2014–15 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

2014–15 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball

Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2014–15 record	9–22 (6–12 MVC)
Head coach	Ray Giacoletti (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Jeff Rutter
Assistant coach	Todd Townsend
Assistant coach	Dave Buchanan
Home arena	Knapp Center

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Wichita State	17	–	1	.944	30	–	5	.857
#11 Northern Iowa †	16	–	2	.889	31	–	4	.886
Illinois State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
Indiana State	11	–	7	.611	15	–	16	.484
Evansville	9	–	9	.500	24	–	12	.667
Loyola Chicago	8	–	10	.444	24	–	13	.649
Drake	6	–	12	.333	9	–	22	.290
Missouri State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Southern Illinois	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
Bradley	3	–	15	.167	9	–	24	.273


† 2015 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Ray Giacoletti, played their home games at the Knapp Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the saeon 9–22, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Bradley.

Guard Reed Timmer was named to the conference's all-freshmen team.^[1]

Previous Season

The Bulldogs 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Richard Carter	3	G	5'11"	177	Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated
Robert Puleikis	21	C	6'10"	221	Sophomore	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Walsh
Mitch McLaughlin	23	G	6'0"	181	Sophomore	Cedar Rapids, IA	Transferred to Elmhurst College
Aaron Hawley	31	G/F	6'8"	197	Senior	Rogers, AR	Graduated
Daddy Ugbede	40	F	6'6"	216	Sophomore	Gardena, CA	Transferred to Indiana (PA)
Seth VanDeest	45	C	6'11"	269	Senior	Bettendorf, IA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Graham Woodward	13	G	6'0"	178	Sophomore	Edina, MN	Transferred from Penn State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Woodward will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Kale Abrahamson	31	F	6'8"	221	Junior	West Des Moines, IA	Transferred from Northwestern. Under NCAA transfer rules, Abrahamson will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Class of 2014 recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Casey Schlatter SF	Iowa Falls, IA	Iowa Falls Alden High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	May 11, 2013
Casey Schlatter SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Ore Arogundade SG	Arlington Heights, IL	Saint Viator High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 12, 2013
Ore Arogundade SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Kory Kuenstling C	Dunkerton, IA	Dunkerton Community School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Jul 2, 2013
Kory Kuenstling C	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67
Reed Timmer PG	New Berlin, WI	Eisenhower High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 11, 2013
Reed Timmer PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
C.J. Rivers SG	Cahokia, IL	Cahokia High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Aug 15, 2013
C.J. Rivers SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-06-16.

Roster

2014–15 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Rivers, C.J.C.J. Rivers	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 186 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cahokia	Cahokia, IL
1.5 !G	1	Madison, KarlKarl Madison	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 174 lb (79 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Lanphier	Springfield, IL
1.5 !G	2	Ricks, Jr., GaryGary Ricks, Jr.	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 181 lb (82 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Sylmar	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	3	Daniels, JordanJordan Daniels	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 150 lb (68 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Boston College Etiwanda	Fontana, CA
3.5 !F	4	Danielak, BlakeBlake Danielak	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 206 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Liberty Hill	Georgetown, TX
3.5 !F	10	Berkeley, TrevorTrevor Berkeley	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Tyler JC Tucker	Tucker, GA
5.0 !C	11	Jensen Enevold, JacobJacob Jensen Enevold	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 251 lb (114 kg)	2.0 !So	Falkonergardens Gymnasium	Lunderskov, Denmark
1.5 !G	12	Timmer, ReedReed Timmer	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Eisenhower	New Berlin, WI
1.5 !G	13	Woodward, GrahamGraham Woodward	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 178 lb (81 kg)	2.0 !So	Penn State Edina HS	Edina, MN
1.5 !G	14	Rutter, A.J.A.J. Rutter	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Glibert	Ames, IA
3.5 !F	22	Schlatter, CaseyCasey Schlatter	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 207 lb (94 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Iowa Falls Alden	Iowa Falls, IA
1.5 !G	23	Arogundade, OreOre Arogundade	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Viator	Arlington Heights, IL
2.5 !G/F	25	Caird, ChrisChris Caird	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 232 lb (105 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Marshalltown	Daventry, England
3.5 !F	31	Abrahamson, KaleKale Abrahamson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 221 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Northwestern Valley HS	West Des Moines, IA
5.0 !C	32	Kuenstling, KoryKory Kuenstling	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 232 lb (105 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dunkerton Community School	Dunkerton, IA

