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Niko Medved is taking over a Drake program that has proven to be a coaching graveyard for plenty of his predecessors. Medved's first challenge is convincing the Bulldogs he's the right person for the job. Medved, who grew up in nearby Minneapolis, was introduced Monday as Drake's latest coach. Continue to Article

March 27, 2017 6:26:pm EST

Drake announced Sunday that it has hired Furman's Niko Medved as its new coach. Medved, the 2017 Southern Conference coach of the year, spent the past four seasons with the Paladins - where he led them to the 2017 Southern Conference regular season title. Medved, 43, also spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Colorado State under current Nebraska coach Tim Miles. Continue to Article

March 26, 2017 7:37:pm EST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Drake stopped short of handing interim coach Jeff Rutter the job permanently on Monday, saying in a statement that it'll conduct a nationwide search and that Rutter is ''a strong candidate.'' Continue to Article

February 27, 2017 8:32:pm EST

CHICAGO (AP) -- Ben Richardson, Milton Doyle, and Aundre Jackson each scored 16 points, and Donte Ingram scored 14 points to go along with 11 rebounds and Loyola of Chicago beat Drake 80-65 on Wednesday. Continue to Article

February 22, 2017 10:40:pm EST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Alize Johnson scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 21 rebounds to lead Missouri State over Drake 76-73 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Continue to Article

February 18, 2017 10:34:pm EST