DRAKE MEN’S BASKETBALL DRAKE BULLDOGS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES 14-15 | VS. LOYOLA | JAN. 10-11, 2021 • The Drake University men’s basketball team contin- SCHEDULE Jan. 10-11, 2021 • 5:30/6 p.m. ues its homestand when it hosts fellow Valley leader Des Moines, Iowa • Knapp Center Loyola in a pair of nationally televised games at the November Knapp Center. 25 at Kansas State! W, 80-70 • The Bulldogs’ 13-0 record is the best start in pro- 27 vs. South Dakota! W, 69-53 COMPARISON gram history and second-longest overall win streak in Drake history. Drake’s 13-0 record is also the best December Drake Team Loyola in the nation. The Bulldogs are one of 10 unbeaten 3 OMAHA W, 87-66 Des Moines, Iowa Location Chicago, Ill. teams in the nation as of Jan. 6. Bulldogs Nickname Ramblers • Drake is 4-0 in the Valley standings for the first time 6 ST. AMBROSE W, 97-53 Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley since 2017-18 and fifth time in program history. 9 MCKENDREE W, 90-66 13-0 Record 7-2 • After defeating SIU by a total 49 points in two 13 AIR FORCE W, 81-53 4-0 Conference Record 2-0 games, Drake has won 12 of its 13 games by double 18 at South Dakota W, 75-57 RV/RV Ranking --/-- figures at an average of 24.0 points per game. That 20 CHICAGO ST. W, 111-67 W13 Streak W4 average is the fifth-highest in the nation and second- 22 NORTH DAKOTA W, 88-55 Darian DeVries Head Coach Porter Moser highest among teams that have played more than 10 27 at Indiana State W, 81-63 57-24/3rd Record at School 169-138/10th games. 28 at Indiana State W, 73-66 57-24/3rd Career Record 274-239/17th • That average is also the 18th most by any team since 2010-11 through the first 13 games of a season. 83.9 Points/Game 78.0 January 59.9 Opp. Points/Game 59.6 • The Bulldogs are seventh nationally in field goal percentage at 53.1 percent and 11th in three-point 3 SIU* W, 73-55 24.0 Scoring Margin 0.531 accuracy at 41.7 percent. 4 SIU* W, 86-55 0.535 FG% 0.418 • Drake’s offense is ranked six in field goal percent- 0.388 Opp. FG% 0.412 10 LOYOLA* 5:30 p.m. age at 53.5 percent and third in three-point accuracy 0.430 3FG% 0.355 11 LOYOLA* 6 p.m. at 43.0 percent. 0.319 Opp. 3FG% 0.355 17 at Missouri State* 2 p.m. • D.J. Wilkins has converted on 53.0 percent of his 18 at Missouri State* 7 p.m. 0.708 FT% 0.696 three-point attempts to rank seventh nationally. 21 at UNI* 6 p.m. 37.8 Rebounds/Game 33.2 • On the other side of the ball, the defense has held 27.9 Opp. Rebounds/Game 26.7 opponents to 59.9 points per game with K-State be- 30 ILLINOIS STATE* 4 p.m. 9.9 Rebounding Margin 6.6 ing the only opponent to score 70 points against the 31 ILLINOIS STATE* 2 p.m. 16.0 Assists/Game 18.4 Bulldogs. Drake ranks in the top 40 nationally in field 12.2 Turnovers/Game 12.8 goal percentage defense. February -3.0 Turnover Margin 1.6 • Under head coach Darian DeVries, Drake is 35-4 at 6 at Valparaiso* 1 p.m. 8.4 Steals/Game 5.7 home. 10 at Valparaiso* 1 p.m. 2.9 Blocks/Game 2.0 13 EVANSVILLE* 4 p.m. ON THE AIR LAST THREE GAMES - LEADERS 14 EVANSVILLE* 3 p.m. SCORING 17 UNI* 7 p.m. Television ESPN2 (Sun.) / CBS Sports Network (Mon.) 26 at Bradley* 6 p.m. Play-by-play Clay Matvick / Alex Del Barrio Analyst Kevin Lehman / Tim Doyle SHANQUAN HEMPHILL 27 at Bradley* 7 p.m. F • 6-6 • 195 • Sr. Radio ESPN 1350-AM / 102.1-FM 13.7 PPG March Play-by-play Michael Admire 4-7 MVC Tournament Analyst Paul Doerrfeld Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts at. Ind. State 3-8 0-0 6-8 12 ! - Little Apple Classic Streaming Video ESPN.com/Watch / CBSSports.com SIU 8-12 0-0 1-2 17 * MVC Contest COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS SIU 3-4 1-1 2-2 12 All times central Total 14-34 1-1 9-12 41/13.7 Drake Ty Patton Mobile 205-310-1271 E-mail [email protected] REBOUNDING Website www.GoDrakeBulldogs.com DARNELL BRODIE Twitter @DrakeBulldogsMB/@TyPatton_Drake F • 6-10 • 275 • Jr. Loyola Bill Behrns 7.7 RPG Office Phone (773) 508-2497 Opponent O-Reb. D-Reb. Total Mobile (773) 469-6214 E-mail [email protected] at Ind. State 3 5 8 Website www.LoyolaRamblers.com SIU 1 7 8 Twitter @LoyolaRamblers SIU 4 3 7 Total 8 15 23/7.7 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.