Drake, the basketball team, carves identity with 15-0 start

FILE - Drake head coach Darian DeVries watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northern Iowa in the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference men's tournament in St. Louis, in this Friday, March 6, 2020, file photo. Drake is 15-0 for its best start in program history. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, Fkle)

FILE - Drake's Shanquan Hemphill, top, drives to the basket against Indiana State during an NCAA college basketball game in Terre Haute, Ind., in this Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, file photo. Drake is 15-0 for its best start in program history. Hemphill is Drake's leading scorer at 14.7 points per game.(Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP, File)