DU Great Collective - Drake Bulldogs Collective

The DU Great Collective is a nonprofit organization providing Drake University Basketball student-athletes with “valuable name, image and likeness opportunities that strengthen the Bulldog community and uplift local charities.” The collective says it is a 501(c)(3) organization that has charity partnerships with Blank Children’s Hospital, Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa and YSS. The collective was launched in February 2023 and it received support from Drake’s athletic department. “I am grateful for the steps Kyle Mertz and his colleagues have already taken through the DU Great Collective, and I encourage our supporters to learn more about it,” Drake AD Brian Hardin said. The collective is also an official partner of Drake Athletics through a sponsorship agreement with LEARFIELD’s Drake Sports Properties, the university’s longtime athletics multimedia rightsholder which oversees the corporate partner program.