2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois State	17	–	1	.944	28	–	7	.800
No. 19 Wichita State†	17	–	1	.944	31	–	5	.861
Northern Iowa	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
Southern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Loyola Chicago	8	–	10	.444	18	–	14	.563
Missouri State	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Bradley	7	–	11	.389	13	–	20	.394
Evansville	6	–	12	.333	16	–	17	.485
Indiana State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Drake	5	–	13	.278	7	–	24	.226

† 2017 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Ray Giacoletti, played their home games at the Knapp Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous Season

The Bulldogs finished the season 7–24, 2–16 in Missouri Valley play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Missouri State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Karl Madison	1	G	5'11"	174	RS Senior	Springfield, IL	Graduated
Kale Abrahamson	31	F	6'8"	221	RS Junior	West Des Moines, IA	Graduate transferred to Duquesne
Dominik Olejniczak	44	C	7'0"	249	Freshman	Toruń, Poland	Transferred to Ole Miss

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
De'Antae McMurray	4	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Alton, IL	Junior college transferred from Southwestern Illinois College
T.J. Thomas	10	F	6'8"	200	Junior	Lithonia, GA	Junior college transferred from Tyler JC

Incoming recruits

Drake did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Teyvion Kirk PG	Joliet, IL	Joliet West High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Teyvion Kirk PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Tai Bibbs PG	West Chicago, IL	West Chicago Community High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Tai Bibbs PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-30.

Roster

2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	C. J. Rivers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Cahokia	Cahokia, IL
F	2	Billy Wampler	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Regis	Eau Claire, WI
G	3	Graham Woodward	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	RS Jr	Penn State Edina HS	Edina, MN
G	4	De'Antae McMurray	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Southwestern Illinois College Alton HS	Alton, IL
F	10	T. J. Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Tyler JC Tucker HS	Stone Mountain, GA
C	11	Jacob Enevold	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	Sr	Falkonergardens Gymnasium	Lunderskov, Denmark
G	12	Reed Timmer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Eisenhower	New Berlin, WI
G	14	A. J. Rutter (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Glibert	Ames, IA
G	21	Will Halfon (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Cherry Creek	Greenwood Village, CO
F	22	Casey Schlatter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	RS So	Iowa Falls Alden	Iowa Falls, IA
G	23	Ore Arogundade	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	St. Viator	Arlington Heights, IL
G	24	Nick Girardi (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Fossil Ridge	Fort Collins, CO
F	25	Johannes Dolven	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Wang Videregående	Oslo, Norway
C	32	Kory Kuenstling	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	RS So	Dunkerton Community School	Dunkerton, IA
F	35	Nick McGlynn	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	So	Stoughton	Stoughton, WI

Head coach

Ray Giacoletti (Minot State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Rutter (Winona State)
Dave Buchanan (UW-La Crosse)
JR Blount (Loyola Chicago)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 5:05 PM, ESPN3	Concordia (WI)	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016 8:35 PM, ESPN3	South Dakota	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
11/15/2016 6:35 PM	at UMKC	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
11/19/2016 2:05 PM, ESPN3	Simpson	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
11/24/2016* 8:30 PM, CBSSN	vs. Iona Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals	Alaska Airlines Center Anchorange, AK
11/25/2016* 5:00 PM or 11:00 PM, CBSSN	vs. UC Davis or Weber State Great Alaska Shootout	Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK
11/26/2016*	vs. Great Alaska Shootout	Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK
11/30/2016* 7:30 PM, FSN	at DePaul	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
12/03/2016* 2:05 PM, MC22	Fresno State MW–MVC Challenge	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
12/10/2016* 2:05 PM, MC22	Jackson State	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
12/17/2016* 6:00 PM, MC22	vs. Iowa State Hy-Vee Classic	Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA
12/19/2016* MC22	South Dakota State	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
12/22/2016* 7:05 PM, MC22	Mississippi Valley State	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/29/2016 7:05 PM, MC22	Loyola–Chicago	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
01/01/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois	SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
01/04/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
01/08/2017 3:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	Evansville	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
01/11/2017 7:05 PM, MC22	Indiana State	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
01/15/2017 3:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Northern Iowa	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
01/18/2017 7:05 PM, MC22	Southern Illinois	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
01/21/2017 7:00 PM, MVC TV	at Illinois State	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
01/24/2017 7:05 PM, ESPN3	at Missouri State	JQH Arena Springfield, MO
01/28/2017 1:00 PM, CBSSN	Northern Iowa	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
02/01/2017 6:00 PM, CSNCHI	Wichita State	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
02/04/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN3	at Bradley	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
02/07/2017 7:05 PM, MC22	Illinois State	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
02/11/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN3	at Indiana State	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
02/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Evansville	Ford Center Evansville, IN
02/18/2017 7:05 PM, MVC TV	Missouri State	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
02/22/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Loyola–Chicago	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
02/25/2017 1:00 PM	Bradley	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/02–05/2017	vs.	Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - GoDrakeBulldogs.com Official Web site of Drake University Athletics". godrakebulldogs.com.

[godrakebulldogs-1] "Men's Basketball - Schedule - GoDrakeBulldogs.com Official Web site of Drake University Athletics". godrakebulldogs.com.

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