2012–13 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Mark Phelps, played their home games at the Knapp Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in three way tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Creighton, and head coach Mark Phelps was fired 6 days later.[1][2]

2012–13 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–17 (7–11 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKnapp Center
Seasons
2012–13 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Creighton 13 5   .722 28 8   .778
Wichita State 12 6   .667 30 9   .769
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611 21 15   .583
Evansville 10 8   .556 21 15   .583
Indiana State 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Illinois State 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Missouri State 7 11   .389 11 22   .333
Bradley 7 11   .389 18 17   .514
Drake 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Southern Illinois 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
2013 MVC tournament winner
As of April 6, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

edit
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Kori Babineaux Guard 6–4 203 Freshman Folsom, California
1 Jordan Clarke Forward 6–8 256 Senior Rockville, Maryland
2 Gary Ricks, Jr. Guard 6–1 182 Junior Los Angeles, California
3 Richard Carter Guard 5–11 177 Junior Detroit, Michigan
4 Chris Hines Forward 6–1 192 Senior Houston, Texas
10 Jeremy Jeffers Forward 6–6 216 Sophomore Wilson, North Carolina
11 Karl Madison Guard 5–9 186 Sophomore Springfield, Illinois
21 Robert Puleikis Center 6–10 221 Freshman Detroit, Michigan
22 Micah Mason Guard 6–2 174 Freshman Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania
23 Mitch McLaughlin Guard 6–0 181 Freshman Cedar Rapids, Iowa
24 Joey King Forward 6–9 219 Freshman Eagan, Minnesota
25 Matt Bowie Forward 6–7 217 Senior Oskaloosa, Iowa
34 Ben Simons Forward 6–8 209 Senior Cadillac, Michigan
40 Daddy Ugbede Forward 6–6 216 Freshman Gardena, California
45 Seth VanDeest Center 6–11 269 Junior Bettendorf, Iowa

Schedule

edit
Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2012*
7:00 pm
Southwest Baptist W 101–80 
Knapp Center (2,813)
Des Moines, IA
Regular season
11/10/2012*
11:00 pm
William Jewell W 96–66  1–0
Knapp Center (3,273)
Des Moines, IA
11/17/2012*
5:00 pm
at Detroit L 79–85  1–1
Calihan Hall (2,047)
Detroit, MI
11/22/2012*
10:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. California
DIRECTV Classic
L 70–73  1–2
Anaheim Convention Center (1,087)
Anaheim, CA
11/23/2012*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Rice
DIRECTV Classic
W 77–66  2–2
Anaheim Convention Center (1,627)
Anaheim, CA
11/25/2012*
12:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Xavier
DIRECTV Classic
L 70–74  2–3
Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
11/30/2012*
9:00 pm
at Nevada
MW–MVC Challenge
W 76–66  3–3
Lawlor Events Center (6,469)
Reno, NV
12/05/2012*
7:00 pm
Saint Mary's L 73–88  3–4
Knapp Center (3,410)
Des Moines, IA
12/08/2012*
7:00 pm, MC22
IPFW W 74–64  4–4
Knapp Center (2,861)
Des Moines, IA
12/15/2012*
4:00 pm, MC22
vs. Iowa State
Big Four Classic
L 77–86  4–5
Wells Fargo Arena (13,180)
Des Moines, IA
12/19/2012*
7:05 pm
North Carolina Central W 72–69  5–5
Knapp Center (2,388)
Des Moines, IA
12/22/2012*
2:05 pm
Eastern Illinois W 74–56  6–5
Knapp Center (2,669)
Des Moines, IA
12/29/2012
7:00 pm, MC22
at Bradley L 57–67  6–6 (0–1)
Carver Arena (7,534)
Peoria, IL
01/02/2013
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State L 63–75  6–7 (0–2)
Knapp Center (2,792)
Des Moines, IA
01/05/2013
7:05 pm, MC22/ESPN3
Missouri State L 65–77  6–8 (0–3)
Knapp Center (3,804)
Des Moines, IA
01/08/2013
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at No. 13 Creighton L 61–91  6–9 (0–4)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,073)
Omaha, NE
01/12/2013
7:00 pm
at Illinois State W 82–77  7–9 (1–4)
Redbird Arena (5,706)
Normal, IL
01/16/2013
7:05 pm, MC22
Evansville W 83–69  8–9 (2–4)
Knapp Center (3,694)
Des Moines, IA
01/20/2013
2:00 pm
at Northern Iowa L 55–85  8–10 (2–5)
McLeod Center (4,215)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/23/2013
7:05 pm, FS Midwest
No. 17 Creighton W 74–69  9–10 (3–5)
Knapp Center (6,162)
Des Moines, IA
01/27/2013
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 72–78  9–11 (3–6)
Redbird Arena (5,824)
Normal, IL
01/30/2013
7:05 pm
at Southern Illinois W 61–56  10–11 (4–6)
SIU Arena (4,626)
Carbondale, IL
02/02/2013
6:30 pm, FS Midwest
Indiana State W 74–71 OT 11–11 (5–6)
Knapp Center (4,439)
Des Moines, IA
02/06/2013
7:05 pm, MC22
Illinois State L 86–94  11–12 (5–7)
Knapp Center (4,133)
Des Moines, IA
02/10/2013
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Evansville L 78–84 OT 11–13 (5–8)
Ford Center (4,210)
Evansville, IN
02/13/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State L 56–71  11–14 (5–9)
Charles Koch Arena (10,211)
Wichita, KS
02/16/2013
7:00 pm, MC22
Northern Iowa L 64–71  11–15 (5–10)
Knapp Center (6,711)
Des Moines, IA
02/20/2013
7:05 pm, MC22
Bradley W 92–84 OT 12–15 (6–10)
Knapp Center (3,825)
Des Moines, IA
02/23/2013*
7:05 pm
Green Bay
BracketBusters
W 71–54  13–15
Knapp Center (3,892)
Des Moines, IA
02/27/2013
6:05 pm
at Indiana State W 67–56  14–15 (7–10)
Hulman Center (5,054)
Terre Haute, IN
03/02/2013
7:05 pm, MC22
Southern Illinois L 63–66  14–16 (7–11)
Knapp Center (4,833)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
03/07/2013
6:00 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3
vs. Bradley
First Round
W 81–66  15–16
Scottrade Center (7,537)
St.Louis, MO
03/08/2013
12:05 pm, ESPN3
vs. Creighton
Quarterfinals
L 53–65  15–17
Scottrade Center (14,567)
St.Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

edit
  1. ^ "Doug McDermott becomes Creighton's all-time scoring leader in win". ESPN. March 8, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Goodman, Jeff (March 14, 2013). "Drake fires Mark Phelps". CBS News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.