Bradley Braves 1,691 Victories | 37 NBA Draft Picks | 36 Postseason Tournaments | 14 Conference Titles
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Bradley Braves 1,691 Victories | 37 NBA Draft Picks | 36 Postseason Tournaments | 14 Conference Titles 2020-21 SCHEDULE Bradley XAVIER November 1-0, 0-0 MVC 1-0, 0-0 Big East record at record Wed 25 ~ vs. Toledo W, 61-59 Thu 26 ~ at Xavier (FS1) 11 a.m. Brian Wardle 177-151 0-0 Travis Steele 39-29 0-0 head coach career record record vs. xu head coach career record record vs. bu Fri 27 ~ vs. Oakland (FloSports) 2:15 p.m. December After claiming a victory in its season opener Tue 1 JUDSON (ESPN3) 7 p.m. BRADLEY AT XAVIER Wednesday, Bradley continues action at Sat 5 SAINT JOSEPH'S 2 p.m. Cincinnati, Ohio • Cintas Arena the Xavier Invitational with a road game Tue 8 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 26 • 11 a.m. CT against the host Musketeers. Tipoff is set Thu 17 JACKSON STATE 7 p.m. Television for 11 a.m. CT on FS1. Sat 19 MIAMI (OHIO) 7 p.m. Station: ................................................................FS1 KEY BRAVES NUMBERS Tue 22 at Missouri 6 p.m. Play-by-Play ............................................. Dan Hoard Analyst ...................................................... Nick Bahe BU earned a win in its season January opener when Terry Nolan Jr. Radio 0.8 scored with 0.8 seconds left Flagship Station ....................................1470 WMBD for a 61-59 win over Toledo. Play-by-Play ..............................................Dave Snell February The schools last met in two- Analyst ................................................... Chad Kleine Braves Plus Pregame ...............................Dan DiOrio straight NITs in 1957 and 2 1958 with the advancing team March Series history winning the tournament. Thu 4 ! MVC First Round TBA Overall ................................................... Bradley, 3-1 Bradley has won its last three Fri 5 ! MVC Quarterfinals TBA at Xavier ............................................... Bradley, 1-0 games when trailing at the Under Brian Wardle ........................... First Meeting 3 Sat 6 ! MVC Semifinals TBA half dating back to last year's Last Meeting ........... Xavier 72, Bradley 62 (3/18/58) Arch Madness. Sun 7 ! MVC Championship TBA Last 10 Games ....................................... Bradley, 3-1 In seven career games against * - Missouri Valley Conference Game MEDIA INFORMATION schools from the top seven ! - Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.) Basketball SID .................................Jason Veniskey 7 conferences, Elijah Childs ~ - Xavier Invitational (Cincinnati, Ohio) Office ..............................................(309) 677-3636 has averaged 15.4 points, 7.9 Cell ..................................................(585) 615-5316 rebounds and 1.4 blocks. E-mail ................................. [email protected] Bradley owns a 10-5 all-time The Bradley Athletic Communications staff is 10 record against schools from available to assist home and visiting media. Contact the Big East Conference. Jason Veniskey for credentials, releases, statistics or Terry Nolan converted his general basketball info and for assistance arranging 623 game-winning shot in his first interviews with players and/or coaches. collegiate game in 623 days. BradleY’S LAST GAME STARTERS EAST II KINGSBY NOLAN JR CHILDS BOYA 5 So • G 0 Sr • G 4 Jr • G 10 Sr • F 1 Jr • F 8.0 PPG 2.0 PPG 10.0 PPG 14.0 PPG 10.0 PPG 8.0 APG 3.0 RPG 5.0 RPG 6.0 RPG 5.0 RPG 6.0 RPG 0.0 APG 50.0 FG% 4.0 BPG 0.0 BPG 30.0 FG% 25.0 3P% 40.0 3P% 42.9 FG% 62.5 FG% game no. 2: bradley AT XAVIER 2020-21 ROSTER photo roster 2020-21 BRADLEY BRAVES ROSTER # Name Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown/Last Team 0 Danya Kingsby G Sr. 6-1 175 Milwaukee, Wis./Southern Idaho 1 Ari Boya F Jr. 7-1 245 Douala, Cameroon/Scotland Prep 2 Antonio Thomas G So. 6-2 185 Memphis, Tenn./East 4 Terry Nolan Jr. G Jr. 6-4 190 Baltimore, Md./George Washington 5 Sean East II G So. 6-3 175 Louisville, Ky./Massachusetts 10 Elijah Childs F Sr. 6-8 230 Kansas City, Mo./Lee’s Summit West 14 Riley Burger G/F So. 6-5 200 Orono, Minn./Totino-Grace Danya Kingsby Ari Boya Antonio Thomas 20 Jayson Kent G/F Fr. 6-7 190 Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest 0 Sr • G • 6-1 • 175 1 Jr • F • 7-1 • 245 2 So • G • 6-2 • 185 21 Kevin McAdoo G Jr. 6-2 180 Pontiac, Mich./Eastern Michigan Milwaukee, Wis. Douala, Cameroon Memphis, Tenn. 22 Ja’Shon Henry F Jr. 6-6 230 Saskatoon, Canada/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame 23 Ville Tahvanainen G So. 6-4 210 Helsinki, Finland/Helsinki Basketball Academy 25 Thomas Hall F Fr. 6-7 220 Metamora, Ill. / Metamora Township 34 Connor Linke F Fr. 6-9 225 St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North 35 Darius Hannah F Fr. 6-8 190 Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee Academy of Science 51 Rienk Mast F R-Fr. 6-9 240 Groningen, Netherlands/Donar Groningen BRADLEY