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DRAKE MEN’S BASKETBALL DRAKE BULLDOGSMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 9 • VS. DEPAUL • #DUVSDPU • The Drake University men’s basketball returns to its SCHEDULE Dec. 9, 2015 • 7 p.m. CST home court on Wednesday evening to host DePaul at 7 p.m. Des Moines, Iowa • Knapp Center November • The Bulldogs welcome the Blue Demons to Des 7 McKENDREE (Exh.) W, 95-78 Moines for the first time since 1972. 13 SIMPSON W, 97-52 • Drake returns to the Knapp Center with a 4-4 record COMPARISON OT this season after falling at Bowling Green on Satur- 16 at Tulane L , 79-74 day, 75-63. The Blue Demons bring a three-game win 21 UMKC L, 79-73 Drake Team DePaul OT Des Moines, Iowa Location Chicago, Ill. streak to Des Moines and are 4-3 this season. 23 vs. W. Kentucky! W , 81-79 Bulldogs Nickname Blue Demons • Last season, the Bulldogs scored 70 or more points 24 vs. Weber State! L, 74-58 Missouri Valley Conference Big East just eight times all season. This season they have 25 vs. Pepperdine! W, 69-53 4-4 Record 4-3 hit that mark in five of their eight games to date and 28 UIC W, 83-62 Conference Record scored 69 points in another. Ranking • After a subpar shooting performance at Bowling L1 Streak W3 Green, the Bulldogs currently rank 15th nationally in December Ray Giacoletti Head Coach Dave Leitao three-point shooting at 41.6 percent. The Bulldogs 5 at Bowling Green L, 75-63 28-42/3rd Record at School 62-37 have finished in the top five in the nation in three- 9 DePAUL 7 p.m. 199-165/13th Career Record 147-132/10th point shooting each of the last two seasons. 12 at Nevada 6 p.m. 74.8 Points/Game 74.1 • Graham Woodward currently ranks 18th nationally 69.1 Opp. Points/Game 70.7 19 vs. Iowa$ 3:30 p.m. in three-point shooting at 51.2 percent. DePaul’s +5.6 Scoring Margin +3.4 22 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 7 p.m. Aaron Simpson enters Wednesday’s shooting 54.5 .489 FG% .464 31 at Wichita State * 1 p.m. .426 Opp. FG% .407 percent from the arc. • Saturday’s loss at Bowling Green marked just the .416 3FG% .330 January .368 Opp. 3FG% .347 third time this season a Bulldog hasn’t scored 20 .706 FT% .699 or more points in a game. To date, three Bulldogs 3 ILLINOIS STATE * 1 p.m. 35.0 Rebounds/Game 35.3 have hit the 20-point mark six times this season. Last 6 INDIANA STATE * 7 p.m. 34.1 Opp. Rebounds/Game 34.4 season, Drake had a 20-point scorer just nine times 9 at UNI * 7 p.m. +0.9 Rebounding Margin +0.9 all season. 12 at Evansville * 7 p.m. 13.4 Assists/Game 12.7 • The Bulldogs currently rank in the top four in the 17 SIU * 3 p.m. 13.3 Turnovers/Game 13.3 MVC in scoring (74.8), field goal percentage (.489), 20 MISSOURI STATE * 7 p.m. -1.2 Turnover Margin +0.3 three-point field goal percentage (.416) and assists 4.4 Steals/Game 4.4 13.4). 23 at Loyola * 1 p.m. 2.1 Blocks/Game 4.0 • DePaul is led by Billy Garrett’s 15.1 points per game 26 at Illinois State * 7 p.m. on 38 percent shooting. 30 BRADLEY * 2 p.m. ON THE AIR LAST THREE GAMES LEADERS February Television Mediacom MC22/ESPN3 2 at Indiana State * 6 p.m. Play-by-play Larry Morgan SCORING Analyst Adam Emmenecker 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 19.0 PPG 17 EVANSVILLE * 8 p.m. Analyst Paul Doerrfeld 20 at Bradley * 8 p.m. Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts 24 at Missouri State * 7 p.m. Streaming Video ESPN3/WatchESPN vs. Pepp. 8-14 2-3 3-5 21 27 LOYOLA * 1 p.m. COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS UIC 9-14 3-6 2-2 23 at BGSU 4-10 1-4 4-5 13 March 3-6 Arch Madness Drake Ty Patton Total 21-38 6-13 -12 57/19.0 Office 515-271-3014 ! Gulf Coast Challenge (Estero, Fla.) Mobile 205-310-1271 REBOUNDING E-mail [email protected] $ Hy-Vee Big Four Classic (Des Website www.GoDrakeBulldogs.com C.J. RIVERS Moines, Iowa) Twitter @DUBulldogs/@TyPatton_Drake G • 6-2 • 187 • So. • Cahokia, Ill. * MVC Contest All times central DePaul Greg Greenwell 8.0 RPG Office 773-325-7546 GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS Mobile Opponent O-Reb. D-Reb. Total • Faculty/Staff Night - All Drake E-mail [email protected] vs. Pepp. 0 8 8 faculty/staff receive four free tickets Website www.DePaulBlueDemons.com with Drake ID UIC 2 11 13 Twitter @DePaulSID • Ugly Sweater Night - wear your at BGSU 0 3 3 signature ugly holiday sweater to Total 2 22 24/8.0 cheer on the Bulldogs. WWW.GODRAKEBULLDOGS.COM 1 TWITTER @DUBULLDOGS | @DRAKEBULLDOGSMB DRAKE MEN’S BASKETBALL 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 Third Season Record at Drake 28-42 (3nd season) Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls to earn a Career Record 199-165 (13th 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 University of Utah 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 Andrew Bogut 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 Big Sky Conference 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 1,192-1,415 (.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) Drake University, 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 2015-16 4-4 .500 (1969, 1970, 1971, 2008) Total 28-42 .384 12-24 .333 NCAA Record 5-4 (.555) NIT Appearances 3 University of Utah, Head Coach, 2004-06 (1964, 1981, 1986) Year Record Pct. MW Record Pct. Postseason/Honors NIT Record 1-3 (.250) 2004-05 29-6 .829 13-1 .929 NCAA Sweet 16 2005-06 14-15 .483 6-10 .375 Media Relations 2006-07 11-19 .367 6-10 .375 Basketball Contact Ty Patton Total 54-40 .574 25-21 .543 Office 515-271-3014 Eastern Washington University, Head Coach, 2000-03 Mobile 205-310-1271 Year Record Pct.