2021–22 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record25–11 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Richter
  • Matt Gatens
  • Achoki Moikobu
Home arenaKnapp Center
2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Iowa14–4 .77820–12  .625
Missouri State13–5 .72223–11  .676
Drake13–5 .72225–11  .694
Loyola Chicago †13–5 .72225–8  .758
Bradley11–7 .61117–14  .548
Southern Illinois9–9 .50016–14  .533
Valparaiso6–12 .33314–18  .438
Illinois State5–13 .27813–20  .394
Indiana State4–14 .22211–20  .355
Evansville2–16 .1116–24  .200
† 2022 MVC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Darian DeVries. They 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 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.

The Bulldogs accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational and earned the No. 1 overall seed. They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round before being upset by UNC Wilmington in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bulldogs finished the 2020–21 season 26–5, 15–3 in MVC play to finish in second place. The team set a school record by winning their first 18 games, representing the fourth-best start by an MVC school and equaling the sixth-longest winning streak in MVC history.[1] They also earned a ranking in the AP Poll for the first time since 2008 at No. 25 prior to suffering their first loss of the season to Valparaiso on February 7, 2021.[2]

In the MVC tournament, the Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals via forfeit due to COVID-19 issues at Northern Iowa. They defeated Missouri State in the semifinals before falling to Loyola in the championship game.[3] Drake received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the West region.[4] They defeated Wichita State in the First Four, which was Drake's first tournament win in 50 years.[5] They then lost to USC in the first round.[6]

Prior to the NCAA tournament, DeVries signed an eight-year contract extension through the 2028–29 season.[7]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Joseph Yesufu1G6'0"180SophomoreBolingbrook, ILTransferred to Kansas
Noah Thomas14G6'2"163SeniorSydney, AustraliaGraduated
Andrew Barrett22G/F6'5"183JuniorRock Island, ILWalk-on; did not return to team
Connor Gholson25G6'3"192RS JuniorNewton, IAIn transfer portal

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Ayo Akinwole14G5'11"180SeniorPapillion, NETransferred from Omaha

