Giacoletti GIACOLETTI In 2012-13, Gonzaga marched to a 32-3 record and spent Alma Mater Minot State, 1985 the final three weeks of the season ranked No. 1 in both the First Season Record at Drake 24-38 (2nd season) Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls to earn a Career Record 195-161 (12th season) No. 1 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament. Giacoletti came to Gonzaga with 10 total years of head Assistants Jeff Rutter coaching experience and a three-year tenure as the head coach at the where he Todd Townsend led the Utes to a 29-6 record in his first season to tie for the third-most wins in program history and Dave Buchanan advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. That squad won 18-straight games to win the Director of Operations JR Blount Mountain West Conference regular-season title and recorded the best league record to date (13-1) in Video Coordinator Chris McMahon the six-year history of the league. As a result, Giacoletti was named the NABC District 13, USBWA District 8, and Mountain West Team Information Conference Coach of the Year. Sophomore center became Utah’s first consensus 2014-15 Record 9-22 National Player of the Year, winning the John R. Wooden Award, Naismith, National Association of Basketball Coaches and Associated Press Player of the Year honors. In three seasons on the Utah 2014-15 MVC Record 6-12 bench, he amassed a 54-40 record. 2014-15 H/A/N Record 8-6/1-11/0-5 Prior to taking the reins at Utah, he served as the head coach at Eastern Washington University Starters Returning/Lost 4/3 where he went 69-50 in four seasons, the best mark of any coach in the school’s NCAA Division I Letterwinners Returning/Lost 6/4 history. He guided the Eagles to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2004, as well as the Newcomers 7 regular-season and tournament titles. In each of Giacoletti’s first three years, the Eagles placed second in the Big Sky during the regular season and advanced to the tournament Program History championship game. In 2002-03, Giacoletti led EWU to the NIT for the program’s first postseason bid All-Time Record 1,188-1,411 (.459) since 1947 when it was a NAIA program. MVC Record 553-820 (.403) MVC Tournament Record 17-36 (.327) MVC Titles 7 (4 Outright/3 Shared) CAREER HEAD COACHING HISTORY AND RESULTS (1935, 39, 64, 69, 70, 71, 2008) , Head Coach, 2013-Present MVC Tournament Titles 1 Year Record Pct. MVC Record Pct. Postseason/Honors (2008) 2013-14 15-16 .484 6-12 .333 NCAA Appearances 4 2014-15 9-22 .290 6-12 .333 (1969, 1970, 1971, 2008) Total 24-38 .387 12-24 .333 NCAA Record 5-4 (.555) University of Utah, Head Coach, 2004-06 NIT Appearances 3 Year Record Pct. MW Record Pct. Postseason/Honors (1964, 1981, 1986) 2004-05 29-6 .829 13-1 .929 NCAA Sweet 16 NIT Record 1-3 (.250) 2005-06 14-15 .483 6-10 .375 2006-07 11-19 .367 6-10 .375 Media Relations Total 54-40 .574 25-21 .543 Basketball Contact Ty Patton Office 515-271-3014 Eastern Washington University, Head Coach, 2000-03 Year Record Pct. BS Record Pct. Postseason/Honors Mobile 205-310-1271 2000-01 17-11 .607 11-5 .688 E-mail [email protected] 2001-02 17-13 .567 10-4 .714 Press Row 515-271-4878 2002-03 18-13 .581 9-5 .642 NIT 1st Round Fax 515-271-3015 2003-04 17-13 .567 11-3 .786 NCAA 1st Round Website www.GoDrakeBulldogs.com Total 69-50 .580 41-17 .707

North Dakota State, Head Coach, 1997-99 Year Record Pct. NCC Record Pct. Postseason/Honors 1997-98 18-9 .667 9-9 .500 1998-99 14-13 .519 8-10 .444 1999-00 16-11 .592 9-9 .500 Total 48-33 .593 26-28 .481

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OVERALL • 0-0 HOME • 0-0 LAST GAME • MVC • 0-0 AWAY • 0-0 LAST 10 • 0-0 NEUTRAL • 0-0 NEXT GAME • NOV. 16 - AT TULANE - 7 P.M.

C.J. RIVERS LAST GAME: Had eight points, four rebounds and G • 6-2 • 187 • So. • Cahokia, Ill. four assists in the exhibition. CAREER HIGHS Pts: 11 - IUPUI, 11/25/14 0 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Reb: 8 - BGSU, 11/15/14 3.5 2.5 1.4 0.5 0.0 18.2 Ast: 3 - Six times

KARL MADISON LAST GAME: Had four points and an assist in 13 G • 5-11 • 174 • RSr. • Springfield, Ill. minutes against McKendree. CAREER HIGHS Pts: 24 - Indiana St., 12/28/11 1 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Reb: 5 - Virginia, 11/21/11 2.4 1.4 2.5 0.5 0.0 20.7 Ast: 9 - Iowa Wesleyan, 11/12/13

