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 record Wed 25 ~ vs. Toledo W, 61-59 at 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.) 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 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.

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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/ 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

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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. Bradley is 11-2 during its regular-season series results • The schools then met in two-consecutive NIT tournament – including a championship at the 1/14/38 H W, 35-34 3/19/57 N W, 116-81 Quarterfinals with the advancing team eventually 2018 Cancun Challenge. 2/12/38 A W, 36-29 3/18/58 N L, 62-72 winning the title. Bradley earned the win in 1957 • The 2018 title in Cancun marked BU's first in- before Xavier returned the favor in 1958. season title since the 1983 River City Shootout. braves vs. XAVIER • Last year, Bradley placed third at the Fort Myers No. Player GP Pts Reb Asst Other BRAVES VERSUS BIG EAST Tip-Off – earning victories against Kansas State, 0 Danya Kingsby 0 ------• Bradley is 10-5 all-time against the Big East Radford and Norfolk State, while falling to 1 Ari Boya 0 ------Northwestern in the semifinals. 2 Antonio Thomas 0 ------Conference since it was created in 1979. 4 Terry Nolan Jr. 1 18.0 3.0 1.0 7-9 FG • The Braves have lost their last two meetings • Overall, BU is 79-73 all-time in regular-season 5 Sean East II 0 ------versus conference schools, falling to Seton Hall tournaments, having finished first or tied for first 10 Elijah Childs 0 ------in 2015 and South Florida in 2013. six previous times. 20 Jayson Kent 0 ------21 Kevin McAdoo 0 ------• BU's last win over a Big East school was against 22 Ja’Shon Henry 0 ------Cincinnati in the 2008 CBI, 70-67, while its last LENDING A HELPING HAND 23 Ville Tahvanainen 0 ------victory on a Big East school's home court came • After graduating a player that ranked fifth all-time 25 Thomas Hall 0 ------34 Connor Linke 0 ------in 2005 against DePaul, 75-60. at Bradley in assists (Darrell Brown), Sean East II 35 Darius Hannah 0 ------quickly showed he has the ability to fill his void. 51 Rienk Mast 0 ------ABOUT THE MUSKETEERS • The sophomore transfer led Bradley with eight • Xavier won its season opener on Wednesday with assists in the opener against Toledo. a dominating 101-49 victory against Oakland. • Last year at Massachusetts, East ranked 57th overall • Five Musketeers scored in double figures in the and fourth among rookies with 4.9 assists per game. victory with Zach Freemantle leading the way with 21 points and 12 rebounds. BRAVES SLATED THIRD • KyKy Tandy was second on the team with 18 points • Bradley was selected third in the annual preseason off the bench. poll by coaches, SIDs and media. • Paul Scruggs led Xavier with 10 assists. • Northern Iowa led the rankings with 426 points • Xavier posted a 19-13 record one season ago with and was followed by Loyola (405). Bradley received an 8-10 conference mark. 341 points and one first-place vote with Indiana • Scruggs was the team's top returning scorer, State (282) and Southern Illinois (235) rounding averaging 12.7 points per game last year. out the top five.

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CHILDS EARNS PRESEASON ALL-MVC THE LOST BOYS BRADLEY quick facts • Elijah Childs earned preseason All-Missouri Valley • Bradley's recent success had a lot to do with its Location ...... Peoria, Ill. Conference honors this year. 2020 senior class. Founded ...... 1897 • Childs ranked second on BU last year with 14.8 • The trio of Darrell Brown, Nate Kennell and Koch Enrollment ...... 5,855 points per game and first with 8.7 rebounds. Bar posted a 76-59 record on campus after joining Nickname ...... Braves • A two-time all-conference honoree, Childs was a program that went 5-27 before their arrival. Colors ...... Red & White named to the All-MVC Second Team after his • Brown finished his career ranked fifth in school Conference ...... Missouri Valley Conference junior season despite missing 12 games with an history in points (1,860), assists (491) and 3-point ...... Gary R. Roberts President injury. field goals made (225)...... Dr. Chris Reynolds Director of Athletics • Ranked fifth nationally with a 3-point percentage Official Website ...... BradleyBraves.com 2019-20 RECAP of 44.7 last season, Kennell finished his career Home court • Bradley finished the 2019-20 season with a 23-11 second with 253 made triples and fourth with a 3-point percentage of 41.2...... Carver Arena record and 11-7 Missouri Valley record. Arena • Bar also graduated fourth in school history with 131 Capacity ...... 11,092 • The Braves won their second-straight Valley career blocks and 13th with 673 career rebounds. Opened ...... 1982 Tournament – marking the first time BU won Press Row Phone ...... (309) 680-3795 back-to-back MVC titles, while qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons for the EXPERIENCED NEWCOMERS Team information first time since 1954 and 1955. • The Braves welcome three transfers to the 2020- 2019-20 Final Record ...... 23-11 (.676) • Additionally, the Braves' 23 wins were the team's 21 roster. MVC Record/Finish...... 11-7 / t-3rd most since also winning 23 games in 1993-94. • Kevin McAdoo and Terry Nolan Jr. will make MVC Tournament ...... 3-0 • Three Braves earned all-conference honors last their Bradley debuts after sitting out the 2019-20 Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 6/5 year – Darrell Brown (second team), Elijah Childs campaign due to NCAA transfer rules. Starters Returning/Lost...... 2/3 (second team) and Nate Kennell (third team). • Nolan averaged 9.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.0 Newcomers ...... 5 assists and 1.3 steals per game in two seasons at Twitter ...... @bradleyumbb BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS George Washington. • McAdoo played two years at Eastern Michigan, Bradley history • The Braves defeated Southern Illinois, Drake and Valparaiso en route to its second-straight Arch posting 8.6 points during the 2018-19 season. First Season ...... 1902-03 Madness title last season. • The Braves also add Sean East II, who is eligible All-Time Record ...... 1,691 - 1,212 (.582) • Overall, Bradley became the ninth team to immediately after playing for Massachusetts All-Time MVC Record ...... 571 - 502 (.532) defend its MVC Tournament crown and first since last year. East ranked 57th nationally and fourth MVC Regular-Season Titles ...... Seven Northern Iowa won in 2015 and 2016. among freshmen with 4.9 assists per game to go 1950, 1962 (shared), 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1996 • Darrell Brown finished his career with Tournament with 9.3 points. MVC Tournament Titles ...... Four MVP honors, while Elijah Childs was also named 1980, 1988, 2019, 2020 to the All-Tournament Team. THE ROOKIES NCAA Tournaments ...... Nine • Overall, Bradley is one of five schools to win • In addition to the three transfers, four scholarship 1950, 1954, 1955, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1996, 2006, 2019 their respective conference tournament in 2019 players are also set to make their collegiate debut ...... Two NCAA Final Fours and 2020 – joining Liberty, North Dakota State, this season. 1950, 1954 Northern Kentucky and Utah State. • Redshirt freshman Rienk Mast will see the court IIAC Championships ...... Three for the first time at Bradley after missing the 2019- 1926, 1930, 1937 TARGETING A THREE-PEAT 20 campaign with a knee injury. NIT Appearances ...... 21 • Additionally, the Braves added freshmen Darius 1938, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1959, • With back-to-back titles accomplished, the Braves Hannah, Jayson Kent and Connor Linke to the 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1982, 1985, 1994, now set their targets on a three-peat. roster. 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007 • Bradley is aiming to become just the second team NIT Championships ...... Four in conference history to win the postseason crown 1957, 1960, 1964, 1982 in three-straight seasons, joining Southern Illinois BALANCED TEAM Other Postseason Tournaments ...... Six from 1993 to 1995. • The key to Bradley's success last season was 1930 National AAU Tournament (0-1) featuring its most balanced team in decades. 1951 National Campus Tournament (2-1, 2nd) 20-WIN SEASONS • The Braves ranked third in the Valley in scoring 1974 Commissioner’s Classic (1-1) • Bradley has had a successful run during the past offense (71.7), while placing fourth in scoring 2008 College Basketball Invitational (4-2, 2nd) three seasons, winning at least 20 games in all defense (65.9). 2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (3-1, 2nd) three campaigns. • It marked the first time since the 1981-82 season 2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (2-1) • It marks just the fifth time in school history BU has that Bradley finished in the top five in the MVC in won at least 20 games in three-straight seasons. both categories. • Overall, Bradley is 64-39 in 105 games since the beginning of the 2017-18 campaign. • The win total matches Bradley's win total from the prior six seasons when the Braves compiled a 64-133 record in 197 games.

