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2023–24 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

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2023–24 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Missouri Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record28–7 (16–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Richter
  • Tom Ostrom
  • Brent Crews
  • Nick Norton
  • Cavel Witter
Home arenaKnapp Center
Seasons
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana State 17 3   .850 32 7   .821
Drake 16 4   .800 28 7   .800
Bradley 13 7   .650 23 12   .657
Northern Iowa 12 8   .600 19 14   .576
Belmont 12 8   .600 20 13   .606
Southern Illinois 11 9   .550 19 13   .594
Illinois State 9 11   .450 15 17   .469
Murray State 9 11   .450 12 20   .375
Missouri State 8 12   .400 17 16   .515
Evansville 6 14   .300 17 18   .486
UIC 4 16   .200 12 21   .364
Valparaiso 3 17   .150 7 25   .219
2024 MVC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Darian DeVries, played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the regular season 25–6, 16–4 in MVC play to finish in second place. They entered the MVC tournament as a No. 2 seed, where they defeated Evansville, Bradley, and Indiana State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were defeated by Washington State in the first round. Just three days after the loss, Darian DeVries accepted the head coaching position at West Virginia. Subsequently, most of the roster entered the transfer portal, including star Tucker DeVries.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the regular season 27–7, 15–5 in MVC play to finish in second place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Murray State, Southern Illinois, and Bradley to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were defeated by Miami (FL) in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
D. J. Wilkins 0 G 6'2" 188 GS Merrillville, IN Graduated
Roman Penn 1 G 6'0" 185 GS Calumet City, IL Graduated
Garrett Sturtz 3 G 6'3" 180 GS Newton, IA Graduated
Okay Djamgouz 10 G 6'6" 200 RS Jr Toronto, Canada Transferred to Maine
Bryceson Burns 11 G/F 6'5" 195 RS Fr Houston, TX Transferred to Midland
Issa Samake 13 F 6'8" 225 RS Soph Des Moines, IA Graduated/Transferred
Sardaar Calhoun 14 G/F 6'6" 200 Senior Tappahannock, VA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Kyron Gibson 0 G 6'1" 198 Senior Alexandria, LA Transferred from UT Arlington
Atin Wright 10 G 6'1" 185 Junior Hawthorne, CA Transferred from Cal State Northridge
Carlos Rosario 13 F 6'7" 180 RS Sophomore Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Transferred from Washington State
Ethan Roberts 23 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Arlington Heights, IL Transferred from Army

Preseason

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The Bulldogs were picked to finish first in the conference's preseason poll for the third consecutive year. Forward Tucker DeVries was named MVC Preseason Player of the Year and selected to the preseason All-MVC first team.[1]