BILLY WAMPLER LAST GAME: Had five points in 16 minutes and was F • 6-6 • 200 • Fr. • Eau Claire, Wis. 2-of-7 from the field. CAREER HIGHS Pts: 2 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Reb: Ast:

GRAHAM WOODWARD LAST GAME: Had 18 points with eight assists and CAREER HIGHS G • 6-0 • 182 • RSo. • Edina, Minn. five rebounds again McKendree. Pts: 11 at Ohio State, 1/29/14 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Reb: 3 three times 3 Ast: 2 vs. Mississippi, 11/30/13p

JACOB ENEVOLD JENSEN LAST GAME: Had two points and five rebounds. C • 7-0 • 246 • Jr. • Lunderskov, Denmark CAREER HIGHS Pts: 21 - Loyola, 2/25/15 11 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Reb: 15 - Wichita St., 12/31/14 7.9 5.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 27.1 Ast: 3 - at UNI, 1/11/14

REED TIMMER LAST GAME: Scored 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting G • 6-1 • 185 • So. • New Berlin, Wis. in 23 minutes CAREER HIGHS Pts: 25 - at SIU, 2/28/15 12 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Reb: 7 - Missouri St., 2/22/15 11.5 2.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 30.0 Ast: 6 - Two times

A.J. RUTTER LAST GAME: Did not play. G • 6-1 • 180 • RSo. • Ames, Iowa CAREER HIGHS Pts: 14 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Reb: Ast:

CASEY SCHLATTER LAST GAME: Made his Drake debut with six points, F • 6-10 • 220 • RFr. • Iowa Falls, Iowa five rebounds and two assists. CAREER HIGHS Pts: 22 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Reb: Ast:

ORE AROGUNDADE LAST GAME: Scored eight points in 17 minutes. G • 6-3 • 185 • So. • Chicago, Ill. CAREER HIGHS Pts: 11 - WMU, 11/22/14 23 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Reb: 5 - BGSU, 11/15/14 3.8 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.0 13.1 Ast: 1 - Three times

JOHANNES DOLVEN LAST GAME: Was scoreless in four minutes. F • 6-8 • 230 • Fr. • Oslo, Norway CAREER HIGHS Pts: 25 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Reb: Ast:

KALE ABRAHAMSON LAST GAME: Had a team-high 22 points on 7-of-13 F • 6-8 • 218 • RJr. • West Des Moines, Iowa shooting and 5-of-9 from the arc with six rebounds CAREER HIGHS and three assists. Pts: 19 vs. UCLA, 11/29/13 31 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Reb: 9 vs. Brown, 12/22/13 Ast: 2 vs. UCLA, 11/29/13

c NICK M GLYNN LAST GAME: Scored five points in seven minutes. F • 6-8 • 223 • Fr. • Stoughton, Wis. CAREER HIGHS Pts: 35 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Reb: Ast:

DOMINIK OLEJNICZAK LAST GAME: Had three points and six rebounds in C • 7-0 • 249 • Fr. • Tourn, Poland 14 minutes. CAREER HIGHS Pts: 44 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Reb: Ast:

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DRAKE • (0-0, 0-0 MVC) • HEAD COACH - RAY GIACOLETTI (MINOT STATE ‘85) • 195-161 OVERALL • 24-38 AT DRAKE RECORD WHEN ...

ROSTER (2014-15 STATS) Under No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% ‘15-16 Giacoletti 0 C.J. Rivers G 6-2 187 So. Cahokia, Ill. 3.5 2.5 1.4 .500 .400 .650 At home 17-11 1 Karl Madison G 5-11 174 Gr. Springfield, Ill. 2.4 1.4 2.5 .333 .385 .657 On the road 5-20 2 Billy Wampler F 6-6 200 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis. At neutral sites 2-7 3 Graham Woodward G 6-0 182 RSo. Edina, Minn. In overtime 0-1 11 Jacob Enevold C 7-0 246 Jr. Lunderskov, Denmark 7.9 5.6 0.4 .565 .000 .636 In MVC games 12-24 12 Reed Timmer G 6-1 185 So. New Berlin, Wis. 11.6 2.3 2.5 .432 .356 .861 In MVC tournament 0-2 14 A.J. Rutter G 6-1 180 RSo. Ames, Iowa In non-conference games 12-12 22 Casey Schlatter F 6-10 220 RFr. Iowa Falls, Iowa 23 Ore Arogundade G 6-3 185 So. Chicago, Ill. 3.8 1.6 0.7 .403 .538 .732 In games decided by ... 25 Johannes Dolven F 6-8 230 Fr. Oslo, Norway 5 points or less 7-8 31 Kale Abrahamson F 6-8 218 RJr. W. Des Moines, Iowa 6-10 points 9-8 32 Kory Kuenstling F/C 6-11 232 So. Dunkerton, Iowa 2.0 1.3 0.1 .444 .000 .813 11 points or more 8-22 35 Nick McGlynn F 6-8 223 Fr. Stoughton, Wis. 44 Dominik Olejniczak C 7-0 249 Fr. Tourn, Poland Leading at the half 19-4 Trailing at the half 4-32 Tied at the half 1-2

