DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University men's basketball team will play 13 games as part of its 2017 non-conference schedule as announced by first-year head coach Niko Medved, Thursday, Aug. 17.
Four of those contests will be hosted in Knapp Center including the season opener against Coe College on Nov. 11. The Bulldogs will also host Chicago State (Nov. 26), Omaha (Dec. 9) and Maryland Eastern Shore (Dec. 22). Additionally, the Bulldogs have to potential to face a total of nine opponents that advanced to postseason play during the 2016-17 season as part of the upcoming non-conference schedule that features Minnesota, Iowa and Wyoming.