2015–16 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

2015–16 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–24 (2–16 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Rutter
  • Todd Townsend
  • Dave Buchanan
Home arenaKnapp Center
Seasons
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 16 2   .889 26 9   .743
Evansville 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Illinois State 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Southern Illinois 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611 23 13   .639
Indiana State 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Missouri State 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Loyola Chicago 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Bradley 3 15   .167 5 27   .156
Drake 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2016 MVC tournament winner

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

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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.

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

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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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