Roster

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2023–24 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kyron Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr UT Arlington
Peabody
Alexandria, LA
G 1 Kevin Overton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Midwest City Oklahoma City, OK
G 2 Brashon Hall (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Oakland City
Centennial
Roswell, GA
G 3 Colby Garland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Maumelle Magnolia, AR
G 4 Conor Enright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Mundelein Mundelein, IL
F 9 Patrick Bath (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Totino-Grace Plymouth, MN
G 10 Atin Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr CSUN
Fairmount Prep
Hawthorne, CA
F 11 Bennett Fried (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr La Crosse Central La Crosse, WI
G/F 12 Tucker DeVries 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Waukee Waukee, IA
F 13 Carlos Rosario 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Washington State
Veritas Prep
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
G 20 Chico Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Central Catholic Toledo, OH
G 21 Andrew Alia (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Joseph Kenosha, WI
G 22 Elijah Price 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Anthony Long Beach, CA
G 23 Ethan Roberts Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Army
Hersey
Arlington Heights, IL
F 24 Nate Ferguson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Lemont Lemont, IL
F 35 Eric Northweather 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Truman State
Blair Oaks
Jefferson City, MO
F 51 Darnell Brodie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) GS Seton Hall
Newark East Side
Newark, NJ
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
7:00 pm
Truman State W 95–50 
 19  DeVries   8  Brodie   5  Garland  Knapp Center (2,712)
Des Moines, IA
Regular season
November 8, 2023*
7:00 pm, MC22
Lipscomb W 85–70  1–0
 36  DeVries   7  Brodie   6  DeVries  Knapp Center (3,021)
Des Moines, IA
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, MC22
Southwest Minnesota State W 87–67  2–0
 25  Wright   8  DeVries   4  DeVries  Knapp Center (2,430)
Des Moines, IA
November 19, 2023*
10:00 am, FloSports
vs. Oakland
Cayman Islands Classic First Round
W 85–77  3–0
 22  2 Tied   11  DeVries   5  Enright  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2023*
12:30 pm, FloSports
vs. Stephen F. Austin
Cayman Islands Classic Semifinals
L 68–92  3–1
 19  Overton   6  Brodie   4  DeVries  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2023*
4:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Akron
Cayman Islands Classic 3rd Place Game
W 79–59  4–1
 33  DeVries   9  DeVries   5  Garland  John Gray Gymnasium 
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas Southern W 77–71  5–1
 18  Brodie   7  DeVries   4  Garland  Knapp Center (2,886)
Des Moines, IA
November 29, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 83–65  6–1
(1–0)
 21  Brodie   9  Brodie   3  3 Tied  Athletics–Recreation Center (1,474)
Valparaiso, IN
December 2, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri State W 74–57  7–1
(2–0)
 24  DeVries   9  Brodie   5  2 Tied  Knapp Center (3,562)
Des Moines, IA
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, MC22
Saint Louis W 75–69  8–1
 22  Wright   10  DeVries   5  DeVries  Knapp Center (3,124)
Des Moines, IA
December 9, 2023*
6:30 pm, BallerTV
vs. Nevada
Jack Jones Classic
W 72–53  9–1
 25  DeVries   8  Brodie   5  DeVries  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
December 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, MC22
Grambling State W 68–56  10–1
 18  Enright   7  Brodie   4  Overton  Knapp Center (2,864)
Des Moines, IA
December 19, 2023*
7:00 pm, MC22
Alcorn State W 92–55  11–1
 24  Wright   12  Brodie   4  2 Tied  Knapp Center (2,715)
Des Moines, IA
December 22, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UAB L 78–79 OT 11–2
 20  Wright   15  Brodie   5  2 Tied  Bartow Arena (3,496)
Birmingham, AL
January 2, 2024
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Illinois State W 88–71  12–2
(3–0)
 22  DeVries   5  2 Tied   6  DeVries  Knapp Center (2,931)
Des Moines, IA
January 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN2
at Belmont L 65–87  12–3
(3–1)
 14  Wright   9  Brodie   6  DeVries  Curb Event Center (2,186)
Nashville, TN
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, MVC TV
Indiana State W 89–78  13–3
(4–1)
 29  DeVries   6  3 Tied   4  DeVries  Knapp Center (4,069)
Des Moines, IA
January 13, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Southern Illinois W 76–58  14–3
(5–1)
 34  DeVries   12  Brodie   4  2 Tied  Banterra Center (6,013)
Carbondale, IL
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois State W 77–56  15–3
(6–1)
 25  DeVries   12  Brodie   5  Brodie  CEFCU Arena (3,681)
Bloomington, IL
January 20, 2024
5:00 pm, MC22
Evansville W 97–48  16–3
(7–1)
 18  2 Tied   10  Brodie   6  Wright  Knapp Center (3,717)
Des Moines, IA
January 24, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State L 80–83 2OT 16–4
(7–2)
 18  2 Tied   10  DeVries   6  Enright  Great Southern Bank Arena (2,461)
Springfield, MO
January 27, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Iowa W 77–63  17–4
(8–2)
 29  DeVries   8  Brodie   6  DeVries  Knapp Center (6,424)
Des Moines, IA
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, MC22
Valparaiso W 81–70  18–4
(9–2)
 19  Brodie   18  Brodie   4  3 Tied  Knapp Center (3,323)
Des Moines, IA
February 3, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at Indiana State L 67–75  18–5
(9–3)
 26  DeVries   10  DeVries   3  Wright  Hulman Center (8,332)
Terre Haute, IN
February 7, 2024
7:00 pm, MC22
Southern Illinois W 92–88 OT 19–5
(10–3)
 27  DeVries   8  Brodie   3  Wright  Knapp Center (3,611)
Des Moines, IA
February 10, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Bradley W 74–67  20–5
(11–3)
 22  DeVries   10  Enright   8  Enright  Peoria Civic Center (8,023)
Peoria, IL
February 13, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Evansville W 78–75  21–5
(12–3)
 26  Wright   10  DeVries   4  DeVries  Ford Center (3,568)
Evansville, IN
February 18, 2024
1:00 pm, MVC TV
Murray State W 95–72  22–5
(13–3)
 23  Overton   8  Brodie   6  Enright  Knapp Center (4,329)
Des Moines, IA
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, MVC TV
Belmont W 84–69  23–5
(14–3)
 21  DeVries   6  DeVries   7  Enright  Knapp Center (3,612)
Des Moines, IA
February 24, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Iowa L 77–91  23–6
(14–4)
 28  DeVries   9  DeVries   3  Brodie  McLeod Center (4,674)
Cedar Falls
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC W 107–105 3OT 24–6
(15–4)
 39  DeVries   13  DeVries   7  DeVries  Credit Union 1 Arena (2,126)
Chicago, IL
March 3, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN2
Bradley W 74–66  25–6
(16–4)
 29  DeVries   6  2 Tied   5  Enright  Knapp Center (6,051)
Des Moines, IA
MVC Tournament
March 8, 2024
6:00 pm, MVC TV
(2) vs. (10) Evansville
Quarterfinals
W 79–58  26–6
 19  DeVries   6  2 Tied   6  DeVries  Enterprise Center (5,813)
St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2024
5:00 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (3) Bradley
Semifinals
W 72–67[2]  27–6
 20  Wright   6  3 Tied   4  2 Tied  Enterprise Center (8,745)
St. Louis, MO
March 10, 2024
1:00 pm, CBS
(2) vs. (1) Indiana State
Championship
W 84–80  28–6
 27  DeVries   8  Brodie   5  DeVries  Enterprise Center (6,837)
St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2024
9:05 p.m., TruTV
(10 E) vs. (7 E) No. 25 Washington State
First Round
L 61–66  28–7
 20  Wright   9  Brodie   6  DeVries  CHI Health Center (17,391)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Picked to Win MVC, DeVries Named Preseason Player of the Year". godrakebulldogs.com. October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Drake secures 72-67 victory against Bradley to reach title game of MVC Tournament". Associated Press. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drake University Athletics.