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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Drake's Non-Conference Basketball Schedule

Ty Patton at Drake tells me the Bulldogs' 2014-2015 non-conference basketball schedule includes  five opponents that advanced to postseason play in 2013-14 including NCAA tournament Sweet 16 participant Iowa State and Collegeinsider.com tournament champion Murray State.

Fans can get their first look at the team in a Nov. 8 exhibition against Coe College of Cedar Rapids at the Knapp Center. A week later, the regular season  tips off at home against Bowling Green. Drake then travels to DePaul on Nov. 18 and Western Michigan on Nov. 22.

On Nov. 25, the team returns home to host IUPUI before traveling to Nashville, Tenn., to play three games in three days at the ‘Challenge in Music City.’ The event will pit the Bulldogs against three-top notch opponents on a neutral court with play opening against Valparaiso on Nov. 28 followed by contests against Portland and Murray State.

North Dakota, a Collegeinsider.com tournament participant, visits the Knapp Center on Dec. 6 prior to the Bulldogs traveling to Green Bay on Dec. 13.

The team closes out the non-conference schedule with three straight games in Des Moines starting Dec. 15 against Jackson State followed by the annual Big Four Classic on Dec. 20 against Iowa State at Wells Fargo Arena. The non-conference slate wraps up on Dec. 22 against nearby Simpson College.

Drake’s 12 non-conference games will combine with the Missouri Valley Conference’s always exciting 18-game schedule to give the Bulldogs an extremely challenging 2014-15 schedule. The Valley schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.

Season tickets and flex packs for the upcoming season will go on sale to the general public Sept. 18. Current season ticketholders can renew their season tickets up through Sep. 5 by visiting the Drake athletic ticket office or calling 515-271-3647. Single-game tickets will go on sale to the public on Oct. 22.


2014-15 Drake Men’s Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
Date
Opponent
Location
Nov. 8
Coe College (exhibition.)
Knapp Center
Nov. 15
Bowling Green
Knapp Center
Nov. 18
at DePaul
Chicago, Ill.
Nov. 22
at Western Michigan
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Nov. 25
IUPUI
Knapp Center
Nov. 28
vs. Valparaiso (Challenge in Music City)
Nashville, Tenn.
Nov. 29
vs. Portland (Challenge in Music City)
Nashville, Tenn.
Nov. 30
vs. Murray State (Challenge in Music City)
Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 6
North Dakota
Knapp Center
Dec. 13
at Green Bay
Green Bay, Wis.
Dec. 15
Jackson State
Knapp Center
Dec. 20
vs. Iowa State (Big Four Classic)
Wells Fargo Arena
Dec. 22
Simpson College
Knapp Center