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Conor Enright
#55 G		 Mundelein, IL Mundelein High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 1, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tucker DeVries
#12 G/F		 Waukee, IA Waukee High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 12, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 D. J. Wilkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) RS SrFlorida Southwestern State
Merrillville		 Merrillville, IN
G 1 Roman Penn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrSiena
Bishop Noll		 Calumet City, IL
F 2 Tremell Murphy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrFlorida Southwestern State
Griffith		 Griffith, IN
G 3 Garrett Sturtz (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrNewton Newton, IA
F 4 ShanQuan Hemphill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrGreen Bay
Michigan City		 Gary, IN
G 10 Okay Djamgouz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoLondon Basketball Academy Toronto, Canada
G/F 11 Bryceson Burns 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoWestfield Houston, TX
G/F 12 Tucker DeVries 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrWaukee Waukee, IA
F 13 Issa Samake Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoGrand View Christian Des Moines, IA
G 14 Ayo Akinwole 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrOmaha
Papillion-La Vista Senior		 Papillion, NE
G 20 Jonah Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrJohn A. Logan College
Merrillville		 Merrillville, IN
F 21 Jordan Kwiecinski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoLoyola Academy Chicago, IL
F 24 Nate Ferguson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoLemont Lemont, IL
G 41 Deven Dahlke (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoSt. Mary's Phoenix, AZ
F 51 Darnell Brodie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)275 lb (125 kg) SrSeton Hall
Newark East Side		 Newark, NJ
G 55 Conor Enright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrMundelein Mundelein, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 pm		 Drury W 96–49 
 16 – Djamgouz  9 – Hemphill  4 – Tied  Knapp Center (2,257)
Des Moines, IA
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Coe W 87–61  1–0
  14 – Tied  8 – Murphy  5 – Wilkins  Knapp Center (2,591)
Des Moines, IA
November 14, 2021*
2:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+		 South Dakota W 99–50  2–0
  14 – Hemphill  8 – Tied  4 – Tied  Knapp Center (2,827)
Des Moines, IA
November 20, 2021*
12:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+		 Richmond W 73–70  3–0
  18 – Murphy  9 – Sturtz  4 – Penn  Knapp Center (3,347)
Des Moines, IA
November 25, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU		 vs. Belmont
ESPN Events Invitational First Round		 L 69–74  3–1
  18 – Murphy  11 – Sturtz  5 – Penn  HP Field House (3,008)
Kissimmee, FL
November 26, 2021*
3:30 p.m., ESPNU		 vs. No. 10 Alabama
ESPN Events Invitational Consolation round		 L 71–80  3–2
  17 – Wilkins  7 – Murphy  6 – Penn  HP Field House (3,020)
Kissimmee, FL
November 28, 2021*
9:30 a.m., ESPNU		 vs. North Texas
ESPN Events Invitational 7th Place Game		 L 54–57  3–3
  13 – Murphy  6 – Sturtz  1 – Penn  HP Field House (3,252)
Kissimmee, FL
December 2, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 Valparaiso W 73–66  4–3
(1–0)		  14 – Brodie  7 – Hemphill  5 – Penn  Knapp Center (2,560)
Des Moines, IA
December 5, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 St. Thomas W 74–64  5–3
  21 – DeVries  8 – DeVries  2 – Tied  Knapp Center (2,674)
Des Moines, IA
December 8, 2021*
8:00 pm		 at Omaha W 78–70  6–3
  24 – DeVries  6 – Sturtz  4 – Wilkins  Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
December 11, 2021*
2:00 pm, ACCN		 vs. Clemson
Holiday Hoopsgiving		 L 80–90 OT 6–4
  19 – DeVries  8 – Hemphill  4 – Wilkins  State Farm Arena (8,557)
Atlanta, GA
December 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+		 Jackson State W 70–65 OT 7–4
  17 – Hemphill  12 – Hemphill  5 – Wilkins  Knapp Center (2,660)
Des Moines, IA
December 19, 2021*
2:00 pm, MC22/ESPN3		 UT Martin W 80–54  8–4
  15 – Tied  9 – Sturtz  7 – DeVries  Knapp Center (2,673)
Des Moines, IA
December 22, 2021*
2:00 pm		 vs. Saint Louis
Las Vegas Showcase		 Canceled due to COVID-19[8] South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
December 22, 2021*
5:00 pm		 Chicago State
Rescheduled from December 19, originally canceled		 W 87–50  9–4
  14 – Tied  8 – DeVries  4 – Akinwole  Knapp Center (1,943)
Des Moines, IA
December 28, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Mount Marty W 82–53  10–4
  16 – Wilkins  7 – Murphy  3 – Tied  Knapp Center (3,146)
Des Moines, IA
January 2, 2022
7:00 pm, MVC TV		 at Missouri State L 56–61  10–5
(1–1)		  16 – Sturtz  11 – Sturtz  3 – Brodie  JQH Arena (3,242)
Springfield, MO
January 8, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Evansville W 60–59  11–5
(2–1)		  15 – DeVries  9 – Sturtz  5 – Penn  Ford Center (3,134)
