2018–19 Bradley Braves men's basketball
Missouri Valley Tournament champions
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–15 (9–9 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Drew Adams
  • Mike Bargen
  • Jimmie Foster
Home arenaCarver Arena
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Loyola Chicago12–6 .66720–14  .588
Drake12–6 .66724–10  .706
Southern Illinois10–8 .55617–15  .531
Missouri State10–8 .55616–16  .500
Bradley †9–9 .50020–15  .571
Northern Iowa9–9 .50016–18  .471
Illinois State9–9 .50017–16  .515
Indiana State7–11 .38915–16  .484
Valparaiso7–11 .38915–18  .455
Evansville5–13 .27811–21  .344
† 2019 MVC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Wardle, played their home games at Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Missouri State,[1] Loyola,[2] and Northern Iowa to win the tournament championship.[3] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region.[4] There they lost to No. 2-seeded Michigan State in the first round.[5]

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2017–18 season 20–13, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Drake in the first round of the MVC tournament before losing to Loyola–Chicago in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Donte Thomas1F6'7"225SeniorCalumet City, ILGraduated
Ryan Stipanovich21G/F6'7"210FreshmanSt. Louis, MOLeft the team due to personal reasons
JoJo McGlaston24G6'5"205RS SeniorDublin, CAGraduated
Chudier Bile**G/F6'6"200JuniorDenver, ColoradoStayed one Summer Session then transferred to Northwestern State
Callum Barker30F6'9"235JuniorHobart, AustraliaGraduate transferred to Missouri Baptist

