2014–15 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
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
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Graham Woodward
13
G
6'0"
178
Sophomore
Edina, MN
Transferred 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 Abrahamson
31
F
6'8"
221
Junior
West Des Moines, IA
Transferred 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 : Rivals : 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 : Rivals : 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 : 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:
Roster
2014–15 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
C.J. Rivers
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Cahokia
Cahokia, IL
G
1
Karl Madison
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
RS Sr
Lanphier
Springfield, IL
G
2
Gary Ricks, Jr.
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
RS Sr
Sylmar
Los Angeles, CA
G
3
Jordan Daniels
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Sr
Boston College Etiwanda
Fontana, CA
F
4
Blake Danielak
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
So
Liberty Hill
Georgetown, TX
F
10
Trevor Berkeley
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Tyler JC Tucker
Tucker, GA
C
11
Jacob Jensen Enevold
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
251 lb (114 kg)
So
Falkonergardens Gymnasium
Lunderskov, Denmark
G
12
Reed Timmer
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Eisenhower
New Berlin, WI
G
13
Graham Woodward
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
So
Penn State Edina HS
Edina, MN
G
14
A.J. Rutter
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Glibert
Ames, IA
F
22
Casey Schlatter
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
Fr
Iowa Falls Alden
Iowa Falls, IA
G
23
Ore Arogundade
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
St. Viator
Arlington Heights, IL
G/F
25
Chris Caird
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
Sr
Marshalltown
Daventry, England
F
31
Kale Abrahamson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Northwestern Valley HS
West Des Moines, IA
C
32
Kory Kuenstling
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
Fr
Dunkerton 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
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