# List of Drake Bulldogs men's basketball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Drake fielded their first team in 1906–07 with C. A. Pell coaching and currently have a coaching vacancy.

## Seasons

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| C. A. Pell (Independent) (1906–1907) ||||||
| 1906–07 | C. A. Pell | 2–1 | | | |
| C. A. Pell (Missouri Valley Conference) (1907–1909) ||||||
| 1907–08 | C. A. Pell | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3rd (North) | |
| 1908–09 | C. A. Pell | 3–8 | 3–5 | 3rd (North) | |
| John L. Griffith (Missouri Valley Conference) (1909–1910) ||||||
| 1909–10 | John L. Griffith | 0–12 | 0–8 | 3rd (North) | |
| A. R. Hackett (Missouri Valley Conference) (1910–1912) ||||||
| 1910–11 | A. R. Hackett | 0–6 | 0–2 | 5th | |
| 1911–12 | A. R. Hackett | 2–7 | 0–6 | 3rd (North) | |
| John L. Griffith (Missouri Valley Conference) (1912–1914) ||||||
| 1912–13 | John L. Griffith | 1–8 | 0–6 | 3rd (North) | |
| 1913–14 | John L. Griffith | 1–9 | 0–5 | 3rd (North) | |
| Ray Whisman (Missouri Valley Conference) (1914–1916) ||||||
| 1914–15 | Ray Whisman | 5–6 | 1–5 | 6th | |
| 1915–16 | Ray Whisman | 3–9 | 1–5 | 6th | |
| Ralph Glaze (Missouri Valley Conference) (1916–1917) ||||||
| 1916–17 | Ralph Glaze | 5–7 | 0–4 | 7th | |
| S. W. Hobbs (Missouri Valley Conference) (1917–1918) ||||||
| 1917–18 | S. W. Hobbs | 10–18 | 2–9 | 7th | |
| M. B. Banks (Missouri Valley Conference) (1918–1921) ||||||
| 1918–19 | M. B. Banks | 2–17 | 0–10 | 8th | |
| 1919–20 | M. B. Banks | 12–11 | 3–7 | 6th | |
| 1920–21 | M. B. Banks | 10–8 | 5–8 | 5th? | |
| Ossie Solem (Missouri Valley Conference) (1921–1925) ||||||
| 1921–22 | Ossie Solem | 14–4 | 12–4 | 3rd | |
| 1922–23 | Ossie Solem | 10–6 | 10–6 | 3rd | |
| 1923–24 | Ossie Solem | 9–9 | 8–8 | T–4th | |
| 1924–25 | Ossie Solem | 4–13 | 4–12 | T–7th | |
| Bill Boelter (Missouri Valley Conference) (1925–1932) ||||||
| 1925–26 | Bill Boelter | 9–9 | 7–9 | T–6th | |
| 1926–27 | Bill Boelter | 8–10 | 7–7 | 4th | |
| 1927–28 | Bill Boelter | 7–13 | 7–11 | T–7th | |
| 1928–29 | Bill Boelter | 6–13 | 3–4 | 3rd | |
| 1929–30 | Bill Boelter | 10–9 | 4–4 | 3rd | |
| 1930–31 | Bill Boelter | 4–15 | 2–6 | 5th | |
| 1931–32 | Bill Boelter | 2–17 | 2–6 | 5th | |
| Evan O. Williams (Missouri Valley Conference) (1932–1943) ||||||
| 1932–33 | Evan O. Williams | 4–12 | 2–8 | 6th | |
| 1933–34 | Evan O. Williams | 6–12 | 4–6 | T–4th | |
| 1934–35 | Evan O. Williams | 14–11 | 8–4 | T–1st | |
| 1935–36 | Evan O. Williams | 16–12 | 8–4 | T–1st | |
| 1936–37 | Evan O. Williams | 13–10 | 7–5 | T–3rd | |
| 1937–38 | Evan O. Williams | 14–6 | 10–4 | 2nd | |
| 1938–39 | Evan O. Williams | 14–7 | 11–3 | T-1st | |
| 1939–40 | Evan O. Williams | 13–12 | 7–5 | 3rd | |
| 1940–41 | Evan O. Williams | 9–11 | 6–6 | T–4th | |
| 1941–42 | Evan O. Williams | 2–13 | 1–9 | 6th | |
| 1942–43 | Evan O. Williams | 8–9 | 3–7 | T–4th | |
