2025 marks the eighth time the Drake Bulldogs have competed in the NCAA tournament. The team lost to Washington State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2024. Recently, it made the ...

Drake hasn’t won back-to-back titles since 2011-12. Claypool said that shortly after Drake’s season-ending loss to North Dakota State, he and his teammates started thinking about 2024.

Drake men’s basketball will be taking its talents to Niceville, Florida, in November. The Bulldogs will participate in the 2025 Emerald Coast Classic, the tournament announced on June 11.