2013–14 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

2013–14 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2013–14 record	15–16 (6–12 MVC)
Head coach	Ray Giacoletti (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jeff Rutter
Assistant coach	Todd Townsend
Assistant coach	Bill Walker
Home arena	Knapp Center

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Wichita State †	18	–	0	1.000	35	–	1	.972
Indiana State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Northern Iowa	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Missouri State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Illinois State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Southern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	14	–	19	.424
Bradley	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Drake	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Evansville	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Loyola (IL)	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313


† 2014 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Ray Giacoletti, played their home games at the Knapp Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Evansville.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Karl Madison	Guard	5–10	175	Junior	Springfield, Illinois
2	Gary Ricks, Jr.	Guard	6–1	182	Senior	Los Angeles, California
3	Richard Carter	Guard	5–11	177	Senior	Detroit, Michigan
4	Blake Danielak	Forward	6–7	190	Freshman	Georgetown, Texas
10	Trevor Berkeley	Forward	6–6	200	Junior	Tucker, Georgia
11	Jacob Jensen	Center	6–11	240	Freshman	Lunderskov, Denmark
12	Jordan Daniels	Guard	5–9	153	Sophomore	Fontana, California
21	Robert Puleikis	Center	6–10	221	Sophomore	Detroit, Michigan
23	Mitch McLaughlin	Guard	6–0	181	Sophomore	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
25	Chris Caird	Guard/Forward	6–6	215	Junior	Daventry, England
31	Aaron Hawley	Guard/Forward	6–8	197	Senior	Rogers, Arkansas
40	Daddy Ugbede	Forward	6–6	216	Sophomore	Gardena, California
45	Seth VanDeest	Center	6–11	269	Senior	Bettendorf, Iowa

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/2013*	Central College	W 90–70		Knapp Center (3,135)
Regular season
11/09/2013*	at UIC	W 61–59	1–0	UIC Pavilion (5,245)
11/12/2013*	Iowa Wesleyan	W 104–49	2–0	Knapp Center (3,256)
11/16/2013*	at Saint Mary's	L 63–67	2–1	McKeon Pavilion (2,495)
11/23/2013*	Nebraska–Omaha	W 88–80	3–1	Knapp Center (3,256)
11/29/2013*	at Fresno State (Fresno State Classic)	W 84-74	4–1	Save Mart Center (6,170)
11/30/2013*	vs. Northern Arizona (Fresno State Classic)	W 76-56	5–1	Save Mart Center (6,022)
12/01/2013*	vs. Cal State Bakersfield (Fresno State Classic)	W 65–57	6–1	Save Mart Center (5,807)
12/07/2013*	vs. #23 Iowa (Big Four Classic)	L 66–83	6–2	Wells Fargo Arena (14,512)
12/14/2013*	New Mexico State	L 69–81 ^OT	6–3	Knapp Center (3,288)
12/18/2013*	Western Michigan	W 71–68	7–3	Knapp Center (3,054)
12/23/2013*	Albany	W 71–63	8–3	Knapp Center (3,389)
12/29/2013*	IUPUI	W 75–52	9–3	IUPUI Gymnasium (583)
01/01/2014	Evansville	W 94–66	10–3 (1–0)	Knapp Center (3,071)
01/04/2014	at Bradley	L 57–68	10–4 (1–1)	Carver Arena (6,465)
01/08/2014	Indiana State	L 73–77	10–5 (1–2)	Knapp Center (3,465)
01/11/2014	at Northern Iowa	L 66–76	10–6 (1–3)	McLeod Center (6,072)
01/15/2014	at Loyola–Chicago	L 60–70	10–7 (1–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,702)
01/18/2014	Illinois State	L 63–77	10–8 (1–5)	Knapp Center (3,701)
01/22/2014	at Southern Illinois	W 57–54	11–8 (2–5)	SIU Arena (4,532)
01/25/2014	#5 Wichita State	L 61–78	11–9 (2–6)	Knapp Center (6,127)
01/29/2014	Missouri State	W 84–74	12–9 (3–6)	Knapp Center (3,290)
02/01/2014	at Illinois State	L 57–75	12–10 (3–7)	Redbird Arena (5,874)
02/04/2014	Southern Illinois	L 58–74	12–11 (3–8)	Knapp Center (3,354)
02/09/2014	at Indiana State	L 56–60	12–12 (3–9)	Hulman Center (5,449)
02/12/2014	at Missouri State	L 63–69	12–13 (3–10)	JQH Arena (5,674)
02/15/2014	Loyola–Chicago	W 70–62	13–13 (4–10)	Knapp Center (4,292)
02/18/2014	Northern Iowa	W 70–67	14–13 (5–10)	Knapp Center (4,285)
02/22/2014	at #3 Wichita State	L 54–83	14–14 (5–11)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
02/25/2014	at Evansville	L 61–48	14–15 (5–12)	Ford Center (3,483)
03/01/2014	Bradley	W 71–66	15–15 (6–12)	Knapp Center (4,122)
2014 Missouri Valley Tournament
03/06/2014	vs. Evansville (First round)	L 61–69	15–16	Scottrade Center (5,601)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

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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

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics