2015–16 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Drake Bulldogs Drake Bulldogs "D" logo.svg 150 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 7–24 2–16 Ray Giacoletti 3rd Jeff Rutter Todd Townsend Dave Buchanan Knapp Center The 2015–16 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third 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 7–24, 2–16 in Missouri Valley play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Missouri State. Previous season The Bulldogs finished the season 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. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Gary Ricks, Jr. 2 G 6'1" 181 RS Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated Jordan Daniels 3 G 5'10" 150 Senior Fontana, CA Graduated & transferred to California Baptist Trevor Berkeley 10 F 6'6" 200 Senior Tucker, GA Graduated Chris Caird 25 G/F 6'6" 232 Senior Daventry, England Graduated Incoming recruits no no 2015 Nick McGlynn PF Stoughton, WI Stoughton High School 6 8 210 June 17, 2014 NA NA NR Billy Wampler SG Eau Claire, WI Regis High School 6 6 200 August 3, 2014 3 NA NR Johannes Dolven PF Oslo, Norway WANG Toppidrett 6 8 225 August 27, 2014 NA NA NR Dominik Olejniczak C Toruń, Poland SMS Cetniewo Academy 7 0 230 NA NA NA NR 2015 2015 Drake Signees 2015 Drake Signees 2015 Drake Signees 2015-05-02 yes Roster 2015 Drake Bulldogs y yes C. J. Rivers 0 G 6 2 187 SO Cahokia, IL Cahokia Karl Madison 1 G 5 11 174 SR y Springfield, IL Lanphier Bill Wampler 2 F 6 6 200 FR Eau Claire, WI Regis y Graham Woodward 3 G 6 0 182 SO y Edina, MN Penn StateEdina HS Jacob Jensen Enevold 11 C 7 0 246 JR Lunderskov, Denmark Falkonergardens Gymnasium Reed Timmer 12 G 6 1 185 SO New Berlin, WI Eisenhower A. J. Rutter 14 G 6 1 170 SO y Ames, IA Glibert W Casey Schlatter 22 F 6 10 207 FR y Iowa Falls, IA Iowa Falls Alden Ore Arogundade 23 G 6 3 185 SO Arlington Heights, IL St. Viator Johannes Dolven 25 F 6 8 230 FR Oslo, Norway XXXX Kale Abrahamson 31 F 6 8 221 JR y West Des Moines, IA NorthwesternValley HS Kory Kuenstling 32 C 6 11 232 SO Dunkerton, IA Dunkerton Community School Nick McGlynn 35 F 6 8 223 FR Stoughton, WI Stoughton Dominik Olejniczak y 44 C 7 0 249 FR Toruń, Poland XXXX Ray Giacoletti (Minot State) Jeff Rutter (Winona State) Todd Townsend (Marquette) Dave Buchanan (UW-La Crosse) http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=15700&SPID=8121&SPSID=71123 Schedule http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball Men's Basketball - Schedule - GoDrakeBulldogs.com Official Web site of Drake University Athletics godrakebulldogs.com 2015-05-02 no 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004477; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition November 7 4:00 pm yes no McKendree Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 2,666 ESPN3 95–78 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004477; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season November 13 7:00 pm yes no Simpson Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 3,140 ESPN3 97–52 1–0 November 16 7:00 pm yes yes no Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA 1,411 ESPN3 74–79 OT 1–1 November 21 7:00 pm yes no UMKC Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 2,862 73–79 1–2 November 23 5:00 pm yes yes no WKU Germain Arena Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals 523 81–79 OT 2–2 November 24 7:30 pm yes yes no Weber State Germain Arena Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals 1,053 58–74 2–3 November 25 6:00 pm yes yes no Pepperdine Germain Arena Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game 1,077 69–53 3–3 November 28 2:00 pm yes no UIC Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 2,593 ESPN3 83–62 4–3 December 5 3:00 pm yes yes no Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 1,446 ESPN3 63–75 4–4 December 9 7:00 pm yes no DePaul Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 3,262 ESPN3 71–74 4–5 December 12 6:00 pm yes yes no Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV MW–MVC Challenge 5,541 71–79 4–6 December 19 3:30 pm yes yes no Iowa Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, IA Big Four Classic 15,424 ESPN3 64–70 4–7 December 22 7:00 pm yes no Abilene Christian Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 2,701 ESPN3 87–70 5–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004477; color:#FFFFFF;"| Missouri Valley Conference regular season December 31 1:00 pm yes no Wichita State Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS 10,506 ESPNU 47–67 5–8 0–1 January 3 1:00 pm no Illinois State Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 2,803 ESPN3 62–67 5–9 0–2 January 6 7:00 pm no Indiana State Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 2,717 ESPN3 59–79 5–10 0–3 January 9 7:00 pm yes no Northern Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA 5,105 ESPN3 44–77 5–11 0–4 January 12 7:00 pm yes no Evansville Ford Center Evansville, IN 4,011 ESPN3 65–84 5–12 0–5 January 17 3:00 pm no Southern Illinois Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 3,136 ESPNU 76–81 5–13 0–6 January 20 7:00 pm no Missouri State Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 2,561 ESPN3 70–79 5–14 0–7 January 23 1:00 pm yes no Loyola–Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL 2,925 ESPN3 63–68 5–15 0–8 January 26 7:00 pm yes no Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 4,182 ESPN3 64–76 5–16 0–9 January 30 2:00 pm no Bradley Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 3,254 ESPN3 80–70 6–16 1–9 February 2 6:00 pm yes no Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN 3,409 ESPN3 56–63 6-17 1-10 February 6 1:00 pm no Northern Iowa Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 4,724 CBSSN 66–82 6–18 1–11 February 9 7:00 pm no Wichita State Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 3,317 ESPN3 48–74 6–19 1–12 February 13 3:00 pm yes no Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 5,474 ESPN3 60–75 6–20 1–13 February 17 8:00 pm no Evansville Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 2,790 ESPN3 74–80 6–21 1–14 February 20 8:00 pm yes no Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 7,149 ESPN3 70–73 6–22 1–15 February 24 7:00 pm yes no Missouri State JQH Arena Springfield, MO   ESPN3 52–61 6–23 1–16 February 27 1:00 pm no Loyola–Chicago Knapp Center Des Moines, IA 3,362 ESPN3 69–59 OT 7–23 2–16 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004477; color:#FFFFFF;"| Missouri Valley tournament March 3 8:30 pm yes no Missouri State Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO First round 6,929 ESPN3 67–69 7–24 AP Poll Central Time References Category:Drake Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Drake Drake Drake