Korver key in shaping Drake’s mental toughness

DES MOINES (AP) — When Drake was piling up wins and rewriting the school’s record books, coach Keno Davis insisted he wasn’t concerned with prevailing wisdom. See, most people thought that since Drake (28-4) hadn’t really dealt with pressure before, it was destined to stumble eventually. Davis and his team knew better. Nearly all the Bulldogs had battled through personal adversity to get to where they were, and something as silly as high expectations weren’t going to get in their way. Drake overcame a brief February swoon that followed a 21-game winning streak and dominated the Missouri Valley conference tournament. The Bulldogs, fresh off the most surprising regular season in school history, will play their first NCAA tournament