Three years after taking over a Drake program that did not have enough scholarship players to fill a starting lineup Darian DeVries leads the Bulldogs into the NCAA Tournament tonight with a First Four game against Wichita State.

DeVries says the key in a tournament is to play with a sense of urgency.

Tonight’s game will be played on the 50th anniversary of Drake’s last NCAA Tournament victory, an overtime win against Notre Dame in the 1971 Sweet Sixteen.