Drake Bulldogs
It’s a monumental year for Drake Basketball. The Men’s Basketball team, which has not had a winning season in 20 years, has turned it all the way around in 2008. The Bulldogs have won the Missouri Valley Conference title for the first time since 1971, after winning 20 straight games and taking a commanding lead in the standings. The team has beaten every other major school in the state of Iowa and has been rewarded by being ranked in the Top 25 for the first time in 30 years. Drake finally seems destined to make it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time that I can remember (although, Drake did make it to the Final Four in 1969 … losing to eventual champ UCLA (with future Kareem). The team has struggled a bit down the stretch but did beat the #8 team on the road on Saturday - Drake’s first win over a Top 10 team since 1982. Next up, the conference tourney, then on to the NCAA’s … go Duckheads!
It’s a monumental year for Drake Basketball. The Men’s Basketball team, which has not had a winning season in 20 years, has turned it all the way around in 2008. The Bulldogs have won the Missouri Valley Conference title for the first time since 1971, after winning 20 straight games and taking a commanding lead in the standings. The team has beaten every other major school in the state of Iowa and has been rewarded by being ranked in the Top 25 for the first time in 30 years. Drake finally seems destined to make it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time that I can remember (although, Drake did make it to the Final Four in 1969 … losing to eventual champ UCLA (with future Kareem). The team has struggled a bit down the stretch but did beat the #8 team on the road on Saturday - Drake’s first win over a Top 10 team since 1982. Next up, the conference tourney, then on to the NCAA’s … go Duckheads!
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Follow up ... Drake won the MVC tournament and received a 5 seed for the NCAAs. They lost in the first round to Western Kentucky on a last second 3-pointer in OT. Then the coach left for Providence. Oh well.
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