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DEFENSIVE STRENGTH CLIMBING THE SCORING CHARTS HEAD COACH BRIAN WARDLE • Bradley has made strong defense its calling card • Senior Elijah Childs is also among the best in • Named the 14th head coach in Bradley men’s over the years. Bradley's career scoring charts. basketball history on March 28, 2015. • The Braves are one of 11 schools nationally to • Last season, Childs became just the 19th player • Led a complete rebuild of the BU program rank in the top 50 each of the last three seasons in school history to score his 1,000th career point that resulted in taking the team from a last in percentage defense, leading the Valley before his senior season. place finish the year before he arrived to in each of the last three campaigns. • Childs now ranks 47th in school history with 1,051 back-to-back conference championships in • Bradley placed 21st a season ago by allowing career points. his fourth and fifth seasons. teams to shoot only 39.4 percent – the ninth best • Helped Bradley end a 31-year drought as mark in the MVC record book (dates back until A TOURNAMENT PLAYER MVC Tournament Champions in 2019. 1980). It was the lowest total allowed by Bradley • Senior Elijah Childs is also at his best during • Became the ninth team in MVC history to since 1997-98 (38.2). tournament play. repeat as champions in 2020 as the Braves • Childs is a four-time All-Tournament team honoree qualified for the NCAA Tournament in back- OFFENSIVE OUTPUT during his career, earning the accolade in each to-back seasons for the first time since 1954 • Overall, the Braves enjoyed one of the better of the last two MVC Tournaments, plus the 2018 and 1955. seasons in years on the offensive end. Cancun Challenge and 2019 Fort Myers Tip-Off. • Prior to joining the Braves, Wardle compiled • Bradley made 44.1 percent of its field goals and • The senior also collected MVP honors at the a 95-65 (.594) overall record in his five 37.2 percent of its 3-point attempts one season Cancun Challenge and 2019 Arch Madness. seasons at Green Bay, which culminated with ago – its highest marks since 2007-08. • In 11 tournament games over the last two years, back-to-back 24-win seasons and the 2013- • The Braves also converted 73.7 percent of their Childs is averaging 15.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 14 Horizon League regular-season title. free-throw attempts – its highest since 2009-10. 2.2 blocks, while shooting 52.7 percent. • Wardle was the youngest head coach in • Overall, Bradley's 71.7 points per game were its • Highlighting his run was a 19-point, six- NCAA Division I basketball when he took over highest in 12 seasons (averaged 73.8 in 2007-08). and three- performance against No. 5 at Green Bay program in 2010 at age 30. Michigan State in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. • Prior to taking over as head coach at Green Bay, spent the previous five seasons (2005- CHILDS RANKS 13TH IN BOARDS 10) as a Phoenix assistant and two years • Senior Elijah Childs currently ranks 13th in BU OH HENRY! (2003-05) as Director of Ops at Marquette. history in career rebounding and is looking to • Junior Ja’Shon Henry enjoyed a breakout season • As a player, Wardle scored 1,690 career continue his climb up the record book. a year ago and was named to the MVC Most points at Marquette, currently eighth on the • Childs has amassed 673 boards in 91 career Improved Team. school’s career scoring list. games. • Henry more than doubled his output with 9.5 All-Time Rebounding Leaders Years Rebs points and 6.0 rebounds as a sophomore. PERSONAL 1. Dick Estergard 1951-54 1,414 • Additionally, Henry scored in double figures in 17 Born: Oct. 9, 1979 (40) in Wilmette, lll. 2. Chet Walker 1959-62 1,036 games after doing so only three times as a rookie. Wife: Lecia 3. Mitchell Anderson 1978-82 947 • Henry picked up where he left off last season, 4. Luke Jackson 1986-90 933 scoring 10 points to go with nine rebounds in Children: Mya, Emery and Davin 5. Barney Cable 1955-58 907 Education: Marquette ‘01 (Communication Studies) 6. Joe Allen 1965-68 865 Wednesday's win against Toledo. 