# 2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), was led by second-year head coach Mark Phelps and played their home games at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs finished the season 14–19, 7–11 in MVC play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament to Northern Iowa.

## Preseason

The team lost Josh Parker, who transferred to Dayton. Tyson Dirks is no longer on the roster.

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| No. | Position | Player |
| 1 | F | Jordan Clarke |
| 2 | F | Aaron Hawley |
| 3 | G | Craig Stanley |
| 10 | G | Ryan Wedel |
| 13 | G | Frank Wiseler |
| 20 | G | Josh Young |
| 21 | F | Corey Parker |
| 22 | F | Bill Eaddy |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 23 | G | Sean Duff |
| 25 | G | David Smith |
| 31 | C | Sean Jones |
| 32 | F | Greg Whitaker |
| 34 | F | Ben Simons |
| 40 | F | Reece Uhlenhopp |
| 44 | G/F | Adam Templeton |
| 45 | C | Seth VanDeest |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/09* 7:05 p.m., Mediacom | | Upper Iowa | W 74–58 | — | Knapp Center (3,662) Des Moines, IA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/09* 1:05 p.m., Mediacom | | IUPUI Glen Wilkes Classic | W 88–82 | 0–1 | Knapp Center (3,344) Des Moines, IA |
| 11/17/09* 7:05 p.m., Mediacom | | Iowa State | W 90–70 | 0–2 | Knapp Center (6,157) Des Moines, IA |
| 11/20/09* 12:15 p.m., Metro Sports | | vs. Georgia State Glen Wilkes Classic | W 65–58 | 1–2 | Ocean Center (325) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/21/09* 12:15 p.m., Metro Sports | | vs. Akron Glen Wilkes Classic | W 63–59 | 1–3 | Ocean Center (321) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/22/09* 2:30 p.m., Metro Sports | | vs. UCF Glen Wilkes Classic | W 59–50 | 1–4 | Ocean Center (1,015) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/28/09* 7:00 p.m., Metro Sports | | at Austin Peay | W 78–72 | 2–4 | Dave Aaron Arena (2,107) Clarksville, TN |
| 12/4/09* 7:30 p.m., Mediacom | | SIU Edwardsville Drake Hy-Vee Classic | W 60–58 | 2–5 | Knapp Center (4,016) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/5/09* 7:30 p.m., Mediacom | | North Dakota Drake Hy-Vee Classic | W 72–63 | 3–5 | Knapp Center (4,152) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/11/09* 7:05 p.m., Mediacom | | South Dakota Drake Invitational | W 96–81 | 4–5 | Knapp Center (3,170) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/12/09* 5:05 p.m., Mediacom | | Binghamton Drake Invitational | W 77–76 | 5–5 | Knapp Center (3,065) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/19/09* 5:35 p.m., BTN | | at Iowa | W 71–67 | 5–6 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,921) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/22/09* 8:05 p.m., Metro Sports | | San Diego State MWC–MVC Challenge | W 76–73 $^{OT}$ | 5–7 | Knapp Center (4,012) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/29/09 7:05 p.m., Mediacom | | Bradley | W 67–59 | 5–8 (0–1) | Knapp Center (3,791) Des Moines, IA |
| 1/1/10 7:05 p.m., Metro Sports | | at Wichita State | W 61–38 | 5–9 (0–2) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 1/3/10 6:05 p.m., Mediacom | | Indiana State | W 60–46 | 5–10 (0–3) | Knapp Center (3,924) Des Moines, IA |
| 1/6/10 7:05 p.m., CBSCS | | at Creighton | W 73–69 | 5–11 (0–4) | Qwest Center Omaha (14,956) Omaha, NE |
| 1/9/10 6:35 p.m., FSN | | at Southern Illinois | W 70–65 | 6–11 (1–4) | SIU Arena (4,359) Carbondale, IL |
| 1/12/10 7:05 p.m., Mediacom | | Missouri State | W 88–77 | 7–11 (2–4) | Knapp Center (3,258) Des Moines, IA |
| 1/17/10 7:05 p.m., ESPNU | | Illinois State | W 69–59 | 8–11 (3–4) | Knapp Center (4,273) Des Moines, IA |
| 1/20/10 7:05 p.m., Metro Sports | | at Evansville | W 72–65 | 9–11 (4–4) | Roberts Stadium (4,169) Evansville, IN |
| 1/23/10 1:05 p.m., FSN | | Wichita State | W 78–64 | 10–11 (5–4) | Knapp Center (4,826) Des Moines, IA |
| 1/27/10 7:05 p.m., Mediacom | | at Northern Iowa | W 67–51 | 10–12 (5–5) | McLeod Center (6,069) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 1/30/10 7:05 p.m., Mediacom | | Creighton | W 79–74 | 11–12 (6–5) | Knapp Center (7,018) Des Moines, IA |
| 2/2/10 7:05 p.m., Metro Sports | | at Bradley | W 67–65 | 11–13 (6–6) | Carver Arena (8,670) Peoria, IL |
| 2/6/10 7:05 p.m., Metro Sports | | at Illinois State | W 71–68 | 11–14 (6–7) | Redbird Arena (8,291) Normal, IL |
| 2/10/10 7:05 p.m., Mediacom | | No. 19 Northern Iowa | W 57–48 | 11–15 (6–8) | Knapp Center (7,152) Des Moines, IA |
| 2/13/10 1:00 p.m., Metro Sports | | at Indiana State | W 76–66 | 11–16 (6–9) | Hulman Center (5,127) Terre Haute, IN |
| 2/16/10 7:05 p.m., Mediacom | | Southern Illinois | W 79–72 | 12–16 (7–9) | Knapp Center (3,925) Des Moines, IA |
| 2/20/10* 9:00 p.m. | | at @ Cal State Northridge ESPN BracketBusters | W 90–80 | 13–16 | Matadome (1,252) Northridge, CA |
| 2/24/10 7:05 p.m., Mediacom | | at Missouri State | W 75–59 | 13–17 (7–10) | JQH Arena (7,951) Springfield, MO |
| 2/27/10 4:05 p.m., Mediacom | | Evansville | W 56–53 | 13–18 (7–11) | Knapp Center (6,073) Des Moines, IA |
| Missouri Valley tournament ||||||
| 3/4/2010 6:05 p.m., FSN | (8) | vs. (9) Southern Illinois MVC First Round | W 63–61 | 14–18 | Scottrade Center (17,490) St. Louis, MO |
| 3/5/2010 12:05 p.m., FSN | (8) | vs. (1) Northern Iowa MVC Quarterfinals | L 40–55 | 14–19 | Scottrade Center (19,250) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||