Drake Basketball: 2022-23 season preview and outlook for the Bulldogs

Mar 5, 2022; St. Louis, MO, USA; Drake Bulldogs guard Tucker Devries (12) shoots against the Missouri State Bears during the second half in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /

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Key reserves for Drake Basketball

Drake is not the deepest team in the Valley, but DeVries is high on his bench.

Sardaar Calhoun – Wing

Calhoun is a former Florida State Seminole and last season played at Texas Tech. The 6’6 senior played eight games and averaged 3.5 points for the Red Raiders after playing in 25 games and averaging 5.3 for the Seminoles the year before.

While at Missouri-West Plains (JUCO) he became the program’s second-leading all-time scorer. He is a threat from deep, making over 38 percent of his long-distance attempts at the D1 level and 44 percent at West Plains.

Okay Djamgouz – Guard

Djamgouz is one of the most intriguing Drake players. The Canadian native doubled his playing time and scoring average last season, compared to his freshman year. While finishing the season with a 4.2 scoring average, he scored 20 points in Drake’s CBI win over Fort Wayne. It was his third double-digit scoring performance.

While the sample size is small (79 attempts) his career three-point percentage is .430. He could become a factor on this year’s team.

Drake is looking for Brodie’s backup. At times Tucker DeVries will play the five, but if redshirt freshman Issa Samake or Division 2 transfer Eric Northweather can give the Bulldogs some real post-production, it would give Brodie some time off and add balance to the DU offensive sets.