2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

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.

2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2009–10 record14–19 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKnapp Center
2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Iowa †15–3 .833  30–5  .857
Wichita State12–6 .667  25–10  .714
Illinois State11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Creighton10–8 .556  18–16  .529
Bradley9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Indiana State9–9 .500  17–15  .531
Missouri State8–10 .444  24–12  .667
Drake7–11 .389  14–19  .424
Southern Illinois6–12 .333  15–15  .500
Evansville3–15 .167  9–21  .300
† 2010 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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

Roster

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No. Position Player
1 F Jordan Clarke
2 F Aaron Hawley
3 G Craig Stanley
10 G Ryan Wedel
13 G Frank Wiseler
20 G Josh Young
21 F Corey Parker
22 F Bill Eaddy
No. Position Player
23 G Sean Duff
25 G David Smith
31 C Sean Jones
32 F Greg Whitaker
34 F Ben Simons
40 F Reece Uhlenhopp
44 G/F Adam Templeton
45 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 Central Florida
Glen Wilkes Classic		 W 59–50  1–4
 Ocean Center (1,015)
Daytona Beach, FL
11/28/09*
7:00 p.m., Metro Sports		 @ 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		 @ 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
Mountain West – Missouri Valley 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		 @ 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		 @ Creighton W 73–69  5–11 (0–4)
 Qwest Center Omaha (14,956)
Omaha, NE
1/9/10
6:35 p.m., FSN		 @ 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		 @ 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		 @ 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		 @ Bradley W 67–65  11–13 (6–6)
 Carver Arena (8,670)
Peoria, IL
2/6/10
7:05 p.m., Metro Sports		 @ Illinois State W 71–68  11–14 (6–7)
 Redbird Arena (8,291)
Normal, IL
2/10/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom		 #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		 @ 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.		 @ Cal State Northridge W 90–80  13–16
 Matadome (1,252)
Northridge, CA
2/24/10
7:05 p.m., Mediacom		 @ 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
2010 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/4/2010
6:05 p.m., FSN		 vs. Southern Illinois
First round		 W 63–61  14–18
 Scottrade Center (17,490)
St. Louis, MO
3/5/2010
12:05 p.m., FSN		 vs. Northern Iowa
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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