The team was led by eleventh-year head coach Maury John.

Drake was ranked in the AP Top 20 Poll on several occasions during the season.

On March 8, 1969, Drake won a MVC playoff game 77–73 in Wichita, Kansas to determine the conference champion.

A documentary on the 1968–69 Drake Basketball team was made in 2004 by filmmaker Jacob Adams of Impossible Productions and is available from his website.

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events.