#66 Drake Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Drake Bulldogs
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #66
Conference Rank: #1 Missouri Valley
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2021-22 Record: 25-11, 13-5
2021-22 Postseason: CBI
Coach: Darian DeVries
Coach Record: 95-40 at Drake, 95-40 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
ShanQuan Hemphill, Forward, 10.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 0.5 apg
Tremell Murphy, Forward, 9.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.8 apg
Ayo Akinwole, Guard, 3.2 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.4 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Tucker DeVries, Sophomore, Forward, 13.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.1 apg
Roman Penn, Senior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.9 apg
Garrett Sturtz, Senior, Guard, 11.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.4 apg
D.J. Wilkins, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.9 apg
Darnell Brodie, Senior, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.5 apg
Okay Djamgouz, Junior, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
Andrew Alia, Freshman, Guard
Bryceson Burns, Freshman, Guard
Sardaar Calhoun, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Texas Tech
Conor Enright, Freshman, Guard
Issa Samake, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.9 (100th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.4 (92, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.0 (66, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.9 (163, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (209, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (142, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.5 (48, 5)
Rebound Margin: 2.8 (92, 3)
Assists Per Game: 11.9 (263, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.8 (36, 2)