2012–13 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

2012–13 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2012–13 record	15–17 (7–11 The Valley)
Head coach	Mark Phelps (5th year)
Assistant coach	Chris Brazelton
Assistant coach	Stan Johnson
Assistant coach	Brett Nelson
Home arena	Knapp Center

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
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
Bradley	7	–	11	.389	18	–	17	.514
Drake	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Missouri State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	22	.333
Southern Illinois	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452


† 2013 MVC Tournament winner As of April 6, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster

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

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/2012*	Southwest Baptist	W 101–80		Knapp Center (2,813)
Regular Season
11/10/2012*	William Jewell	W 96–66	1–0	Knapp Center (3,273)
11/17/2012*	at Detroit	L 79–85	1–1	Calihan Hall (2,047)
11/22/2012*	vs. California (DIRECTV Classic)	L 70–73	1–2	Anaheim Convention Center (1,087)
11/23/2012*	vs. Rice (DIRECTV Classic)	W 77–66	2–2	Anaheim Convention Center (1,627)
11/25/2012*	vs. Xavier (DIRECTV Classic)	L 70–74	2–3	Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
11/30/2012*	at Nevada (MW–MVC Challenge)	W 76–66	3–3	Lawlor Events Center (6,469)
12/05/2012*	Saint Mary's	L 73–88	3–4	Knapp Center (3,410)
12/08/2012*	IPFW	W 74–64	4–4	Knapp Center (2,861)
12/15/2012*	vs. Iowa State (Big Four Classic)	L 77–86	4–5	Wells Fargo Arena (13,180)
12/19/2012*	North Carolina Central	W 72–69	5–5	Knapp Center (2,388)
12/22/2012*	Eastern Illinois	W 74–56	6–5	Knapp Center (2,669)
12/29/2012	at Bradley	L 57–67	6–6 (0–1)	Carver Arena (7,534)
01/02/2013	Wichita State	L 63–75	6–7 (0–2)	Knapp Center (2,792)
01/05/2013	Missouri State	L 65–77	6–8 (0–3)	Knapp Center (3,804)
01/08/2013	at #13 Creighton	L 61–91	6–9 (0–4)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,073)
01/12/2013	at Illinois State	W 82–77	7–9 (1–4)	Redbird Arena (5,706)
01/16/2013	Evansville	W 83–69	8–9 (2–4)	Knapp Center (3,694)
01/20/2013	at Northern Iowa	L 55–85	8–10 (2–5)	McLeod Center (4,215)
01/23/2013	#17 Creighton	W 74–69	9–10 (3–5)	Knapp Center (6,162)
01/27/2013	at Missouri State	L 72–78	9–11 (3–6)	Redbird Arena (5,824)
01/30/2013	at Southern Illinois	W 61–56	10–11 (4–6)	SIU Arena (4,626)
02/02/2013	Indiana State	W 74–71 ^OT	11–11 (5–6)	Knapp Center (4,439)
02/06/2013	Illinois State	L 86–94	11–12 (5–7)	Knapp Center (4,133)
02/10/2013	at Evansville	L 78–84 ^OT	11–13 (5–8)	Ford Center (4,210)
02/13/2013	at Wichita State	L 56–71	11–14 (5–9)	Charles Koch Arena (10,211)
02/16/2013	Northern Iowa	L 64–71	11–15 (5–10)	Knapp Center (6,711)
02/20/2013	Bradley	W 92–84 ^OT	12–15 (6–10)	Knapp Center (3,825)
02/23/2013*	Green Bay (BracketBusters)	W 71–54	13–15	Knapp Center (3,892)
02/27/2013	at Indiana State	W 67–56	14–15 (7–10)	Hulman Center (5,054)
03/02/2013	Southern Illinois	L 63–66	14–16 (7–11)	Knapp Center (4,833)
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
03/07/2013	vs. Bradley (First Round)	W 81–66	15–16	Scottrade Center (7,537)
03/08/2013	vs. Creighton (Quarterfinals)	L 53–65	15–17	Scottrade Center (14,567)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

Drake Bulldogs men's basketball

Venues	The Shed (1907–1909) Alumni Gymnasium (1910–1919) Des Moines Coliseum (1920–1926) Drake Fieldhouse (1927–1957) Veterans Memorial Auditorium (1957–1992) Knapp Center (1992–present)

Culture & lore	History Iowa "Big Four" (Big Four Classic)

People	Head coaches All-Century Team

Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics