All-American. Drafted by the Houston Rockets, Lloyd went on to an eight-year NBA career.
In 1982, the first year of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, Drake came within one step of the Final Four.
=== Drake Relays ===
Drake's most famous event, the Drake Relays, began in 1910 in a blizzard with fewer than 100 participants. In 1935 Jesse Owens set an American broad jump record (26 feet 1-3/4 inches) at the Drake Relays. Today, the Drake Relays draws athletes from all over the world, including Olympians. It is common to see Relays participants compete in the Summer Olympics and vice versa. Students' kick-off the Relays in the annual tradition of street painting, in which student organizations colorfully decorate areas of Carpenter Avenue near the center of campus under a common theme.
== Notable people ==
== See also ==
Drake University Campus Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Vote Smart
620 Drakonia
== References ==
== External links ==
Official website
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