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2007–08 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

August 26, 2023

The 2007–08 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Keno Davis. In 2006–07, the Bulldogs finished 17–15 (6–10 in the Missouri Valley Conference). Drake improved upon their first winning season since the 1986–1987 season, making their first NCAA tournament appearance since their run to the Elite Eight in 1971 and their first postseason appearance since their National Invitational tournament appearance in 1986.

2007–08 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
MVC Regular Season Champions
MVC Tournament Champions
NCAA 1st Round vs. Western Kentucky, L, 99–101
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 14
Record28–5 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Davis
  • Rodell Davis
  • Justin Ohl
Home arenaKnapp Center
Seasons
← 2006–07
2008–09 →
2007–08 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Drake † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 5   .848
Illinois State 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714
Southern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545
Creighton 10 – 8   .556 22 – 11   .667
Bradley 9 – 9   .500 21 – 17   .553
Northern Iowa 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563
Missouri State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Indiana State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Wichita State 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Evansville 3 – 15   .167 9 – 21   .300
† 2008 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Preseason Edit

The preseason Missouri Valley Conference Coaches' Poll picked the Bulldogs to finish ninth. No Drake players were voted to the preseason first or second teams. It is also noteworthy that Drake only returned one starter from the 2006–07 team that won 17 games, namely shooting guard Josh Young.[2]

Drake's starters were so lightly regarded on paper that ESPN.com reporter Adam Rittenberg remarked just before the 2008 NCAA tournament that they "not long ago looked better suited for the scout team than the starting lineup":[3]

  • Point guard Adam Emmenecker was a three-year walk-on who only received a scholarship two days before his senior season,[4] and had career totals of 64 assists and 57 points entering the 2007–08 season.[5]
  • Power forward Jonathan "Bucky" Cox was, like Emmenecker, a former walk-on.[3]
  • Shooting guard Leonard Houston was a three-year reserve who had 193 career points entering the season.[3]
  • Small forward Klayton Korver missed the 2005–06 season after microfracture knee surgery;[3] while he came back to be a starter at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, he had lost his starting job by season's end.[6]
  • Even returning starter Josh Young was not highly regarded coming out of high school; all of his 30 scholarship offers were from mid-majors.[3]

Regular season Edit

On November 9 and 10, Drake competed in the Saint Mary's Tip-Off Classic. They defeated UC San Diego and lost to Saint Mary's College in the championship game.[7] On December 1, 2007, Drake won the Iowa Realty Invitational with victories over North Carolina Central and Duquesne. On December 8, 2007, Drake won the Drake Regency Classic with victories over Chicago State and Texas-Pan American. On December 14, 2007, Drake broke a 20-year winless streak at Iowa with a 56–51 victory. With the victory Drake improved to 9–1 for the first time since the 1979–80 season.[8] On December 17, 2007, Drake received 6 points in the AP Top 25 poll. That had them ranked T-37th in the nation.[9] The last time Drake was ranked was March 16, 1971.[10] On December 24, 2007, Drake received 3 points in the AP Top 25 poll. That had them ranked T-40th. On December 30, 2007, Drake's RPI rating was 19th in the nation. On December 31, 2007, Drake received 8 points in the AP Top 25 poll. That had them ranked T-35th.

On January 2, 2007, Drake won its first game against Southern Illinois since February 17, 1999. Their 11–1 record tied the best start in school history set by the 1969–70 team.[11] It was the first 2–0 start by the Bulldogs in the MVC since the 1995–96 season. With the Bulldogs' 71–68 win over Evansville on January 6, 2008, they set a new Drake record for the best start in school history with a 12–1 mark. They were 3–0 in the MVC for the first time since the 1982–83 season.[12] On January 7, 2008, Drake received its first vote of the year in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll.[13] They also received a season-high 22 points in the AP Top 25 poll with a ranking of T-31.[14]

With Drake's victory over Indiana State on January 9, 2008, Drake started 4–0 in the MVC for the first time since 1970. On January 10, 2008, Drake's RPI rating was 15th in the nation. On January 12, 2008, Drake won their first game against Missouri State after losing the last 10 games. They also set a school record with a 14–1 mark for the best start in school history. As of before the day's game, Drake's RPI was 11th in the nation. On January 14, 2008, Drake received 17 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 30th.[15] They also were ranked 26th in the AP Top 25 poll with 75 points.[16]

On January 19, 2008, Drake improved their record to 16–1 with a victory over Illinois State in what was the first meeting between two teams with 6–0 conference records in Missouri Valley Conference play.[17] On January 21, 2008, Drake received 92 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 23rd.[18] They also were ranked 22nd in the AP Top 25 poll with 313 points.[19] It was the first time Drake had been ranked since they were ranked 16th in the AP Top 20 poll in March 1975. On January 25, 2008, Drake was ranked 9th in RPI ratings. On January 28, 2008, Drake received 220 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll, which had them ranked 17th.[20] They also were ranked 16th in the AP Top 25 poll with 616 points.[21] On January 30, 2008, with the Drake win over Creighton and Kansas' loss to Kansas State, Drake held the 2nd longest winning streak in the nation at 18 wins in a row. They were second only to Memphis' 20 consecutive wins. On February 2, 2008, Drake won 20 games in a season for the first time since the 1970–71 season. On February 4, 2008, Drake received 334 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll, which had them ranked 15th.[22] They also were ranked 15th in the AP Top 25 poll with 817 points.[23] On February 9, 2008, Drake extended their winning streak to 21 games.[24] On February 11, 2008, Drake received 361 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 15th.[25] They also were ranked 14th in the AP Top 25 poll with 863 points.[26]

