2022–23 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Darian DeVries, played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the regular season 27–7, 15–5 in MVC play to finish in second place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Murray State, Southern Illinois, and Bradley to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were defeated by Miami (FL) in the first round.

2022–23 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Missouri Valley tournament champions
Paradise Jam champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record27–8 (15–5 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Richter
  • Tom Ostrom
  • Corey Edwards
Home arenaKnapp Center
Seasons
2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley 16 4   .800 25 10   .714
Drake 15 5   .750 27 8   .771
Southern Illinois 14 6   .700 23 10   .697
Belmont 14 6   .700 21 11   .656
Indiana State 13 7   .650 23 13   .639
Missouri State 12 8   .600 17 15   .531
Murray State 11 9   .550 17 15   .531
Northern Iowa 9 11   .450 14 18   .438
Illinois State 6 14   .300 11 21   .344
Valparaiso 5 15   .250 11 21   .344
UIC 4 16   .200 12 20   .375
Evansville 1 19   .050 5 27   .156
2023 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 22–9, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals and Missouri State in the semifinals before losing to Loyola in the championship.[1] The Bulldogs accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational and earned the No. 1 overall seed.[2] They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round before losing to UNC Wilmington in the quarterfinals.[3]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Tremell Murphy 2 F 6'6" 210 RS Senior Griffith, IN Graduated
ShanQuan Hemphill 4 F 6'6" 200 Senior Gary, IN Graduated
Ayo Akinwole 14 G 5'11" 180 Senior Papillion, NE Graduated
Jonah Jackson 20 G 6'3" 205 Senior Merrillville, IN Graduated
Jordan Kwiecinski 21 F 6'9" 205 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Eckerd College
Deven Dahlke 41 F 6'2" 188 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Transferred to San Diego

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Brashon Hall 2 G 6'1" 185 Sophomore Roswell, GA Transferred from Voorhees
Sardaar Calhoun 14 G/F 6'6" 210 Senior Tappahannock, VA Transferred from Texas Tech
Eric Northweather 35 F 6'10" 225 Sophomore Jefferson City, MO Transferred from Truman State

Preseason

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The Bulldogs were picked to finish first in the conference's preseason poll. Forward Tucker DeVries was named MVC Preseason Player of the Year and selected to the preseason All-MVC first team.[4]

