THE BASICS
Drake men's basketball aims to repeat as State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Champions, ready to defend its 2023 title at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis March 8-10. Drake's first matchup willl be in the quarterfinal round against either No. 7 Illinois State or No. 10 Evansville on Friday, March 8 at 6 p.m.
25-PLUS
After a 74-66 Senior Day win over Bradley last Sunday, the Bulldogs joined Houston as the only other team to win 25 or more games in each of the last four seasons.
ALL-MVC RECAP
Tucker DeVries became the ninth-ever player and first since Doug McDermott to win the Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year trophy in back-to-back seasons.