On February 16, 2008, Drake won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship for the first time since the 1970–71 season.[27] Also with the win they now held the second most wins in Drake history with 23, with the school record being 26 by the 1968–69 team. On February 18, 2008, Drake received 243 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 18th.[28] They also were ranked 16th in the AP Top 25 poll with 612 points.[29] On February 23, 2008, with Drake's 71–64 win over No. 8 Butler, they claimed their first win over a top-10 team since a 56–55 home victory over No. 7 Tulsa on February 15, 1982.[30] On February 25, 2008, Drake received 259 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 20th.[31] They also were ranked 20th in the AP Top 25 poll with 621 points.[32]

On March 1, 2008, with Drake's win over Wichita State, Drake won its most games ever in the Missouri Valley Conference with 15. On March 3, 2008 Drake received 116 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 21st.[33] They also were ranked 20th in the AP Top 25 poll with 346 points.[34] The ranking marked the 7th consecutive week Drake was ranked in the AP and Coaches polls. This tied the Drake record set by the 1969–1970 team set from January 27, 1970, through March 10, 1970. This was also the first time a Missouri Valley Conference team had been ranked for seven consecutive weeks since Creighton was ranked during the 2002–2003 season.[35]

On March 10, 2008, Drake received 235 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 18th.[36] They also were ranked 16th in the AP Top 25 poll with 672 points.[37] On March 18, 2008, Drake received 310 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 14th.[38] They also were ranked 14th in the AP Top 25 poll with 794 points.[39] On April 7, 2008, Drake received 117 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 23rd.[40]

Postseason Edit

On March 7, 2008 Drake tied the school record for most wins in a season, set by the 1968–1969 team, with their 26th win over Indiana State in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. On March 8, 2008 Drake set a new school record for wins in a season with its semifinal victory over 4th seeded Creighton. The victory also earned them their first Missouri Valley Conference tournament appearance. On March 9, 2008 Drake won their first ever Missouri Valley Conference tournament with a 79–49 victory over Illinois State. With the win they also clinched their first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 1970–1971 season.

The Bulldogs were well represented on the MVC postseason honors list:

  • Emmenecker was named the league's MVP. The official conference press release announcing him as MVP called him "perhaps the most improbable MVC Player of the Year (based on pre-season expectations) in league history." In 2007–08, he set a single-season school record with 177 assists in the regular season (since extended to 213), and his average of 6.1 per game led the MVC. He started every game for the Bulldogs after making only two starts in his previous three seasons, and his regular-season totals in assists, points (223), and rebounds (129) more than doubled his previous career totals in all three categories.[5]
  • Young also made the All-MVC first team.[5]
  • Cox and Houston made the All-MVC second team.[5]
  • Emmenecker, Cox, and Houston were all named to the MVC Most Improved Team, with Emmenecker selected as captain.[4]
  • Emmenecker, who carried a 3.97 grade point average in a four-major academic program going into his final academic term at Drake, was also named MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[41]
  • Keno Davis was named MVC Coach of the Year.[42]

In the 2008 NCAA tournament 5th-seeded Drake took on the 12th-seeded Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. After overcoming a 16-point deficit in the last 8 minutes of the game to send the game into overtime, the Bulldogs lost 101–99 on Ty Rogers' desperation 26-foot 3-pointer as time expired.[43]

Roster Edit

2007–08 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Alex White 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Rio Grande High School
Cochise College 		Albuquerque, NM
F 4 Brent Heemskerk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Christian High School Grand Rapids, MI
G 5 Leonard Houston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr West Ottawa High School Holland, MI
G 11 Jacob Baryenbruch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr River Valley High School Spring Green, WI
G 13 Kit Avery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Southwest Christian High School Deephaven, MN
G 15 Adam Emmenecker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Arthur Hill High School Saginaw, MI
G 20 Josh Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Lawton Christian High School Lawton, OK
F 22 Bill Eaddy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Massanutten Military Academy Ypsilanti, MI
G 23 Josh Parker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Thornton High School Harvey, IL
F 24 Klayton Korver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Pella High School Pella, IA
F 31 Jonathan "Bucky" Cox 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Barrington High School Barrington, IL
G 32 Ryan Daniels 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So LaCueva High School
Butler Community College 		Albuquerque, NM
G 34 Tyson "Dirty" Dirks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Gladbrook Reinbeck High School Reinbeck, IA
F 41 Brett Spiker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Chariton High School
Peru State College 		Chariton, IA
G/F 44 Adam Templeton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Central High School
University of California, Irvine 		Rapid City, SD
G 50 John Michael Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Colquitt County High School
Abraham Baldwin College 		Moultrie, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Missouri Valley Conference standings Edit

# Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct.
1 Drake
15–3
 .833
28–5
 .848
2 Illinois State
13–5
 .722
25–10
 .714
3 Southern Illinois
11–7
 .611
18–15
 .545
4 Creighton
10–8
 .556
23–11
 .676
5 Bradley
9–9
 .500
20–17
 .541
6 Northern Iowa
9–9
 .500
18–14
 .563
7 Missouri State
8–10
 .444
17–16
 .515
8 Indiana State
8–10
 .444
15–16
 .484
9 Wichita State
4–14
 .222
11–20
 .355
10 Evansville
3–15
 .167
9–21
 .300

Leaders Edit

  • Minutes: Adam Emmenecker 1093
  • MPG: Adam Emmenecker 33.1
  • Points: Josh Young 477
  • PPG: Josh Young 15.9
  • Rebounds: Jonathan Cox 282
  • RPG: Jonathan Cox 8.5
  • Field Goals: Leonard Houston 156
  • FG%: Brent Heemskerk .690
  • 3FG: Josh Young 86
  • 3FG%: Bill Eaddy .750
  • Assists: Adam Emmenecker 213
  • APG: Adam Emmenecker 6.5
  • Blocks: Jonathan Cox 3
  • BPG: Jonathan Cox 1.0
  • Steals: Adam Emmenecker 53
  • SPG: Adam Emmenecker 1.6
  • Free Throws: Adam Emmenecker 125
  • FT%: Klayton Korver .860
  • Making Babies: Alex White 1

Player statistics Edit

Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; SPG= Steals per Game; RPG = Rebounds per Game; APG. = Assists per Game; BPG = Blocks per Game; PPG = Points per Game

Player GP MPG SPG RPG APG BPG PPG
Kit Avery 8 1.6 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0
Jacob Baryenbruch 33 10.4 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.0 2.2
Jonathan Cox 33 31.0 0.8 8.5 0.7 1.0 12.3
Tyson Dirks 8 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bill Eaddy 14 2.8 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 1.6
Adam Emmenecker 33 33.1 1.6 4.6 6.5 0.1 8.6
John Michael Hall 33 9.9 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.0 3.5
Brent Heemskerk 33 18.1 0.8 3.3 0.6 0.8 4.7
Leonard Houston 33 31.6 1.4 4.5 1.8 0.2 14.1
Klayton Korver 33 27.0 0.7 3.9 1.2 0.1 10.4
Josh Parker 31 7.0 0.2 1.0 0.9 0.0 2.1
Alex White 10 9.8 0.7 2.9 0.3 0.3 3.7
Josh Young 30 31.9 1.4 2.5 1.8 0.1 15.9