Shooting 40% or better 23-21 Shooting less than 40% 1-17 Opp. 40% or better 12-36 SIMPSON • (0-0, 0-0 IIAC) • HEAD COACH - BRAD BJORKGREN (SIMPSON ‘93) • 0-0 OVERALL • 0-0 AT SIMPSON Opp. less than 40% 12-2 ROSTER (2014-15 STATS) Shooting better than opp. 22-6 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% Shooting worse than opp. 2-32 5 Ben Rajewski G 5-11 160 Fr. Lawrence, Kan. 11 Austin Turner G 6-0 165 Jr. San Antonio, Texas 5.3 3.0 2.3 .325 .361 .750 Outrebounding opp. 21-8 13 Dillon Gretzky G 6-2 185 Sr. Grinnell, Iowa 7.9 3.3 0.8 .414 .309 .589 Opp. outrebounds DU 3-29 15 Brook Thompson G 5-10 155 Jr. Nevada, Iowa 1.8 0.7 0.7 .320 .421 .600 Rebounds are tied 0-1 21 Krunal Thakor G 6-0 180 So. Fort Dodge, Iowa 23 Darrin Futch G 6-3 175 Jr. Detroit, Mich. 70% or better on FT 15-21 25 DJ Dafney G 6-2 200 Jr. W. Des Moines, Iowa 6.7 4.7 1.2 .391 .222 .698 70% or less on FT 9-16 31 Ryan Skaar G 6-2 180 Jr. Story City, Iowa 8.8 1.6 1.1 .477 .554 .739 More FT att. than opp. 12-14 33 Cody Good G 6-1 180 Jr. Ogden, Iowa 1.9 1.3 0.4 .375 .200 .714 Less FT att. than opp. 10-21 35 Sabonis Smith G 6-4 190 So. Des Moines, Iowa 0.9 0.6 0.1 .333 .000 .667 Same FT att. as opp. 0-1 41 Sam Amsbaugh F 6-5 215 So. Sheffield, Iowa 43 Jamie Montgomery G 6-3 180 So. Ankeny, Iowa 3.3 1.2 0.6 .341 .316 .875 40% or better on 3PT 17-16 45 Cort Singleton C 6-10 225 Jr. Indianola, Iowa 3.0 3.1 0.6 .533 .000 .500 Less than 40% on 3PT 7-22 51 Cody Isabel F 6-6 240 So. Kansas City, Mo. 2.1 1.2 0.1 .615 .000 .200 55 Leif Olson F 6-7 245 Sr. Northfield, Minn. 7.5 3.6 0.5 .519 .444 .697 More turnovers than opp. 18-28 Tyler Anderson G 6-3 205 Sr. W. Des Moines, Iowa 2.0 4.0 1.0 .500 .000 .000 Less turnovers than opp. 9-6 Same turnovers as opp. 2-4

Scoring 80 or more points 7-0 Scoring 70-79 points 11-3 RETURNING LEADERS Scoring 60-69 points 5-11 Scoring 50-59 points 1-16 Drake Category Simpson Scoring less than 50 points 0-8 Reed Timmer 11.6 Scoring 8.8 Ryan Skaar Jacob Enevold 5.6 Rebounding 4.7 DJ Daffney Allowing 80 or more points 1-8 Reed Timmer 2.5 Assists 2.3 Austin Turner Allowing 70-79 points 3-11 Reed Timmer 0.5 Steals 1.4 DJ Daffney Allowing 60-69 points 11-17 Jacob Enevold 0.8 1.1 Cort Singleton Blocks Allowing 50-59 points 8-2 Reed Timmer 118 Field Goals 72 Gretzky/Skaar Allowing less than 50 points 1-0 Reed Timmer 272 Field Goal Attempts 174 Dillon Gretzky Jacob Enevold .565 Field Goal Percentage .533 Cort Singleton On Sunday 3-3 Reed Timmer 26 3-Point Field Goals 41 Ryan Skaar On Monday 3-0 Reed Timmer 73 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 74 Ryan Skaar Ore Arogundade .538 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .554 Ryan Skaar On Tuesday 3-5 Reed Timmer 93 Free Throws 44 DJ Daffney On Wednesday 7-7 Reed Timmer 108 Free Throw Attempts 63 DJ Daffney On Thursday 0-2 Reed Timmer .867 Free Throw Percentage .875 Jamie Montgomery On Friday 1-1 On Saturday 7-20 PRONUNCIATIONS DRAKE SIMPSON In November 6-7 Ore Arogundade - Or-ee R-O-gun-dah-day Brad Bjorkgren Brad Bee-york-gren In December 6-7 Johannes Dolven - yo-hawn-ess dole-vin Ben Rajewski Ben Ruh-jeh-skee In January 6-12 Ray Giacoletti - jack-ah-lett-e Krunal Thakor Krew-nahl Thuh-core In February 5-11 Kory Kuenstling - kintz-ling Darrin Futch Darrin FUHTCH In March 1-2 Dominik Olejniczak - o-lyn-ah-check Sabonis Smith Suh-BAHN-iss Smith A.J. Rutter - ruttur Leif Olson LAYF Olson (not leaf) Casey Schlatter - Sch-law-tuhr Billy Wampler - Wah-mp-luhr www.GoDrakeBulldogs.com 4 twitter @DUBulldogs | @DrakeBulldogsMB DRAKE MEN’S BASKETBALL

