Josh Young News

Friday, November 20th, 1:15 p.m. FACTS & STATS: Site: Ocean Center -- Daytona Beach, Florida.

Josh Young took matters into his own hands with Drake clinging to a five-point lead with 27 seconds left Friday.

They'll see the Atlantic Ocean, Michael Jordan's son and LeBron James' high school coach.

It was men versus boys. A heavyweight with reach against a welterweight with doubts.

Lucca Staiger scored a career-high 32 points on 10-of-16 shooting from 3-point range and Iowa State defeated Drake 90-70 Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak to the Bulldogs.

He's seen the small-screen version. Tonight, Drake freshman Ben Simons will get an up-close look at Iowa State all-American candidate Craig Brackins.

SENIOR ADAM TEMPLETON jukes an IUPUI opponent as he charges down the court. Drake lost its first matchup against the Jaguars, starting its season with a record of 0-1 for the second year in a row.

The Drake Bulldogs men's basketball squad knew they would need to find that certain "step-up" player to support Josh Young this season.

Adam Templeton arrived at Drake two years ago as a 3-point specialist, but he'll be asked to play power forward on a young, undersized team this season.

IUPUI at DRAKE WHERE: Knapp Center TIPOFF: 1 p.m. RADIO: KRNT-AM TICKETS: Range from $9-$25, at Knapp Center box office.

Josh Young's education comes in the classroom on the Drake campus and on the practice floor of the Knapp Center.

This season: Picked for eighth in the preseason poll. Strengths: It starts with Josh Young, the team's only returning double-figure scorer, who has been an all-Missouri Valley Conference selection for two seasons.

With a young roster, there are bound to be growing pains. While breaking in 10 new players, the Drake men's basketball team took a 74-58 exhibition win over Division II Upper Iowa on Saturday night at the Knapp Center.

UNC-PEMBROKE AT NORTHERN IOWA Where: McLeod Center; Cedar Falls Tipoff: Noon What to watch: Several former Panthers are expected to be in attendance, in honor of ex-Northern Iowa and current UNC-Pembroke assistant Eldon Miller.

POINT GUARD JOSH YOUNG has been named to the Missouri Valley Conference preseason All-Conference team for the second-straight season.

The men's team is picked last in the MVC after losing all but one starter from last year's team.

Drake basketball coach Mark Phelps knows exactly what he's getting from freshman Ben Simons.

Ellsworth Community College's Bill Freeman scored 28 points and added eight rebounds to lead Medical Oncology & Hematology Associates to the championship of the Capital City League on Sunday night at Valley High School.

A continental divide began to close as Frank Wiseler and his hosts cruised around Des Moines, rolling with the rhythms of Tupac Shakur.

Fran Fraschilla thinks that coaching in college basketball has become an exercise in crisis management.