DRAKE MEN’S BASKETBALL DRAKE BULLDOGSMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 22 | VS. ILLINOIS STATE | JAN. 30, 2019 • The Drake University men’s basketball returns home SCHEDULE Jan. 30, 2019 • 7 p.m. CST where it is 9-1 this season to host Illinois State. Des Moines, Iowa • Knapp Center November • The game serves as the mid-point of the MVC season for both teams as they enter with matching 4 COE (EXH) W, 99-58 5-3 conference records thanks to Drake reeling off 8 BUENA VISTA W, 98-52 COMPARISON four-straight conference wins. 13 at Colorado L, 100-71 • Drake has won all four of those contests by double- 17 TEXAS STATE W, 75-69 Drake Team Illinois State digits, including Saturday’s 70-59 win over Valparaiso. Des Moines, Iowa Location Normal, Ill. 21 at UMKC W, 66-63 • Freshman D.J. Wilkins scored a career-high 20 Bulldogs Nickname Redbirds 27 BOISE STATE ! W, 83-74 points in that victory and was 4-of-8 from the three- Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley point arc. 16-5 Record 12-9 December • Head coach Darian DeVries’ 16 wins are already the 5-3 Conference Record 5-3 fifth most by a first-year head coach in Drake history 1 vs NDSU ^ W, 95-88 Ranking and one win away from matching last season’s win 6 at Milwaukee W, 75-61 W4 Streak W1 total. 15 vs Iowa State $ L, 77-68 Darian DeVries Head Coach Dan Muller • Senior Nick McGlynn is averaging 16.0 points and 17 SIUE W, 79-66 16-5/1st Record at School 134-89/7th 9.3 rebounds per game in MVC action to lead the 16-5/1st Career Record 137-89/7th 19 RIDER W, 76-58 league in rebounding and rank third in scoring in 78.0 Points/Game 71.9 22 vs N.M. State # W, 66-63 league games. 2OT 70.4 Opp. Points/Game 72.6 23 vs. San Diego# W , 110-103 • McGlynn has had four double-doubles in eight con- +7.6 Scoring Margin -0.7 29 McKENDREE W, 98-70 ference games including a 20-point, 10-rebound effort 0.478 FG% .437 against Evansville. 0.423 Opp. FG% .441 • Brady Ellingson leads the league in three-point January 0.366 3FG% .346 2OT shooting in league action by shooting 25-of-45 from 2 at Evansville* L , 82-77 0.295 Opp. 3FG% .332 the arc (.556). 5 LOYOLA* L, 85-74 0.729 FT% .712 • Drake is averaging 78.0 points per game this 36.2 Rebounds/Game 35.2 8 SIU* W, 82-70 season, the highest mark in the Valley and 73rd 34.2 Opp. Rebounds/Game 36.5 13 at UNI* L, 57-54 nationally. +2.0 Rebounding Margin +0.5 16 at Bradley* W, 69-52 • Drake has made 10 or more three-pointers in 11 16.4 Assists/Game 14.9 20 MISSOURI ST.* W, 74-63 games this season to average 9.2 three-pointers per 13.7 Turnovers/Game 12.4 game to rank 53rd nationally. 23 EVANSVILLE* W, 78-66 -0.7 Turnover Margin +0.5 • In the last four first halves, Drake has held oppo- 26 at Valparaiso* W, 70-59 5.6 Steals/Game 5.1 nents to 30.0 percent shooting. 30 ILLINOIS STATE* 7 p.m. 3.6 Blocks/Game 3.5 LAST THREE GAMES - LEADERS ON THE AIR February SCORING 2 at Indiana State* 2 p.m. Television Mediacom MC22 D.J. WILKINS 5 at Loyola* 6 p.m. Play-by-play Larry Morgan 9 UNI* 5 p.m. G • 6-2 • 179 • Fr. • Merrillville, Ind. Analyst Adam Emmenecker 12 at SIU* 7 p.m. 16 VALPARAISO* 2 p.m. Radio ESPN 1350-AM 14.7 PPG Play-by-play Michael Admire 19 BRADLEY* 7 p.m. Analyst Dolph Pulliam 24 at Illinois State* 3 p.m. Opponent FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Pts 27 INDIANA STATE* 7 p.m. Mo. State 4-13 2-9 3-3 13 Streaming Video ESPN+ Evansville 4-10 1-3 2-3 11 March COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS at Valpo 7-12 4-8 2-3 20 2 Missouri State* TBA Total 15-35 7-20 7-9 44/14.7 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 8.7 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 Mo. State 3 6 9 E-mail [email protected] Evansville 2 8 10 Webiste www.GoRedbirds.com at Valpo 0 7 7 Twitter @Bill_Salyer/@Redbird_MBB Total 5 21 26/8.7 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 Director of Athletics Brian Hardin Faculty Athletics Rep. Steve Scullen Coaching Staff Head Coach Darian DeVries Alma Mater UNI, 1998 Record at Drake 16-5 (1st season) HEAD COACH DARIAN DEVRIES Career Record 16-5 (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 1,155-1,482 (.437) seasons. MVC Record 572-862 (.403) • 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 • 16-5 HOME • 9-1 LAST GAME • W, 70-59 - AT VALPARAISO MVC • 5-3 AWAY • 4-3 LAST 5 • 4-1 NEUTRAL • 3-1 NEXT GAME - AT INDIANA STATE - FEB. 2 HIGHS LAST GAME: Had a career-high 20 points with four CAREER SEASON D.J. WILKINS three-pointers in the win near his hometown. G • 6-2 • 179 • Fr. NOTES PTS 20 20 Merrillville, Ind. • Is fifth in the MVC in three-pointers in conference games. 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 11.5 3.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 32.5 Murphy.