Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Media Guides 2013-14 Men's Basketball Media Guide | Page 46

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Numerical Roster
No. Name

Yr. Pos. Ht.

Wt.

Hometown / Last School

1 Karl Madison

Jr.

2 Gary Ricks, Jr.

Sr. G 6-1

G 5-10 175 Springfield (Ill.) Lanphier High

3 Richard Carter

Sr. G 5-11 177 Detroit (Mich.) Cloud County/Cody High

4 Blake Danielak

Fr.

182 Los Angeles (Calif.) Sylmar High

F 6-7

190 Georgetown (Texas) Liberty Hill High
200 Tucker (Ga.) Tyler Junior College/Tucker HS

10 Trevor Berkeley

Jr.

F 6-6

11 Jacob Jensen

Fr.

C 6-11 240 Lunderskov (Denmark) Falkonergardens Gymnasium

Drake

12 Jordan Daniels

So. G 5-9

21 Robert Puleikis

So. C 6-10 221 Detroit (Mich.) Country Day High

153 Fontana (Calif.) Boston College/Etiwanda

23 Mitch McLaughlin

So. G 6-0

181 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Xavier

25 Chris Caird

Jr. G/F 6-6

215 Daventry (England) Marshalltown

31 Aaron Hawley

Sr. G/F 6-8

197 Rogers (Ark.) High

40 Daddy Ugbede

So. F 6-6

216 Gardena (Calif.) Junipero Serra High

45 Seth VanDeest

Sr. C 6-11 269 Bettendorf (Iowa) High

Richard Carter

Ray Giacoletti
Head Coach

At A Glance

Alma Mater: Minot State (‘85)
Overall: 171-123 (10 years)
Record at DU: First Year

Year-By-Year Record
Season School
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07

Overall
W
L

N. Dakota St. 18
N. Dakota St. 14
N. Dakota St. 16
E. Washington 17
E. Washington 17
E. Washington 18
E. Washington 17
Utah
29
Utah
14
Utah
11

2012-13 Finish: 15-17; 7-11 MVC (t-7th)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/6
Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3
NOTEWORTHY
• The Drake men’s basketball team is set to begin its first
season under head coach Ray Giacoletti. The veteran
coach was named head coach of the Bulldogs on March
28, 2013, after spending the previous six seasons as
an assistant at Gonzaga.

Conf.
W L

Conf.
Place Tourn.

9
13
11
11
13
13
13
6
15
19

9 9
8 10
9 9
11 5
10 4
9 5
11 3
13 1
6 10
6 10

T-5th
T-5th
6th
2nd
2nd
2nd
1st
1st
6th
T-6th

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1-1
1-1
2-0
2-1
1-1
0-1

School Totals (First Year)
0
0
Career Totals (10 Years) 171 123

0 0
92 66

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• The Bulldogs were one of the top three-point shooting teams in the nation in 2012-13, ranking seventh in
three-pointers per game (8.7) and 15th in three-point
percentage (.388). The team’s 279 three-pointers in
2012-13 ranked as the third most in program history.

0-0
8-6

• The Bulldogs return two starters from that team in
center Seth VanDeest and guard Richard Carter along
with five others from 2012-13. The squad also adds
two veteran players that did not see action last season
in Aaron Hawley and Karl Madison.

Basketball Support Staff

Jeff Rutter
Asst. Coach

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Bill Walker
Asst. Coach

Todd Townsend
Asst. Coach

Dave Buchanan
Coord., Operations

Scott Kerr
Athletic Trainer

Matty Richardson
Athletic Trainer