THE GOOD NEWS
Drake returns two starters who are among the best players in the MVC. G Josh Young is a superb shooter who should only get better as a junior. C Jonathan Cox scored 29 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament loss. Reserves such as G Josh Parker and C Brent Heemskerk must step into bigger roles next season. The Bulldogs will return plenty of players, but they lack experience. Drake has six seniors next season. Some of them may step up as Emmenecker and Houston did this season.

THE BAD NEWS
Coach Keno Davis helped build the chemistry that made the 2007-08 team what it was, but he's gone to coach Providence. Drake, before this season, was bad for a long time for good reasons. The Bulldogs put it all together the past two seasons. It won't be easy for a small private school to continue to finish in the MVC's top three. The loss of three seniors hurts, especially since Davis rarely went deep into his bench for long periods of time.

KEY RETURNEES
Cox and Young are a good place to start for any roster. Parker was a big scorer in high school and had his moments in limited time as a freshman. The Bulldogs will get transfer Adam Templeton next season. He started two seasons at Cal-Irvine before transferring and is a good three-point shooter.

ROSTER REPORT

--C Jonathan Cox finished the season with a career-high 29 points and 16 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament loss. It was his 12th career double-double.

--G Adam Emmenecker set a career high with 14 assists in the NCAA Tournament.

--F Klayton Korver's 241 threes tie for the school's career record.

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