ST. LOUIS - Drake University sophomore guard D.J. Wilkins has been to the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Team, the league announced Thursday, Oct. 17, along with its annual preseason poll. Drake, one of the league's two defending regular-season champions, was picked to finish fifth.
Wilkins earned a spot on the MVC preseason third team and returns for his sophomore season after earning All-Freshman honors in 2018-19. His breakout season helped the Bulldogs to the regular-season title. He started every game he appeared in as a freshman and averaged 11.1 points per game while shooting 38.