THE BASICS
The Drake University men's basketball team will participate in Holiday Hoopsgiving at State Farm Arena in Atlanta against Clemson on Saturday (Dec. 11) with a 1 p.m. (CT) tip-off.
After trailing by 11 points early in the second half, Tucker DeVries led all scorers with 24 points to lead the comeback en route to a 78-70 road win at Omaha.
SENIOR CLASS AWARD
Senior forward ShanQuan 'Tank" Hemphill was named a candidate for the prestigious men's basketball Senior CLASS Award.
PENN SIDELINED
Drake guard Roman Penn, a first-team all-conference performer who led the MVC in assists last season (5.