2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record14–19 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKnapp Center
2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Iowa153 .833305  .857
Wichita State126 .6672510  .714
Illinois State117 .6112211  .667
Creighton108 .5561816  .529
Bradley99 .5001615  .516
Indiana State99 .5001715  .531
Missouri State810 .4442412  .667
Drake711 .3891419  .424
Southern Illinois612 .3331515  .500
Evansville315 .167921  .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.

Preseason

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

Regular season

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/09*
7:05 p.m., Mediacom
Upper Iowa W 74–58 
Knapp Center (3,662)
Des Moines, IA
Regular season
11/14/09*
1:05 p.m., Mediacom
IUPUI
Glen Wilkes Classic
W 88–82  0–1
Knapp Center (3,344)
Des Moines, IA
11/17/09*
7:05 p.m., Mediacom
Iowa State W 90–70  0–2
Knapp Center (6,157)
Des Moines, IA
11/20/09*
12:15 p.m., Metro Sports
vs. Georgia State
Glen Wilkes Classic
W 65–58  1–2
Ocean Center (325)
Daytona Beach, FL
11/21/09*
12:15 p.m., Metro Sports
vs. Akron
Glen Wilkes Classic
W 63–59  1–3
Ocean Center (321)
Daytona Beach, FL
11/22/09*
2:30 p.m., Metro Sports
vs. UCF
Glen Wilkes Classic
W 59–50  1–4
Ocean Center (1,015)
Daytona Beach, FL
11/28/09*
7:00 p.m., Metro Sports
at Austin Peay W 78–72  2–4
Dave Aaron Arena (2,107)
Clarksville, TN
12/4/09*
7:30 p.m., Mediacom
SIU Edwardsville
Drake Hy-Vee Classic
W 60–58  2–5
Knapp Center (4,016)
Des Moines, IA
12/5/09*
7:30 p.m., Mediacom
North Dakota
Drake Hy-Vee Classic
W 72–63  3–5
Knapp Center (4,152)
Des Moines, IA
12/11/09*
7:05 p.m., Mediacom
South Dakota
Drake Invitational
W 96–81  4–5
Knapp Center (3,170)
Des Moines, IA
12/12/09*
5:05 p.m., Mediacom
Binghamton
Drake Invitational
W 77–76  5–5
Knapp Center (3,065)
Des Moines, IA
12/19/09*
5:35 p.m., BTN
at Iowa W 71–67  5–6
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,921)
Iowa City, IA
12/22/09*
8:05 p.m., Metro Sports
San Diego State
MWC–MVC Challenge
W 76–73 OT 5–7
Knapp Center (4,012)
Des Moines, IA
12/29/09
7:05 p.m., Mediacom
Bradley W 67–59  5–8 (0–1)
Knapp Center (3,791)
Des Moines, IA
1/1/10
7:05 p.m., Metro Sports
at Wichita State W 61–38  5–9 (0–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
1/3/10
6:05 p.m., Mediacom
Indiana State W 60–46  5–10 (0–3)
Knapp Center (3,924)
Des Moines, IA
1/6/10
7:05 p.m., CBSCS
at Creighton W 73–69  5–11 (0–4)
Qwest Center Omaha (14,956)
Omaha, NE
1/9/10
6:35 p.m., FSN
at Southern Illinois W 70–65  6–11 (1–4)
SIU Arena (4,359)
Carbondale, IL
1/12/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom
Missouri State W 88–77  7–11 (2–4)
Knapp Center (3,258)
Des Moines, IA
1/17/10
7:05 p.m., ESPNU
Illinois State W 69–59  8–11 (3–4)
Knapp Center (4,273)
Des Moines, IA
1/20/10
7:05 p.m., Metro Sports
at Evansville W 72–65  9–11 (4–4)
Roberts Stadium (4,169)
Evansville, IN
1/23/10
1:05 p.m., FSN
Wichita State W 78–64  10–11 (5–4)
Knapp Center (4,826)
Des Moines, IA
1/27/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom
at Northern Iowa W 67–51  10–12 (5–5)
McLeod Center (6,069)
Cedar Falls, IA
1/30/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom
Creighton W 79–74  11–12 (6–5)
Knapp Center (7,018)
Des Moines, IA
2/2/10
7:05 p.m., Metro Sports
at Bradley W 67–65  11–13 (6–6)
Carver Arena (8,670)
Peoria, IL
2/6/10
7:05 p.m., Metro Sports
at Illinois State W 71–68  11–14 (6–7)
Redbird Arena (8,291)
Normal, IL
2/10/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom
No. 19 Northern Iowa W 57–48  11–15 (6–8)
Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
2/13/10
1:00 p.m., Metro Sports
at Indiana State W 76–66  11–16 (6–9)
Hulman Center (5,127)
Terre Haute, IN
2/16/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom
Southern Illinois W 79–72  12–16 (7–9)
Knapp Center (3,925)
Des Moines, IA
2/20/10*
9:00 p.m.
at @ Cal State Northridge
ESPN BracketBusters
W 90–80  13–16
Matadome (1,252)
Northridge, CA
2/24/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom
at Missouri State W 75–59  13–17 (7–10)
JQH Arena (7,951)
Springfield, MO
2/27/10
4:05 p.m., Mediacom
Evansville W 56–53  13–18 (7–11)
Knapp Center (6,073)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley tournament
3/4/2010
6:05 p.m., FSN
(8) vs. (9) Southern Illinois
MVC First Round
W 63–61  14–18
Scottrade Center (17,490)
St. Louis, MO
3/5/2010
12:05 p.m., FSN
(8) vs. (1) Northern Iowa
MVC Quarterfinals
L 40–55  14–19
Scottrade Center (19,250)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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