Schedule Edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2007*
7:05 pm 		Central College W 83–29[45]  1–0
  17 – Hall   10 – White   4 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (3,859)
Des Moines, IA
November 3, 2007*
2:05 pm 		Southwest Minnesota State W 69–51[46]  2–0
  19 – Korver   6 – Young   5 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (3,669)
Des Moines, IA
Regular season
November 9, 2007*
3:30 pm 		vs. UC San Diego
Saint Mary's Tip-Off Classic First Round 		W 81–63[47]  1–0
  21 – Houston   10 – Cox   4 – Emmenecker  McKeon Pavilion (257[48])
Moraga, CA
November 10, 2007*
9:35 pm 		at St. Mary's
Saint Mary's Tip-Off Classic Championship 		L 66–72[49]  1–1
  18 – Cox   9 – Cox   4 – Emmenecker  McKeon Pavilion (1,836)
Moraga, CA
November 14, 2007*
7:05 pm 		Cornell W 92–55[50]  2–1
  23 – Houston, Young   9 – White   6 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (3,724)
Des Moines, IA
November 24, 2007*
7:05 pm 		at UW-Milwaukee W 80–59[51]  3–1
  24 – Young   10 – Cox   6 – Emmenecker, Houston  U.S. Cellular Arena (3,550)
Milwaukee, WI
November 30, 2007*
7:30 pm, Mediacom 		North Carolina Central
Iowa Realty Invitational First Round 		W 85–48[52]  4–1
  18 – Houston   5 – Cox, Heemskerk, Houston, Korver, White   7 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (4,124)
Des Moines, IA
December 1, 2007*
7:30 pm, Mediacom 		Duquesne
Iowa Realty Invitational Championship 		W 77–73[53]  5–1
  23 – Houston   9 – Cox   7 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (3,793)
Des Moines, IA
December 5, 2007*
6:05 pm, KDSM, KFXA 		Iowa State W 79–44[54]  6–1
  23 – Young   7 – Cox   4 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (6,103)
Des Moines, IA
December 7, 2007*
7:37 pm, Mediacom 		Chicago State
Drake Regency Classic First Round 		W 83–53[55]  7–1
  23 – Young   10 – Cox   3 – Emmenecker, Hall  Knapp Center (4,605)
Des Moines, IA
December 8, 2007*
7:30 pm, Mediacom 		Texas-Pan American
Drake Regency Classic Championship 		W 83–55[56]  8–1
  18 – Heemskerk   14 – Cox   5 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (4,274)
Des Moines, IA
December 14, 2007*
7:05 pm, Big Ten Network 		at Iowa W 56–51[57]  9–1
  14 – Young   10 – Cox   3 – Emmenecker, Young  Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,619)
Iowa City, IA
December 29, 2007
7:05 pm 		at Wichita State W 62–54[58]  10–1
(1–0) 		 17 – Young   8 – Cox, Emmenecker   5 – Young  Charles Koch Arena (10,478)
Wichita, KS
January 2, 2008
7:05 pm, Mediacom 		Southern Illinois W 61–51[59]  11–1
(2–0) 		 24 – Young   7 – Houston   3 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (6,821)
Des Moines, IA
January 6, 2008
2:05 pm, FSN Midwest, Fox College Sports 		at Evansville W 71–68[60]  12–1
(3–0) 		 19 – Cox   6 – Cox   10 – Emmenecker  Roberts Municipal Stadium (5,356)
Evansville, IN
January 9, 2008
7:05 pm, Mediacom 		Indiana State W 75–50[61]  13–1
(4–0) 		 18 – Cox   14 – Cox   6 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (7,168)
Des Moines, IA
January 12, 2008
7:05 pm, Mediacom 		Missouri State W 65–54[62]  14–1
(5–0) 		 19 – Korver   6 – Cox   6 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (7,047)
Des Moines, IA
January 16, 2008
7:05 pm 		at Bradley W 69–68[63]  15–1
(6–0) 		 19 – Houston   7 – Cox, Houston, Korver   5 – Baryenbruch, Emmenecker, Houston  Carver Arena (9,029)
Peoria, IL
January 19, 2008
7:05 pm, Mediacom 		Illinois State W 79–73[64]  16–1
(7–0) 		 19 – Emmenecker   12 – Cox   6 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
January 22, 2008
7:05 pm 		No. 23 at Creighton W 68–60 OT[65] 17–1
(8–0) 		 14 – Korver   6 – Cox, Emmenecker   7 – Emmenecker  Qwest Center Omaha (17,053)
Omaha, NE
January 26, 2008
5:05 pm, KDSM, KFXA TV, ESPN Plus 		No. 23 Northern Iowa W 68–64[66]  18–1
(9–0) 		 23 – Korver   12 – Cox   7 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
January 30, 2008
7:05 pm, Mediacom 		No. 17 Creighton W 75–65[67]  19–1
(10–0) 		 24 – Young   10 – Cox   9 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
February 2, 2008
6:00 pm 		No. 17 at Indiana State W 83–77[68]  20–1
(11–0) 		 20 – Emmenecker   6 – Cox, Heemskerk, Houston   8 – Emmenecker  Hulman Center (9,512)
Terre Haute, IN
February 5, 2008
7:05 pm 		No. 15 at Illinois State W 73–70[69]  21–1
(12–0) 		 22 – Houston   6 – Cox   8 – Emmenecker  Redbird Arena (8,185)
Normal, IL
February 9, 2008
7:05 pm, Mediacom 		No. 15 Evansville W 73–65[70]  22–1
(13–0) 		 21 – Cox   7 – Houston   9 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
February 13, 2008
7:05 pm 		No. 15 at Southern Illinois L 62–65[71]  22–2
(13–1) 		 17 – Young   10 – Cox   4 – Emmenecker  SIU Arena (5,712)
Carbondale, IL
February 16, 2008
1:05 pm, KDSM, KFXA 		No. 15 at Northern Iowa W 65–55[72]  23–2
(14–1) 		 13 – Emmenecker   7 – Cox, Emmenecker   8 – Emmenecker  McLeod Center (7,293)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 19, 2008
7:35 pm, FSN Midwest, Fox College Sports 		No. 18 Bradley L 71–72[73]  23–3
(14–2) 		 23 – Young   7 – Houston   7 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
February 23, 2008*
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 18 at No. 8 Butler W 71–64[74]  24–3
  25 – Young   11 – Cox   7 – Emmenecker  Hinkle Fieldhouse (10,000)
Indianapolis, IN
February 26, 2008
7:05 pm, Mediacom 		No. 20 at Missouri State L 83–86[75]  24–4
(14–3) 		 18 – Young   8 – Cox   7 – Emmenecker  Hammons Student Center (7,507)
Springfield, MO
March 1, 2008
7:05 pm, ESPN2 		No. 20 Wichita State W 73–63[76]  25–4
(15–3) 		 19 – Korver   7 – Cox   8 – Emmenecker  Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
March 7, 2008
12:05 pm, Fox Sports 		No. 21 vs. Indiana State
Missouri Valley Conference tournament quarterfinals 		W 68–46[77]  26–4
  16 – Houston   10 – Emmenecker   5 – Emmenecker  Scottrade Center (Unknown)
St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2008
1:35 pm, Fox Sports 		No. 21 vs. Creighton
Missouri Valley Conference tournament semifinals 		W 75–67[78]  27–4
  20 – Emmenecker   11 – Cox   11 – Emmenecker  Scottrade Center (Unknown)
St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2008
1:05 pm, CBS 		No. 21 vs. Illinois State
Missouri Valley Conference tournament Championship 		W 79–49[79]  28–4
  20 – Cox   7 – Cox   6 – Emmenecker  Scottrade Center (11,088)
St. Louis, MO
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2008*
11:30 am, CBS 		No. 14 vs. Western Kentucky
NCAA Tournament first round 		L 99–101 OT[80] 28–5
  29 – Cox   16 – Cox   14 – Emmenecker  St. Pete Times Forum (Unknown)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

