2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record	1–6 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach	Ray Giacoletti (4th year)
Assistant coach	Jeff Rutter
Assistant coach	Dave Buchanan
Assistant coach	JR Blount
Home arena	Knapp Center

2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Loyola–Chicago	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Missouri State	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Bradley	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Evansville	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Indiana State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Illinois State	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Drake	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200


† 2017 MVC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Drake University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Ray Giacoletti, play their home games at the Knapp Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

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.^[1]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Karl Madison	1	G	5'11"	174	RS Senior	Springfield, IL	Graduated
Kale Abrahamson	31	F	6'8"	221	RS Junior	West Des Moines, IA	Graduate transferred to Duquesne
Dominik Olejniczak	44	C	7'0"	249	Freshman	Toruń, Poland	Transferred to Ole Miss

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
De'Antae McMurray	4	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Alton, IL	Junior college transferred from Southwestern Illinois College
T.J. Thomas	10	F	6'8"	200	Junior	Lithonia, GA	Junior college transferred from Tyler JC

Incoming recruits

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

Recruiting class of 2017

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
Teyvion Kirk PG	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
Tai Bibbs PG	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 2016-08-30.

Roster

2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Rivers, C. J.C. J. Rivers	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cahokia	Cahokia, IL
3.5 !F	2	Wampler, BillyBilly Wampler	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Regis	Eau Claire, WI
1.5 !G	3	Woodward, GrahamGraham Woodward	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Penn State Edina HS	Edina, MN
1.5 !G	4	McMurray, De'AntaeDe'Antae McMurray	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Southwestern Illinois College Alton HS	Alton, IL
3.5 !F	10	Thomas, T. J.T. J. Thomas	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Tyler JC Tucker HS	Stone Mountain, GA
5.0 !C	11	Enevold, JacobJacob Enevold	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Falkonergardens Gymnasium	Lunderskov, Denmark
1.5 !G	12	Timmer, ReedReed Timmer	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Eisenhower	New Berlin, WI
1.5 !G	14	Rutter, A. J.A. J. Rutter (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Glibert	Ames, IA
1.5 !G	21	Halfon, WillWill Halfon (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cherry Creek	Greenwood Village, CO
3.5 !F	22	Schlatter, CaseyCasey Schlatter	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Iowa Falls Alden	Iowa Falls, IA
1.5 !G	23	Arogundade, OreOre Arogundade	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Viator	Arlington Heights, IL
1.5 !G	24	Girardi, NickNick Girardi (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Fossil Ridge	Fort Collins, CO
3.5 !F	25	Dolven, JohannesJohannes Dolven	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Wang Videregående	Oslo, Norway
5.0 !C	32	Kuenstling, KoryKory Kuenstling	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Dunkerton Community School	Dunkerton, IA
3.5 !F	35	McGlynn, NickNick McGlynn	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	2.0 !So	Stoughton	Stoughton, WI

Head coach

Ray Giacoletti (Minot State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Rutter (Winona State)
Dave Buchanan (UW-La Crosse)
JR Blount (Loyola Chicago)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date Time, TV	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	L 58–64	1–4	Alaska Airlines Center (2,308) Anchorage, AK
11/26/2016* 3:00 PM	at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout	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			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
12/10/2016* 2:05 PM, MC22	Jackson State			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
12/17/2016* 6:00 PM, MC22	vs. Iowa State Hy-Vee Classic			Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA
12/19/2016* MC22	South Dakota State			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
12/22/2016* 7:05 PM, MC22	Mississippi Valley State			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/29/2016 7:05 PM, MC22	Loyola–Chicago			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
01/01/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois			SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
01/04/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Wichita State			Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
01/08/2017 3:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	Evansville			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
01/11/2017 7:05 PM, MC22	Indiana State			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
01/15/2017 3:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
01/18/2017 7:05 PM, MC22	Southern Illinois			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
01/21/2017 7:00 PM, MVC TV	at Illinois State			Redbird Arena Normal, IL
01/24/2017 7:05 PM, ESPN3	at Missouri State			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
01/28/2017 1:00 PM, CBSSN	Northern Iowa			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
02/01/2017 6:00 PM, CSNCHI	Wichita State			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
02/04/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN3	at Bradley			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
02/07/2017 7:05 PM, MC22	Illinois State			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
02/11/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN3	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
02/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Evansville			Ford Center Evansville, IN
02/18/2017 7:05 PM, MVC TV	Missouri State			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
02/22/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Loyola–Chicago			Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
02/25/2017 1:00 PM	Bradley			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/02–05/2017	vs.			Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ TN, Streamline Technologies - Nashville,. "Shockers Tabbed as MVC Men's Hoops Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
↑ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - GoDrakeBulldogs.com Official Web site of Drake University Athletics". godrakebulldogs.com.

Drake Bulldogs men's basketball

Venues	The Shed (1907–1909) Alumni Gymnasium (1910–1919) Des Moines Coliseum (1920–1926) Drake Fieldhouse (1927–1957) Veterans Memorial Auditorium (1957–1992) Knapp Center (1992–present)

Culture & lore	History Iowa "Big Four"

People	Head coaches All-Century Team

Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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