| Bill Easton (Missouri Valley Conference) (1943–1944) ||||||
| 1943–44 | Bill Easton | 7–13 | | | |
| Vee Green (Missouri Valley Conference) (1944–1946) ||||||
| 1944–45 | Vee Green | 11–13 | | | |
| 1945–46 | Vee Green | 10–16 | 5–7 | 4th | |
| Forddy Anderson (Missouri Valley Conference) (1946–1948) ||||||
| 1946–47 | Forddy Anderson | 18–11 | 8–4 | T–2nd | |
| 1947–48 | Forddy Anderson | 14–12 | 5–5 | 3rd | |
| Jack McClelland (Missouri Valley Conference) (1948–1951) ||||||
| 1948–49 | Jack McClelland | 13–13 | 4–6 | 4th | |
| 1949–50 | Jack McClelland | 14–12 | 5–7 | 5th | |
| 1950–51 | Jack McClelland | 11–14 | 4–10 | T–6th | |
| Jack McClelland (Independent) (1951–1956) ||||||
| 1951–52 | Jack McClelland | 13–12 | | | |
| 1952–53 | Jack McClelland | 13–12 | | | |
| 1953–54 | Jack McClelland | 7–16 | | | |
| 1954–55 | Jack McClelland | 9–12 | | | |
| 1955–56 | Jack McClelland | 10–14 | | | |
| John E. Benington (Missouri Valley Conference) (1956–1958) ||||||
| 1956–57 | John E. Benington | 8–16 | 4–10 | 8th | |
| 1957–58 | John E. Benington | 13–12 | 7–7 | 4th | |
| Maury John (Missouri Valley Conference) (1958–1971) ||||||
| 1958–59 | Maury John | 9–15 | 4–10 | 6th | |
| 1959–60 | Maury John | 11–14 | 4–10 | 7th | |
| 1960–61 | Maury John | 19–7 | 7–5 | T–3rd | |
| 1961–62 | Maury John | 16–8 | 6–6 | 4th | |
| 1962–63 | Maury John | 11–14 | 3–9 | 7th | |
| 1963–64 | Maury John | 21–7 | 10–2 | T–1st | NIT second round |
| 1964–65 | Maury John | 13–12 | 6–8 | 6th | |
| 1965–66 | Maury John | 15–10 | 6–8 | T–6th | |
| 1966–67 | Maury John | 9–16 | 4–10 | T–7th | |
| 1967–68 | Maury John | 18–8 | 9–7 | T–4th | |
| 1968–69 | Maury John | 26–5 | 13–3 | T-1st | NCAA University Division Third Place |
| 1969–70 | Maury John | 22–7 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division Elite Eight |
| 1970–71 | Maury John | 21–8 | 9–5 | T–1st | NCAA University Division Elite Eight |
| Howard Stacey (Missouri Valley Conference) (1971–1974) ||||||
| 1971–72 | Howard Stacey | 7–19 | 2–12 | T–7th | |
| 1972–73 | Howard Stacey | 14–12 | 5–9 | 7th | |
| 1973–74 | Howard Stacey | 13–13 | 3–9 | 9th | |
| Bob Ortegel (Missouri Valley Conference) (1974–1981) ||||||
| 1974–75 | Bob Ortegel | 19–10 | 9–5 | 3rd | NCIT Champion |
| 1975–76 | Bob Ortegel | 8–19 | 3–9 | 7th | |
| 1976–77 | Bob Ortegel | 10–17 | 5–7 | 5th | |
| 1977–78 | Bob Ortegel | 6–22 | 2–14 | 9th | |
| 1978–79 | Bob Ortegel | 15–12 | 8–8 | T–3rd | |
| 1979–80 | Bob Ortegel | 15–12 | 6–10 | 7th | |
| 1980–81 | Bob Ortegel | 18–11 | 10–6 | T–4th | NIT first round |
| Gary Garner (Missouri Valley Conference) (1981–1988) ||||||
| 1981–82 | Gary Garner | 12–15 | 7–9 | T–6th | |
| 1982–83 | Gary Garner | 13–15 | 9–9 | 6th | |
| 1983–84 | Gary Garner | 8–20 | 4–12 | 8th | |
| 1984–85 | Gary Garner | 12–15 | 4–12 | T–8th | |
| 1985–86 | Gary Garner | 19–11 | 10–6 | T–2nd | NIT first round |
