2023–24_Drake_Bulldogs_men's_basketball_team

2023–24 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
2023–24 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Missouri Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	28–7 (16–4 MVC)
Head coach	Darian DeVries (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Marty Richter; Tom Ostrom; Brent Crews; Nick Norton; Cavel Witter;
Home arena	Knapp Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2023–24 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Darian DeVries, played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the regular season 25–6, 16–4 in MVC play to finish in second place. They entered the MVC tournament as a No. 2 seed, where they defeated Evansville, Bradley, and Indiana State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were defeated by Washington State in the first round. Just three days after the loss, Darian DeVries accepted the head coaching position at West Virginia. Subsequently, most of the roster entered the transfer portal, including star Tucker DeVries.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 7:00 pm		Truman State	W 95–50	–	19 – DeVries	8 – Brodie	5 – Garland	Knapp Center (2,712) Des Moines, IA
Regular season
November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, MC22		Lipscomb	W 85–70	1–0	36 – DeVries	7 – Brodie	6 – DeVries	Knapp Center (3,021) Des Moines, IA
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, MC22		Southwest Minnesota State	W 87–67	2–0	25 – Wright	8 – DeVries	4 – DeVries	Knapp Center (2,430) Des Moines, IA
November 19, 2023* 10:00 am, FloSports		vs. Oakland Cayman Islands Classic First Round	W 85–77	3–0	22 – 2 Tied	11 – DeVries	5 – Enright	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2023* 12:30 pm, FloSports		vs. Stephen F. Austin Cayman Islands Classic Semifinals	L 68–92	3–1	19 – Overton	6 – Brodie	4 – DeVries	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2023* 4:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Akron Cayman Islands Classic 3rd Place Game	W 79–59	4–1	33 – DeVries	9 – DeVries	5 – Garland	John Gray Gymnasium George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas Southern	W 77–71	5–1	18 – Brodie	7 – DeVries	4 – Garland	Knapp Center (2,886) Des Moines, IA
November 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 83–65	6–1 (1–0)	21 – Brodie	9 – Brodie	3 – 3 Tied	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,474) Valparaiso, IN
December 2, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	W 74–57	7–1 (2–0)	24 – DeVries	9 – Brodie	5 – 2 Tied	Knapp Center (3,562) Des Moines, IA
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, MC22		Saint Louis	W 75–69	8–1	22 – Wright	10 – DeVries	5 – DeVries	Knapp Center (3,124) Des Moines, IA
December 9, 2023* 6:30 pm, BallerTV		vs. Nevada Jack Jones Classic	W 72–53	9–1	25 – DeVries	8 – Brodie	5 – DeVries	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, MC22		Grambling State	W 68–56	10–1	18 – Enright	7 – Brodie	4 – Overton	Knapp Center (2,864) Des Moines, IA
December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, MC22		Alcorn State	W 92–55	11–1	24 – Wright	12 – Brodie	4 – 2 Tied	Knapp Center (2,715) Des Moines, IA
December 22, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	L 78–79 ^OT	11–2	20 – Wright	15 – Brodie	5 – 2 Tied	Bartow Arena (3,496) Birmingham, AL
January 2, 2024 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Illinois State	W 88–71	12–2 (3–0)	22 – DeVries	5 – 2 Tied	6 – DeVries	Knapp Center (2,931) Des Moines, IA
January 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at Belmont	L 65–87	12–3 (3–1)	14 – Wright	9 – Brodie	6 – DeVries	Curb Event Center (2,186) Nashville, TN
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, MVC TV		Indiana State	W 89–78	13–3 (4–1)	29 – DeVries	6 – 3 Tied	4 – DeVries	Knapp Center (4,069) Des Moines, IA
January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Southern Illinois	W 76–58	14–3 (5–1)	34 – DeVries	12 – Brodie	4 – 2 Tied	Banterra Center (6,013) Carbondale, IL
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	W 77–56	15–3 (6–1)	25 – DeVries	12 – Brodie	5 – Brodie	CEFCU Arena (3,681) Bloomington, IL
January 20, 2024 5:00 pm, MC22		Evansville	W 97–48	16–3 (7–1)	18 – 2 Tied	10 – Brodie	6 – Wright	Knapp Center (3,717) Des Moines, IA
