Drake Bulldogs
Missouri Valley (30-3, 17-3)
Big Wins: 11/24 at Vanderbilt (81-70), 1/8 at Bradley (64-57)
Bad Losses: 1/1 at Illinois-Chicago (70-74), 1/5 Murray State (59-66)
Coach: Ben McCollum
Probable Starters:
Daniel Abreu, Senior, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Cam Manyawu, Sophomore, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Mitch Mascari, Senior, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 1.3 apg
Bennett Stirtz, Junior, Guard, 19.1 ppg, 5.7 apg, 4.4 rpg, 2.2 spg
Isaiah Jackson, Senior, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 1.9 apg
Key Role Players:
Isaia Howard, Freshman, Guard, 4.6 ppg
Tavion Banks, Junior, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 1.0 apg, 4.9 rpg
Kael Combs, Sophomore, Guard, 3.5 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.1 (280th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.4 (2, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.1 (30, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.2 (204, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.6 (293, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.5 (90, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.5 (239, 8)
Rebound Margin: 5.9 (25, 1)
Assists Per Game: 13.3 (197, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.2 (121, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Washington State |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Miami FL |
| 2022 | CBI | First Round win over IPFW |
| 2022 | CBI | Second Round loss to UNC Wilmington |
| 2021 | NCAA | First Four win over Wichita State |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to USC |
| 2019 | CIT | First Round loss to Southern Utah |
| 2018 | CIT | First Round win over Abilene Christian |
| 2018 | CIT | Second Round loss to Northern Colorado |
| 2012 | CIT | First Round win over North Dakota |
| 2012 | CIT | Second Round loss to Rice |
| 2009 | CIT | First Round loss to Idaho |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Western Kentucky |
*all team stats through 3/9
