DRAKE MEN’S BASKETBALL DRAKE BULLDOGS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES 14-15 | AT MISSOURI STATE | JAN. 26-27, 2021 • The Drake University men’s basketball team returns SCHEDULE Jan. 26/27, 2021 • 7/8 p.m. to action for the first time in 23 days as the team Springfield, Mo. • JQH Arena was forced to pause its season due to COVID-19 November protocols. 25 at Kansas State! W, 80-70 • The Bulldogs return to action as one of five unbeat- 27 vs. South Dakota! W, 69-53 COMPARISON en teams in the nation at 13-0. Despite not playing in more than three weeks, Drake’s 13 wins still ranks as Drake Team Missouri State the fifth most in the nation. December Des Moines, Iowa Location Springfield, Mo. • The Bulldogs’ 13-0 record is the best start in pro- 3 OMAHA W, 87-66 Bulldogs Nickname Bears gram history and second-longest overall win streak in Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Drake history. 6 ST. AMBROSE W, 97-53 13-0 Record 9-1 • Drake is 4-0 in the Valley standings for the first time 9 MCKENDREE W, 90-66 4-0 Conference Record 5-1 since 2017-18 and fifth time in program history. 13 AIR FORCE W, 81-53 RV/RV Ranking --/-- • After defeating SIU in its last series by a total 49 W13 Streak W5 points in two games, Drake has won 12 of its 13 18 at South Dakota W, 75-57 Darian DeVries Head Coach Dana Ford games by double figures at an average of 24.0 points 20 CHICAGO ST. W, 111-67 57-24/3rd Record at School 41-34/3rd per game. That average is the second highest in the 22 NORTH DAKOTA W, 88-55 nation behind only Baylor at 24.1 points per game. 57-24/3rd Career Record 98-99/8th 27 at Indiana State W, 81-63 83.9 Points/Game 81.3 • That average is also the 18th most by any team 59.9 Opp. Points/Game 67.7 since 2010-11 through the first 13 games of a season. 28 at Indiana State W, 73-66 • The Bulldogs are third nationally in field goal 24.0 Scoring Margin 13.6 percentage at 53.5 percent and first in three-point 0.535 FG% 0.507 accuracy at 43.0 percent. January 0.388 Opp. FG% 0.390 • D.J. Wilkins has converted on 53.0 percent of his 3 SIU* W, 73-55 0.430 3FG% 0.354 three-point attempts to rank second nationally while 4 SIU* W, 86-55 0.319 Opp. 3FG% 0.329 Roman Penn still ranks in the top 25 in assists with 0.708 FT% 0.719 5.8 per game. 10 LOYOLA* PPD 37.8 Rebounds/Game 39.0 • On the other side of the ball, the defense has held 11 LOYOLA* PPD 27.9 Opp. Rebounds/Game 32.7 opponents to 59.9 points per game, the ninth-best 17 at Missouri State* PPD 9.9 Rebounding Margin 6.3 average in the nation with K-State being the only 16.0 Assists/Game 15.3 opponent to score 70 points against the Bulldogs. 18 at Missouri State* PPD 12.2 Turnovers/Game 13.7 Drake ranks 18th nationally in field goal percentage 21 at UNI* PPD -3.0 Turnover Margin -1.7 defense. 26 at Missouri State* 7 p.m. 8.4 Steals/Game 5.0 • Under head coach Darian DeVries, Drake is 3-1 27 at Missouri State* 8 p.m. 2.9 Blocks/Game 2.8 against Missouri State. ON THE AIR LAST THREE GAMES - LEADERS 31 ILLINOIS STATE* 2 p.m. Television MVC TV/FS Midwest (Tue.) / ESPN+ (Wed.) SCORING February Play-by-play Dan McLaughlin 1 ILLINOIS STATE* 6 p.m. Analyst Rich Zvosec SHANQUAN HEMPHILL F • 6-6 • 195 • Sr. 6 at Valparaiso* 1 p.m. Radio ESPN 1350-AM / 102.1-FM 13.7 PPG 7 at Valparaiso* 1 p.m. Play-by-play Michael Admire 10 UNI* 6 p.m. Analyst Paul Doerrfeld Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts at. Ind. State 3-8 0-0 6-8 12 13 LOYOLA* 5 p.m. Streaming Video FoxSports.com / ESPN.com/Watch SIU 8-12 0-0 1-2 17 14 LOYOLA* 5 p.m. COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS SIU 3-4 1-1 2-2 12 17 at UNI* 7 p.m. Total 14-34 1-1 9-12 41/13.7 21 EVANSVILLE* 3 p.m. Drake Ty Patton Mobile 205-310-1271 REBOUNDING 22 EVANSVILLE* 6 p.m. E-mail [email protected] 26 at Bradley* 6 p.m. Website www.GoDrakeBulldogs.com DARNELL BRODIE 27 at Bradley* 7 p.m. Twitter @DrakeBulldogsMB/@TyPatton_Drake F • 6-10 • 275 • Jr. Missouri State Rick Kindhart 7.7 RPG March Office Phone 417-836-4585 Opponent O-Reb. D-Reb. Total 4-7 MVC Tournament Mobile 417-849-5865 E-mail [email protected] at Ind. State 3 5 8 Website www.missouristatebears.com SIU 1 7 8 ! - Little Apple Classic Twitter @MissouriStBears SIU 4 3 7 * MVC Contest