# 2013–14 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first year head coach Ray Giacoletti, played their home games at the Knapp Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Evansville.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Karl Madison | Guard | 5–10 | 175 | Junior | Springfield, Illinois |
| 2 | Gary Ricks, Jr. | Guard | 6–1 | 182 | Senior | Los Angeles, California |
| 3 | Richard Carter | Guard | 5–11 | 177 | Senior | Detroit, Michigan |
| 4 | Blake Danielak | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Freshman | Georgetown, Texas |
| 10 | Trevor Berkeley | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Junior | Tucker, Georgia |
| 11 | Jacob Jensen | Center | 6–11 | 240 | Freshman | Lunderskov, Denmark |
| 12 | Jordan Daniels | Guard | 5–9 | 153 | Sophomore | Fontana, California |
| 21 | Robert Puleikis | Center | 6–10 | 221 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan |
| 23 | Mitch McLaughlin | Guard | 6–0 | 181 | Sophomore | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 25 | Chris Caird | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Junior | Daventry, England |
| 31 | Aaron Hawley | Guard/Forward | 6–8 | 197 | Senior | Rogers, Arkansas |
| 40 | Daddy Ugbede | Forward | 6–6 | 216 | Sophomore | Gardena, California |
| 45 | Seth VanDeest | Center | 6–11 | 269 | Senior | Bettendorf, Iowa |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2013* 2:00 pm | Central College | W 90–70 | | Knapp Center (3,135) Des Moines, IA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2013* 7:00 pm, CSN Chicago | at UIC | W 61–59 | 1–0 | UIC Pavilion (5,245) Chicago, IL |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm, MC22 | Iowa Wesleyan | W 104–49 | 2–0 | Knapp Center (3,256) Des Moines, IA |
| 11/16/2013* 9:00 pm | at Saint Mary's | L 63–67 | 2–1 | McKeon Pavilion (2,495) Moraga, CA |
| 11/23/2013* 1:00 pm | Nebraska–Omaha | W 88–80 | 3–1 | Knapp Center (3,256) Des Moines, IA |
| 11/29/2013* 9:00 pm | at Fresno State Fresno State Classic | W 84–74 | 4–1 | Save Mart Center (6,170) Fresno, CA |
| 11/30/2013* 6:30 pm | vs. Northern Arizona Fresno State Classic | W 76–56 | 5–1 | Save Mart Center (6,022) Fresno, CA |
| 12/01/2013* 1:00 pm | vs. Cal State Bakersfield Fresno State Classic | W 65–57 | 6–1 | Save Mart Center (5,807) Fresno, CA |
| 12/07/2013* 7:30 pm, MC22 | vs. No. 23 Iowa Big Four Classic | L 66–83 | 6–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (14,512) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/14/2013* 7:00 pm | New Mexico State | L 69–81 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Knapp Center (3,288) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/18/2013* 7:00 pm | Western Michigan | W 71–68 | 7–3 | Knapp Center (3,054) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/23/2013* 7:00 pm | Albany | W 71–63 | 8–3 | Knapp Center (3,389) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/29/2013* 1:00 pm | IUPUI | W 75–52 | 9–3 | IUPUI Gymnasium (583) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/01/2014 7:00 pm | Evansville | W 94–66 | 10–3 (1–0) | Knapp Center (3,071) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/04/2014 7:00 pm | at Bradley | L 57–68 | 10–4 (1–1) | Carver Arena (6,465) Peoria, IL |
| 01/08/2014 7:00 pm | Indiana State | L 73–77 | 10–5 (1–2) | Knapp Center (3,465) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/11/2014 7:00 pm | at Northern Iowa | L 66–76 | 10–6 (1–3) | McLeod Center (6,072) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm | at Loyola–Chicago | L 60–70 | 10–7 (1–4) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,702) Chicago, IL |
| 01/18/2014 7:00 pm | Illinois State | L 63–77 | 10–8 (1–5) | Knapp Center (3,701) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/22/2014 7:00 pm | at Southern Illinois | W 57–54 | 11–8 (2–5) | SIU Arena (4,532) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm | No. 5 Wichita State | L 61–78 | 11–9 (2–6) | Knapp Center (6,127) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/29/2014 7:00 pm | Missouri State | W 84–74 | 12–9 (3–6) | Knapp Center (3,290) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/01/2014 3:00 pm | at Illinois State | L 57–75 | 12–10 (3–7) | Redbird Arena (5,874) Normal, IL |
| 02/04/2014 7:00 pm | Southern Illinois | L 58–74 | 12–11 (3–8) | Knapp Center (3,354) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/09/2014 2:00 pm, FS Midwest | at Indiana State | L 56–60 | 12–12 (3–9) | Hulman Center (5,449) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/12/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Missouri State | L 63–69 | 12–13 (3–10) | JQH Arena (5,674) Springfield, MO |
| 02/15/2014 7:00 pm | Loyola–Chicago | W 70–62 | 13–13 (4–10) | Knapp Center (4,292) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/18/2014 8:00 pm, FS Midwest | Northern Iowa | W 70–67 | 14–13 (5–10) | Knapp Center (4,285) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/22/2014 7:00 pm | at No. 3 Wichita State | L 54–83 | 14–14 (5–11) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 02/25/2014 7:00 pm | at Evansville | L 48–61 | 14–15 (5–12) | Ford Center (3,483) Evansville, IN |
| 03/01/2014 2:00 pm | Bradley | W 71–66 | 15–15 (6–12) | Knapp Center (4,122) Des Moines, IA |
| 2014 Missouri Valley tournament |||||
| 03/06/2014 6:05 pm | vs. Evansville First round | L 61–69 | 15–16 | Scottrade Center (5,601) St.Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||