2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record14–19 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKnapp Center
Seasons
2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa † 15 – 3   .833 30 – 5   .857
Wichita State 12 – 6   .667 25 – 10   .714
Illinois State 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Creighton 10 – 8   .556 18 – 16   .529
Bradley 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Indiana State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
Missouri State 8 – 10   .444 24 – 12   .667
Drake 7 – 11   .389 14 – 19   .424
Southern Illinois 6 – 12   .333 15 – 15   .500
Evansville 3 – 15   .167 9 – 21   .300
† 2010 MVC tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), was led by second-year head coach Mark Phelps and played their home games at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs finished the season 14–19, 7–11 in MVC play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament to Northern Iowa.[1]

Preseason

The team lost Josh Parker, who transferred to Dayton. Tyson Dirks is no longer on the roster.

Regular season

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player
1 United States F Jordan Clarke
2 United States F Aaron Hawley
3 United States G Craig Stanley
10 United States G Ryan Wedel
13 Luxembourg G Frank Wiseler
20 United States G Josh Young
21 United States F Corey Parker
22 United States F Bill Eaddy
No. Position Player
23 United States G Sean Duff
25 United States G David Smith
31 United States C Sean Jones
32 United States F Greg Whitaker
34 United States F Ben Simons
40 United States F Reece Uhlenhopp
44 United States G/F Adam Templeton
45 United States C Seth VanDeest

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/09*
7:05 p.m., Mediacom 		Upper Iowa W 74–58  —
 Knapp Center (3,662)
Des Moines, IA
Regular season
11/14/09*
1:05 p.m., Mediacom 		IUPUI
Glen Wilkes Classic 		W 88–82  0–1
 Knapp Center (3,344)
Des Moines, IA
11/17/09*
7:05 p.m., Mediacom 		Iowa State W 90–70  0–2
 Knapp Center (6,157)
Des Moines, IA
11/20/09*
12:15 p.m., Metro Sports 		vs. Georgia State
Glen Wilkes Classic 		W 65–58  1–2
 Ocean Center (325)
Daytona Beach, FL
11/21/09*
12:15 p.m., Metro Sports 		vs. Akron
Glen Wilkes Classic 		W 63–59  1–3
 Ocean Center (321)
Daytona Beach, FL
11/22/09*
2:30 p.m., Metro Sports 		vs. UCF
Glen Wilkes Classic 		W 59–50  1–4
 Ocean Center (1,015)
Daytona Beach, FL
11/28/09*
7:00 p.m., Metro Sports 		at Austin Peay W 78–72  2–4
 Dave Aaron Arena (2,107)
Clarksville, TN
12/4/09*
7:30 p.m., Mediacom 		SIU Edwardsville
Drake Hy-Vee Classic 		W 60–58  2–5
 Knapp Center (4,016)
Des Moines, IA
12/5/09*
7:30 p.m., Mediacom 		North Dakota
Drake Hy-Vee Classic 		W 72–63  3–5
 Knapp Center (4,152)
Des Moines, IA
12/11/09*
7:05 p.m., Mediacom 		South Dakota
Drake Invitational 		W 96–81  4–5
 Knapp Center (3,170)
Des Moines, IA
12/12/09*
5:05 p.m., Mediacom 		Binghamton
Drake Invitational 		W 77–76  5–5
 Knapp Center (3,065)
Des Moines, IA
12/19/09*
5:35 p.m., BTN 		at Iowa W 71–67  5–6
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,921)
Iowa City, IA
12/22/09*
8:05 p.m., Metro Sports 		San Diego State
MWC–MVC Challenge 		W 76–73 OT 5–7
 Knapp Center (4,012)
Des Moines, IA
12/29/09
7:05 p.m., Mediacom 		Bradley W 67–59  5–8 (0–1)
 Knapp Center (3,791)
Des Moines, IA
1/1/10
7:05 p.m., Metro Sports 		at Wichita State W 61–38  5–9 (0–2)
 Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
1/3/10
6:05 p.m., Mediacom 		Indiana State W 60–46  5–10 (0–3)
 Knapp Center (3,924)
Des Moines, IA
1/6/10
7:05 p.m., CBSCS 		at Creighton W 73–69  5–11 (0–4)
 Qwest Center Omaha (14,956)
Omaha, NE
1/9/10
6:35 p.m., FSN 		at Southern Illinois W 70–65  6–11 (1–4)
 SIU Arena (4,359)
Carbondale, IL
1/12/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom 		Missouri State W 88–77  7–11 (2–4)
 Knapp Center (3,258)
Des Moines, IA
1/17/10
7:05 p.m., ESPNU 		Illinois State W 69–59  8–11 (3–4)
 Knapp Center (4,273)
Des Moines, IA
1/20/10
7:05 p.m., Metro Sports 		at Evansville W 72–65  9–11 (4–4)
 Roberts Stadium (4,169)
Evansville, IN
1/23/10
1:05 p.m., FSN 		Wichita State W 78–64  10–11 (5–4)
 Knapp Center (4,826)
Des Moines, IA
1/27/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom 		at Northern Iowa W 67–51  10–12 (5–5)
 McLeod Center (6,069)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/30/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom 		Creighton W 79–74  11–12 (6–5)
 Knapp Center (7,018)
Des Moines, IA
2/2/10
7:05 p.m., Metro Sports 		at Bradley W 67–65  11–13 (6–6)
 Carver Arena (8,670)
Peoria, IL
2/6/10
7:05 p.m., Metro Sports 		at Illinois State W 71–68  11–14 (6–7)
 Redbird Arena (8,291)
Normal, IL
2/10/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom 		No. 19 Northern Iowa W 57–48  11–15 (6–8)
 Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
2/13/10
1:00 p.m., Metro Sports 		at Indiana State W 76–66  11–16 (6–9)
 Hulman Center (5,127)
Terre Haute, IN
2/16/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom 		Southern Illinois W 79–72  12–16 (7–9)
 Knapp Center (3,925)
Des Moines, IA
2/20/10*
9:00 p.m. 		at @ Cal State Northridge
ESPN BracketBusters 		W 90–80  13–16
 Matadome (1,252)
Northridge, CA
2/24/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom 		at Missouri State W 75–59  13–17 (7–10)
 JQH Arena (7,951)
Springfield, MO
2/27/10
4:05 p.m., Mediacom 		Evansville W 56–53  13–18 (7–11)
 Knapp Center (6,073)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley tournament
3/4/2010
6:05 p.m., FSN 		(8) vs. (9) Southern Illinois
MVC First Round 		W 63–61  14–18
 Scottrade Center (17,490)
St. Louis, MO
3/5/2010
12:05 p.m., FSN 		(8) vs. (1) Northern Iowa
MVC Quarterfinals 		L 40–55  14–19
 Scottrade Center (19,250)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

References

  1. ^ "Northern Iowa tops Drake 55-40 in MVC opener". The San Diego Union-Tribune. March 5, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2024.