2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

2009-10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2009-10 record 14–19 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach Mark Phelps
Assistant coach Mike Gibson
Assistant coach Kareem Richardson
Assistant coach Justin Ohl
Home arena Knapp Center
Seasons
« 2008-09 2010-11 »
2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 15   3   .833     30   4   .882
Wichita State 12   6   .667     25   10   .714
Illinois St. 11   7   .611     22   11   .667
Creighton 10   8   .556     17   15   .531
Indiana St. 9   9   .500     17   15   .531
Bradley 9   9   .500     16   15   .516
Missouri St. 8   10   .444     21   12   .636
Drake 7   11   .389     14   19   .424
Southern Illinois 6   12   .333     15   15   .500
Evansville 3   15   .167     9   21   .300
2010 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), was led by second-year head coach Mark Phelps and played their home games at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs finished the season 14–19, 7–11 in MVC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Northern Iowa.

Contents

Preseason

The team lost Josh Parker, who transferred to Dayton. Tyson Dirks is no longer on the roster.

Regular season

Roster

No. Position Year Player
1 F So Jordan Clarke
2 F Fr Aaron Hawley
3 G Sr Craig Stanley
10 G Jr Ryan Wedel
13 G So Frank Wiseler
20 G Sr Josh Young
21 F Fr Corey Parker
22 F Sr Bill Eaddy
No. Position Year Player
23 G Fr Sean Duff
25 G Fr David Smith
31 C Fr Sean Jones
32 F Fr Greg Whitaker
34 F Fr Ben Simons
40 F Fr Reece Uhlenhopp
44 G/F Sr Adam Templeton
45 C Fr Seth VanDeest

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/07/09* 7:05 p.m. Upper Iowa Knapp CenterDes Moines, IA Mediacom W 74–58  3,662
Regular season
11/14/09* 1:05 p.m. IUPUI Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA
(Glen Wilkes Classic)
Mediacom L 88–82  3,344 0–1
11/17/09* 7:05 p.m. Iowa State Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA Mediacom L 90–70  6,157 0–2
11/20/09* 12:15 p.m. vs Georgia State Ocean CenterDaytona Beach, FL
(Glen Wilkes Classic)
Metro Sports W 65–58  325 1–2
11/21/09* 12:15 p.m. vs Akron Ocean Center • Daytona Beach, FL
(Glen Wilkes Classic)
Metro Sports L 63–59  321 1–3
11/22/09* 2:30 p.m. vs Central Florida Ocean Center • Daytona Beach, FL
(Glen Wilkes Classic)
Metro Sports L 59–50  1,015 1–4
11/28/09* 7:00 p.m. @ Austin Peay Dave Aaron ArenaClarksville, TN Metro Sports W 78–72  2,107 2–4
12/4/09* 7:30 p.m. SIU–Edwardsville Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA
(Drake Hy-Vee Classic)
Mediacom L 60–58  4,016 2–5
12/5/09* 7:30 p.m. North Dakota Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA
(Drake Hy-Vee Classic)
Mediacom W 72–63  4,152 3–5
12/11/09* 7:05 p.m. South Dakota Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA
(Drake Invitational)
Mediacom W 96–81  3,170 4–5
12/12/09* 5:05 p.m. Binghamton Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA
(Drake Invitational)
Mediacom W 77–76  3,065 5–5
12/19/09* 5:35 p.m. @ Iowa Carver-Hawkeye ArenaIowa City, IA BTN L 71–67  9,921 5–6
12/22/09* 8:05 p.m. San Diego State Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA
(Mountain West – Missouri Valley Challenge)
Metro Sports L 76–73 OT 4,012 5–7
12/29/09 7:05 p.m. Bradley Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA Mediacom L 67–59  3,791 5–8 (0–1)
1/1/10 7:05 p.m. @ Wichita State Charles Koch ArenaWichita, KS Metro Sports L 61–38  10,506 5–9 (0–2)
1/3/10 6:05 p.m. Indiana State Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA Mediacom L 60–46  3,924 5–10 (0–3)
1/6/10 7:05 p.m. @ Creighton Qwest Center OmahaOmaha, NE CBSCS L 73–69  14,956 5–11 (0–4)
1/9/10 6:35 p.m. @ Southern Illinois SIU ArenaCarbondale, IL FSN W 70–65  4,359 6–11 (1–4)
1/12/10 7:05 p.m. Missouri State Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA Mediacom W 88–77  3,258 7–11 (2–4)
1/17/10 7:05 p.m. Illinois State Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA ESPNU W 69–59  4,273 8–11 (3–4)
1/20/10 7:05 p.m. @ Evansville Roberts StadiumEvansville, IN Metro Sports W 72–65  4,169 9–11 (4–4)
1/23/10 1:05 p.m. Wichita State Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA FSN W 78–64  4,826 10–11 (5–4)
1/27/10 7:05 p.m. @ Northern Iowa McLeod CenterCedar Falls, IA Mediacom L 67–51  6,069 10–12 (5–5)
1/30/10 7:05 p.m. Creighton Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA Mediacom W 79–74  7,018 11–12 (6–5)
2/2/10 7:05 p.m. @ Bradley Carver ArenaPeoria, IL Metro Sports L 67–65  8,670 11–13 (6–6)
2/6/10 7:05 p.m. @ Illinois State Redbird ArenaNormal, IL Metro Sports L 71–68  8,291 11–14 (6–7)
2/10/10 7:05 p.m. #19 Northern Iowa Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA Mediacom L 57–48  7,152 11–15 (6–8)
2/13/10 1:00 p.m. @ Indiana State Hulman CenterTerre Haute, IN Metro Sports L 76–66  5,127 11–16 (6–9)
2/16/10 7:05 p.m. Southern Illinois Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA Mediacom W 79–72  3,925 12–16 (7–9)
2/20/10* 9:00 p.m. @ Cal State Northridge MatadomeNorthridge, CA W 90–80  1,252 13–16
2/24/10 7:05 p.m. @ Missouri State JQH ArenaSpringfield, MO Mediacom L 75–59  7,951 13–17 (7–10)
2/27/10 4:05 p.m. Evansville Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA Mediacom L 56–53  6,073 13–18 (7–11)
2010 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/4/2010 6:05 p.m. vs. Southern Illinois Scottrade CenterSt. Louis, MO
(First round)
FSN W 63–61  17,490 14–18
3/5/2010 12:05 p.m. vs. Northern Iowa Scottrade Center • St. Louis, MO
(Quarterfinals)
FSN L 40–55  19,250 14–19
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Standard Time.

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