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The 2007 08 Drake Bulldogs men s basketball team represented Drake University in the 2007 08 college basketball season The team was led by first year head coach Keno Davis In 2006 07 the Bulldogs finished 17 15 6 10 in the Missouri Valley Conference Drake improved upon their first winning season since the 1986 1987 season making their first NCAA tournament appearance since their run to the Elite Eight in 1971 and their first postseason appearance since their National Invitational tournament appearance in 1986 2007 08 Drake Bulldogs men s basketballMVC Regular Season ChampionsMVC Tournament ChampionsNCAA 1st Round vs Western Kentucky L 99 101ConferenceMissouri Valley ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 23APNo 14Record28 5 15 3 MVC Head coachKeno DavisAssistant coachesChris Davis Rodell Davis Justin OhlHome arenaKnapp CenterSeasons 2006 072008 09 2007 08 Missouri Valley Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 14 Drake 15 3 833 28 5 848Illinois State 13 5 722 25 10 714Southern Illinois 11 7 611 18 15 545Creighton 10 8 556 22 11 667Bradley 9 9 500 21 17 553Northern Iowa 9 9 500 18 14 563Missouri State 8 10 444 17 16 515Indiana State 8 10 444 15 16 484Wichita State 4 14 222 11 20 355Evansville 3 15 167 9 21 300 2008 MVC tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll 1 Contents 1 Preseason 2 Regular season 3 Postseason 4 Roster 5 Missouri Valley Conference standings 6 Leaders 7 Player statistics 8 Schedule 9 References 10 External linksPreseason EditThe preseason Missouri Valley Conference Coaches Poll picked the Bulldogs to finish ninth No Drake players were voted to the preseason first or second teams It is also noteworthy that Drake only returned one starter from the 2006 07 team that won 17 games namely shooting guard Josh Young 2 Drake s starters were so lightly regarded on paper that ESPN com reporter Adam Rittenberg remarked just before the 2008 NCAA tournament that they not long ago looked better suited for the scout team than the starting lineup 3 Point guard Adam Emmenecker was a three year walk on who only received a scholarship two days before his senior season 4 and had career totals of 64 assists and 57 points entering the 2007 08 season 5 Power forward Jonathan Bucky Cox was like Emmenecker a former walk on 3 Shooting guard Leonard Houston was a three year reserve who had 193 career points entering the season 3 Small forward Klayton Korver missed the 2005 06 season after microfracture knee surgery 3 while he came back to be a starter at the beginning of the 2006 07 season he had lost his starting job by season s end 6 Even returning starter Josh Young was not highly regarded coming out of high school all of his 30 scholarship offers were from mid majors 3 Regular season EditOn November 9 and 10 Drake competed in the Saint Mary s Tip Off Classic They defeated UC San Diego and lost to Saint Mary s College in the championship game 7 On December 1 2007 Drake won the Iowa Realty Invitational with victories over North Carolina Central and Duquesne On December 8 2007 Drake won the Drake Regency Classic with victories over Chicago State and Texas Pan American On December 14 2007 Drake broke a 20 year winless streak at Iowa with a 56 51 victory With the victory Drake improved to 9 1 for the first time since the 1979 80 season 8 On December 17 2007 Drake received 6 points in the AP Top 25 poll That had them ranked T 37th in the nation 9 The last time Drake was ranked was March 16 1971 10 On December 24 2007 Drake received 3 points in the AP Top 25 poll That had them ranked T 40th On December 30 2007 Drake s RPI rating was 19th in the nation On December 31 2007 Drake received 8 points in the AP Top 25 poll That had them ranked T 35th On January 2 2007 Drake won its first game against Southern Illinois since February 17 1999 Their 11 1 record tied the best start in school history set by the 1969 70 team 11 It was the first 2 0 start by the Bulldogs in the MVC since the 1995 96 season With the Bulldogs 71 68 win over Evansville on January 6 2008 they set a new Drake record for the best start in school history with a 12 1 mark They were 3 0 in the MVC for the first time since the 1982 83 season 12 On January 7 2008 Drake received its first vote of the year in the USA Today ESPN Top 25 coaches poll 13 They also received a season high 22 points in the AP Top 25 poll with a ranking of T 31 14 With Drake s victory over Indiana State on January 9 2008 Drake started 4 0 in the MVC for the first time since 1970 On January 10 2008 Drake s RPI rating was 15th in the nation On January 12 2008 Drake won their first game against Missouri State after losing the last 10 games They also set a school record with a 14 1 mark for the best start in school history As of before the day s game Drake s RPI was 11th in the nation On January 14 2008 Drake received 17 points in the USA Today ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 30th 15 They also were ranked 26th in the AP Top 25 poll with 75 points 16 On January 19 2008 Drake improved their record to 16 1 with a victory over Illinois State in what was the first meeting between two teams with 6 0 conference records in Missouri Valley Conference play 17 On January 21 2008 Drake received 92 points in the USA Today ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 23rd 18 They also were ranked 22nd in the AP Top 25 poll with 313 points 19 It was the first time Drake had been ranked since they were ranked 16th in the AP Top 20 poll in March 1975 On January 25 2008 Drake was ranked 9th in RPI ratings On January 28 2008 Drake received 220 points in the USA Today ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 17th 20 They also were ranked 16th in the AP Top 25 poll with 616 points 21 On January 30 2008 with the Drake win over Creighton and Kansas loss to Kansas State Drake held the 2nd longest winning streak in the nation at 18 wins in a row They were second only to Memphis 20 consecutive wins On February 2 2008 Drake won 20 games in a season for the first time since the 1970 71 season On February 4 2008 Drake received 334 points in the USA Today ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 15th 22 They also were ranked 15th in the AP Top 25 poll with 817 points 23 On February 9 2008 Drake extended their winning streak to 21 games 24 On February 11 2008 Drake received 361 points in the USA Today ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 15th 25 They also were ranked 14th in the AP Top 25 poll with 863 points 26 On February 16 2008 Drake won the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship for the first time since the 1970 71 season 27 Also with the win they now held the second most wins in Drake history with 23 with the school record being 26 by the 1968 69 team On February 18 2008 Drake received 243 points in the USA Today ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 18th 28 They also were ranked 16th in the AP Top 25 poll with 612 points 29 On February 23 2008 with Drake s 71 64 win over No 8 Butler they claimed their first win over a top 10 team since a 56 55 home victory over No 7 Tulsa on February 15 1982 30 On February 25 2008 Drake received 259 points in the USA Today ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 20th 31 They also were ranked 20th in the AP Top 25 poll with 621 points 32 On March 1 2008 with Drake s win over Wichita State Drake won its most games ever in the Missouri Valley Conference with 15 On March 3 2008 Drake received 116 points in the USA Today ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 21st 33 They also were ranked 20th in the AP Top 25 poll with 346 points 34 The ranking marked the 7th consecutive week Drake was ranked in the AP and Coaches polls This tied the Drake record set by the 1969 1970 team set from January 27 1970 through March 10 1970 This was also the first time a Missouri Valley Conference team had been ranked for seven consecutive weeks since Creighton was ranked during the 2002 2003 season 35 On March 10 2008 Drake received 235 points in the USA Today ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 18th 36 They also were ranked 16th in the AP Top 25 poll with 672 points 37 On March 18 2008 Drake received 310 points in the USA Today ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 14th 38 They also were ranked 14th in the AP Top 25 poll with 794 points 39 On April 7 2008 Drake received 117 points in the USA Today ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 23rd 40 Postseason EditOn March 7 2008 Drake tied the school record for most wins in a season set by the 1968 1969 team with their 26th win over Indiana State in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament On March 8 2008 Drake set a new school record for wins in a season with its semifinal victory over 4th seeded Creighton The victory also earned them their first Missouri Valley Conference tournament appearance On March 9 2008 Drake won their first ever Missouri Valley Conference tournament with a 79 49 victory over Illinois State With the win they also clinched their first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 1970 1971 season The Bulldogs were well represented on the MVC postseason honors list Emmenecker was named the league s MVP The official conference press release announcing him as MVP called him perhaps the most improbable MVC Player of the Year based on pre season expectations in league history In 2007 08 he set a single season school record with 177 assists in the regular season since extended to 213 and his average of 6 1 per game led the MVC He started every game for the Bulldogs after making only two starts in his previous three seasons and his regular season totals in assists points 223 and rebounds 129 more than doubled his previous career totals in all three categories 5 Young also made the