Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
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| University | Drake University | ||
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference | ||
| Location | Des Moines, IA | ||
| Head coach | Jeff Rutter (interim) (1st year) | ||
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Knapp Center (Capacity: 7,002) |
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| Nickname | Bulldogs | ||
| Colors | Blue and White |
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| NCAA Tournament Final Four | |||
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| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1969, 1970, 1971 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1969, 1970, 1971 | |||
| NCAA Tournament second round | |||
| 1969, 1970, 1971 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1969, 1970, 1971, 2008 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 2008 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1935, 1936, 1939, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 2008 | |||
The Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Drake University, located in Des Moines, Iowa, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. The program is best known for making the 1969 Final Four.
The first season Drake fielded a men's basketball was 1906-07. The Bulldogs finished with a 2-1 record as an independent. The next year during the 1907-08 season they were charter members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Drake would dominate the 1930s winning three conference titles in the decade (1934–35, 1935–36, and 1938–39). The Bulldogs unfortunately did not qualify for a post-season tournament by winning the conference title as no post-season tournaments were held during the 1934-35 season. The following 1935-36 season Drake was invited to the District Olympic Tournament post-season tournament (defeating North Dakota 49-46, falling to Minnesota 36-19). The Bulldogs participated in the National Intercollegiate Tournament in 1937-38 (losing to Murray State 47-40) and 1938–39 (losing to Oklahoma State 28-15).
Throughout the 1940s and 1950s Drake would secure eight winning seasons. There was no Missouri Valley Conference play during the 1943-44 and 1944-45 seasons because of World War II. This was in part because less MVC schools were playing basketball during that time, Drake was though. In 1951 Drake withdrew as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference, along with Bradley as a result of the lack of action taken by the Missouri Valley Conference against Oklahoma A&M in the Johnny Bright Incident. Drake would not compete in the Missouri Valley Conference again until the 1956-57 season.
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