7. Hersey Hawkins 1984-88 818 YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD 8. Harold McMath 1976-80 799 A TALL ORDER Year Head Coach All Conf. Pl. 9. Donte Thomas 2014-18 718 10. Donald Reese 1979-82 687 • At 7-1, junior Ari Boya is tied for the tallest player 2010-11 Green Bay 14-18 8-10 7th 11. Voise Winters 1981-85 686 in school history with Nate Wells (2011-15), 2011-12 Green Bay 15-15 10-8 t-6th 12. Seymour Reed 1971-74 677 Brayden Heemskerk (2001-06) and James Baptist 2012-13 Green Bay 18-16 10-6 t-3rd 13. Elijah Childs 2017- 673 (1993-96). 2013-14 Green Bay 24-7 14-2 1st Koch Bar 2016-20 673 • Boya used his height to advantage last season, 15. Eddie Jackson 1963-66 665 2014-15 Green Bay 24-9 12-4 2nd averaging 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game 2015-16 Bradley 5-27 3-15 9th • If Childs matches his 8.7 rebounds per game in just 10.5 minutes. 2016-17 Bradley 13-20 7-11 t-6th from a year ago, he will be on pace to finish to • The forward ranked second in the Valley and 98th 2017-18 Bradley 20-13 9-9 5th finish fifth in BU history with 910 career boards. nationally with his 1.5 blocks per game. 2018-19 Bradley 20-15 9-9 t-5th • Boya recorded his second double-digit scoring 2019-20 Bradley 23-11 11-7 t-3rd BLOCK PARTY game during his career in Wednesday's win 2020-21 Bradley 1-0 0-0 -- • Senior Elijah Childs has also been a key factor for against Toledo, scoring 11 points to go with five Bradley Totals 82-86 39-51 the Braves defense with his ability to block shots. rebounds. Green Bay Totals 95-65 54-30 • Childs currently ranks fifth in school history with Career Totals 177-151 93-81 130 career rejections and is just 50 shy of the school record. COACHING AWARDS Block Leaders Blocks Block Leaders Blocks * 2014 Skip Prosser Man of the Year * 1. Donald Powell 180 4. Koch Bar 131 * 2014 NABC District 12 Coach of the Year * 2. Adebayo Akinkunle 154 5. Elijah Childs 130 * 2014 Horizon League Coach of the Year * 3. Patrick O’Bryant 147 6. Mitchell Anderson 108

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specialty stats Missouri Valley Conference Standings Opp. Paint Off TO 2nd Ch Fast Br Bench MVC Overall Toledo 30 8 12 9 16 School W L Pct. W L Pct. Home Away Neutral TOTAL 30 8 12 9 16 Bradley 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 0-0 0-0 1-0 Avg 30.0 8.0 12.0 9.0 16.0 Drake 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 0-0 1-0 0-0 largest leads & deficits Indiana State 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Loyola 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Victory...... 2, vs. Toledo (11/25) Missouri State 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Defeat...... n/a Lead...... 8, vs. Toledo (11/25) Southern Illinois 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Lead Blown...... 8, vs. Toledo (11/25) Valparaiso 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Lead in Loss...... n/a Evansville 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 Halftime Lead...... n/a Illinois State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 Halftime Lead Blown...... n/a Northern Iowa 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 Halftime Lead in Loss...... n/a Deficit...... 12, vs. Toledo (11/25) Deficit Overcome...... 12, vs. Toledo (11/25) STRONG START FROM TAHVANAINEN COACHING CONSISTENCY Deficit in Win...... 12, vs. Toledo (11/25) • Sophomore Ville Tahvanainen is looking to build • Sixth-year head coach Brian Wardle has had Halftime Deficit...... 