The Drake University men's and women's teams travel south this week for six days of games on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico at the Gulf Coast Showcase.
 
The men's basketball team begins the week Monday, Nov. 25, with a 12:30 p.m. CST game against Miami University at Hertz Arena in Estero, Fla. The women's team joins the men midweek for three games starting Nov. 29.
 
Monday's contest will be the first of three for the Bulldogs as they take on either Northeastern or South Alabama Nov. 26 followed by a final game against either Wright State, Murray State, Weber State or LaSalle Nov. 27. All games will be streamed on FloHoops.com and broadcast via radio on ESPN Des Moines 1350-AM.
 
The week will be a homecoming of sort for Bulldogs D.J. Wilkins, Tremell Murphy and Anthony Murphy who all played at nearly Florida SouthWestern State College before transferring to Drake. There, they were coached by current Drake assistant coach Marty Richter.
 
Drake travels to Southwest Florida with a 4-1 record after handling Lehigh, 75-58, Thursday evening behind 18 points from standout newcomer Roman Penn. Penn is also one of the national leaders in assists with 7.4 assists per game to rank seventh nationally. He showed his ability to score and pass in the Lehigh win as he either scored or assisted on 13-straight points in a three-minute span to help the Bulldogs pull away.
 
Miami is 3-1 this season and is led by Nike Sibande's 16.5 points per game. The Bulldogs and RedHawks have met just once in their history with Drake earning a 62-44 win in 1986.