COACHING STAFF Terry Nolan Jr. Sean East II Elijah Childs 4 Jr • G • 6-4 • 190 5 So • G • 6-3 • 175 10 Sr • F • 6-8 • 230 Baltimore, Md. Louisville, Ky. Kansas City, Mo. Brian Wardle Head Coach Marquette ‘01 177-151 overall record (11th year) 82-86 at Bradley (Sixth year) Riley Burger Jayson Kent Kevin McAdoo 14 So • G/F • 6-5 • 195 20 Fr • G/F • 6-7 • 190 21 Jr • G • 6-2 • 180 Orono, Minn. Oak Forest, Ill. Pontiac, Mich. Drew Adams Mike Bargen Jimmie Foster Julian Springer Mike Nesbitt Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Player Development/ 6th year at BU 6th year at BU 6th year at BU Operations Video Operations Tennessee ‘09 Marquette ‘99 South Dakota ‘02 2nd year at BU 1st year at BU Southern Illinois ‘05 Missouri S&T '15 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ja’Shon Henry Ville Tahvanainen Thomas Hall 22 Jr • F • 6-6 • 225 23 So • G • 6-4 • 210 25 Fr • F • 6-7 • 220 Name Pronunciation Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Helsinki, Finland Metamora, Ill. Ja’Shon Henry juh–SHAWN Danya Kingsby DAN–yay Connor Linke link–EE Rienk Mast RINK Ville Tahvanainen vee–LAY TAH–va–nine–in Connor Linke Darius Hannah Rienk Mast 34 Fr • F • 6-9 • 225 35 Fr • F • 6-8 • 190 51 R-Fr • F • 6-9 • 240 St. Charles, Ill. Milwaukee, Wis. Groningen, Netherlands 2 2020-21 bradley basketball game no. 2: bradley AT XAVIER BRADLEY TEAM NOTES ABOUT THE BRAVES MAKING AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT By the numbers • Bradley opened the 2020-21 season on Wednesday • Playing for the first time in 623 days, junior Bradley 2019-20 Stats Xavier with a 61-59 victory against Toledo in the Xavier transfer Terry Nolan Jr. did not waste any time 71.7 <<< Scoring 70.7 Invitational. making an immediate impact with the Braves. 44.1 <<< FG Pct 43.6 37.2 <<< 3FG Pct 31.2 • Four Braves scored in double figures, led by 14 • Nolan scored the game-winning basket in his first 73.7 <<< FT Pct 65.8 points from senior Elijah Childs. game at Bradley, scoring a contested layup with 38.5 Rebounds >>> 38.8 • Junior Ari Boya added 11 points, while classmates just 0.8 seconds remaining. 13.4 Assists >>> 14.4 Ja'Shon Henry and Terry Nolan Jr. chipped in 10 • A transfer from George Washington, Nolan sat out 11.8 <<< Turnovers 13.9 points apiece. the 2019-20 season due to NCAA transfer rules. 65.9 <<< Scoring Def. 67.6 • Nolan keyed the Braves win by making the game- • Nolan totaled 607 points, 240 rebounds and 135 39.4 <<< FG% Def. 40.8 winning field goal with 0.8 seconds remaining to assists in his two seasons with the Colonials. 31.6 3FG% Def. >>> 30.5 break a 59-59 tie. 4.1 <<< Blocks 3.6 AT HIS BEST AGAINST THE BEST 4.8 Steals >>> 6.3 • Sophomore Sean East II added eight points, eight assists and six rebounds in the victory. • Senior Elijah Childs has saved his best basketball series facts & figures for the teams from the biggest conferences. XAVIER INVITATIONAL All-Time Series ......................................Bradley, 3-1 • In seven career games against schools from the at Bradley ............................................... Bradley, 1-0 • The Braves are opening the 2020-21 season by top seven conferences (AAC, ACC, Big 12, Big East, at Xavier ................................................. Bradley, 1-0 competing at the Xavier Invitational in Cincinnati. Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12), Childs has averaged 15.4 Neutral Site .................................................Tied, 1-1 • Thursday's matchup pits the two winners from points on 50.6 percent shooting to go with 7.9 Postseason.....................................................Tied, 1-1 the first day of the invitational as Xavier earned a rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. Current Streak ............................................... Xavier, 1 101-49 victory against Oakland on Wednesday. • Childs has scored at least 12 points in each his Last 10 Games .......................................... Bradley, 3-1 • The Braves will finish the invite on Friday against last six games versus a school from a top-seven Bradley Superlatives Oakland with a 2:15 p.m. CT tipoff. conference, tallying at least 18 points in four of Most Points ..........................................116, 3/19/57 the six. Fewest Points Allowed ...........................29, 2/12/38 SERIES HISTORY Largest Win ............................................35, 3/19/57 • Bradley and Xavier have met four times but will REGULAR-SEASON TOURNAMENTS Xavier Superlatives play for the first time in 63 seasons on Thursday. • Bradley is looking to continue its strong play in Most Points ............................................81, 3/19/57 • Overall, BU owns a 3-1 edge in the all-time series. regular-season tournament as of late. Fewest Points Allowed ...........................35, 1/14/38 Largest Win ............................................10, 3/18/58 • The series began in 1938 when Bradley swept a • Dating back to the start of the 2017-18 season, home-and-home matchup.