| 1986–87 | Gary Garner | 17–14 | 6–8 | 5th | |
| 1987–88 | Gary Garner | 14–14 | 5–9 | 6th | |
| Tom Abatemarco (Missouri Valley Conference) (1988–1990) ||||||
| 1988–89 | Tom Abatemarco | 12–17 | 6–8 | T–5th | |
| 1989–90 | Tom Abatemarco Eddie Fields | 13–18 | 5–9 | 7th | |
| Rudy Washington (Missouri Valley Conference) (1990–1996) ||||||
| 1990–91 | Rudy Washington | 8–21 | 4–12 | T–8th | |
| 1991–92 | Rudy Washington | 6–21 | 3–15 | T–9th | |
| 1992–93 | Rudy Washington | 14–14 | 9–9 | 5th | |
| 1993–94 | Rudy Washington | 11–16 | 6–12 | T–7th | |
| 1994–95 | Rudy Washington | 12–15 | 9–9 | T–6th | |
| 1995–96 | Rudy Washington | 12–15 | 8–10 | T–7th | |
| Kurt Kanaskie (Missouri Valley Conference) (1996–2003) ||||||
| 1996–97 | Kurt Kanaskie | 2–26 | 0–18 | 10th | |
| 1997–98 | Kurt Kanaskie | 3–24 | 0–18 | 10th | |
| 1998–99 | Kurt Kanaskie | 10–17 | 5–13 | 10th | |
| 1999–00 | Kurt Kanaskie | 11–18 | 4–14 | 10th | |
| 2000–01 | Kurt Kanaskie | 12–16 | 8–10 | T–7th | |
| 2001–02 | Kurt Kanaskie | 14–15 | 9–9 | T–5th | |
| 2002–03 | Kurt Kanaskie | 10–20 | 5–13 | T–8th | |
| Tom Davis (Missouri Valley Conference) (2003–2007) ||||||
| 2003–04 | Tom Davis | 12–16 | 7–11 | T–6th | |
| 2004–05 | Tom Davis | 13–16 | 7–11 | 7th | |
| 2005–06 | Tom Davis | 12–19 | 5–13 | T–7th | |
| 2006–07 | Tom Davis | 17–15 | 6–12 | T–7th | |
| Keno Davis (Missouri Valley Conference) (2007–2008) ||||||
| 2007–08 | Keno Davis | 28–5 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I first round |
| Mark Phelps (Missouri Valley Conference) (2008–2013) ||||||
| 2008–09 | Mark Phelps | 17–16 | 7–11 | T–8th | CIT first round |
| 2009–10 | Mark Phelps | 14–19 | 7–11 | 8th | |
| 2010–11 | Mark Phelps | 13–18 | 7–11 | 7th | |
| 2011–12 | Mark Phelps | 18–16 | 9–9 | T–3rd | CIT second round |
| 2012–13 | Mark Phelps | 15–17 | 7–11 | T–7th | |
| Ray Giacoletti (Missouri Valley Conference) (2013–2017) ||||||
| 2013–14 | Ray Giacoletti | 15–16 | 6–12 | T–8th | |
| 2014–15 | Ray Giacoletti | 9–22 | 6–12 | 7th | |
| 2015–16 | Ray Giacoletti | 7–24 | 2–16 | 10th | |
| 2016–17 | Ray Giacoletti Jeff Rutter | 7–24 | 5–13 | T–9th | |
| Niko Medved (Missouri Valley Conference) (2017–2018) ||||||
| 2017–18 | Niko Medved | 17–17 | 10–8 | T–3rd | CIT second round |
| Darian DeVries (Missouri Valley Conference) (2018–2024) ||||||
| 2018–19 | Darian DeVries | 24–10 | 12–6 | T–1st | CIT first round |
| 2019–20 | Darian DeVries | 20–14 | 8–10 | 8th | No postseason held |
| 2020–21 | Darian DeVries | 26–5 | 15–3 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2021–22 | Darian DeVries | 25–11 | 13–5 | 2nd | CBI quarterfinals |
| 2022–23 | Darian DeVries | 27–8 | 15–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2023–24 | Darian DeVries | 28–7 | 16–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| Total: | Total: | 1,369–1,525 | 652–886 | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||