2021–22 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Darian DeVries. They played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the regular season 22–9, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals and Missouri State in the semifinals before losing to Loyola in the championship.

2021–22 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record25–11 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Richter
  • Matt Gatens
  • Achoki Moikobu
Home arenaKnapp Center
2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Iowa144 .7782012  .625
Missouri State135 .7222311  .676
Drake135 .7222511  .694
Loyola Chicago135 .722258  .758
Bradley117 .6111714  .548
Southern Illinois99 .5001614  .533
Valparaiso612 .3331418  .438
Illinois State513 .2781320  .394
Indiana State414 .2221120  .355
Evansville216 .111624  .200
2022 MVC tournament winner

The Bulldogs accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational and earned the No. 1 overall seed. They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round before being upset by UNC Wilmington in the quarterfinals.

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