Drake is 26-4. 18-0 was Their Best Start in Program History. March 6 NET Ranking: #42. Next Game: NCAA Tournament Round of 64

[Franisdaman]

Feb 1 Update:

The rematch vs Illinois State turned into a rout.... Drake wins, 95-60

There are 3 Undefeated Teams left in the country:
17-0 Gonzaga
16-0 Baylor
17-0 Drake


Jan 31 Update:

Drake does it again, beating Illinois State 78-76 in OT.

There are now 3 undefeated teams left.

Gonzaga
Baylor

and..............

Drake


Jan 27 Update:

Drake keeps rolling & is now 15-0, which extends their best start in program history.







Original Post (Dec 27):

Drake is now 10-0 after today's (Dec 27) win at Indiana State. It is their best start in program history.

 

[SotaHawk87]

Fun to watch, happy for them! Hope they win the Missouri Valley!

 

[bdg8]

Good, happy to know that team knows how to finish games

 

[SotaHawk87]

Good, happy to know that team knows how to finish games

Yeah if Iowa was up 17 with 4:20 to play they would have finished as well.. 🙄 Drake, to their credit has murdered every opponent and hasn’t had to worry about closing out an opponent.

 

[Legend12]

Good, happy to know that team knows how to finish games

Has this one finished yet?

 

[bdg8]

Yeah if Iowa was up 17 with 4:20 to play they would have finished as well.. 🙄

We hope

 

[littlez]

76-58 2 minutes to go. Not finished. But for all purposes yes. Drake is really good. DeVries is one helluva coach. Going to win 20 games 3 years in a row. That’s unheard of at Drake.

 

[Franisdaman]

Good, happy to know that team knows how to finish games

yeah, they have held a consistent double digit lead

its now 78-60 with under 2 to go

 

[Franisdaman]

81-63, final

Drake's best start in program history

 

[rfgiowa]

Good for Drake! I still remember my days growing up watching them in the 1980s at good ole' Vets Auditorium.

 

[SDHawkDoc]

Good to see Drake having a solid start to the season. The valley now essentially a one bid league they'll need to take care of business come arch madness time.

 

[Hawks4Life86]

Good, happy to know that team knows how to finish games

Finished: UNC, Purdue
Failed to Finish: Minnesota

 

[Kurt Warner]

DeVries is going to start getting some really good offers

 

[herkhatescy]

Has this one finished yet?

You don't know ? I thought you knew everything.

 

[General Tso]

Imagine if they still had the Robbins kid

 

[StormHawk42]

DeVries is going to start getting some really good offers

He’s an Iowa guy though. He could’ve left Creighton several times. His kid coming in next year.

I don’t see it. But the power of the dollar is strong and Drake has been burned before.

 

[littlez]

Agree Storm. DeVries spent 17 years at Creighton as an asst, and supposedly wanted the job 2 other times while they hired 2 horrible coaches. Think he sees an opportunity in Des Moines to possibly do what Creighton has done as a private school. He would certainly be a hot commodity if they win the league and win 20 games again. As a Iowa and Drake fan I hope he stays.

 

[Titanhawk2]

Wonder what they'd be like if that 7 footer hadn't transferred to Minnesota

 

[L. Wade Childress]

DeVries is going to start getting some really good offers

Agree, several schools are going to want him to do scheduling for them.

 

[Legend12]

You don't know ? I thought you knew everything.

I don’t know everything, just a lot more than people like you know.

 

[soybean]

76-58 2 minutes to go. Not finished. But for all purposes yes. Drake is really good. DeVries is one helluva coach. Going to win 20 games 3 years in a row. That’s unheard of at Drake.

Except for 1969, 70 & 71

 

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Be interesting to see if Iowa and Drake are matched in the round of 32.

 

[TJHall1]

DeVries is going to start getting some really good offers

Too bad iowa wont be 1 of them.

 

[StormHawk42]

Too bad iowa wont be 1 of them.

Ultimately I think that’ll be the job he holds out for. But maybe that’s just wishful thinking from me.

 

[Franisdaman]

all 10 wins by 10 or more points

 

[icwesthawk]

It's the Matt Gatens effect

 

[HawkRugged17]

 

[ICWestfan]

Good for Drake! I still remember my days growing up watching them in the 1980s at good ole' Vets Auditorium.

Did you have the opportunity to see Lewis LLoyd play? That dude could ball.

 

[littlez]

Watched every home game for 2 years. Far and away Drakes best player ever, and yes I’m including the Final 4 team with Willie Wise.

 

[rfgiowa]

Did you have the opportunity to see Lewis LLoyd play? That dude could ball.

My dad started taking me in 1979...I was in 1st grade! I was too young to remember him specifically...I remember vividly when Gary Garner was coaching. Lloyd was awesome...great NBA career too. Oh how I miss the 80s!

GO HAWKS!

 

[littlez]

He was huge in the playoffs the year the Rockets beat the Lakers. He went from a power forward at Drake to a lean 6-6 guard in the pros. Bird was the best I ever saw at Vets but The magic man had an incredible 2 years at Drake. Must watch basketball.

 

[JRingo]

Lou Hudson, Dave Schellhase, Wes Unseld, Butch Beard, Joe Allen, Nate Bowman, George Wilson. The talent that came through Vet’s to play Drake in the 1960s was among the very best in the country. The Bulldogs held there own with Double Mac, Billy Foster, Neto, Gene West, Bogash, Prinns, Hanson, and a magical 5 minutes from Herman Watson. Then they finished the decade with one of the state’s greatest teams playing their hearts out.

 

[Franisdaman]

11-0 now

they played AGAIN at Indiana State and beat them again

 

[Titanhawk2]

11-0 now

they played AGAIN at Indiana State and beat them again

MVC teams are playing double headers this season instead of home and away

 

[Franisdaman]

MVC teams are playing double headers this season instead of home and away

i like the idea a lot

 

[hooper56]

He was huge in the playoffs the year the Rockets beat the Lakers. He went from a power forward at Drake to a lean 6-6 guard in the pros. Bird was the best I ever saw at Vets but The magic man had an incredible 2 years at Drake. Must watch basketball.

Black Magic!

 

[paladinhawk]

Except for 1969, 70 & 71

Were they playing in the Paleolithic League then? With a pure rubber ball?

 

[soybean]

Were they playing in the Paleolithic League then? With a pure rubber ball?

You would be a believer if you had seen them in the flesh.

 

[Franisdaman]

After last night's win, Drake is 15-0

 

[HawkRugged17]