1995–96 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1995–96
|team=Drake Bulldogs
|sport=Basketball
|image=Drake Bulldogs "D" logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Missouri Valley Conference
|division=
|short_conf=MVC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=12–15
|conf_record=8–10
|head_coach=Rudy Washington
|hc_year=6th
|asst_coach1=
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|stadium=Knapp Center
|champion=
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}}
{{1995–96 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1995–96 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 6th-year head coach Rudy Washington, played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
The Bulldogs were well-positioned in the conference standings at the halfway point of the MVC schedule, but hit a wall down the stretch in losing nine of their final 11 games. Drake finished the season with a record of 12–15 (8–10 MVC). Despite slight improvement in record during his tenure, Coach Washington never achieved a season above .500 and resigned as head coach on March 1, 1996.{{cite news |title=Drake Coach Rudy Washington Resigns |url=https://apnews.com/article/2d5ba0a4a11d1c166a74c9f8ba43a52c |newspaper=Associated Press |date=March 1, 1996 |access-date=March 3, 2023}} He would be succeeded by Kurt Kanaskie.
Roster
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Clarinda}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Robert|last=Foster|link=|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=205|class=Jr|rs=|home=Los Angeles, CA|high_school={{nbsp}} }}
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chris|last=King|link=|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=165|class=Jr|rs=|home=Missouri City, TX|high_school={{nbsp}} }}
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ken|last=Maxey|link=|num=25|pos=C|ft=6|in=8|lbs=255|class=Sr|rs=|home=Bellflower, CA|high_school={{nbsp}} }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bruce|last=Overton|link=|num=40|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=212|class=Sr|rs=|home=Indianola, IA|high_school=Indianola }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rashaad|last=Thomas|link=|num=42|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=205|class=So|rs=|home=Las Vegas, NV|high_school={{nbsp}} }}
{{CBB roster/Footer
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- Rudy Washington
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{{Cite web |url=https://godrakebulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1995-96 |title=1995–96 Men's Basketball Roster |publisher=Drake University Athletics}}
Schedule and results
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|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Drake Bulldogs}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 24, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Liberty Flames|title=Liberty}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 80–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 28, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Carver-Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, Iowa
| gamename = Iowa Big Four
| highscorer = Windhorst
| points = 20
| highrebounder= Hicks
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Knuckey, Rogers, Hicks, Foster}}
| assists = 3
| score = 66–98{{cite news| newspaper=The Daily Iowan| page=1B | title=Hawks shoot down Drake | url=http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1995/di1995-11-29.pdf | date=November 29, 1995 | access-date=March 2, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend = 15,500
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Loyola Ramblers|title=Loyola–Chicago}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Gym
| site_cityst = Chicago, Illinois
| gamename =
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| score = 70–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 4, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| highscorer = Maxey
| points = 8
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 50–86{{cite news |title=No. 14 Utah 86, Drake 50 |url=https://apnews.com/article/44c719485e1627dcbce6694232162d54 |newspaper=Associated Press |date=December 5, 1995 |access-date=March 3, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename = Iowa Big Four
| highscorer =
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| assists =
| score = 62–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 9, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Samford Bulldogs |title=Samford}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
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| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 77–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 16, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=none|team=Baylor Bears|title=Baylor}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
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| score = 75–78
| overtime =
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| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1995
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=UTSA Roadrunners |title=UTSA}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, Texas
| gamename =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 94–86
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Drake Bulldogs}}| MVC regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Wichita State Shockers|title=Wichita State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 66–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–4
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 8, 1996
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Creighton Bluejays|title=Creighton}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des, Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer = Windhorst
| points = 14
| highrebounder= {{tooltip|Tied|Maxey, Rogers}}
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Petzenhauser
| assists = 3
| score = 59–56{{cite web |title=Creighton vs Drake (01-08-96 at Des Moines, Iowa (Knapp Center)) |url=https://gocreighton.com/documents/2008/6/6/mbb12.htm |publisher=Creighton University Athletics |access-date=March 3, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–4
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 64–86
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–5
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Wichita State Shockers|title=Wichita State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 64–55
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 7–5
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 81–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–5
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 21, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Northern Iowa Panthers|title=Northern Iowa}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UNI-Dome
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, Iowa
| gamename = Rivalry / Iowa Big Four
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 76–82
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–6
| conference = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Southern Illinois Salukis|title=Southern Illinois}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer = Windhorst
| points = 21
| highrebounder= Maxey
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Knuckey
| assists = 5
| score = 87–67{{cite web |title=Men's Basketball vs Drake on 1/23/1996 - Box Score |url=https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/1995-96/drake/boxscore/8687 |publisher=SIU Athletics |access-date=March 3, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–6
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 25, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Redbird Arena
| site_cityst = Normal, Illinois
| gamename =
| highscorer =
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| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
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| score = 72–68{{cite news |title=Drake holds off Redbirds, 72-68 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/128242134/ |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |via=newspapers.com |date=January 26, 1996 |access-date=March 3, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–6
| conference = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 27, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
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| score = 73–79
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–7
| conference = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bradley
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carver Arena
| site_cityst = Peoria, Illinois
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 60–77
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–8
| conference = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=men|team=Evansville Purple Aces|title=Evansville}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 65–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–8
| conference = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, Indiana
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 83–85
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–9
| conference = 7–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Evansville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Roberts Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Evansville, Indiana
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 69–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–10
| conference = 7–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 14, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 52–74
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–11
| conference = 7–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SIU Arena
| site_cityst = Carbondale, Illinois
| gamename =
| highscorer = Windhorst
| points = 26
| highrebounder= {{tooltip|Tied|Overton, Windhorst}}
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Knuckey
| assists = 8
| score = 71–68{{cite web |title=Men's Basketball vs Drake on 2/17/1996 - Box Score |url=https://siusalukis.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/1995-96/drake/boxscore/8697 |publisher=SIU Athletics |access-date=March 3, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–11
| conference = 8–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 19, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1995|sex=none|team=Southwest Missouri State Bears|title=Southwest Missouri State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 81–84
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–12
| conference = 8–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 24, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename = Rivalry / Iowa Big Four
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 66–83
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–13
| conference = 8–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 26, 1996
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Creighton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Omaha Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = Omaha, Nebraska
| gamename =
| highscorer = Windhorst
| points = 14
| highrebounder= Hicks
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Knuckey
| assists = 4
| score = 62–76{{cite web |title=Drake vs Creighton (02-26-96 at Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Civic Auditorium)) |url=https://gocreighton.com/documents/2008/6/6/mbb28.htm |publisher=Creighton University Athletics |access-date=March 3, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–14
| conference = 8–10
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Drake Bulldogs}}| 1996 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 2, 1996
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Bradley
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kiel Center
| site_cityst = St. Louis, Missouri
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 51–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–15
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time}}
Source{{Cite web |url=https://godrakebulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1995-96 |title=1995–96 Men's Basketball Schedule |publisher=Drake University Athletics}}
References
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