Roster

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2022–23 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 D. J. Wilkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) GS Florida Southwestern State
Merrillville
Merrillville, IN
G 1 Roman Penn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Siena
Bishop Noll
Calumet City, IL
G 2 Brashon Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Voorhees
Centennial
Roswell, GA
G 3 Garrett Sturtz (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Newton Newton, IA
G 4 Conor Enright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Mundelein Mundelein, IL
G 10 Okay Djamgouz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr London Basketball Academy Toronto, Canada
G/F 11 Bryceson Burns 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Westfield Houston, TX
G/F 12 Tucker DeVries 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Waukee Waukee, IA
F 13 Issa Samake 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Grand View Christian Des Moines, IA
G/F 14 Sardaar Calhoun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Texas Tech
Blue Ridge School
Tappahannock, VA
G 21 Andrew Alia (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Joseph Kenosha, WI
F 24 Nate Ferguson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Lemont Lemont, IL
F 35 Eric Northweather 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Truman State
Blair Oaks
Jefferson City, MO
F 51 Darnell Brodie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Seton Hall
Newark East Side
Newark, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022*
7:00 pm
Minnesota Duluth W 100–77 
 35  Calhoun   15  Brodie   6  Enright  Knapp Center (2,576)
Des Moines, IA
Regular season
November 9, 2022*
7:00 pm, MC22
IUPUI W 80–48  1–0
 20  DeVries   8  Tied   4  Enright  Knapp Center (2,845)
Des Moines, IA
November 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, MC22
Wofford W 80–72  2–0
 17  Calhoun   9  DeVries   5  Penn  Knapp Center (2,529)
Des Moines, IA
November 18, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ESPN3
vs. Buffalo
Paradise Jam Quarterfinals
W 80–72  3–0
 22  DeVries   10  Brodie   6  Penn  Sports and Fitness Center (1,524)
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 20, 2022*
4:45 p.m, ESPN3
vs. Wyoming
Paradise Jam Semifinals
W 61–56  4–0
 29  DeVries   9  Brodie   3  Enright  Sports and Fitness Center (1,224)
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m, ESPN3
vs. Tarleton State
Paradise Jam Championship
W 71–64  5–0
 22  DeVries   11  Sturtz   3  Tied  Sports and Fitness Center (1,424)
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 26, 2022*
5:00 pm, MC22
Louisiana W 76–64  6–0
 21  Tied   11  Brodie   4  DeVries  Knapp Center (2,810)
Des Moines, IA
November 30, 2022
6:00 pm, MVC TV
at Indiana State L 73–75  6–1
(0–1)
 32  Penn   13  Sturtz   4  Penn  Hulman Center (3,459)
Terre Haute, IN
December 3, 2022
5:00 pm, MC22
UIC W 77–64  7–1
(1–1)
 25  DeVries   6  DeVries   5  Brodie  Knapp Center (2,860)
Des Moines, IA
December 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, MC22
Omaha W 78–65  8–1
 18  Brodie   11  Brodie   4  Penn  Knapp Center (2,702)
Des Moines, IA
December 10, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond L 52–82  8–2
 17  Calhoun   8  Brodie   2  Sturtz  Robins Center (6,447)
Richmond, VA
December 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, BSMW
at Saint Louis L 75–83  8–3
 15  DeVries   8  Brodie   7  Penn  Chaifetz Arena (7,251)
St. Louis, MO
December 20, 2022*
4:00 pm, BallerTV
vs. No. 15 Mississippi State
Battle in the Vault
W 58–52  9–3
 19  Penn   9  Sturtz   3  Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
December 21, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
St. Ambrose W 124–48  10–3
 21  Tied   11  DeVries   5  Wilkins  Knapp Center (783)
Des Moines, IA
December 29, 2022
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Valparaiso W 68–63  11–3
(2–1)
 19  Brodie   9  Brodie   5  Penn  Knapp Center (3,078)
Des Moines, IA
January 1, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State L 49–52  11–4
(2–2)
 20  DeVries   13  Brodie   8  Penn  Great Southern Bank Arena (2,836)
Springfield, MO
January 4, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Illinois L 49–53  11–5
(2–3)
 14  Wilkins   10  Brodie   7  Penn  Banterra Center (4,479)
Carbondale, IL
January 7, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Murray State W 82–64  12–5
(3–3)
 17  Wilkins   11  Sturtz   4  Tied  Knapp Center (3,510)
Des Moines, IA
January 10, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC W 76–71 OT 13–5
(4–3)
 15  Tied   10  Sturtz   8  Penn  Credit Union 1 Arena (1,778)
Chicago, IL
January 14, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Bradley W 86–61  14–5
(5–3)
 28  DeVries   10  Penn   7  Penn  Knapp Center (4,144)
Des Moines, IA
January 18, 2023
7:00 pm, MVC TV
Missouri State L 62–65 OT 14–6
(5–4)
 26  DeVries   7  Penn   2  Penn  Knapp Center (2,518)
Des Moines, IA
January 21, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville W 97–61  15–6
(6–4)
 23  DeVries   11  Sturtz   18  Penn  Ford Center (4,404)
Evansville, IN
January 24, 2023
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Indiana State W 70–68  16–6
(7–4)
 21  DeVries   10  Sturtz   3  Tied  Knapp Center (4,019)
Des Moines, IA
January 29, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN2
at Belmont W 79–61  17–6
(8–4)
 16  Tied   7  Ferguson   7  Penn  Curb Event Center (2,661)
Nashville, TN
February 1, 2023
8:00 pm, MVC TV
Northern Iowa W 88–81 2OT 18–6
(9–4)
 28  Penn   13  Sturtz   6  Penn  Knapp Center (6,229)
Des Moines, IA
February 4, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Valparaiso W 85–82 2OT 19–6
(10–4)
 32  DeVries   12  Penn   6  Penn  Athletics–Recreation Center (3,137)
Valparaiso, IN
February 7, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State W 92–68  20–6
(11–4)
 32  DeVries   11  Sturtz   3  Tied  CFSB Center (5,307)
Murray, KY
February 11, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPNU
Southern Illinois W 82–59  21–6
(12–4)
 21  Penn   11  Brodie   8  Penn  Knapp Center (4,839)
Des Moines, IA
February 15, 2023
8:00 pm, MVC TV
at Northern Iowa W 82–74  22–6
(13–4)
 19  DeVries   8  Brodie   9  Penn  McLeod Center (4,469)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 19, 2023
3:00 pm, CBSSN
Belmont W 70–56  23–6
(14–4)
 22  Penn   9  Brodie   4  Penn  Knapp Center (4,753)
Des Moines, IA
February 22, 2023
7:00 pm, MC22
Illinois State W 82–51  24–6
(15–4)
 18  DeVries   7  Tied   4  Enright  Knapp Center (3,818)
Des Moines, IA
February 26, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at Bradley L 61–73  24–7
(15–5)
 14  Wilkins   6  Penn   5  Penn  Carver Arena (10,458)
Peoria, IL
MVC Tournament
March 3, 2023
6:00 pm, MVC TV
(2) vs. (7) Murray State
Quarterfinals
W 74–62  25–7
 27  DeVries   6  Ferguson   10  Penn  Enterprise Center (7,049)
St. Louis, MO
March 4, 2023
5:00 pm, CBSSN
(2) vs. (3) Southern Illinois
Semifinals
W 65–52  26–7
 16  Penn   17  Brodie   5  Penn  Enterprise Center (8,483)
St. Louis, MO
March 5, 2023
1:00 pm, CBS
(2) vs. (1) Bradley
Championship
W 77–51  27–7
 22  DeVries   9  Brodie   6  Penn  Enterprise Center (6,706)
St. Louis, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2023
6:25 pm, TBS
(12 MW) vs. (5 MW) No. 16 Miami (FL)
First Round
L 56–63  27–8
 20  Brodie   9  Brodie   7  Penn  MVP Arena (13,989)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[5]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRVRV

References

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  1. ^ "Drake Falls in Championship of MVC Tournament". godrakebulldogs.com. March 6, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Earns Top Seed in College Basketball Invitational". godrakebulldogs.com. March 13, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Season Comes to a Close in CBI". godrakebulldogs.com. March 21, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball Picked to Win MVC, DeVries Named Preseason Player of the Year". godrakebulldogs.com. October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drake University Athletics.