| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Prev Year: | 2023–24 |
| Next Year: | 2025–26 |
| Team: | Drake Bulldogs |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Record: | 7–0 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Josh Sash |
| Asst Coach2: | Bryston Williams |
| Asst Coach3: | Connor Wheeler |
| Champion: | Charleston Classic Champions |
The 2024–25 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Drake University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Ben McCollum, play their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). It is the first season since 2018–19 that the Bulldogs will play without Darian DeVries as head coach.
The Bulldogs finished the regular season 25–6, 16–4 in MVC play to finish in second place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Evansville, Bradley, and Indiana State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were narrowly defeated by Washington State in the first round. Following their loss, it was announced that Bulldogs head coach Darian DeVries would be accepting the same position at West Virginia. Subsequently, most of the roster entered the transfer portal.[1]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyron Gibson | 0 | G | 6'1" | 198 | Sr | Graduated | ||
| Kevin Overton | 1 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Fr | Transferred to Texas Tech | ||
| Brashon Hall | 2 | G | 6'1" | 185 | RS So | Transferred to Fairleigh Dickinson | ||
| Colby Garland | 3 | G | 6'1" | 183 | Fr | Transferred to Longwood | ||
| Conor Enright | 4 | G | 6'0" | 180 | RS So | Transferred to DePaul | ||
| Patrick Bath | 9 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Fr | Transferred to North Dakota State | ||
| Atin Wright | 10 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Jr | Transferred to North Texas | ||
| Bennett Fried | 11 | F | 6'7" | 170 | Fr | Transferred to Augustana (SD) | ||
| 12 | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Jr | Transferred to West Virginia | |||
| Carlos Rosario | 13 | F | 6'7" | 180 | RS So | Transferred to Oral Roberts | ||
| Chico Johnson | 20 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Fr | Transferred to USC Upstate | ||
| Elijah Price | 22 | F | 6'9" | 195 | Fr | Transferred to Fresno State | ||
| Ethan Roberts | 23 | G | 6'5" | 195 | So | Transferred to Penn | ||
| Eric Northweather | 35 | F/C | 6'10" | 225 | Jr | Graduated/Retired | ||
| Darnell Brodie | 51 | C | 6'10" | 275 | GS | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Manyawu | 3 | F | 6'8" | 230 | So | Transferred from Wyoming | ||
| Isaiah Jackson | 4 | G | 6'3" | 180 | GS | Transferred from NW Missouri State | ||
| Eli Shetlar | 10 | G | 6'6" | 190 | So | Transferred from Indiana State | ||
| Kael Combs | 11 | G | 6'4" | 190 | So | Transferred from Wyoming | ||
| Bennett Stirtz | 14 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Jr | Transferred from NW Missouri State | ||
| Mitch Mascari | 22 | G | 6'5" | 200 | GS | Transferred from NW Missouri State | ||
| Daniel Abreu | 54 | F | 6'6" | 220 | GS | Transferred from NW Missouri State |
The Bulldogs were picked to finish fifth in the conference's preseason poll as the defending Arch Madness champions. Forward Cam Manyawu and guard Bennett Stirtz were selected to the Preseason All-MVC third team.[2]
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See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.