Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley (27-7, 15-5)
Big Wins: 12/20 Mississippi State (58-52), 3/5 vs Bradley (77-51)
Bad Losses: 12/10 at Richmond (52-82), 1/18 Missouri State (62-65)
Coach: Darian DeVries
Probable Starters:
Darnell Brodie, Senior, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Tucker DeVries, Sophomore, Guard, 19.0 ppg, 1.8 apg, 5.6 rpg
D.J. Wilkins, Senior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 1.6 apg
Garrett Sturtz, Senior, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 1.1 apg, 6.3 rpg
Roman Penn, Senior, Guard, 12.6 ppg, 5.4 apg, 4.6 rpg
Key Role Players:
Nate Ferguson, Junior, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Conor Enright, Freshman, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 1.6 apg
Sardaar Calhoun, Senior, Guard, 7.2 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.3 (93rd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.9 (32, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.0 (50, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.8 (34, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.0 (106, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.3 (35, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.9 (21, 3)
Rebound Margin: 3.2 (80, 3)
Assists Per Game: 13.6 (143, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.5 (23, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 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 3/5