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Armon Brummett
SG		 Decatur, IL Douglas MacArthur High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 23, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Ja'Shon Henry
SF		 Saskatoon, SK Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Prep, Wilcox, SK 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jun 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Aristide Boya
C		 Douala, Cameroon Scotland Campus Prep, Scotland, PA 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 5, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Bradley Commit List for 2018". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  • "ESPN – Bradley Braves Basketball Recruiting 2018". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Stephan Gabriel
SF		 Maplewood, NJ Columbia HS
Hillcrest Prep (Phoenix, AZ)
Veritas Prep (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
NTSI Prep (Orlando, FL)		 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
JaMir Price
SG		 Rock Island, IL Rock Island High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 09/26/2018 (to spend a year at prep school and enter Bradley in fall of 2020) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ville Tahvanainen
PG/SG		 Helsinki, Finland amateur team- Helsinki Basketball Academy (HBA-Marsky 1st Division) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 29, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Antonio Thomas
PG		 Memphis, TN Memphis East High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 17, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Rienk Mast
PF		 Groningen, the Netherlands amateur team- Donar, Dutch Basketball League (DBL - Eredivisie) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jan 20, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Danya Kingsby
PG/SG		 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Hamilton HS
Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, FL)
College of Southern Idaho
LSU transfer		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 29, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2018–19 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 1 Ari Boya 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrScotland Prep Douala, Cameroon
G 2 Luqman Lundy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMays HS
Northern Oklahoma		 Edgewater, NJ
G 3 Antoine Pittman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrAuburn HS Rockford, IL
G 4 Armon Brummett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrMacArthur HS Decatur, IL
G 5 Darrell Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrGermantown HS Memphis, TN
F 10 Elijah Childs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoLee's Summit West HS Kansas City, MO
C 12 Koch Bar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrArlington County Day School Abyei, South Sudan
F 13 Luuk van Bree 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrCanarias Academy Venray, Netherlands
F 14 Peter Hanley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrNotre Dame HS Peoria, IL
G/F 22 Ja'Shon Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrAthol Murray College of Notre Dame Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
G 23 Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrBristol Academy London, England
G 25 Nate Kennell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrMetamora Township HS Metamora, IL
G 35 Jayden Hodgson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrArlington County Day School Gosford, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 29, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm CT		 Carroll (WI) W 81–31 
Carver Arena (4,386)
Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 UW–Parkside
Cancún Challenge campus site game		 W 74–58  1–0
 Carver Arena (4,610)
Peoria, IL
Nov 10, 2018*
1:00 pm CT, ESPN3		 Southeast Missouri State W 68–57  2–0
 Carver Arena (5,181)
Peoria, IL
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 Jacksonville State
Cancún Challenge campus site game		 W 74–65  3–0
 Carver Arena (4,706)
Peoria, IL
Nov 17, 2018*
7:00 pm CT, ESPN3		 at UIC L 70–71  3–1
 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,423)
Chicago, IL
Nov 20, 2018*
5:00 pm CT, CBSSN		 vs. SMU
Cancún Challenge Riviera Bracket semifinal		 W 75–62  4–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 21, 2018*
7:30 pm CT, CBSSN		 vs. Penn State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Bracket final		 W 59–56  5–1
 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,473)
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 24, 2018*
1:00 pm CT, ESPN3		 Chicago State W 86–70  6–1
 Carver Arena (4,952)
Peoria, IL
Nov 28, 2018*
6:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 at IUPUI L 73-85  6–2
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,383)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 1, 2018*
7:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 New Mexico
MW–MVC Challenge		 L 75-85  6–3
 Carver Arena (5,494)
Peoria, IL
Dec 4, 2018*
6:30 pm CT		 at Little Rock W 68-62  7–3
 Jack Stephens Center (1,388)
Little Rock, AR
Dec 15, 2018*
7:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 Eastern Illinois L 66-73  7–4
 Carver Arena (5,186)
Peoria, IL
Dec 18, 2018*
6:30 pm CT, ESPN+		 at Georgia Southern L 74–79 OT 7–5
 Hanner Fieldhouse (1,507)
Statesboro, GA
Dec 22, 2018*
1:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 Southeastern Louisiana W 63–60  8–5
 Carver Arena (5,004)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 Northern Iowa L 47–65  8–6
(0–1)		 Carver Arena (5,252)
Peoria, IL
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm CT, ESPN3		 at Indiana State L 60–65  8–7
(0–2)		 Hulman Center (4,117)
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 8, 2019
7:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 at Valparaiso L 50–61  8–8
(0–3)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,535)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 12, 2019
7:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 Missouri State L 64–69  8–9
(0–4)		 Carver Arena (5,009)
Peoria, IL
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm CT, FSMW/NBCSCH		 Drake L 52–69  8–10
(0–5)		 Carver Arena (4,654)
Peoria, IL
Jan 20, 2019
3:00 pm CT, ESPNU		 at Southern Illinois W 57–54  9–10
(1–5)		 SIU Arena (4,327)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 23, 2019
6:00 pm CT, FSMW/NBCSCH		 Illinois State W 85–68  10–10
(2–5)		 Carver Arena (7,122)
Peoria, IL
Jan 26, 2019
3:00 pm CT, FSMW/NBCSCH		 at Missouri State L 37–55  10–11
(2–6)		 JQH Arena (5,215)
Springfield, MO
Jan 30, 2019
6:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 at Evansville W 81–73  11–11
(3–6)		 Ford Center (5,019)
Evansville, IN
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm CT, CBSSN		 Southern Illinois L 68–72  11–12
(3–7)		 Carver Arena (5,968)
Peoria, IL
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 at Northern Iowa W 79–71  12–12
(4–7)		 McLeod Center (3,345)
Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 Indiana State W 96–67  13–12
(5–7)		 Carver Arena (5,805)
Peoria, IL
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm CT, FSMW/NBCSCH		 Loyola–Chicago W 61–54  14–12
(6–7)		 Carver Arena (5,490)
Peoria, IL
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm CT, ESPN2		 at Illinois State W 65–59  15–12
(7–7)		 Redbird Arena (9,011)
Normal, IL
Feb 19, 2019
7:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 at Drake L 68–77  15–13
(7–8)		 Knapp Center (3,061)
Des Moines, IA
Feb 23, 2019
1:00 pm CT, ESPN3		 Evansville W 63–61  16–13
(8–8)		 Carver Arena (6,571)
Peoria, IL
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm CT, ESPN+		 Valparaiso W 67–42  17–13
(9–8)		 Carver Arena (5,867)
Peoria, IL
Mar 2, 2019
5:00 pm CT, ESPN2		 at Loyola–Chicago L 68–81  17–14
(9–9)		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,963)
Chicago, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 8, 2019
2:35 pm CT, MVC-TV Network		 (5) vs. (4) Missouri State
Quarterfinals		 W 61–58  18–14
 Enterprise Center (6,774)
St. Louis, MO
Mar 9, 2019
2:35 pm CT, CBSSN		 (5) vs. (1) Loyola–Chicago
Semifinals		 W 53–51  19–14
 Enterprise Center (7,884)
St. Louis, MO
Mar 10, 2019
1:05 pm CT, CBS		 (5) vs. (6) Northern Iowa
Championship		 W 57–54  20–14
 Enterprise Center (8,108)
St. Louis, MO
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2019*
1:45 pm CT, CBS		 (15 E) vs. (2 E) No. 5 Michigan State
First Round		 L 65–76  20–15
 Wells Fargo Arena (16,512)
Des Moines, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[6]

References

  1. ↑ "NCAAM College Basketball Scores - NCAAM Scoreboard - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bradley vs. Loyola (Chi) - Game Recap - March 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ Petaros, Nick. "MVC championship: Bradley stuns UNI". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  4. ↑ Solari, Chris. "Michigan State basketball gets No. 2 seed, will face Bradley Braves". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bradley vs. Michigan State - Game Recap - March 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  6. ↑ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". BradleyBraves.com. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
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