2017–18 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

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2017–18 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Drake Bulldogs "D" logo.svg
Lou Henson Classic champions
CIT, Second round
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2017–18 record 17–17 (10–8 MVC)
Head coach Niko Medved (1st year)
Assistant coach JR Blount
Assistant coach Dave Thorson
Assistant coach Ali Farokhmanesh
Home arena Knapp Center
Seasons
« 2016–17 2018–19 »
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Loyola–Chicago † 15 – 3   .833     32 – 6   .842
Southern Illinois 11 – 7   .611     20 – 13   .606
Illinois State 10 – 8   .556     18 – 15   .545
Drake 10 – 8   .556     17 – 17   .500
Bradley 9 – 9   .500     20 – 13   .606
Indiana State 8 – 10   .444     13 – 18   .419
Missouri State 7 – 11   .389     18 – 15   .545
Evansville 7 – 11   .389     17 – 15   .531
Northern Iowa 7 – 11   .389     16 – 16   .500
Valparaiso 6 – 12   .333     15 – 17   .469
† 2018 MVC Tournament winner

The 2017–18 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Niko Medved. They played their home games at Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament to Bradley. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Abilene Christian in the first round in a game referred to as the Lou Henson Classic. In the second round they were defeated by Northern Colorado.

On March 22, 2018, it was announced that head coach Niko Medved had accepted the head coaching position at Colorado State, where he had previously served as an assistant.[1][2] A week after Medved's departure, Drake hired Creighton assistant and Iowa native Darian DeVries for the head coaching job.[3]

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 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.

Fourth-year head coach Ray Giacoletti resigned on December 6, 2016 after the first eight games of the season.[4] Assistant coach Jeff Rutter was named interim head coach.[4] 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.[5]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Billy Wampler 2 F 6'6" 200 Sophomore Eau Claire, WI Transferred to Wright State
T. J. Thomas 10 F 6'8" 205 Junior Stone Mountain, GA Left the team due to personal reasons
Jacob Enevold 11 C 7'0" 246 Senior Lunderskov, Denmark Graduated
A. J. Rutter 14 G 6'1" 180 RS Junior Ames, IA Walk-on; didn't return
Will Halfon 21 G 6'2" 200 Freshman Greenwood Village, CO Walk-on; didn't return
Nick Girardi 24 G 6'4" 180 Freshman Fort Collins, CO Walk-on; didn't return
Johannes Dolven 25 F 6'8" 230 RS Freshman Oslo, Norway Transferred to Barry

2017 recruiting class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Gibbs
SG		 Waldorf, Md North Point High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Apr 25, 2017 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Noah Thomas
PG		 Sydney, Australia 22Ft Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A May 6, 2017 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Antonio Pilipovic
SF		 Cologne, Germany RheinStars Köln 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jul 13, 2017 
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:

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2018 recruiting class

Preseason

In the conference's preseason poll, the Bulldogs were picked to finish in last place in the MVC.[6] Senior guard Reed Timmer was named to the preseason All-MVC first team.[6]