ON THE BENCH A WIN WOULD ... 49-30, lead with 2:22 left in the period off a Reed • Make Drake 1-0 this season and 1-0 to start a Timmer three-pointer. Timmer finished with 16 JEFF RUTTER season for the 70th time in program history. points as Drake carried a 14-point, 51-37, lead Assistant Coach • Be Drake’s fourth season-opening win in the last into halftime. Spent seven seasons at Iowa five seasons. • The Bulldogs built the lead back out to 20 State where he spent the first • Be head coach Ray Giacoletti’s 196th career points in the opening minutes of the second half four seasons of his ISU tenure win. and would later expand that lead to 28 points, as an assistant coach before • Be the 1,189th win in program history. 92-64, on one of C.J. Rivers’ four baskets on the assuming the role of director • Make Drake 26-13 all-time against Simpson. evening. of operations in the spring of 2010 under Fred Hoiberg. Rutter A LOSS WOULD ... GIACOLETTI ON THE EXHIBITION WIN gained three seasons of experience coaching in • Mark the 41st time Drake has opened a season • “This gives a great platform to build off of. Giving the Missouri Valley Conference as an assistant at with a loss. up 78 points isn’t going to get us where we want UNI from 2003-06. • Make Drake 25-14 all-time against Simpson. to go, but they [McKendree] have something pretty unique in a five-man the likes of which we TODD TOWNSEND ABOUT SIMPSON won’t see the rest of the year that can step out and make 6-of-8 three-pointers. We changed our Assistant Coach • There has been a changing of the guard as Brad Bjorkgren takes over head coach in 2015-16 for coverages up on ball screens and it was a good Townsend, a former team Simpson. A 1983 graduate of Simpson, Bjorkgren learning experience.” captain and member of a Final spent the past 27 seasons as the head coach at Four team at Marquette, came Urbandale High School. BIG TEN TRANSFERS TO JOIN BULLDOGS to Drake in 2013 after spending • Simpson returns 4-of-5 starters from last year’s • The Bulldogs’ roster will be bolstered by a pair the previous four seasons in a team. Also coming back is reserve shooting of transfers that redshirted last season per NCAA similar role at Northern Illinois. guard Ryan Skaar, who led the IIAC in 3-point FG transfer rules. Prior to to NIU, Townsend spent percentage (55.4). • Set to hit the court the season are two players the 2008-09 season in Europe. • Simpson returns 77.3 percent of its scoring and who started for Big Ten programs in Kale Abraha- 86 percent of its rebounding from last season. mson and Graham Woodward. DAVE BUCHANAN • The Storm posted a 6-19 overall record in 2014- • Abrahamson, a native of West Des Moines, Assistant Coach 15. played two seasons at Northwestern where he Spent four seasons as the head averaged 4.9 points and 2.0 rebounds per game coach at Carroll University, a THE VALLEY ON ESPN3 as a sophomore. He hit a career high of 19 points Division III program. Prior to • Tonight’s contest will mark the first Drake men’s against UCLA. Carroll, he was the head coach basketball broadcast as part of The Valley On • Woodward, from Edina, Minn., played in 31 at the University of Wisconsin- ESPN3. games with six starts as a freshman at Penn Superior. • The Valley On ESPN3 is part of a 10-year ex- State. He averaged 2.8 points per game and shot tension to current media rights agreement that will 40 percent from the three-point arc in his only provide increased coverage of conference events season at Penn State. JR BLOUNT across ESPN platforms through the 2023-24 • Also coming off a redshirt season is redshirt- Director of Operations academic year. freshman Casey Schlatter. As a high school senior in 2013-14, he led all Iowa high schoolers Had three successful seasons at • As part of the deal – which continues a business relationship that began in 1986 – ESPN, the in scoring with 35.7 points per game and was the Saint Leo University in Lakeland, Iowa Mr. Basketball runner-up. Fla., where he was elevated Missouri Valley Conference and its 10 member to associate head coach for institutions will work jointly to develop in-house the 2013-14 season after two production capabilities at each campus that will GETTING BIGGER seasons. as an assistant. As a provide significant national coverage for multiple • Six of the seven additions to this season’s roster student-athlete, Blount was a sports on ESPN3 and hands-on educational op- measure 6-6 or taller. team captain and MVP at current Missouri Valley portunities for students. • Of the 14 players on the roster, seven are 6-8 Conference member Loyola. • As a result, ESPN3 will showcase a minimum of or taller. 820 events a year (a minimum of 70 men’s bas- • Last season, just three active Bulldogs checked CHRIS McMAHON ketball) in the final six years of the agreement. in at 6-8 or taller. Video Coordinator • The Valley On ESPN3 combined with the MVC’s Is in his first season on the traditional television package guarantees that at BULLDOGS ABROAD Drake men’s basketball staff. least 25 of the Bulldogs’ 30 games will be broad- • The Bulldogs got head start on the 2015-16 Joined the program after five cast in some fashion. season with a 10-day foreign tour to Denmark and seasons as the head coach at Italy on Aug. 12-22. nearby Des Moines Roosevelt BULLDOGS MAKE EXHIBITION DEBUT • In addition to three games overseas, the team High School. • The Drake University men’s basketball team also benefitted from the allowable 10 team prac- In 2013, he led Roosevelt to its won its lone exhibition game, 95-78, over visit- tices prior to the trip. first state tournament appearance in 32 years af- ing McKendree University, Nov. 7 in the Knapp • The Bulldogs opened up competition in Denmark ter winning a CIML Metro Conference title in 2012. Center. with an 83-55 win over Vaerlose, Jacob Enevold’s • Junior Kale Abrahamson led Drake with 22 former club team. points in his debut as a Bulldog. Seventeen of • The team’s second game, against Italian club his points were scored during the first 16 minutes A.P. Castelfranco, saw the Bulldogs pull away for of the first half and five of his seven makes were a 114-51 win. from the three-point arc. • In the team’s final game, the Bulldogs faced a • Graham Woodward also in the Blue & White for top-division professional Lithuanian team, BC the first time, finished with 18 points and eight Atletas. BC Atletas jumped out to a big lead be- assists. As a team, the Bulldogs shot 59.3 from fore the Bulldogs rallied to trim that margin in the the field and 59.1 percent from three-point range second half until ultimately falling, 84-79. in the win. • Kale Abrahamson scored 12 of his 18 points in • McKendree stayed within 10 points for the first the third quarter to key that near comeback. 10 minutes of the first half as Abrahamson contin- • In addition to action on the court, the Bulldogs ued to bury shots until Drake built up a 19-point, also bonded and grew through shared cultural