8, vs. Toledo (11/25) upon a strong rookie season. some help rebuilding the Bradley program. Halftime Deficit Overcome...8, vs. Toledo (11/25) • In 33 games during his freshman season, the guard • Assistant coaches Drew Adams, Mike Bargen Halftime Deficit in Win...... 8, vs. Toledo (11/25) averaged 6.6 points – shooting 46.6 percent from and Jimmie Foster also enter their sixth season ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS the field and 39.1 percent from 3-point range. on the BU sideline. • Tahvanainen's 39.1 percent clip from beyond the • Bradley is one of just nine schools nationally to Games Played...... Elijah Childs ...... 91 arc ranks third in school history by a freshman, keep its coaching staff completely intact over the ...... Ja’Shon Henry ...... 63 while his 43 made triples are seventh. last six years – joining Michigan State (11 years), Games Started...... Elijah Childs ...... 68 • The sophomore made 2-of-6 from 3-point range Albany (9), West Virginia (9), Northern Iowa (8), ...... Danya Kingsby ...... 26 Minutes...... Elijah Childs ...... 2,412 in Wednesday's victory, including a pair of key Kansas (7), Oregon (7) and Mississippi State (6)...... Ja’Shon Henry ...... 1,168 triples in BU's second-half rally. Points...... Elijah Childs...... 1,051 BIG MEDIA NUMBERS VALLEY LEADERS ...... Ja’Shon Henry ...... 444 • Dave Snell is in his 42nd season (8th-longest streak 3-Pointers...... Ville Tahvanainen ...... 45 • Elijah Childs ranks among the active leaders in the in the NCAA) as the radio Voice of the Braves and ...... Elijah Childs ...... 27 Valley, placing first in blocks, second in rebounds has worked on 1,284 BU game broadcasts, all in Rebounds...... Elijah Childs ...... 673 and fourth in points...... Ja’Shon Henry ...... 277 succession, on 1470 WMBD since taking over Assists...... Elijah Childs ...... 82 MVC Points Leaders School Points play-by-play duties for the 1979-80 season. 1. Cameron Krutwig Loyola 1,384 ...... Danya Kingsby ...... 68 Longest NCAA Play-by-Play School Years 2. Tyreke Key Indiana State 1,255 Blocks...... Elijah Childs ...... 130 1. Ray Goss Duquesne 53 3. AJ Green Northern Iowa 1,147 ...... Ari Boya ...... 54 2. Bill Hillgrove Pittsburgh 52 4. Elijah Childs Bradley 1,051 Steals...... Elijah Childs ...... 60 3. Don Fischer Indiana 48 ...... Ja’Shon Henry ...... 31 MVC Rebound Leaders School Reb. 4. Rich Chvotkin Georgetown 47 Field Goal Pct...... Ari Boya ...... 58.7 1. Cameron Krutwig Loyola 737 Gene Deckerhoff Florida State 47 ...... Ja’Shon Henry ...... 52.1 2. Elijah Childs Bradley 673 6. Dave Nitz Louisiana Tech 46 7. John Cox Southern Miss 43 3-Point Pct...... Ville Tahvanainen ...... 38.8 MVC Block Leaders School Blocks 8. Dave Snell Bradley 42 ...... Danya Kingsby ...... 35.5 1. Elijah Childs Bradley 130 Mike Reis Southern Ill. 42 FT Pct...... Ville Tahvanainen ...... 84.6 2. Cameron Krutwig Loyola 81 Johnny Holliday Maryland 42 ...... Danya Kingsby ...... 71.9 3. Ari Boya Bradley 54 • Also, Paul Herzog is in his 44th season as Bradley INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR Basketball’s public address announcer and he • Bradley features a diverse roster that includes has been at the mic for 652 Braves home games. players from five countries and seven states. Countries States KABOOM! United States (11) Illinois (3) • Bradley’s mascot since 2014 is a gargoyle named Canada (1) Kentucky (1) Kaboom! Cameroon (1) Maryland (1) • Kaboom! is modeled after The Thinker, one of Finland (1) Michigan (1) Netherlands (1) Minnesota (1) four gargoyles that sit atop the Hayden-Clark Missouri (1) Alumni Center on campus. Tennessee (1) • The mascot received its name from Bradley Wisconsin (2) Hall of Fame radio announcer, Dave Snell. Since • Bradley has had at least four international players 1979, Snell calls out “Kaboom!” after each in all six seasons under Coach Wardle, averaging Bradley slam dunk. 4.8 per season.

