Drake basketball coach Eric Henderson says the roster is set as he prepares for his first season as Bulldog coach. Henderson brought in 12 new players to join one returning player from a Drake team that posted a school record 31 wins and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament under former coach Ben McCollum.

Drake has won three straight Missouri Valley Conference Tournament titles and Henderson found the program has a great deal of credibility on the recruiting trail.

Henderson feels good about the positional size on the roster. The Bulldogs have four players listed as six-nine or taller.

In the era of the transfer portal experience has added value. Drake has six players listed as juniors or seniors.

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Henderson took the Drake job after spending six seasons as the head coach at South Dakota State.