2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .
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
Incoming Transfers
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:
Roster
2016–17 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)
187 lb (85 kg)
Jr
Cahokia
Cahokia, IL
F
2
Bill Wampler
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Regis
Eau Claire, WI
G
3
Graham Woodward
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
RS Jr
Penn State Edina HS
Edina, MN
G
4
De'Antae McMurray
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Southwestern Illinois College Alton HS
Alton, IL
F
10
T. J. Thomas
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Tyler JC Tucker HS
Stone Mountain, GA
C
11
Jacob Enevold
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
246 lb (112 kg)
Sr
Falkonergardens Gymnasium
Lunderskov, Denmark
G
12
Reed Timmer
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Eisenhower
New Berlin, WI
G
14
A. J. Rutter (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
Glibert
Ames, IA
G
21
Will Halfon (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Cherry Creek
Greenwood Village, CO
F
22
Casey Schlatter
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
RS So
Iowa Falls Alden
Iowa Falls, IA
G
23
Ore Arogundade
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
St. Viator
Arlington Heights, IL
G
24
Nick Girardi (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Fossil Ridge
Fort Collins, CO
F
25
Johannes Dolven
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Fr
Wang Videregående
Oslo, Norway
C
32
Kory Kuenstling
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
234 lb (106 kg)
RS So
Dunkerton Community School
Dunkerton, IA
F
35
Nick McGlynn
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
223 lb (101 kg)
So
Stoughton
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
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