2017–18 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Niko Medved. They played their home games at Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament to Bradley. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Abilene Christian in the first round in a game referred to as the Lou Henson Classic. In the second round they were defeated by Northern Colorado.

2017–18 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
Lou Henson Classic champions
CIT, Second round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–17 (10–8 MVC)
Head coach
  • Niko Medved (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKnapp Center
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Loyola Chicago153 .833326  .842
Southern Illinois117 .6112013  .606
Illinois State108 .5561815  .545
Drake108 .5561717  .500
Bradley99 .5002013  .606
Indiana State810 .4441318  .419
Missouri State711 .3891815  .545
Evansville711 .3891715  .531
Northern Iowa711 .3891616  .500
Valparaiso612 .3331517  .469
2018 MVC tournament winner

On March 22, 2018, it was announced that head coach Niko Medved had accepted the head coaching position at Colorado State, where he had previously served as an assistant. A week after Medved's departure, Drake hired Creighton assistant and Iowa native Darian DeVries for the head coaching job.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.