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Men’s Basketball media day previews Bulldogs changes, optimism

Photos by Adam Rogan

“There’s no better time than right now,” Drake Men’s Basketball head coach Ray Giacoletti said at the team’s annual media day on Oct. 6. “The (Missouri Valley Conference) is wide open. There’s no better time for us as a program to take a step forward.”

Giacoletti, primed to start his fourth year at Drake, and the Bulldogs team fielded questions from the press in the Paul Morrison Room and Shivers Basketball Facility to give a preseason taste of what can be expected from Drake in 2016-17.

After finishing dead last in the MVC last season with an overall record of 7-24, a more experienced Drake squad has brought in several new pieces that could help the Bulldogs finish above .