Drake Bulldogs NCAA Basketball News

Drake beat Austin Peay 78-72 in their non-conference game at the Dunn Center. Drake led 38-29 at halftime and made it 44-31 on Josh Young's 3-pointer with 18:50 to go.

BIG RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 13 -- Ferris State University issued the following press release: * The Games: The Ferris State University men's basketball team officially opens the 2009-10 campaign by visiting Lewis on Sunday, Nov.

Ryan Wedel scored 21 points to lead the Drake men's basketball team to a 78-72 win over Austin Peay on Saturday night and stop a two-game losing skid.

Austin Peay and Drake didn't face each other during the Glenn Wilkes Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla., last week, but one you can bet both coaching staffs made sure they scouted each other's games, knowing the Govs would host the Bulldogs tonight at 7 p.m. in the Dunn Center.

They've relaxed on a beach in Florida and spent a holiday together in their coach's home.

No, Barnes isn't spending time on Facebook. He's keeping up with three former Mounties players that are playing Division I basketball.

A.J. Rompza hit two difficult shots down the stretch and Central Florida held Drake scoreless over the final 6 minutes for a 59-50 victory on Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla.

FOR JIMMY MCEVOY, seven years removed from his days as a standout basketball player at Terra Linda High, the clock was ticking on his chance to resume a playing career cast aside when he graduated.

A.J. Rompza hit two difficult shots down the stretch and Central Florida held Drake scoreless over the final 6 minutes for a 59-50 victory on Sunday.

Central Florida defeats Drake 59-50 Eds: APNewsNow. UCF 59, Drake 50. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.

Anthony Hitchens scored all of his 17 points in the second half and Akron rallied to defeat Drake 63-59 for the Zips' first win of the season on Saturday.

Ryan Wedel had 15 points and Seth VanDeest added 13 to lead Drake to a 65-58 victory over Georgia State at the Glenn Wilkes Classic on Friday.

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

The shot clock was winding down and Iowa State's Lucca Staiger was 25 feet from the basket with a defender in his face.

Iowa State thumps Drake 90-70 Eds: APNewsNow. Iowa State 90, Drake 70. By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer DES MOINES, Iowa 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.

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

Robert Glenn made 15 of 17 shots from the field and scored 37 points to lead IUPUI past Drake, 88-82, on Saturday in Des Moines.

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.

The Drake Bulldogs will look to rebound from last year's mediocre mark of 17-16 by kicking off the 2009-2010 season against the IUPUI Jaguars.