Total 8 15 23/7.7 All times central 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 DEVRIES ENTERS THIRD SEASON Director of Athletics Brian Hardin AFTER HISTORIC FIRST TWO Faculty Athletics Rep. Megan Brown Darian DeVries, the 2018-19 Missouri Valley DeVries was one of the longest-tenured men’s Coaching Staff Conference Coach of the Year, enters his third basketball assistant coaches at one school in Head Coach Darian DeVries season as the head coach of the Drake men’s the nation and assisted the Bluejays in their fifth Alma Mater UNI, 1998 basketball program. NCAA Tournament appearance in the last seven In his first two seasons, the Bulldogs have years before earning the Drake position. During Record at Drake 57-24 (3rd season) won 44 games to mark the fourth-most success- his time on the Creighton staff under both Dana Career Record 57-24 (3rd season) ful two-year period in program history. Altman and Greg McDermott, the program ac- Assistants Larry Blunt During his second season he guided the cumulated a record of 460-211 and 231-129 in Marty Richter Bulldogs to the program’s second-straight 20- conference games. win season which marked the first time since Under his guidance, Creighton had 15 first- Matt Gatens 1971 the program had won 20 or more games team all-conference selections, six conference Director of Operations Brady Ellingson in consecutive seasons and just the third time it Players of the Year, three Newcomers of the Graduate Manager Anthony Murphy had occurred in program history. Nearly a third of Year, three Freshmen of the Year and three the Bulldogs’ 20-win seasons have come under Defensive Players of the Year. CU has also had DeVries’ leadership. six All-American honorees in that time, including Team Information The 2019-20 season ended in the MVC Tour- Doug McDermott, the first player in 30 years to 2019-20 Record 20-14 nament semifinals for the second-straight sea- be named a First Team All-American by the AP in 2019-20 MVC Record/Finish 8-10/8th son as the Bulldogs clipped No. 1 seed UNI in three straight seasons. 2019-20 H/A/N Record 14-2 / 2-10 / 4-2 the quarterfinals to become the first No. 8 seed Before joining the staff at then Missouri Val- to upend a No. 1 seed in tournament history. ley Conference member Creighton in 1998, he Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 That team set a school record for blocks in already had an extensive background in the Val- Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/4 a season with 132, surpassing the mark of 130 ley as a starter at UNI under coach Eldon Miller. Newcomers 5 set in his first season. Additionally, the 2019-20 DeVries ranks 31st all-time in career scoring at team’s 237 three-pointers were the eighth most UNI with 1,084 points and was twice an MVC in season. The team recorded 279 three-pointers Scholar-Athlete Team selection. The two-time Program History in his first season at the helm, the fourth-most in UNI captain led the Panthers in three-point All-Time Record 1,276-1,500 (.459) Drake history. shooting three years and converted on 44 per- MVC Record 592-874 (.403) The longtime assistant from Creighton took cent of his attempts as a senior with 3.1 assists MVC Tournament Record 20-41 (.333) the reins of the Bulldog program in March, 2018, per game. and inherited a roster with just one returning DeVries graduated from UNI in 1998 with MVC Titles 8 (4 Outright/4 Shared) starter and three returning contributors. He a B.A. in elementary education and a minor (1935, 39, 64, 69, 70, 71, 2008, 19) quickly assembled a talented roster and let that in physical education. He earned his master’s MVC Tournament Titles 1 squad to its first regular-season Missouri Valley degree in college counseling from Creighton in (2008) Conference title since 2008 and the program’s 2000. 12th all-time postseason appearance. DeVries was a standout athlete in high school NCAA Appearances 4 Under his guidance, the Bulldogs led the Val- at Aplington-Parkersburg (Iowa), and in the (1969, 1970, 1971, 2008) ley in scoring at 75.4 points per game to rack up spring of 2015 was inducted into the IHSAA Hall NCAA Record 5-4 (.555) 24 wins and record the program’s sixth 20-win of Fame for his playing prowess.