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 80–83 ^2OT	16–4 (7–2)	18 – 2 Tied	10 – DeVries	6 – Enright	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,461) Springfield, MO
January 27, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Iowa	W 77–63	17–4 (8–2)	29 – DeVries	8 – Brodie	6 – DeVries	Knapp Center (6,424) Des Moines, IA
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, MC22		Valparaiso	W 81–70	18–4 (9–2)	19 – Brodie	18 – Brodie	4 – 3 Tied	Knapp Center (3,323) Des Moines, IA
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN2		at Indiana State	L 67–75	18–5 (9–3)	26 – DeVries	10 – DeVries	3 – Wright	Hulman Center (8,332) Terre Haute, IN
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, MC22		Southern Illinois	W 92–88 ^OT	19–5 (10–3)	27 – DeVries	8 – Brodie	3 – Wright	Knapp Center (3,611) Des Moines, IA
February 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at Bradley	W 74–67	20–5 (11–3)	22 – DeVries	10 – Enright	8 – Enright	Peoria Civic Center (8,023) Peoria, IL
February 13, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	W 78–75	21–5 (12–3)	26 – Wright	10 – DeVries	4 – DeVries	Ford Center (3,568) Evansville, IN
February 18, 2024 1:00 pm, MVC TV		Murray State	W 95–72	22–5 (13–3)	23 – Overton	8 – Brodie	6 – Enright	Knapp Center (4,329) Des Moines, IA
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, MVC TV		Belmont	W 84–69	23–5 (14–3)	21 – DeVries	6 – DeVries	7 – Enright	Knapp Center (3,612) Des Moines, IA
February 24, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 77–91	23–6 (14–4)	28 – DeVries	9 – DeVries	3 – Brodie	McLeod Center (4,674) Cedar Falls
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	W 107–105 ^3OT	24–6 (15–4)	39 – DeVries	13 – DeVries	7 – DeVries	Credit Union 1 Arena (2,126) Chicago, IL
March 3, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN2		Bradley	W 74–66	25–6 (16–4)	29 – DeVries	6 – 2 Tied	5 – Enright	Knapp Center (6,051) Des Moines, IA
MVC Tournament
March 8, 2024 6:00 pm, MVC TV	(2)	vs. (10) Evansville Quarterfinals	W 79–58	26–6	19 – DeVries	6 – 2 Tied	6 – DeVries	Enterprise Center (5,813) St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2024 5:00 pm, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (3) Bradley Semifinals	W 72–67^[2]	27–6	20 – Wright	6 – 3 Tied	4 – 2 Tied	Enterprise Center (8,745) St. Louis, MO
March 10, 2024 1:00 pm, CBS	(2)	vs. (1) Indiana State Championship	W 84–80	28–6	27 – DeVries	8 – Brodie	5 – DeVries	Enterprise Center (6,837) St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2024 9:05 p.m., TruTV	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) No. 25 Washington State First Round	L 61–66	28–7	20 – Wright	9 – Brodie	6 – DeVries	CHI Health Center (17,391) Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
D. J. Wilkins	0	G	6'2"	188	GS	Merrillville, IN	Graduated
Roman Penn	1	G	6'0"	185	GS	Calumet City, IL	Graduated
Garrett Sturtz	3	G	6'3"	180	GS	Newton, IA	Graduated
Okay Djamgouz	10	G	6'6"	200	RS Jr	Toronto, Canada	Transferred to Maine
Bryceson Burns	11	G/F	6'5"	195	RS Fr	Houston, TX	Transferred to Midland
Issa Samake	13	F	6'8"	225	RS Soph	Des Moines, IA	Graduated/Transferred
Sardaar Calhoun	14	G/F	6'6"	200	Senior	Tappahannock, VA	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kyron Gibson	0	G	6'1"	198	Senior	Alexandria, LA	Transferred from UT Arlington
Atin Wright	10	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Hawthorne, CA	Transferred from Cal State Northridge
Carlos Rosario	13	F	6'7"	180	RS Sophomore	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Transferred from Washington State
Ethan Roberts	23	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Arlington Heights, IL	Transferred from Army

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Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—

2023–24_Drake_Bulldogs_men's_basketball_team

2023–24 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana State	17	–	3	.850	32	–	7	.821
Drake †	16	–	4	.800	28	–	7	.800
Bradley	13	–	7	.650	23	–	12	.657
Northern Iowa	12	–	8	.600	19	–	14	.576
Belmont	12	–	8	.600	20	–	13	.606
Southern Illinois	11	–	9	.550	19	–	13	.594
Illinois State	9	–	11	.450	15	–	17	.469
Murray State	9	–	11	.450	12	–	20	.375
Missouri State	8	–	12	.400	17	–	16	.515
Evansville	6	–	14	.300	17	–	18	.486
UIC	4	–	16	.200	12	–	21	.364
Valparaiso	3	–	17	.150	7	–	25	.219

† 2024 MVC tournament winner