Drake Bulldogs NCAA Basketball News

But when the time came for the Fayetteville guard to make a decision about college, he wanted to go somewhere not so close to home.

College basketball preview: Players progress through stages in classroom, sports - and life By RICK BROWN AND DAN JOHNSON * ribrown@dmreg.com * November 9, 2009 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.

Yes, the Mounties lost several key starters from that 24-6 team, including Aaron Hawley, who is now playing at Division I Drake University.

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

Drake can record a fourth straight winning season, something it hasn't achieved since 1968-71. --Senior guard enters the season third on Drake 's career list for three-pointers and tied for seventh in scoring .

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Junior guard Ryan Wedel is a good three-point shooter who can take pressure off senior if he adjusts to the physical MVC brand of ball quickly.

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

Thursday, September 03, 2009 at 1:46 p.m. The 1998-99 Men's Basketball team and Gerald Burditt will be inducted into the Truman Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the Homecoming festivities on Oct.

Carroll High Schoola s Christopher Mcleod is brought down by Pike County High Schoola s Chris Griffin, Spencer Bright, and Josh Parker during Pike Countya s 19-18 win over Carroll on Friday.

The biggest off-season story in the MVC remains unfinished. Indiana State is still waiting on a ruling on Jake Kelly's eligibility.

Despite a rough season where defenses roughed him up, Young remains one of the MVC's most dangerous scorers.

Despite a rough season where defenses roughed him up, Young remains one of the MVC's most dangerous scorers.

Drake Beranek remembers flipping on the television after arriving home from long road trips with the Nebraska -Kearney basketball team.

Former Drake basketball standout Jonathan Cox, a two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference performer, has signed a contract with the Duesseldorf Giants of the 18-team German Professional Basketball League.

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

Former Iowa basketball player Jeff Horner, during an appearance on the KNXO radio show "Murph & Andy," was asked about the signs of coaching stress players notice.

Notre Dame 's Ben Hansbrough and Scott Martin aren't the only transfers who could make a major impact in the 2009-10 season.