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TEAM 2020-21 Wardle Era Streak 110 at Creighton (2OT), 3/1/08 Overall 1-0 82-86 W4 Bradley Scored 100 Points An Opponent Scored 100 Points 100 at Wichita State, 1/1/17 Home -- 50-28 L1 Bradley Scored 50 Points in a Half 51, at Missouri State, 1/15/20 Road -- 17-47 W1 An Opponent Scored 50 Points in a Half 54, at Valparaiso, 2/22/20 Neutral 1-0 15-11 W5 Bradley Scored 60 Points in a Half 61, vs. Rutgers (1st), 11/24/06 37, at Missouri State, 1/26/19 MVC Games -- 39-51 L1 Bradley Scored Fewer Than 50 Points An Opponent Scored Fewer Than 50 Points 48, vs. Southern Illinois, 1/11/20 Home -- 26-19 L1 Bradley Scored Fewer Than 40 Points 37, at Missouri State, 1/26/19 Road -- 13-32 W1 An Opponent Scored Fewer Than 40 Points 38, Eureka, 12/18/14 Non-Conference 1-0 43-35 W4 Bradley Scored Fewer Than 20 in a Half 19, at Memphis, 12/3/19 Home -- 24-9 W9 An Opponent Scored Fewer Than 20 in a Half 19, vs. Southern Illinois, 1/11/20 Bradley Scored Fewer Than 10 in a Half 9, vs. UNI (1st), 12/29/07 Road -- 4-15 L4 An Opponent Scored Fewer Than 10 in a Half 6, at Indiana State (2nd), 2/17/93 Neutral 1-0 14-11 W5 Bradley Shot At Least 60% From The Field 60.8% (31-51), vs. Little Rock, 12/13/17 November 1-0 23-14 W2 An Opp. Shot At Least 60% From The Field 60.3% (41-68), Evansville, 2/1/12 December -- 15-19 W2 Bradley Shot Less Than 30% 26.8% (22-82), at Memphis, 12/3/19 An Opponent Shot Less Than 30% 28.1% (16-57), vs. Southern Illinois, 1/11/20 January -- 17-27 W1 Bradley Shot .700 FG% in a Half 72.7% (12-22), at Chicago State (1st), 12/16/17 February -- 19-21 L1 An Opponent Shot .700 FG% in a Half 73.9% (17-23), at Valparaiso (2nd), 2/17/18 March -- 8-5 W3 Bradley Made 15 3-Point Baskets 17, at Missouri State, 1/15/20 Monday -- 0-4 L5 An Opponent Made 15 3-Point Baskets 18, at Valparaiso, 2/22/20 Bradley Failed To Make A 3-Point Basket 0-for-20 vs. Drake, 2/15/12 Tuesday -- 10-10 W2 An Opponent Failed To Make A 3-Point FG 0-for-14, Southern Illinois, 1/3/15 Wednesday 1-0 28-21 W4 Bradley Attempted 30 3-Point Baskets 30, at Missouri State, 1/15/20 Thursday -- 3-4 L2 An Opponent Attempted 30 3-Point Baskets 33, Valparaiso, 1/29/20 Friday -- 8-4 W5 Bradley Made 30 Free Throws 30, at Loyola, 2/21/09 Saturday -- 26-34 W1 An Opponent Made 30 Free Throws 31, Drake, 2/19/19 Sunday -- 7-8 W4 An Opponent Did Not Make a 0-4, Illinois State, 2/1/06 / 0-3 in regulation, Drake (2OT), 2/28/09 Bradley Attempted 50 Free Throws 50 vs. Lamar, 1/4/90 Leading at Halftime -- 56-15 W1 An Opponent Attempted 50 Free Throws 52 at #12/10 Arizona, 11/16/15 Trailing at Halftime 1-0 24-67 W3 Bradley Attempted 40 Free Throws 40 vs. UIC, 12/28/14 Tied at Halftime -- 2-4 L2 An Opponent Attempted 40 Free Throws 47, at Indiana State, 1/5/19 Bradley Had 50 Rebounds 55, at Memphis, 12/3/19 Leading w/ 5:00 Left 1-0 64-6 W3 An Opponent Had 50 Rebounds 51, vs. Wichita State, 3/3/17 Trailing/Tied w/ 5:00 Left -- 18-80 W2 Bradley Had 20 Offensive Rebounds 23, at Memphis, 12/3/19 Overtime -- 3-1 W3 An Opponent Had 20 Offensive Rebounds 21, vs. Southern Illinois, 12/29/16 Bradley Had At Least A +20 Rebound Margin +20 (43-23) vs. Maryville, 12/10/19 Scoring 100+ Points -- 0-0 L1 An Opp. Had At Least A +20 Rebound Margin +21 (47-26) at San Diego State, 12/3/17 Scoring 90-99 -- 4-1 W4 Bradley Had 30 Assists 30, vs. Florida A&M, 11/21/06 Scoring 80-89 -- 19-1 W6 Bradley Had 20 Assists 23, vs. Georgia Southern, 12/15/19 Scoring 70-79 -- 26-10 W2 An Opponent Had 20 Assists 24, at Valparaiso, 2/22/20 12, vs. Southern Illinois, 3/6/20 Scoring 60-69 1-0 27-30 W2 Bradley Blocked 10 Shots An Opponent Blocked 10 Shots 10, at Memphis, 12/3/19 Scoring 59 or less -- 6-44 L5 Bradley Had 15 Steals 16 vs. Eureka, 12/18/14 Opponent scores 100+ -- 0-1 L4 Bradley Had 20 Steals 20 vs. Southeast Missouri State, 12/14/08 Opp. Scores 90-99 -- 0-6 L19 An Opponent Had 15 Steals 16, Eastern Illinois, 11/24/10 Opp. Scores 80-89 -- 1-16 L11 Opp. Scores 70-79 -- 15-27 W2 INDIVIDUAL Opp. Scores 60-69 -- 26-30 W2 A Brave Scored 30 Points 32, Darrell Brown, at Indiana State, 1/5/19 Opp. Scores 59 or less 1-0 40-6 W17 An Opponent Scored 30 Points 35, AJ Green, Northern Iowa, 1/4/20 Bradley FG% ≥ 50.0 -- 26-1 W25 A Brave Scored 40 Points 44 by Hersey Hawkins vs. Auburn, 3/17/88 Opp. FG% ≥ 50.0 -- 3-24 L7 An Opponent Scored 40 Points 44 by Doug McDermott, #24 Creighton, 1/7/12 A Brave Shot 100% From The Field (Min. 8 FGA) 8-for-8 by Danny Granger vs. Hampton, 12/21/01 Bradley FG% < 40.0 -- 12-47 W2 An Opp. Shot 100% From The Field (Min. 8 FGA) 8-for-8 by Greg Dilligard, Illinois State, 1/24/07 Opp. FG% < 40.0 1-0 54-19 W8 A Brave Made Five 3-Point Field Goals 7, Nate Kennell, at Missouri State, 1/15/20 5, Ryan Fazekas, Valparaiso, 2/22/20 BU Outshoots Opp. 1-0 71-19 W9 An Opponent Made Five 3-Point Field Goals A Brave Grabbed 15 Rebounds 15 by Elijah Childs, vs. IUPUI, 11/9/19 Opp. Outshoots BU -- 11-66 L3 An Opponent Grabbed 15 Rebounds 16 by Tywhon Pickford, Northern Iowa, 1/4/20 Attempts More FTs 1-0 59-27 W8 A Brave Grabbed 20 Rebounds 21 by Josh Cunningham at Missouri State, 2/25/15 Attempts Fewer FTs -- 20-56 L1 A Brave Had 10 Assists 10, Darrell Brown, vs. IUPUI, 11/9/19 FTs Even -- 3-3 L1 An Opponent Had 10 Assists 12, Roman Penn, Drake, 12/31/19 A Brave Blocked Five Shots 5, Elijah Childs, vs. Southern Illinois, 3/6/20 Outrebounds Opponent 1-0 63-27 W4 An Opponent