The 2019–20 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach Darian DeVries. They played their home games at Knapp Center on campus in Des Moines, Iowa, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Illinois State and Northern Iowa to advance to the semifinals of the MVC tournament where they lost to Bradley.
Previous season The Bulldogs finished the previous season 24–10 (12–6 MVC) to share of MVC regular season championship with Loyola–Chicago. The shared title was the Bulldogs' first since the 2007–08 season. After falling in the MVC tournament semifinals, they received a bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Southern Utah.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Brady Ellingson 24 G 6'4" 193 RS Senior Menomonee Falls, WI Graduated. Matt Gray 13 F 6'8" 224 Freshman Orange, Australia Transferred to Salt Lake Community College. Nick McGlynn 35 F 6'8" 244 Senior Stoughton, WI Graduated. Nick Norton 20 G 5'10" 166 RS Senior Bloomington, IL Graduated. Luke Vaske 10 G 6'0" 182 Freshman Norwalk, IA Walk-on; didn't return.
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Brady Ernst 31 F 6'10" 230 Redshirt Senior Clinton, IA Transferred from Florida Gulf Coast. Was eligible to play immediately since he graduated from FGCU. Jonah Jackson 20 G 6'3" 210 Junior Merrillville, IN Junior college transferred from John A. Logan College.
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
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