2014–15 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Ray Giacoletti, played their home games at the Knapp Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Bradley.

2014–15 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record9–22 (6–12 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Rutter
  • Todd Townsend
  • Dave Buchanan
Home arenaKnapp Center
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Wichita State171 .944305  .857
No. 11 Northern Iowa162 .889314  .886
Indiana State117 .6111516  .484
Illinois State117 .6112213  .629
Evansville99 .5002412  .667
Loyola Chicago810 .4442413  .649
Drake612 .333922  .290
Missouri State513 .2781120  .355
Southern Illinois414 .2221221  .364
Bradley315 .167924  .273
2015 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Guard Reed Timmer was named to the conference's all-freshmen team.[1]

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Evansville.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Richard Carter3G5'11"177SeniorDetroit, MIGraduated
Robert Puleikis21C6'10"221SophomoreDetroit, MITransferred to Walsh
Mitch McLaughlin23G6'0"181SophomoreCedar Rapids, IATransferred to Elmhurst College
Aaron Hawley31G/F6'8"197SeniorRogers, ARGraduated
Daddy Ugbede40F6'6"216SophomoreGardena, CATransferred to Indiana (PA)
Seth VanDeest45C6'11"269SeniorBettendorf, IAGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Graham Woodward13G6'0"178SophomoreEdina, MNTransferred from Penn State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Woodward will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Kale Abrahamson31F6'8"221JuniorWest Des Moines, IATransferred from Northwestern. Under NCAA transfer rules, Abrahamson will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Class of 2014 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Casey Schlatter
SF
Iowa Falls, IA Iowa Falls Alden High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 207 lb (94 kg) May 11, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Ore Arogundade
SG
Arlington Heights, IL Saint Viator High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 12, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Kory Kuenstling
C
Dunkerton, IA Dunkerton Community School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jul 2, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Reed Timmer
PG
New Berlin, WI Eisenhower High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 11, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
C.J. Rivers
SG
Cahokia, IL Cahokia High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Aug 15, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 C.J. Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)186 lb (84 kg) FrCahokia Cahokia, IL
G 1 Karl Madison 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)174 lb (79 kg) RS SrLanphier Springfield, IL
G 2 Gary Ricks, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)181 lb (82 kg) RS SrSylmar Los Angeles, CA
G 3 Jordan Daniels 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) SrBoston College
Etiwanda
Fontana, CA
F 4 Blake Danielak 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)206 lb (93 kg) SoLiberty Hill Georgetown, TX
F 10 Trevor Berkeley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrTyler JC
Tucker
Tucker, GA
C 11 Jacob Jensen Enevold 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)251 lb (114 kg) SoFalkonergardens Gymnasium Lunderskov, Denmark
G 12 Reed Timmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrEisenhower New Berlin, WI
G 13 Graham Woodward Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg) SoPenn State
Edina HS
Edina, MN
G 14 A.J. Rutter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoGlibert Ames, IA
F 22 Casey Schlatter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)207 lb (94 kg) FrIowa Falls Alden Iowa Falls, IA
G 23 Ore Arogundade 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSt. Viator Arlington Heights, IL
G/F 25 Chris Caird 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)232 lb (105 kg) SrMarshalltown Daventry, England
F 31 Kale Abrahamson Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)221 lb (100 kg) JrNorthwestern
Valley HS
West Des Moines, IA
C 32 Kory Kuenstling 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)232 lb (105 kg) FrDunkerton Community School Dunkerton, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
2:05 pm
Coe W 78–53 
Knapp Center (3,134)
Des Moines, IA
Non-Conference Regular season
11/15/2014*
2:05 pm
Bowling Green L 58–77  0–1
Knapp Center (3,362)
Des Moines, IA
11/18/2014*
8:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 62–80  0–2
Allstate Arena (5,340)
Rosemont, IL
11/22/2014*
1:00 pm
at Western Michigan L 75–91  0–3
University Arena (2,328)
Kalamazoo, MI
11/25/2014*
7:05 pm
IUPUI W 73–60  1–3
Knapp Center (3,108)
Des Moines, IA
11/28/2014*
5:00 pm
vs. Valparaiso
Challenge in Music City
L 46–66  1–4
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
11/29/2014*
5:00 pm
vs. Portland
Challenge in Music City
L 59–71  1–5
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
11/30/2014*
3:30 pm
vs. Murray State
Challenge in Music City
L 59–68  1–6
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
12/06/2014*
2:05 pm
North Dakota L 62–63  1–7
Knapp Center (3,162)
Des Moines, IA
12/13/2014*
4:00 pm
at Green Bay L 48–64  1–8
Resch Center (3,399)
Green Bay, WI
12/15/2014*
7:05 pm
Jackson State W 76–66  2–8
Knapp Center (2,555)
Des Moines, IA
12/20/2014*
4:00 pm
vs. No. 13 Iowa State
Big Four Classic
L 54–83  2–9
Wells Fargo Arena (15,142)
Des Moines, IA
12/22/2014*
7:05 pm
Simpson W 84–62  3–9
Knapp Center (3,239)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
12/31/2014
5:05 pm
No. 16 Wichita State L 58–66  3–10 (0–1)
Knapp Center (4,170)
Des Moines, IA
01/03/2015
3:00 pm, FSMW
at Missouri State L 37–62  3–11 (0–2)
JQH Arena (5,821)
Springfield, MO
01/07/2015
7:00 pm
at Illinois State L 45–81  3–12 (0–3)
Redbird Arena (3,809)
Normal, IL
01/10/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 40–64  3–13 (0–4)
Knapp Center (4,780)
Des Moines, IA
01/14/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago L 47–50  3–14 (0–5)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,572)
Chicago, IL
01/17/2015
2:05 pm
Indiana State W 84–78  4–14 (1–5)
Knapp Center (3,283)
Des Moines, IA
01/20/2015
7:05 pm
Illinois State L 56–64  4–15 (1–6)
Knapp Center (2,886)
Des Moines, IA
01/25/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 14 Wichita State L 40–74  4–16 (1–7)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/28/2015
2:05 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 69–57  5–16 (2–7)
Carver Arena (5,431)
Peoria, IL
01/31/2015
2:05 pm
Evansville W 70–65  6–16 (3–7)
Knapp Center (4,120)
Des Moines, IA
02/04/2015
7:05 pm
Southern Illinois W 63–61  7–16 (4–7)
Knapp Center (3,180)
Des Moines, IA
02/07/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 14 Northern Iowa L 53–69  7–17 (4–8)
McLeod Center (6,650)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/11/2015
7:05 pm
Bradley W 60–54  8–17 (5–8)
Knapp Center (3,146)
Des Moines, IA
02/14/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 54–75  8–18 (5–9)
Hulman Center (4,250)
Terre Haute, IN
02/17/2015
7:00 pm
at Evansville L 52–61  8–19 (5–10)
Ford Center (3,418)
Evansville, IN
02/22/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 78–43  9–19 (6–10)
Knapp Center (3,656)
Des Moines, IA
02/25/2015
7:05 pm
Loyola–Chicago L 75–80 OT 9–20 (6–11)
Knapp Center (3,271)
Des Moines, IA
02/28/2015
2:00 pm
at Southern Illinois L 57–63  9–21 (6–12)
SIU Arena (5,512)
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
03/05/2015
8:35 pm, MVC TV
vs. Bradley
First round
L 50–52 OT 9–22
Scottrade Center (5,608)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "Tuttle Highlights 2014-15 All-Missouri Valley". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  2. "Men's Basketball - Schedule - GoDrakeBulldogs.com Official Web site of Drake University Athletics". godrakebulldogs.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
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