Roster

2017–18 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G 0 C. J. Rivers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Cahokia Cahokia, IL
G 1 Samm Jones (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Northwestern
De La Salle		 Minneapolis, MN
G 2 Jalen Gibbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr North Point Waldorf, MD
G 3 Graham Woodward 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Penn State
Edina HS		 Edina, MN
G 4 De'Antae McMurray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Southwestern Illinois College
Alton HS		 Alton, IL
F 11 Antonio Pilipovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr RheinStars Köln Cologne, Germany
G 12 Reed Timmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Eisenhower New Berlin, WI
G 14 Noah Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr 22 Ft Academy Sydney, Australia
F 22 Casey Schlatter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Iowa Falls Alden Iowa Falls, IA
G 23 Ore Arogundade 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Viator Arlington Heights, IL
G 25 Connor Gholson (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Newton Newton, IA
F/C 32 Kory Kuenstling 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 234 lb (106 kg) RS Jr Dunkerton Dunkerton, IA
F 35 Nick McGlynn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr 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
November 4, 2017*
1:00 pm		 Minnesota–Crookston W 86–73 
Knapp Center (2,062)
Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Coe W 101–54  1–0
 Knapp Center (2,685)
Des Moines, IA
November 17, 2017*
7:30 pm		 vs. Wake Forest
Paradise Jam quarterfinals[lower-alpha 1][8]		 W 77–74  2–0
 Vines Center (586)
Lynchburg, VA
November 18, 2017*
7:30 pm		 vs. Colorado
Paradise Jam semifinals		 L 81–86  2–1
 Vines Center (568)
Lynchburg, VA
November 19, 2017*
5:00 pm		 vs. Drexel
Paradise Jam 3rd place game		 W 90–88 2OT 3–1
 Vines Center (577)
Lynchburg, VA
November 26, 2017*
2:00 pm, MC22/ESPN3		 Chicago State W 79–67  4–1
 Knapp Center (2,386)
Des Moines, IA
November 29, 2017*
7:00 pm		 at Omaha L 73–75  4–2
 Baxter Arena (1,525)
Omaha, NE
December 2, 2017*
5:00 pm		 at Wyoming
MW–MVC Challenge		 L 89–96 2OT 4–3
 Arena-Auditorium (4,853)
Laramie, WY
December 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at South Dakota L 65–93  4–4
 Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,101)
Vermillion, SD
December 9, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Omaha W 93–74  5–4
 Knapp Center (2,718)
Des Moines, IA
December 11, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN		 at Minnesota L 67–68  5–5
 Williams Arena (11,319)
Minneapolis, MN
December 16, 2017*
1:00 pm, BTN		 vs. Iowa
Hy-Vee Classic		 L 64–90  5–6
 Wells Fargo Arena (13,828)
Des Moines, IA
December 19, 2017*
7:00 pm		 at South Dakota State L 74–87  5–7
 Frost Arena (1,525)
Brookings, SD
December 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN3		 Maryland Eastern Shore W 81–57  6–7
 Knapp Center (2,214)
Des Moines, IA
MVC regular season
December 28, 2017
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN3		 Bradley W 66–64  7–7
(1–0)		 Knapp Center (2,611)
Des Moines, IA
December 31, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Southern Illinois W 70–67  8–7
(2–0)		 SIU Arena (4,230)
Carbondale, IL
January 3, 2018
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN3		 Illinois State W 87–62  9–7
(3–0)		 Knapp Center (3,113)
Des Moines, IA
January 6, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Indiana State W 75–72  10–7
(4–0)		 Hulman Center (3,249)
Terre Haute, IN
January 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Valparaiso L 60–77  10–8
(4–1)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,710)
Valparaiso, IN
January 13, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Evansville W 81–65  11–8
(5–1)		 Knapp Center (3,313)
Des Moines, IA
January 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Iowa L 54–68  11–9
(5–2)		 McLeod Center (3,880)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 20, 2018
3:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSC		 Missouri State W 61–58  12–9
(6–2)		 Knapp Center (3,647)
Des Moines, IA
January 24, 2018
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN3		 Loyola–Chicago L 57–80  12–10
(6–3)		 Knapp Center (3,522)
Des Moines, IA
January 27, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Evansville L 73–77  12–11
(6–4)		 Ford Center (4,295)
Evansville, IN
January 30, 2018
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN3		 Southern Illinois L 67–78  12–12
(6–5)		 Knapp Center (3,198)
Des Moines, IA
February 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bradley W 78–68  13–12
(7–5)		 Carver Arena (7,793)
Peoria, IL
February 7, 2018
7:00 pm, NBCSC		 at Loyola–Chicago L 57–72  13–13
(7–6)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,802)
Chicago, IL
February 10, 2018
3:00 pm, FSMW		 Northern Iowa W 71–64  14–13
(8–6)		 Knapp Center (5,121)
Des Moines, IA
February 14, 2018
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN3		 Indiana State W 90–76  15–13
(9–6)		 Knapp Center (2,617)
Des Moines, IA
February 18, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Missouri State W 67–63  16–13
(10–6)		 JQH Arena (4,859)
Springfield, MO
February 21, 2018
7:00 pm		 at Illinois State L 81–89 OT 16–14
(10–7)		 Redbird Arena (5,028)
Normal, IL
February 24, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Valparaiso L 64–69  16–15
(10–8)		 Knapp Center (4,025)
Des Moines, IA
MVC Tournament
March 2, 2018
2:30 pm, ESPN3		 (4) vs. (5) Bradley
Quarterfinals		 L 61–63  16–16
 Scottrade Center (6,410)
St. Louis, MO
CIT
March 12, 2018*
1:00 pm, CBSSN		 Abilene Christian
First round – Lou Henson Classic		 W 80–73 OT 17–16
 Knapp Center (3,565)
Des Moines, IA
March 18, 2018*
4:00 pm		 at Northern Colorado
Second round		 L 72–81  17–17
 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,074)
Greeley, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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