Head coach

Ray Giacoletti (Minot State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Rutter (Winona State)
Todd Townsend (Marquette)
Dave Buchanan (UW-La Crosse)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014*	Coe	W 78–53		Knapp Center (3,134)
Non-Conference Regular season
11/15/2014*	Bowling Green	L 58–77	0–1	Knapp Center (3,362)
11/18/2014*	at DePaul	L 62–80	0–2	Allstate Arena (5,340)
11/22/2014*	at Western Michigan	L 75–91	0–3	University Arena (2,328)
11/25/2014*	IUPUI	W 73–60	1–3	Knapp Center (3,108)
11/28/2014*	vs. Valparaiso (Challenge in Music City)	L 46–66	1–4	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
11/29/2014*	vs. Portland (Challenge in Music City)	L 59–71	1–5	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
11/30/2014*	vs. Murray State (Challenge in Music City)	L 59–68	1–6	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
12/06/2014*	North Dakota	L 62–63	1–7	Knapp Center (3,162)
12/13/2014*	at Green Bay	L 48–64	1–8	Resch Center (3,399)
12/15/2014*	Jackson State	W 76–66	2–8	Knapp Center (2,555)
12/20/2014*	vs. #13 Iowa State (Big Four Classic)	L 54–83	2–9	Wells Fargo Arena (15,142)
12/22/2014*	Simpson	W 84–62	3–9	Knapp Center (3,239)
Missouri Valley Conference Regular season
12/31/2014	#16 Wichita State	L 58–66	3–10 (0–1)	Knapp Center (4,170)
01/03/2015	at Missouri State	L 37–62	3–11 (0–2)	JQH Arena (5,821)
01/07/2015	at Illinois State	L 45–81	3–12 (0–3)	Redbird Arena (3,809)
01/10/2015	Northern Iowa	L 40–64	3–13 (0–4)	Knapp Center (4,780)
01/14/2015	at Loyola–Chicago	L 47–50	3–14 (0–5)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,572)
01/17/2015	Indiana State	W 84–78	4–14 (1–5)	Knapp Center (3,283)
01/20/2015	Illinois State	L 56–64	4–15 (1–6)	Knapp Center (2,886)
01/25/2015	at #14 Wichita State	L 40–74	4–16 (1–7)	Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
01/28/2015	at Bradley	W 69–57	5–16 (2–7)	Carver Arena (5,431)
01/31/2015	Evansville	W 70–65	6–16 (3–7)	Knapp Center (4,120)
02/04/2015	Southern Illinois	W 63–61	7–16 (4–7)	Knapp Center (3,180)
02/07/2015	at #14 Northern Iowa	L 53–69	7–17 (4–8)	McLeod Center (6,650)
02/11/2015	Bradley	W 60–54	8–17 (5–8)	Knapp Center (3,146)
02/14/2015	at Indiana State	L 54–75	8–18 (5–9)	Hulman Center (4,250)
02/17/2015	at Evansville	L 52–61	8–19 (5–10)	Ford Center (3,418)
02/22/2015	Missouri State	W 78–43	9–19 (6–10)	Knapp Center (3,656)
02/25/2015	Loyola–Chicago	L 75–80 ^OT	9–20 (6–11)	Knapp Center (3,271)
02/28/2015	at Southern Illinois	L 57–63	9–21 (6–12)	SIU Arena (5,512)
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/05/2015	vs. Bradley (First round)	L 50–52 ^OT	9–22	Scottrade Center (5,608)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/news/2014-15/7922/tuttle-highlights-2014-15-all-missouri-valley/#.VPYNIXzF9DC
↑ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - GoDrakeBulldogs.com�Official Web site of Drake University Athletics". godrakebulldogs.com. Retrieved 2014-06-16.

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