www.GoDrakeBulldogs.com 5 twitter @DUBulldogs | @DrakeBulldogsMB DRAKE MEN’S BASKETBALL experiences. The team visited Copenhagen, Milan, Venice, SERIES VS. SIMPSON Florence and Rome as part of the 10-day tour with each stop featuring tours and education to highlight the various historical Series Drake leads, 25-13 THE LAST MEETING and cultural milestones of each area. Last 10 Drake leads, 6-4 SIMPSON 62 • For more on the Bulldogs’ travels, visit drakebulldogsmb. In Des Moines Drake leads, 19-6 tumblr.com In Knapp Center Drake leads, 3-0 DRAKE 84 In Indianola Simpson leads, 7-6 TAKING AIM Neutral NA Dec. 22, 2014 • Des Moines, Iowa First Meeting Feb. 8, 1907 - L, 18-14 Knapp Center • 3,239 • The Bulldogs led the MVC in 2014-15 and ranked third nation- Last Meeting Dec. 22, 2014 - W, 84-62 ally in three-point accuracy at 40.8 percent. Most Drake Points 87, Nov. 21, 2003 The Drake University men’s basket- • Drake sank a season-high 13 three-pointers twice during the Most Simpson Points 72, Nov. 21, 2003 ball team picked up its third win of the season to tie for the 10th most in a game in program history. 2014-15 season with an 84-62 victory Fewest Drake Points 8, Feb. 12, 1918 over the Simpson Storm. Senior guard • Below is a summary of the team’s three-point shooting over Fewest Simpson Points 12, Two times the past seven seasons. Jordan Daniels led the Bulldogs with a Largest Drake Margin of Victory 33, Dec. 10, 1935 season-high 24 points in the contest. Season 3pt./G 3pt. pct. NCAA Rank Largest Simpson Margin of Victory 45, Feb. 12, 1918 Daniels’ 24 points were also the high- 2014-15 6.5 .408 (200-490) 3rd Streak Drake, 3 est individual total for a Drake player on 2013-14 7.7 .396 (239-603) 11th the young season, though he gave his 2012-13 8.7 .388 (279-720) 15th teammates the credit for his scoring suc- 2011-12 6.2 .362 (212-585) 83rd cess. 2010-11 6.5 .354 (203-573) 115th Freshman guard Reed Timmer 2009-10 8.6 .381 (284-746) 31st pitched in 19 points and six assists for Drake, which will now enter Missouri 2008-09 8.1 .348 (266-765) 135th Valley Conference play next week. Simpson was led by senior guard • In 2014-15, the Bulldogs also set a school record for free- Charles Swain, who threw in 21 points throw accuracy, making 76.8 percent of their 482 free throws. thanks to 4-of-7 shooting from behind the arc. TIMMER JOINS ELITE FRESHMAN GROUPS • Reed Timmer was one of just 15 freshmen in the nation, and SIMPSON 62 the only one in the Valley, to average at least 11 points and 2.5 Player FG 3FG FT R TP A MIN Singleton - C 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 3 assists per game during the regular season. Turner - G 0-5 0-1 2-2 3 2 3 33 • Below are those freshman standouts in Timmer’s company. Gretzky - G 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 19 Name MPG APG A/TO PPG Swain - G 5-10 4-7 7-9 1 21 1 25 Tyus Jones, Duke 32.8 5.7 2.9 11.5 Dafney - G 3-8 0-2 2-2 4 8 1 32 D’Angelo Russell, Ohio State 33.1 5.4 2.0 18.7 Edwards 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 Kory Holden, Delaware 34.3 5.0 1.5 12.0 Bryant McIntosh, Northwestern 33.8 4.7 1.8 11.8 Thompson 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 3 0 6 Xavier R-Mayes, Fla. State 34.5 4.5 1.3 14.4 Moody 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 2 Jordan McLaughlin, USC 31.6 4.5 2.0 12.1 Skaar 5-8 5-6 2-2 1 17 0 22 Tayler Persons, N. Kentucky 28.4 3.7 1.4 13.1 Good 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 3 Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall 27.0 3.2 0.9 12.8 Smith 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 Melo Trimble, Maryland 33.5 3.1 1.3 16.1 Amsbaugh 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 7 Darian Anderson, FDU 29.1 3.0 1.2 11.6 Montgomery 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 10 Elijah Bryant, Elon 24.3 2.8 0.8 14.1 Isabel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 Kevin Little, Maine 29.4 2.6 1.1 12.4 Riley LaChance, Vanderbilt 33.8 2.6 1.8 12.4 Half (26) Final B.J. Taylor, UCF 32.3 2.5 1.9 12.9 FG% .321 (9-28) .396 .429 (6-14) .458 Reed Timmer, Drake 29.7 2.5 1.4 11.6 3FG%

Wilson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 10 • Timmer’s career-high 25 points at SIU also tied for the eighth LAST 10 MEETINGS Olson 3-5 1-2 0-0 4 7 0 19 most in Drake University history by a freshman and the most TEAM 3 1942 Dec. 6 Des Moines W, 42-27 since 2005. Totals 19-48 11-24 13-17 18 62 9 200 1943 Dec. 7 Indianola L, 45-46 • That 25-point outburst was the fourth-most by a Drake fresh- DRAKE 84 1944 Jan. 5 Des Moines W, 48-30 man in an MVC game. Player FG 3FG FT R TP A MIN 1945 Jan. 19 Indianola L, 35-48 • Below are Drake’s top scoring performances by freshmen. Enevold - C 6-9 0-0 2-6 4 14 1 22 1945 Feb. 24 Des Moines L, 40-43 Rivers - G 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 1 17 1946 Jan. 25 Des Moines W, 37-35 Madison - G 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 17 Pts. Name Opponent Date 1946 Feb. 26 Indianola L, 52-63 Ricks - G 4-5 2-3 0-0 6 10 5 28 1. 31 Luke McDonald at Illinois State 2-18-01 Timmer - G 6-8 1-2 6-7 1 19 6 32 1993 Nov. 27 Des Moines W, 86-60 31 Donta Randall Evansville 2-20-95 Daniels 8-12 3-6 5-5 4 24 4 31 2003 Nov. 21 Des Moines W, 87-72 3. 29 Donta Randall UT San Antonio 12-10-94 Half (46) Final 2014 Dec. 22 Des Moines W, 84-62 FG% .720 (18-25) .638 4. 28 Mark Prylow at Arizona State 12-1-90 3FG% .556 (5-9) .467

5. 26 Chris Bryant TAMU Corpus Christi 1-10-05 Fouls: DU 17 (Ricks, 3), SC 20 (Olson, 5). Turnovers: DU 13 26 Luke McDonald Indiana State 2-15-01 (Two, 3), SC 12 (Three, 2). Blocks: DU 1 (Timmer, 1), SC 0. 26 Luke McDonald at UIC 12-4-00 Steals: DU 5 (Five, 1), SC 3 (Three, 1). 8. 25 Reed Timmer at SIU 2-28-15 25 Melvin Mathis Tulsa 1-8-83 CAREER STATS VS. SIMPSON GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG. AST. BLK STL PTS/AVG THE SCHEDULE Enevold 1-1 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 4-4.0 1 0 1 14/14.0 • Of the Bulldogs known projected non-conference opponents, Rivers 1-1 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-3.0 1 0 0 2/2.0 four won 20 or more games in 2014-15. Madison 1-1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-3.0 1 0 1 0/0.0 • However, of the five 2015-16 non-conference opponents the Timmer 1-1 6-8 .750 1-2 .500 6-7 .857 1-1.0 6 0 1 19/19.0 Bulldogs have previously faced under Giacoletti, four are now Arogundade 1-0 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 3-3.0 0 0 0 6/6.0 guided by new head coaches Kuenstling 1-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 2-2.0 0 0 1 0.0

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 9-22 8-6 1-11 0-5 CONFERENCE 6-12 5-4 1-8 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 3-10 3-2 0-3 0-5

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 12 Timmer, Reed 31-29 926 29.9 118-272 .4 3 4 26-73 .3 5 6 93-108 .8 6 1 8 62 70 2.3 38 0 74 58 1 16 355 11.5 02 Ricks, Gary 28-27 838 29.9 106-251 .4 2 2 64-154 .4 1 6 27-35 .7 7 1 6 80 86 3.1 52 0 57 28 2 22 303 10.8 11 Enevold, Jacob 31-28 852 27.5 96-169 .5 6 8 0-0 .0 0 0 70-102 .6 8 6 56 123 179 5.8 62 1 12 76 29 13 262 8.5 03 Daniels, Jordan 31-6 588 19.0 78-176 .4 4 3 28-75 .3 7 3 34-41 .8 2 9 2 36 38 1.2 48 1 42 30 2 17 218 7.0 25 Caird, Chris 31-13 618 19.9 72-162 .4 4 4 43-101 .4 2 6 28-32 .8 7 5 16 48 64 2.1 61 2 32 38 2 10 215 6.9 10 Berkeley, Trevor 31-18 624 20.1 62-112 .5 5 4 12-25 .4 8 0 26-36 .7 2 2 26 60 86 2.8 71 0 20 36 17 11 162 5.2 23 Arogundade, Ore 29-2 371 12.8 31-77 .4 0 3 14-26 .5 3 8 30-41 .7 3 2 10 37 47 1.6 40 0 19 28 1 15 106 3.7 00 Rivers, C.J. 29-17 515 17.8 40-80 .5 0 0 8-20 .4 0 0 13-20 .6 5 0 10 61 71 2.4 31 0 39 31 0 15 101 3.5 01 Madison, Karl 28-14 595 21.3 18-57 .3 1 6 5-14 .3 5 7 23-35 .6 5 7 8 35 43 1.5 43 0 73 40 0 15 64 2.3 32 Kuenstling, Kory 30-1 300 10.0 16-37 .4 3 2 0-0 .0 0 0 26-32 .8 1 3 11 28 39 1.3 37 0 2 23 6 4 58 1.9 04 Danielak, Blake 7-0 23 3.3 0-3 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 0.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 38 47 85 21 Total...... 31 6250 637-1396 .4 5 6 200-490 .4 0 8 370-482 .7 6 8 192 618 810 26.1 485 4 370 409 60 138 1844 59.5 Opponents...... 31 6250 754-1581 .4 7 7 223-575 .3 8 8 339-484 .7 0 0 283 627 910 29.4 500 - 388 312 91 201 2070 66.8

TEAM STATISTICS DU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1844 2070 11/15/14 BOWLING GREEN L 58-77 3362 Points per game 59.5 66.8 11/18/14 at DePaul L 62-80 5340 Scoring margin -7.3 - 11/22/14 at Western Michigan L 75-91 2328 FIELD GOALS-ATT 637-1396 754-1581 11/25/14 IUPUI W 73-60 3108 Field goal pct .4 5 6 .4 7 7 11/28/14 vs Valparaiso L 46-66 0 3 POINT FG-ATT 200-490 223-575 11/29/14 vs Portland L 59-71 0 3-point FG pct .4 0 8 .3 8 8 11/30/14 vs Murray State L 59-68 504 3-pt FG made per game 6.5 7.2 12/06/14 NORTH DAKOTA L 62-63 3162 FREE THROWS-ATT 370-482 339-484 12/13/14 at Green Bay L 48-64 3399 Free throw pct .7 6 8 .7 0 0 12/15/14 JACKSON STATE W 76-66 2555 F-Throws made per game 11.9 10.9 5 12/20/14 vs Iowa State L 54-83 15124 REBOUNDS 810 910 12/22/14 SIMPSON COLLEGE W 84-62 3239 Rebounds per game 26.1 29.4 * 12/31/14 WICHITA STATE L 58-66 4170 Rebounding margin -3.2 - * 01/03/15 at Missouri State L 37-62 5821 ASSISTS 370 388 * 01/07/15 at Illinois State L 45-81 3809 Assists per game 11.9 12.5 * 01/10/15 UNI L 40-64 4780 TURNOVERS 409 312 * 01/14/15 at Loyola Chicago L 47-50 1572 Turnovers per game 13.2 10.1 * 01/17/15 INDIANA STATE W 84-78 3283 Turnover margin -3.1 - * 01/20/15 ILLINOIS STATE L 56-64 2886 Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 1.2 * 01/25/15 at Wichita State L 40-74 10506 STEALS 138 201 * 01/28/15 at Bradley W 69-57 5431 Steals per game 4.5 6.5 * 01/31/15 EVANSVILLE W 70-65 4120 BLOCKS 60 91 * 02/04/15 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 63-61 3180 Blocks per game 1.9 2.9 * 02/07/15 at UNI L 53-69 6650 ATTENDANCE 47918 79272 * 02/11/15 BRADLEY W 60-54 3146 Home games-Avg/Game 14-3423 12-4836 * 02/14/15 at Indiana State L 54-75 4250 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 5-4247 * 02/17/15 at Evansville L 52-61 3418 * 02/22/15 MISSOURI STATE W 78-43 3656 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * 02/25/15 LOYOLA CHICAGO L o t 75-80 3271 Drake 878 951 15 1844 * 02/28/15 at Southern Illinois L 57-63 5512 Opponents 995 1053 22 2070 03/05/15 vs Bradley L o t 50-52 5608

