2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by interim head coach Jeff Rutter. They played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–24 (5–13 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dave Buchanan
  • JR Blount
Home arenaKnapp Center
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Illinois State171 .944287  .800
No. 19 Wichita State171 .944315  .861
Northern Iowa99 .5001416  .467
Southern Illinois99 .5001716  .515
Loyola Chicago810 .4441814  .563
Missouri State711 .3891716  .515
Bradley711 .3891320  .394
Evansville612 .3331617  .485
Indiana State513 .2781120  .355
Drake513 .278724  .226
2017 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Fourth-year head coach Ray Giacoletti resigned on December 6, 2016 after the first eight games of the season.[1] Assistant coach Jeff Rutter was named interim head coach.[1]

They finished the season 7–24, 5–13 to finish in a tie for ninth place in MVC play. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to Bradley.

Following the season, the school chose not to keep Jeff Rutter as head coach and hired Niko Medved, former head coach at Furman, as the Bulldogs' new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the season 7–24, 2–16 in Missouri Valley play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Missouri State.

Preseason

Drake was picked to finish last in the preseason MVC poll.[3]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Karl Madison1G5'11"174RS SeniorSpringfield, ILGraduated
Kale Abrahamson31F6'8"221RS JuniorWest Des Moines, IAGraduate transferred to Duquesne
Dominik Olejniczak44C7'0"249FreshmanToruń, PolandTransferred to Ole Miss

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
De'Antae McMurray4G6'1"185JuniorAlton, ILJunior college transferred from Southwestern Illinois College
T.J. Thomas10F6'8"200JuniorLithonia, GAJunior college transferred from Tyler JC

Incoming recruits

Drake did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Teyvion Kirk
PG
Joliet, IL Joliet West High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tai Bibbs
PG
West Chicago, IL West Chicago Community High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Antonio Pilipovic
SF
Germany RheinStars Köln 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 C. J. Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)187 lb (85 kg) JrCahokia Cahokia, IL
F 2 Bill Wampler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoRegis Eau Claire, WI
G 3 Graham Woodward 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)182 lb (83 kg) RS JrPenn State
Edina HS
Edina, MN
G 4 De'Antae McMurray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrSouthwestern Illinois College
Alton HS
Alton, IL
F 10 T. J. Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrTyler JC
Tucker HS
Stone Mountain, GA
C 11 Jacob Enevold 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)246 lb (112 kg) SrFalkonergardens Gymnasium Lunderskov, Denmark
G 12 Reed Timmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrEisenhower New Berlin, WI
G 14 A. J. Rutter (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrGlibert Ames, IA
G 21 Will Halfon (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCherry Creek Greenwood Village, CO
F 22 Casey Schlatter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)207 lb (94 kg) RS SoIowa Falls Alden Iowa Falls, IA
G 23 Ore Arogundade 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrSt. Viator Arlington Heights, IL
G 24 Nick Girardi (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrFossil Ridge Fort Collins, CO
F 25 Johannes Dolven 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS FrWang Videregående Oslo, Norway
C 32 Kory Kuenstling 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)234 lb (106 kg) RS SoDunkerton Community School Dunkerton, IA
F 35 Nick McGlynn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)223 lb (101 kg) SoStoughton Stoughton, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016*
5:05 pm, ESPN3
Concordia–St. Paul W 81–75 
Knapp Center (2,224)
Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016
8:35 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota L 74–79  0–1
Knapp Center (2,439)
Des Moines, IA
11/15/2016
6:35 pm
at UMKC L 62–68  0–2
Municipal Auditorium (1,535)
Kansas City, MO
11/19/2016
2:05 pm, ESPN3
Simpson W 76–61  1–2
Knapp Center (2,541)
Des Moines, IA
11/24/2016*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Iona
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
L 53–64  1–3
Alaska Airlines Center (2,039)
Anchorange, AK
11/25/2016*
5:00 pm
vs. UC Davis
Great Alaska Shootout consolation 2nd round
L 58–64  1–4
Alaska Airlines Center (2,308)
Anchorage, AK
11/26/2016*
3:00 pm
at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout 7th place game
L 69–74  1–5
Alaska Airlines Center (2,030)
Anchorage, AK
11/30/2016*
7:30 pm, FSN
at DePaul L 75–77  1–6
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,091)
Chicago, IL
12/03/2016*
2:05 pm, MC22
Fresno State
MW–MVC Challenge
L 76–78 OT 1–7
Knapp Center (2,633)
Des Moines, IA
12/10/2016*
2:05 pm, MC22
Jackson State L 63–68  1–8
Knapp Center (2,467)
Des Moines, IA
12/17/2016*
6:00 pm, MC22
vs. Iowa State
Hy-Vee Classic
L 80–97  1–9
Wells Fargo Arena (15,028)
Des Moines, IA
12/19/2016*
7:05 pm, MC22
South Dakota State L 75–83  1–10
Knapp Center (2,385)
Des Moines, IA
12/22/2016*
7:05 pm, MC22
Mississippi Valley State W 101–69  2–10
Knapp Center (2,268)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/29/2016
7:05 pm, MC22
Loyola–Chicago W 102–98  3–10
(1–0)
Knapp Center (3,007)
Des Moines, IA
01/01/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 69–83  3–11
(1–1)
SIU Arena (4,143)
Carbondale, IL
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State L 65–90  3–12
(1–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,383)
Wichita, KS
01/08/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 88–76  4–12
(2–2)
Knapp Center (2,688)
Des Moines, IA
01/11/2017
7:05 pm, MC22
Indiana State W 87–70  5–12
(3–2)
Knapp Center (2,958)
Des Moines, IA
01/15/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 60–79  5–13
(3–3)
McLeod Center (4,652)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/18/2017
7:05 pm, MC22/ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 88–84 OT 6–13
(4–3)
Knapp Center (2,508)
Des Moines, IA
01/21/2017
7:00 pm, MVC TV
at Illinois State L 58–72  6–14
(4–4)
Redbird Arena (8,123)
Normal, IL
01/24/2017
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State W 72–71 OT 7–14
(5–4)
JQH Arena (4,729)
Springfield, MO
01/28/2017
1:00 pm, CBSSN
Northern Iowa L 63–71  7–15
(5–5)
Knapp Center (5,237)
Des Moines, IA
02/01/2017
6:00 pm, CSNCHI
Wichita State L 69–77  7–16
(5–6)
Knapp Center (3,024)
Des Moines, IA
02/04/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley L 72–79  7–17
(5–7)
Carver Arena (5,815)
Peoria, IL
02/07/2017
7:05 pm, MC22
Illinois State L 53–82  7–18
(5–8)
Knapp Center (2,812)
Des Moines, IA
02/11/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 60–84  7–19
(5–9)
Hulman Center (4,280)
Terre Haute, IN
02/14/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville L 70–87  7–20
(5–10)
Ford Center (3,639)
Evansville, IN
02/18/2017
7:05 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3
Missouri State L 73–76  7–21
(5–11)
Knapp Center (2,818)
Des Moines, IA
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago L 65–80  7–22
(5–12)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,163)
Chicago, IL
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley L 74–82  7–23
(5–13)
Knapp Center (2,860)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley tournament
03/02/2017
8:35 pm, ESPN3/FSMW/CSNC
(10) vs. (7) Bradley
First Round
L 58–67  7–24
Scottrade Center (5,057)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time Source[4][5].

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.