Peoria, Illinois — Drake travels to Bradley and with two victories the Bulldogs would clinch at least a share of a second Missouri Valley regular season title in two years.
The series begins Friday night. Drake will be without two key players. Leading scorer Tank Hemphill is recovering from foot surgery and a foot injury suffered last weekend has knocked point guard Roman Penn out for the season. Penn was leading the Valley in assists.
That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries. It would be his second conference title in his third year as head coach.
Earning a share of the title would give Drake the top seed in next week’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
Drake is 23-2 overall and 14-2 in the Valley. Bradley is part of a three way tie for seventh at 5-11.