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 6-12 5-4 1-8 0-0 CONFERENCE 6-12 5-4 1-8 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 12 Timmer, Reed 18-17 535 29.7 70-163 .4 2 9 17-45 .3 7 8 58-70 .8 2 9 6 43 49 2.7 24 0 38 26 0 7 215 11.9 02 Ricks, Gary 18-17 538 29.9 66-166 .3 9 8 45-107 .4 2 1 15-19 .7 8 9 3 46 49 2.7 30 0 34 16 0 14 192 10.7 11 Enevold, Jacob 18-18 495 27.5 55-95 .5 7 9 0-0 .0 0 0 31-44 .7 0 5 35 60 95 5.3 31 0 6 42 14 4 141 7.8 25 Caird, Chris 18-3 364 20.2 36-84 .4 2 9 26-60 .4 3 3 15-19 .7 8 9 10 27 37 2.1 37 1 16 17 0 6 113 6.3 10 Berkeley, Trevor 18-15 388 21.6 38-74 .5 1 4 10-19 .5 2 6 17-24 .7 0 8 12 40 52 2.9 45 0 17 20 11 9 103 5.7 03 Daniels, Jordan 18-1 288 16.0 38-86 .4 4 2 13-37 .3 5 1 9-14 .6 4 3 1 17 18 1.0 21 0 26 14 0 9 98 5.4 23 Arogundade, Ore 16-0 193 12.1 17-41 .4 1 5 9-14 .6 4 3 12-14 .8 5 7 4 21 25 1.6 20 0 8 14 1 5 55 3.4 01 Madison, Karl 18-11 412 22.9 15-43 .3 4 9 4-9 .4 4 4 18-28 .6 4 3 5 21 26 1.4 31 0 49 20 0 10 52 2.9 00 Rivers, C.J. 16-8 231 14.4 17-39 .4 3 6 4-10 .4 0 0 4-7 .5 7 1 2 24 26 1.6 11 0 16 16 0 6 42 2.6 32 Kuenstling, Kory 18-0 180 10.0 8-18 .4 4 4 0-0 .0 0 0 11-11 1.000 5 15 20 1.1 23 0 2 13 3 3 27 1.5 04 Danielak, Blake 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 23 29 52 10 Total...... 18 3625 360-809 .4 4 5 128-301 .4 2 5 190-250 .7 6 0 106 344 450 25.0 273 1 212 208 29 73 1038 57.7 Opponents...... 18 3625 429-886 .4 8 4 127-318 .3 9 9 182-260 .7 0 0 158 367 525 29.2 270 - 214 177 52 97 1167 64.8

TEAM STATISTICS DU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1038 1167 * 12/31/14 WICHITA STATE L 58-66 4170 Points per game 57.7 64.8 * 01/03/15 at Missouri State L 37-62 5821 Scoring margin -7.2 - * 01/07/15 at Illinois State L 45-81 3809 FIELD GOALS-ATT 360-809 429-886 * 01/10/15 UNI L 40-64 4780 Field goal pct .4 4 5 .4 8 4 * 01/14/15 at Loyola Chicago L 47-50 1572 3 POINT FG-ATT 128-301 127-318 * 01/17/15 INDIANA STATE W 84-78 3283 3-point FG pct .4 2 5 .3 9 9 * 01/20/15 ILLINOIS STATE L 56-64 2886 3-pt FG made per game 7.1 7.1 * 01/25/15 at Wichita State L 40-74 10506 FREE THROWS-ATT 190-250 182-260 * 01/28/15 at Bradley W 69-57 5431 Free throw pct .7 6 0 .7 0 0 * 01/31/15 EVANSVILLE W 70-65 4120 F-Throws made per game 10.6 10.1 * 02/04/15 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 63-61 3180 REBOUNDS 450 525 * 02/07/15 at UNI L 53-69 6650 Rebounds per game 25.0 29.2 * 02/11/15 BRADLEY W 60-54 3146 Rebounding margin -4.2 - * 02/14/15 at Indiana State L 54-75 4250 ASSISTS 212 214 * 02/17/15 at Evansville L 52-61 3418 Assists per game 11.8 11.9 * 02/22/15 MISSOURI STATE W 78-43 3656 TURNOVERS 208 177 * 02/25/15 LOYOLA CHICAGO L o t 75-80 3271 Turnovers per game 11.6 9.8 * 2/28/15 at Southern Illinois L 57-63 5512 Turnover margin -1.7 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.2 * = Conference game STEALS 73 97 Steals per game 4.1 5.4 BLOCKS 29 52 Blocks per game 1.6 2.9 ATTENDANCE 32492 46969 Home games-Avg/Game 9-3610 9-5219 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Drake 495 535 8 1038 Opponents 571 583 13 1167

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