They played their home games at Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Abilene Christian in the first round in a game referred to as the Lou Henson Classic.

[1][2] A week after Medved's departure, Drake hired Creighton assistant and Iowa native Darian DeVries for the head coaching job.

Fourth-year head coach Ray Giacoletti resigned on December 6, 2016, after the first eight games of the season.

[6] Senior guard Reed Timmer was named to the preseason All-MVC first team.