All MVC first team 5 Cox and Houston made the All MVC second team 5 Emmenecker Cox and Houston were all named to the MVC Most Improved Team with Emmenecker selected as captain 4 Emmenecker who carried a 3 97 grade point average in a four major academic program going into his final academic term at Drake was also named MVC Scholar Athlete of the Year 41 Keno Davis was named MVC Coach of the Year 42 In the 2008 NCAA tournament 5th seeded Drake took on the 12th seeded Western Kentucky Hilltoppers After overcoming a 16 point deficit in the last 8 minutes of the game to send the game into overtime the Bulldogs lost 101 99 on Ty Rogers desperation 26 foot 3 pointer as time expired 43 Roster Edit2007 08 Drake Bulldogs men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year Previous school HometownF 2 Alex White 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 235 lb 107 kg Jr Rio Grande High SchoolCochise College Albuquerque NMF 4 Brent Heemskerk 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 225 lb 102 kg Jr Christian High School Grand Rapids MIG 5 Leonard Houston 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 175 lb 79 kg Sr West Ottawa High School Holland MIG 11 Jacob Baryenbruch 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 170 lb 77 kg Jr River Valley High School Spring Green WIG 13 Kit Avery 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 185 lb 84 kg RS Fr Southwest Christian High School Deephaven MNG 15 Adam Emmenecker 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 189 lb 86 kg Sr Arthur Hill High School Saginaw MIG 20 Josh Young 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 170 lb 77 kg So Lawton Christian High School Lawton OKF 22 Bill Eaddy 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 215 lb 98 kg So Massanutten Military Academy Ypsilanti MIG 23 Josh Parker 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 165 lb 75 kg Fr Thornton High School Harvey ILF 24 Klayton Korver 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg Sr Pella High School Pella IAF 31 Jonathan Bucky Cox 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 225 lb 102 kg Jr Barrington High School Barrington ILG 32 Ryan Daniels 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 165 lb 75 kg So LaCueva High SchoolButler Community College Albuquerque NMG 34 Tyson Dirty Dirks 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 185 lb 84 kg Fr Gladbrook Reinbeck High School Reinbeck IAF 41 Brett Spiker 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 205 lb 93 kg Jr Chariton High SchoolPeru State College Chariton IAG F 44 Adam Templeton 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 225 lb 102 kg Jr Central High SchoolUniversity of California Irvine Rapid City SDG 50 John Michael Hall 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 205 lb 93 kg Jr Colquitt County High SchoolAbraham Baldwin College Moultrie GA Head coachKeno Davis 44 Iowa Assistant coach es Chris Davis Michigan Rodell Davis Iowa Justin Ohl Drake Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on Injured Current redshirtMissouri Valley Conference standings Edit Team Conference Pct Overall Pct 1 Drake 15 3 833 28 5 8482 Illinois State 13 5 722 25 10 7143 Southern Illinois 11 7 611 18 15 5454 Creighton 10 8 556 23 11 6765 Bradley 9 9 500 20 17 5416 Northern Iowa 9 9 500 18 14 5637 Missouri State 8 10 444 17 16 5158 Indiana State 8 10 444 15 16 4849 Wichita State 4 14 222 11 20 35510 Evansville 3 15 167 9 21 300Leaders EditMinutes Adam Emmenecker 1093 MPG Adam Emmenecker 33 1 Points Josh Young 477 PPG Josh Young 15 9 Rebounds Jonathan Cox 282 RPG Jonathan Cox 8 5 Field Goals Leonard Houston 156 FG Brent Heemskerk 690 3FG Josh Young 86 3FG Bill Eaddy 750 Assists Adam Emmenecker 213 APG Adam Emmenecker 6 5 Blocks Jonathan Cox 3 BPG Jonathan Cox 1 0 Steals Adam Emmenecker 53 SPG Adam Emmenecker 1 6 Free Throws Adam Emmenecker 125 FT Klayton Korver 860 Making Babies Alex White 1Player statistics EditNote GP Games played MPG Minutes per Game SPG Steals per Game RPG Rebounds per Game APG Assists per Game BPG Blocks per Game PPG Points per Game Player GP MPG SPG RPG APG BPG PPGKit Avery 8 1 6 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0Jacob Baryenbruch 33 10 4 0 1 0 6 0 8 0 0 2 2Jonathan Cox 33 31 0 0 8 8 5 0 7 1 0 12 3Tyson Dirks 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Bill Eaddy 14 2 8 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 1 6Adam Emmenecker 33 33 1 1 6 4 6 6 5 0 1 8 6John Michael Hall 33 9 9 0 5 1 1 0 6 0 0 3 5Brent Heemskerk 33 18 1 0 8 3 3 0 6 0 8 4 7Leonard Houston 33 31 6 1 4 4 5 1 8 0 2 14 1Klayton Korver 33 27 0 0 7 3 9 1 2 0 1 10 4Josh Parker 31 7 0 0 2 1 0 0 9 0 0 2 1Alex White 10 9 8 0 7 2 9 0 3 0 3 3 7Josh Young 30 31 9 1 4 2 5 1 8 0 1 15 9Schedule EditDatetime TV Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site attendance city stateExhibitionOctober 31 2007 7 05 pm Central College W 83 29 45 1 0 17 