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Drake Mens Basketball News

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Tubby Smith Visits Twin Cities Summer Classic

Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith after attending the Nike Peach Jam in Augusta Saturday and Sunday, traveled home to check out the Twin Cities Summer Classic. The tournament is down to the semifinals with the championship games being held Tuesday morning.

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Drake Taps In-Stater For ‘09

Mark Phelps scored with in-state power forward Reece Uhlenhoop Monday evening.

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Big Man Dower Getting More Interest

Sam Dower is a 6-9, 200-pound forward/center who has been rumored to be interested in Indiana. Dower talks about the contact he’s had with IU Coach Tom Crean, and whether or not the Hoosiers have targeted him for 2009…

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Dower Keeping His Options Open

Osseo (MN) High School Power Forward Sam Dower will be returning again to the Iowa State Elite Basketball Camp this summer.

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Drake hires Arizona State assistant Phelps

Arizona State assistant Mark Phelps was hired as Drake’s men’s basketball coach Monday, replacing Keno Davis.
Phelps’ hiring came less than a week after Davis took the Providence job. School officials said Phelps was their top choice.
Phelps recalled hearing from Drake athletic director Sandy Hatfield Clubb.
“One day last week, Sandy called me …

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Drake finds replacement for Davis

Drake has hired Arizona State assistant Mark Phelps to replace Keno Davis.

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Drake hires Arizona State assistant Mark Phelps

Drake has hired Arizona State assistant Mark Phelps as its new men’s basketball coach.
Phelps’ hiring was announced Monday morning at a news conference. He will replace Associated Press Coach of the Year Keno Davis. Davis left the Bulldogs last week to take the job at Providence.
Phelps is a veteran assistant who had worked under Herb […]

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Sources: Drake finds replacement for Davis

Drake has hired Arizona State assistant Mark Phelps to replace Keno Davis.

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Davis out as coach at Drake

Drake’s worst fears have been realized. Keno Davis, the bright, young coach that lifted the Bulldogs out of obscurity and into the NCAA tournament, has jumped to a bigger program after just one year on the job.
Providence hired Davis, 36, as its coach on Tuesday, less than two weeks after he was honored as The […]

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Drake’s Davis selected AP’s coach of the year

Keno Davis, who capped his first season as a head coach by leading Drake to its first NCAA appearance since 1971, was selected The Associated Press college basketball coach of the year Friday.
The 36-year-old Davis and his father, Tom, whom he succeeded at Drake, are the first father and son to win the national coach […]