In the Sweet Sixteen, Drake defeated Houston 92-87, but fell to New Mexico 87-78 in the Elite Eight. The Bulldogs would qualify for their second strait NCAA Tournament, earning a bye in the first round. The Bulldogs would fall to eventual champion UCLA 85-82 in the national semifinal before routing North Carolina 104-84 in the third place game.ĭrake continued its magical run during the 1969-70 season once again capturing the Missouri Valley Conference title.
During the tournament, Drake received a bye in the first round, defeated Texas A&M 81-63 in the Sweet Sixteen and Colorado State in the Elite Eight 84-77. The Bulldogs won the Missouri Valley Conference outright and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final Four, finishing third.
The 1968-69 season was by far the most accomplished in Drake history. In the tournament, Drake defeated Pittsburgh 87-82 in the first round and lost to tournament runner-up New Mexico 65-60 in the second round. Drake had fourteen winning seasons during this time.ĭrake shared the 1963-64 conference title with Louisville and received an invitation to the National Invitational Tournament. The Bulldogs were in the national rankings on a regular basis and the Missouri Valley Conference was one of the premier conferences in men's basketball. The 1960s through mid-1980s saw some of the all-time great Drake teams. Drake would not compete in the Missouri Valley Conference again until the 1956-57 season. In 1951 Drake withdrew as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference, along with Bradley as a result of the lack of action taken by the Missouri Valley Conference against Oklahoma A&M in the Johnny Bright Incident. This was in part because less MVC schools were playing basketball during that time, Drake was though. There was no Missouri Valley Conference play during the 1943-45 seasons because of World War II. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s Drake would secure eight winning seasons. The Bulldogs participated in the National Intercollegiate Tournament in 1937-38 (losing to Murray State 47-40) and 1938–39 (losing to Oklahoma State 28-15). The following 1935-36 season Drake was invited to the District Olympic Tournament post-season tournament (defeating North Dakota 49-46, falling to Minnesota 36-19). The Bulldogs unfortunately did not qualify for a post-season tournament by winning the conference title as no post-season tournaments were held during the 1934-35 season. The next year during the 1907-08 season they were charter members of the Missouri Valley Conference.ĭrake would dominate the 1930s winning three conference titles in the decade (1934–35, 1935–36, and 1938–39). The Bulldogs finished with a 2-1 record as an independent. The first season Drake fielded a men's basketball was 1906-07.
17.5 National Intercollegiate Tournament (NICT) History.17.4 District Olympic Tournament (DOT) History.17.3 National Invitational Tournament (NIT) History.17.2 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament History.13 Missouri Valley Conference Players of the Year.
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