2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	14–19 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach	Mark Phelps;
Assistant coaches	Mike Gibson; Kareem Richardson; Justin Ohl;
Home arena	Knapp Center
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Iowa †	15	–	3	.833	30	–	5	.857
Wichita State	12	–	6	.667	25	–	10	.714
Illinois State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Creighton	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
Bradley	9	–	9	.500	16	–	15	.516
Indiana State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Missouri State	8	–	10	.444	24	–	12	.667
Drake	7	–	11	.389	14	–	19	.424
Southern Illinois	6	–	12	.333	15	–	15	.500
Evansville	3	–	15	.167	9	–	21	.300

† 2010 MVC tournament winner As of March 20, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), was led by second-year head coach Mark Phelps and played their home games at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs finished the season 14–19, 7–11 in MVC play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament to Northern Iowa.^[1]

Preseason[edit]

The team lost Josh Parker, who transferred to Dayton. Tyson Dirks is no longer on the roster.

Regular season[edit]

Roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No.	Position	Player
1	F	Jordan Clarke
2	F	Aaron Hawley
3	G	Craig Stanley
10	G	Ryan Wedel
13	G	Frank Wiseler
20	G	Josh Young
21	F	Corey Parker
22	F	Bill Eaddy

No.	Position	Player
23	G	Sean Duff
25	G	David Smith
31	C	Sean Jones
32	F	Greg Whitaker
34	F	Ben Simons
40	F	Reece Uhlenhopp
44	G/F	Adam Templeton
45	C	Seth VanDeest

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/09* 7:05 p.m., Mediacom		Upper Iowa	W 74–58	—	Knapp Center (3,662) Des Moines, IA
Regular season
11/14/09* 1:05 p.m., Mediacom		IUPUI Glen Wilkes Classic	W 88–82	0–1	Knapp Center (3,344) Des Moines, IA
11/17/09* 7:05 p.m., Mediacom		Iowa State	W 90–70	0–2	Knapp Center (6,157) Des Moines, IA
11/20/09* 12:15 p.m., Metro Sports		vs. Georgia State Glen Wilkes Classic	W 65–58	1–2	Ocean Center (325) Daytona Beach, FL
11/21/09* 12:15 p.m., Metro Sports		vs. Akron Glen Wilkes Classic	W 63–59	1–3	Ocean Center (321) Daytona Beach, FL
11/22/09* 2:30 p.m., Metro Sports		vs. UCF Glen Wilkes Classic	W 59–50	1–4	Ocean Center (1,015) Daytona Beach, FL
11/28/09* 7:00 p.m., Metro Sports		at Austin Peay	W 78–72	2–4	Dave Aaron Arena (2,107) Clarksville, TN
12/4/09* 7:30 p.m., Mediacom		SIU Edwardsville Drake Hy-Vee Classic	W 60–58	2–5	Knapp Center (4,016) Des Moines, IA
12/5/09* 7:30 p.m., Mediacom		North Dakota Drake Hy-Vee Classic	W 72–63	3–5	Knapp Center (4,152) Des Moines, IA
12/11/09* 7:05 p.m., Mediacom		South Dakota Drake Invitational	W 96–81	4–5	Knapp Center (3,170) Des Moines, IA
12/12/09* 5:05 p.m., Mediacom		Binghamton Drake Invitational	W 77–76	5–5	Knapp Center (3,065) Des Moines, IA
12/19/09* 5:35 p.m., BTN		at Iowa	W 71–67	5–6	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,921) Iowa City, IA
12/22/09* 8:05 p.m., Metro Sports		San Diego State MWC–MVC Challenge	W 76–73 ^OT	5–7	Knapp Center (4,012) Des Moines, IA
12/29/09 7:05 p.m., Mediacom		Bradley	W 67–59	5–8 (0–1)	Knapp Center (3,791) Des Moines, IA
1/1/10 7:05 p.m., Metro Sports		at Wichita State	W 61–38	5–9 (0–2)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
1/3/10 6:05 p.m., Mediacom		Indiana State	W 60–46	5–10 (0–3)	Knapp Center (3,924) Des Moines, IA
1/6/10 7:05 p.m., CBSCS		at Creighton	W 73–69	5–11 (0–4)	Qwest Center Omaha (14,956) Omaha, NE
1/9/10 6:35 p.m., FSN		at Southern Illinois	W 70–65	6–11 (1–4)	SIU Arena (4,359) Carbondale, IL
1/12/10 7:05 p.m., Mediacom		Missouri State	W 88–77	7–11 (2–4)	Knapp Center (3,258) Des Moines, IA
1/17/10 7:05 p.m., ESPNU		Illinois State	W 69–59	8–11 (3–4)	Knapp Center (4,273) Des Moines, IA
1/20/10 7:05 p.m., Metro Sports		at Evansville	W 72–65	9–11 (4–4)	Roberts Stadium (4,169) Evansville, IN
1/23/10 1:05 p.m., FSN		Wichita State	W 78–64	10–11 (5–4)	Knapp Center (4,826) Des Moines, IA
1/27/10 7:05 p.m., Mediacom		at Northern Iowa	W 67–51	10–12 (5–5)	McLeod Center (6,069) Cedar Falls, IA
1/30/10 7:05 p.m., Mediacom		Creighton	W 79–74	11–12 (6–5)	Knapp Center (7,018) Des Moines, IA
2/2/10 7:05 p.m., Metro Sports		at Bradley	W 67–65	11–13 (6–6)	Carver Arena (8,670) Peoria, IL
2/6/10 7:05 p.m., Metro Sports		at Illinois State	W 71–68	11–14 (6–7)	Redbird Arena (8,291) Normal, IL
2/10/10 7:05 p.m., Mediacom		No. 19 Northern Iowa	W 57–48	11–15 (6–8)	Knapp Center (7,152) Des Moines, IA
2/13/10 1:00 p.m., Metro Sports		at Indiana State	W 76–66	11–16 (6–9)	Hulman Center (5,127) Terre Haute, IN
2/16/10 7:05 p.m., Mediacom		Southern Illinois	W 79–72	12–16 (7–9)	Knapp Center (3,925) Des Moines, IA
2/20/10* 9:00 p.m.		at @ Cal State Northridge ESPN BracketBusters	W 90–80	13–16	Matadome (1,252) Northridge, CA
2/24/10 7:05 p.m., Mediacom		at Missouri State	W 75–59	13–17 (7–10)	JQH Arena (7,951) Springfield, MO
2/27/10 4:05 p.m., Mediacom		Evansville	W 56–53	13–18 (7–11)	Knapp Center (6,073) Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley tournament
3/4/2010 6:05 p.m., FSN	(8)	vs. (9) Southern Illinois MVC First Round	W 63–61	14–18	Scottrade Center (17,490) St. Louis, MO
3/5/2010 12:05 p.m., FSN	(8)	vs. (1) Northern Iowa MVC Quarterfinals	L 40–55	14–19	Scottrade Center (19,250) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

References[edit]

^ "Northern Iowa tops Drake 55-40 in MVC opener". The San Diego Union-Tribune. March 5, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

External links[edit]

[1] "Northern Iowa tops Drake 55-40 in MVC opener". The San Diego Union-Tribune. March 5, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

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