Evansville, IN
January 12, 2022
7:00 pm, MVC TV		 Illinois State W 86–75  12–5
(3–1)		  16 – Tied  6 – Brodie  6 – Penn  Knapp Center (2,702)
Des Moines, IA
January 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Illinois
Rescheduled from January 5		 W 60–59  13–5
(4–1)		  16 – Sturtz  8 – Sturtz  4 – DeVries  Banterra Center (4,112)
Carbondale, IL
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, MC22/ESPN+		 Bradley L 71–83  13–6
(4–2)		  17 – DeVries  8 – Sturtz  3 – Penn  Knapp Center (2,724)
Des Moines, IA
January 22, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Northern Iowa W 82–74 OT 14–6
(5–2)		  18 – Penn  11 – DeVries  4 – Sturtz  McLeod Center (4,361)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Illinois State W 89–88 OT 15–6
(6–2)		  18 – Tied  11 – Sturtz  6 – DeVries  Redbird Arena (3,515)
Normal, IL
January 30, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN2		 Loyola–Chicago W 77–68  16–6
(7–2)		  20 – Wilkins  10 – Brodie  3 – DeVries  Knapp Center (3,994)
Des Moines, IA
February 2, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Indiana State W 85–67  17–6
(8–2)		  15 – Tied  9 – Sturtz  6 – Penn  Hulman Center (2,811)
Terre Haute, IN
February 5, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPNU		 Northern Iowa L 69–74 OT 17–7
(8–3)		  15 – DeVries  11 – Sturtz  3 – Penn  Knapp Center (5,984)
Des Moines, IA
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, MVC TV		 Missouri State L 62–66  17–8
(8–4)		  12 – Tied  8 – Sturtz  6 – Penn  Knapp Center (3,305)
Des Moines, IA
February 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bradley L 59–68  17–9
(8–5)		  20 – DeVries  8 – Murphy  3 – Murphy  Carver Arena (5,109)
Peoria, IL
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Evansville W 73–51  18–9
(9–5)		  16 – DeVries  7 – Hemphill  6 – Penn  Knapp Center (3,569)
Des Moines, IA
February 19, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN2		 at Loyola–Chicago W 83–76  19–9
(10–5)		  24 – DeVries  7 – Sturtz  4 – Sturtz  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,557)
Chicago, IL
February 21, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Indiana State W 74–58  20–9
(11–5)		  15 – Tied  7 – Murphy  5 – Penn  Knapp Center (3,352)
Des Moines, IA
February 23, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Valparaiso W 71–65  21–9
(12–5)		  17 – Wilkins  9 – Murphy  9 – Penn  Athletics–Recreation Center (2,530)
Valparaiso, IN
February 26, 2022
3:00 pm, CBSSN		 Southern Illinois W 62–60  22–9
(13–5)		  14 – Murphy  10 – Sturtz  3 – Tied  Knapp Center (4,417)
Des Moines, IA
MVC tournament
March 4, 2022
8:30 pm, MVC TV		 (3) vs. (6) Southern Illinois
Quarterfinals		 W 65–52  23–9
  19 – Hemphill  10 – Hemphill  3 – Penn  Enterprise Center (5,503)
St. Louis, MO
March 5, 2022
5:00 pm, CBSSN		 (3) vs. (2) Missouri State
Semifinals		 W 79–78 OT 24–9
  23 – DeVries  8 – Sturtz  6 – Penn  Enterprise Center (6,371)
St. Louis, MO
March 6, 2022
1:00 pm, CBS		 (3) vs. (4) Loyola–Chicago
Championship		 L 58–64  24–10
  18 – Penn  10 – Hemphill  4 – Penn  Enterprise Center (5,164)
St. Louis, MO
CBI
March 19, 2022
11:00 am, FloHoops		 (1) vs. (16) Purdue Fort Wayne
First Round		 W 87–65  25–10
  20 – Djamgouz  7 – Brodie  6 – DeVries  Ocean Center (367)
Daytona Beach, FL
March 21, 2022
12:00 pm, FloHoops		 (1) vs. (9) UNC Wilmington
Quarterfinals		 L 75–76  25–11
  15 – Hemphill  7 – Hemphill  3 – Penn  Ocean Center (706)
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
APRVRVRV——————————————Not released
CoachesRVRV^RV———————————————

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

  1. ↑ Marrow, Blake (February 21, 2021). "Valparaiso hands Drake Men's Basketball first loss of the season". The Times-Delphic. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ Bain, Matthew (February 1, 2021). "Drake men's basketball ranked in the top 25 for first time since 2008". Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Drake falls to No. 20 Loyola in MVC Championship". Radio Iowa. March 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ Bain, Matthew (March 14, 2021). "Drake basketball makes first men's NCAA Tournament since 2008, will play Wichita State". Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ Rittenberg, Adam (March 18, 2021). "Drake edges Wichita State for first NCAA tournament win in 50 years". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ Emmert, Mark (March 20, 2021). "NCAA Tournament: Drake basketball falters in second half, USC gradually pulls away for victory". Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Drake Announces Contract Extension For Head Men's Basketball Coach Darian DeVries". godrakebulldogs.com. March 17, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Men's Basketball Game Versus Saint Louis in Las Vegas Canceled". December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  9. ↑ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Drake University Athletics.
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