Drake Bulldogs basketball
Drake Bulldogs basketball history
Drake University (Des Moines, IA)
Knapp Center
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)
Current head coach: Ben McCollum (2024-)
- Asst: Bryston Williams (2024-)
- Asst: Josh Sash (2024-)
- Asst: Xavier Kurth (2024-)
- DBO: vacant (-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 1 (1969)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 3 (1969, 1970, 1971)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 7 (1969, 1970, 1971, 2008, 2021, 2023, 2024)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 6-7
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 3 (1964, 1981, 1986)
- NIT Overall Record: 1-3
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2022)
- CBI Overall Record: 1-1
- CIT Appearances: 4 (2009, 2012, 2018, 2019)
- CIT Overall Record: 2-4
- NCIT Championships: 1 (1975)
- NCIT Overall Record: 3-0
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1938)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 0-1
Conference Titles (Missouri Valley):
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Championships: 9 (1935, 1936, 1939, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 2008, 2019)
- Missouri Valley Tournament Championships: 3 (2008, 2023, 2024)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 2 (Lewis Lloyd, 1980 & 1981)
- Missouri Valley Player of the Year: 7 (last = Tucker DeVries, 2024)
Drake head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Ben McCollum | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Darian DeVries | 2018-24 | 150-55 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Niko Medved | 2017-18 | 17-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Rutter (int.) | 2016-17 | 6-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Giacoletti | 2013-16 | 32-69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Phelps | 2008-13 | 77-86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keno Davis | 2007-08 | 28-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Tom Davis | 2003-07 | 54-66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kurt Kanaskie | 1996-2003 | 62-136 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rudy Washington | 1990-96 | 63-102 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Fields (int.) | 1990 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Abatemarco | 1988-90 | 23-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Garner | 1981-88 | 95-104 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Ortegel | 1974-81 | 91-103 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Howard Stacey | 1971-74 | 34-44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maury John | 1958-71 | 211-131 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
John E. Benington | 1956-58 | 21-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack McClelland | 1948-56 | 90-105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Forddy Anderson | 1946-48 | 32-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vee Green | 1944-46 | 22-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Easton | 1943-44 | 7-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Williams | 1932-43 | 113-115 | 3 | 1^ | 0 |
Bill Boelter | 1925-32 | 46-86 | 0 | – | – |
Ossie Solem | 1921-25 | 37-31 | 0 | – | – |
Mark Banks | 1918-21 | 32-37 | 0 | – | – |
S.W. Hobbs | 1917-18 | 2-17 | – | – | – |
Ralph Glaze | 1916-17 | 5-7 | – | – | – |
Ray Whisman | 1914-16 | 8-15 | – | – | – |
John Griffin | 1909-10, 12-14 | 2-24 | – | – | – |
A.R. Hackett | 1910-12 | 1-14 | – | – | – |
Charles Pell | 1906-09 | 6-12 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These appearances were in the NAIA Tournament
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.