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
|