2015–16 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
Incoming recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Nick McGlynn PF
Stoughton, WI
Stoughton High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jun 17, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Billy Wampler SG
Eau Claire, WI
Regis High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Aug 3, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Johannes Dolven PF
Oslo, Norway
WANG Toppidrett
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Aug 27, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Dominik Olejniczak C
Toruń, Poland
SMS Cetniewo Academy
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
NA
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2015–16 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
C. J. Rivers
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
So
Cahokia
Cahokia, IL
G
1
Karl Madison
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
RS Sr
Lanphier
Springfield, IL
F
2
Bill Wampler
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Regis
Eau Claire, WI
G
3
Graham Woodward
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
RS So
Penn State Edina HS
Edina, MN
C
11
Jacob Jensen Enevold
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
246 lb (112 kg)
Jr
Falkonergardens Gymnasium
Lunderskov, Denmark
G
12
Reed Timmer
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Eisenhower
New Berlin, WI
G
14
A. J. Rutter (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS So
Glibert
Ames, IA
F
22
Casey Schlatter
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
RS Fr
Iowa Falls Alden
Iowa Falls, IA
G
23
Ore Arogundade
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
St. Viator
Arlington Heights, IL
F
25
Johannes Dolven
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
XXXX
Oslo, Norway
F
31
Kale Abrahamson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
RS Jr
Northwestern Valley HS
West Des Moines, IA
C
32
Kory Kuenstling
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
So
Dunkerton Community School
Dunkerton, IA
F
35
Nick McGlynn
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
223 lb (101 kg)
Fr
Stoughton
Stoughton, WI
C
44
Dominik Olejniczak
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
249 lb (113 kg)
Fr
XXXX
Toruń, Poland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 7 *4:00 pm, ESPN3
McKendree
W 95–78
Knapp Center (2,666)Des Moines, IA
Non-conference regular season
November 13 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Simpson
W 97–52
1–0
Knapp Center (3,140)Des Moines, IA
November 16 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulane
L 74–79 OT
1–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,411)New Orleans, LA
November 21 *7:00 pm
UMKC
L 73–79
1–2
Knapp Center (2,862)Des Moines, IA
November 23 *5:00 pm
vs. WKU Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 81–79 OT
2–2
Germain Arena (523)Estero, FL
November 24 *7:30 pm
vs. Weber State Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
L 58–74
2–3
Germain Arena (1,053)Estero, FL
November 25 *6:00 pm
vs. Pepperdine Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game
W 69–53
3–3
Germain Arena (1,077)Estero, FL
November 28 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC
W 83–62
4–3
Knapp Center (2,593)Des Moines, IA
December 5 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green
L 63–75
4–4
Stroh Center (1,446)Bowling Green, OH
December 9 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
DePaul
L 71–74
4–5
Knapp Center (3,262)Des Moines, IA
December 12 *6:00 pm
at Nevada MW–MVC Challenge
L 71–79
4–6
Lawlor Events Center (5,541)Reno, NV
December 19 *3:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Iowa Big Four Classic
L 64–70
4–7
Wells Fargo Arena (15,424)Des Moines, IA
December 22 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian
W 87–70
5–7
Knapp Center (2,701)Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
December 31 1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Wichita State
L 47–67
5–8 (0–1)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
January 3 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State
L 62–67
5–9 (0–2)
Knapp Center (2,803)Des Moines, IA
January 6 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State
L 59–79
5–10 (0–3)
Knapp Center (2,717)Des Moines, IA
January 9 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa
L 44–77
5–11 (0–4)
McLeod Center (5,105)Cedar Falls, IA
January 12 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville
L 65–84
5–12 (0–5)
Ford Center (4,011)Evansville, IN
January 17 3:00 pm, ESPNU
Southern Illinois
L 76–81
5–13 (0–6)
Knapp Center (3,136)Des Moines, IA
January 20 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State
L 70–79
5–14 (0–7)
Knapp Center (2,561)Des Moines, IA
January 23 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago
L 63–68
5–15 (0–8)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,925)Chicago, IL
January 26 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State
L 64–76
5–16 (0–9)
Redbird Arena (4,182)Normal, IL
January 30 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley
W 80–70
6–16 (1–9)
Knapp Center (3,254)Des Moines, IA
February 2 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State
L 56–63
6-17 (1-10)
Hulman Center (3,409)Terre Haute, IN
February 6 1:00 pm, CBSSN
Northern Iowa
L 66–82
6–18 (1–11)
Knapp Center (4,724)Des Moines, IA
February 9 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State
L 48–74
6–19 (1–12)
Knapp Center (3,317)Des Moines, IA
February 13 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois
L 60–75
6–20 (1–13)
SIU Arena (5,474)Carbondale, IL
February 17 8:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville
L 74–80
6–21 (1–14)
Knapp Center (2,790)Des Moines, IA
February 20 8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley
L 70–73
6–22 (1–15)
Carver Arena (7,149)Peoria, IL
February 24 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State
L 52–61
6–23 (1–16)
JQH Arena Springfield, MO
February 27 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago
W 69–59 OT
7–23 (2–16)
Knapp Center (3,362)Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley tournament
March 3 8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Missouri State First round
L 67–69
7–24
Scottrade Center (6,929)St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
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