Hall 10 White 4 Emmenecker Knapp Center 3 859 Des Moines IANovember 3 2007 2 05 pm Southwest Minnesota State W 69 51 46 2 0 19 Korver 6 Young 5 Emmenecker Knapp Center 3 669 Des Moines IARegular seasonNovember 9 2007 3 30 pm vs UC San Diego Saint Mary s Tip Off Classic First Round W 81 63 47 1 0 21 Houston 10 Cox 4 Emmenecker McKeon Pavilion 257 48 Moraga CANovember 10 2007 9 35 pm at St Mary s Saint Mary s Tip Off Classic Championship L 66 72 49 1 1 18 Cox 9 Cox 4 Emmenecker McKeon Pavilion 1 836 Moraga CANovember 14 2007 7 05 pm Cornell W 92 55 50 2 1 23 Houston Young 9 White 6 Emmenecker Knapp Center 3 724 Des Moines IANovember 24 2007 7 05 pm at UW Milwaukee W 80 59 51 3 1 24 Young 10 Cox 6 Emmenecker Houston U S Cellular Arena 3 550 Milwaukee WINovember 30 2007 7 30 pm Mediacom North Carolina Central Iowa Realty Invitational First Round W 85 48 52 4 1 18 Houston 5 Cox Heemskerk Houston Korver White 7 Emmenecker Knapp Center 4 124 Des Moines IADecember 1 2007 7 30 pm Mediacom Duquesne Iowa Realty Invitational Championship W 77 73 53 5 1 23 Houston 9 Cox 7 Emmenecker Knapp Center 3 793 Des Moines IADecember 5 2007 6 05 pm KDSM KFXA Iowa State W 79 44 54 6 1 23 Young 7 Cox 4 Emmenecker Knapp Center 6 103 Des Moines IADecember 7 2007 7 37 pm Mediacom Chicago State Drake Regency Classic First Round W 83 53 55 7 1 23 Young 10 Cox 3 Emmenecker Hall Knapp Center 4 605 Des Moines IADecember 8 2007 7 30 pm Mediacom Texas Pan American Drake Regency Classic Championship W 83 55 56 8 1 18 Heemskerk 14 Cox 5 Emmenecker Knapp Center 4 274 Des Moines IADecember 14 2007 7 05 pm Big Ten Network at Iowa W 56 51 57 9 1 14 Young 10 Cox 3 Emmenecker Young Carver Hawkeye Arena 9 619 Iowa City IADecember 29 2007 7 05 pm at Wichita State W 62 54 58 10 1 1 0 17 Young 8 Cox Emmenecker 5 Young Charles Koch Arena 10 478 Wichita KSJanuary 2 2008 7 05 pm Mediacom Southern Illinois W 61 51 59 11 1 2 0 24 Young 7 Houston 3 Emmenecker Knapp Center 6 821 Des Moines IAJanuary 6 2008 2 05 pm FSN Midwest Fox College Sports at Evansville W 71 68 60 12 1 3 0 19 Cox 6 Cox 10 Emmenecker Roberts Municipal Stadium 5 356 Evansville INJanuary 9 2008 7 05 pm Mediacom Indiana State W 75 50 61 13 1 4 0 18 Cox 14 Cox 6 Emmenecker Knapp Center 7 168 Des Moines IAJanuary 12 2008 7 05 pm Mediacom Missouri State W 65 54 62 14 1 5 0 19 Korver 6 Cox 6 Emmenecker Knapp Center 7 047 Des Moines IAJanuary 16 2008 7 05 pm at Bradley W 69 68 63 15 1 6 0 19 Houston 7 Cox Houston Korver 5 Baryenbruch Emmenecker Houston Carver Arena 9 029 Peoria ILJanuary 19 2008 7 05 pm Mediacom Illinois State W 79 73 64 16 1 7 0 19 Emmenecker 12 Cox 6 Emmenecker Knapp Center 7 152 Des Moines IAJanuary 22 2008 7 05 pm No 23 at Creighton W 68 60 OT 65 17 1 8 0 14 Korver 6 Cox Emmenecker 7 Emmenecker Qwest Center Omaha 17 053 Omaha NEJanuary 26 2008 5 05 pm KDSM KFXA TV ESPN Plus No 23 Northern Iowa W 68 64 66 18 1 9 0 23 Korver 12 Cox 7 Emmenecker Knapp Center 7 152 Des Moines IAJanuary 30 2008 7 05 pm Mediacom No 17 Creighton W 75 65 67 19 1 10 0 24 Young 10 Cox 9 Emmenecker Knapp Center 7 152 Des Moines IAFebruary 2 2008 6 00 pm No 17 at Indiana State W 83 77 68 20 1 11 0 20 Emmenecker 6 Cox Heemskerk Houston 8 Emmenecker Hulman Center 9 512 Terre Haute INFebruary 5 2008 7 05 pm No 15 at Illinois State W 73 70 69 21 1 12 0 22 Houston 6 Cox 8 Emmenecker Redbird Arena 8 185 Normal ILFebruary 9 2008 7 05 pm Mediacom No 15 Evansville W 73 65 70 22 1 13 0 21 Cox 7 Houston 9 Emmenecker Knapp Center 7 152 Des Moines IAFebruary 13 2008 7 05 pm No 15 at Southern Illinois L 62 65 71 22 2 13 1 17 Young 10 Cox 4 Emmenecker SIU Arena 5 712 Carbondale ILFebruary 16 2008 1 05 pm KDSM KFXA No 15 at Northern Iowa W 65 55 72 23 2 14 1 13 Emmenecker 7 Cox Emmenecker 8 Emmenecker McLeod Center 7 293 Cedar Falls IAFebruary 19 2008 7 35 pm FSN Midwest Fox College Sports No 18 Bradley L 71 72 73 23 3 14 2 23 Young 7 Houston 7 Emmenecker Knapp Center 7 152 Des Moines IAFebruary 23 2008 4 00 pm ESPN2 No 18 at No 8 Butler W 71 64 74 24 3 25 Young 11 Cox 7 Emmenecker Hinkle Fieldhouse 10 000 Indianapolis INFebruary 26 2008 7 05 pm Mediacom No 20 at Missouri State L 83 86 75 24 4 14 3 18 Young 8 Cox 7 Emmenecker Hammons Student Center 7 507 Springfield MOMarch 1 2008 7 05 pm ESPN2 No 20 Wichita State W 73 63 76 25 4 15 3 19 Korver 7 Cox 8 Emmenecker Knapp Center 7 152 Des Moines IAMissouri Valley Conference tournamentMarch 7 2008 12 05 pm Fox Sports No 21 vs Indiana State Missouri Valley Conference tournament quarterfinals W 68 46 77 26 4 16 Houston 10 Emmenecker 5 Emmenecker Scottrade Center Unknown St Louis MOMarch 8 2008 1 35 pm Fox Sports No 21 vs Creighton Missouri Valley Conference tournament semifinals W 75 67 78 27 4 20 Emmenecker 11 Cox 11 Emmenecker Scottrade Center Unknown St Louis MOMarch 9 2008 1 05 pm CBS No 21 vs Illinois State Missouri Valley Conference tournament Championship W 79 49 79 28 4 20 Cox 7 Cox 6 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