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2019–20 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

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2019–20 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–14 (8–10 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Blunt
  • Marty Richter
  • Matt Woodley
Home arenaKnapp Center
Seasons
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 4   .778 25 6   .806
Loyola Chicago 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Indiana State 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
Bradley 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Missouri State 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Valparaiso 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
Drake 8 10   .444 20 14   .588
Illinois State 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Evansville 0 18   .000 9 23   .281
2020 MVC tournament winner

The 2019–20 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Darian DeVries. They played their home games at Knapp Center on campus in Des Moines, Iowa, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Illinois State and Northern Iowa to advance to the semifinals of the MVC tournament where they lost to Bradley.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the previous season 24–10 (12–6 MVC) to share of MVC regular season championship with Loyola–Chicago. The shared title was the Bulldogs' first since the 2007–08 season. After falling in the MVC tournament semifinals, they received a bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Southern Utah.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Brady Ellingson 24 G 6'4" 193 RS Senior Menomonee Falls, WI Graduated.
Matt Gray 13 F 6'8" 224 Freshman Orange, Australia Transferred to Salt Lake Community College.
Nick McGlynn 35 F 6'8" 244 Senior Stoughton, WI Graduated.
Nick Norton 20 G 5'10" 166 RS Senior Bloomington, IL Graduated.
Luke Vaske 10 G 6'0" 182 Freshman Norwalk, IA Walk-on; didn't return.

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Brady Ernst 31 F 6'10" 230 Redshirt Senior Clinton, IA Transferred from Florida Gulf Coast. Was eligible to play immediately since he graduated from FGCU.
Jonah Jackson 20 G 6'3" 210 Junior Merrillville, IN Junior college transferred from John A. Logan College.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joseph Yesufu
#49 PG
Bolingbrook, IL Bolingbrook High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 26, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Nate Ferguson
PF
Lemont, IL Lemont High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Aug 26, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Issa Samake
PF
Des Moines, Iowa Grand View Christian School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 24, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Okay Djamgouz
G
Toronto, Canada London Basketball Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 23, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

Roster

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2019–20 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 D. J. Wilkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) RS So Florida Southwestern State
Merrillville
Merrillville, IN
G 1 Samm Jones (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Northwestern
De La Salle
Minneapolis, MN
F 2 Tremell Murphy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Florida Southwestern State
Griffith
Griffith, IN
G 3 Garrett Sturtz (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Newton Newton, IA
G 4 Anthony Murphy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Florida Southwestern State
Griffith
Griffith, IN
G 10 Okay Djamgouz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr London Basketball Academy Toronto Canada
F 11 Antonio Pilipovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr RheinStars Köln Cologne, Germany
G 12 Roman Penn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Siena
Bishop Noll
Calumet City, IL
F 13 Issa Samake 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Grand View Christian Des Moines, IA
G 14 Noah Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Jr 22 Ft Academy Sydney, Australia
G 20 Jonah Jackson 3 ft 0 in (0.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr John A. Logan College
Merrillville
Merrillville, IN
F 21 Liam Robbins 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Assumption Davenport, IA
G/F 22 Andrew Barrett (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Alleman Rock Island, IL
G 23 Joseph Yesufu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
F 24 Nate Ferguson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lemont Lemont, IL
G 25 Connor Gholson (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS So Newton Newton, IA
F 31 Brady Ernst 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 244 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Florida Gulf Coast
Clinton
Clinton, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2019*
12:00 pm
Upper Iowa W 95–88 
Knapp Center (2,388)
Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 86–55  1–0
Knapp Center (2,780)
Des Moines, IA
Nov 11, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cincinnati L 59–81  1–1
Fifth Third Arena (10,133)
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Kansas City W 76–58  2–1
Knapp Center (2,415)
Des Moines, IA
Nov 17, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Simpson W 98–53  3–1
Knapp Center (2,528)
Des Moines, IA
Nov 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Lehigh W 74–58  4–1
Knapp Center (2,333)
Des Moines, IA
November 25, 2019*
12:45 pm, FloSports
vs. Miami (Ohio)
Gulf Coast Showcase First Round
L 59–67  4–2
Hertz Arena (563)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2019*
10:00 am, FloSports
vs. Northeastern
Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd Round
W 59–56  5–2
Hertz Arena (427)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2019*
12:30 pm, FloSports
vs. Murray State
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th Place Game
W 63–53  6–2
Hertz Arena (653)
Estero, FL
Dec 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Milwaukee W 56–53  7–2
Knapp Center (2,373)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 7, 2019*
5:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 78–73  8–2
Knapp Center (2,723)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 14, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 14 Dayton L 47–78  8–3
UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
Dec 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Mount Marty W 92–74  9–3
Knapp Center (2,468)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 21, 2019*
1:00 pm, MWN
at Air Force W 85–80  10–3
Clune Arena (1,791)
Colorado Springs, CO
MVC regular season
Dec 31, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bradley L 72–80  10–4
(0–1)
Carver Arena (5,416)
Peoria, IL
Jan 4, 2020
5:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Indiana State W 80–76  11–4
(1–1)
Knapp Center (3,490)
Des Moines, IA
Jan 7, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Loyola–Chicago W 65–62  12–4
(2–1)
Knapp Center (3,164)
Des Moines, IA
Jan 11, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 61–66  12–5
(2–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,190)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Illinois State W 84–74  13–5
(3–2)
Knapp Center (2,641)
Des Moines, IA
Jan 19, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 49–66  13–6
(3–3)
SIU Arena (4,337)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 22, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville W 73–50  14–6
(4–3)
Ford Center (4,913)
Evansville, IN
Jan 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 71–69  15–6
(5–3)
Knapp Center (3,593)
Des Moines, IA
Jan 29, 2020
6:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
at Indiana State L 56–58  15–7
(5–4)
Hulman Center (3,414)
Terre Haute, IN
Feb 1, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 72–79  15–8
(5–5)
Knapp Center (4,053)
Des Moines, IA
Feb 5, 2020
8:00 pm, FSMIW/NBCS
Bradley W 73–60  16–8
(6–5)
Knapp Center (3,328)
Des Moines, IA
Feb 8, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 73–83  16–9
(6–6)
McLeod Center (6,497)
Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State L 62–97  16–10
(6–7)
JQH Arena (3,185)
Springfield, MO
Feb 16, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 85–80  17–10
(7–7)
Knapp Center (4,067)
Des Moines, IA
Feb 19, 2020
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+
Valparaiso W 77–75 OT 18–10
(8–7)
Knapp Center (3,783)
Des Moines, IA
Feb 22, 2020
3:30 pm, FSMW/NBCSC
at Illinois State L 53–57  18–11
(8–8)
Redbird Arena (5,063)
Normal, IL
Feb 25, 2020
7:00 pm, NBCSC
at Loyola–Chicago L 60–64  18–12
(8–9)
Gentile Arena (3,358)
Chicago, IL
Feb 29, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN2
Northern Iowa L 43–70  18–13
(8–10)
Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
MVC tournament
March 5, 2020
6:05 pm, FSMW/NBCSC
(8) vs. (9) Illinois State
First round
W 75–65  19–13
Enterprise Center (5,212)
St. Louis, MO
March 6, 2020
12:05 pm, FSMW/NBCSC
(8) vs. (1) Northern Iowa
Quarterfinals
W 77–56  20–13
Enterprise Center (7,399)
St. Louis, MO
March 7, 2020
2:35 pm, CBSSN
(8) vs. (4) Bradley
Semifinals
L 66–76  20–14
Enterprise Center (8,145)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drake University Athletics.