Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley (28-6, 16-4)
Big Wins: vs Nevada (72-53), vs Indiana State (84-80)
Bad Losses: vs Stephen F. Austin (68-92), at Missouri State (80-83)
Coach: Darian DeVries
Probable Starters:
Darnell Brodie, Senior, Forward, 11.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg
Kevin Overton, Freshman, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 1.1 apg
Conor Enright, Sophomore, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 3.1 apg
Tucker DeVries, Junior, Guard, 21.8 ppg, 3.6 apg, 6.8 rpg, 1.6 spg
Atin Wright, Junior, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 2.0 apg
Key Role Players:
Nate Ferguson, Junior, Forward, 3.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg
Colby Garland, Freshman, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 2.3 apg
Kyron Gibson, Senior, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 1.2 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.5 (38th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.5 (127, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.9 (31, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.4 (214, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.7 (59, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.7 (37, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.0 (35, 3)
Rebound Margin: 1.9 (136, 4)
Assists Per Game: 15.9 (35, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.7 (17, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Miami FL |
| 2022 | CBI | First Round win over IPFW |
| 2022 | CBI | Second Round loss to UNC Wilmington |
| 2021 | NCAA | First Four win over Wichita State |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to USC |
| 2019 | CIT | First Round loss to Southern Utah |
| 2018 | CIT | First Round win over Abilene Christian |
| 2018 | CIT | Second Round loss to Northern Colorado |
| 2012 | CIT | First Round win over North Dakota |
| 2012 | CIT | Second Round loss to Rice |
| 2009 | CIT | First Round loss to Idaho |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Western Kentucky |
*all team stats through 3/10