Blocked Five Shots 5, Precious Achiuwa, Memphis, 12/3/19 Outrebounded -- 18-57 L2 A Brave Had Five Steals 5 by Auston Barnes vs. Indiana State, 2/28/15 Rebounds Equal -- 1-2 W1 An Opponent Had Five Steals 5 by Cartier Diarra, Kansas State, 11/27/19 A Brave Had 15 Points and 15 Rebounds 22 pts / 15 rebs by Elijah Childs, vs. IUPUI, 11/9/19 Commits Fewer Turnovers -- 36-24 W2 An Opponent Had 15 Points and 15 Rebounds 21 pts / 15 rebs by Trayvon Palmer, Chicago State, 12/10/16 Commits More Turnovers 1-0 37-57 W4 Two Braves Each Had A Double-Double Darrell Brown (14pts / 10 assists) & Elijah Childs (22 pts / 15 rebs) vs. Turnovers Even -- 8-5 L1 IUPUI, 11/9/19 12 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists by Cal Criddle vs. Saint Louis, 2/28/70 Commits Fewer Fouls 1-0 56-30 W8 A Brave Had A Triple-Double Two Braves Scored 25 Points Each Daniel Ruffin (30) and Jeremy Crouch (29) at Creighton (2OT), 3/1/08 Commits More Fouls -- 21-53 L1 Two Braves Combined for 50 Points Dyricus Simms-Edwards (32) and Walt Lemon, Jr. (18) vs. UNI, 2/10/13 Fouls Even -- 5-5 W1 Three Braves Scored 20 Points Each Daniel Ruffin (30), Jeremy Crouch (29), Theron Wilson (24) at Creighton, 3/1/08 Atlantic 10 -- 0-2 L3 Two Braves Scored 20 Points Each Luuk van Bree (21) and Darrell Brown (20) vs. Illinois State, 1/23/19 Tyshon Pickett (12), Auston Barnes (10) and Chris Blake (10) vs. Central Big East -- 0-1 L2 Three Braves Grabbed 10 Rebounds Each Michigan, 11/12/13 Horizon League -- 3-2 W2 At Least Six Braves Scored in Double-Figures Will Franklin (21), Daniel Ruffin (17), Zach Andrews (11), Jeremy Crouch MAC 1-0 3-2 W2 (11), Matt Salley (10) and J.J. Tauai (10) vs. Evansville, 12/30/06 SEC -- 0-3 L6 No Braves Scored In Double-Figures at Loyola, 2/1/20 Summit League -- 0-0 L2 No Opponents Scored In Double-Figures Ball State, 11/13/15 SWAC -- 0-0 W4 A Brave Made a Buzzer-Beating Game-Winner Jake Eastman (layup) at UIC, 2/23/13 Opponent Made a Buzzer-Beating Game-Winner Milton Doyle (35-footer), Loyola, 3/6/14

2020-21 bradley basketball 7 game no. 2: bradley ATBradley XAVIER Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 25, 2020) 2020-21 STATISTICS All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 10 Childs, Elijah 1-1 33 33.0 6-14 . 4 2 9 0 - 0 . 0 0 0 2 - 3 . 6 6 7 3 3 6 6.0 2 0 1 2 4 0 14 14.0 01 Boya, Ari 1-1 24 24.0 5-8 . 6 2 5 0 - 0 . 0 0 0 1 - 1 1.000 2 3 5 5.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 11.0 04 Nolan Jr., Terry 1-1 25 25.0 4-8 . 5 0 0 2 - 5 . 4 0 0 0 - 0 . 0 0 0 2 3 5 5.0 3 0 1 2 0 0 10 10.0 22 Henry, Ja'Shon 1-0 25 25.0 3-4 . 7 5 0 1 - 1 1.000 3-4 . 7 5 0 3 6 9 9.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 10.0 05 East II, Sean 1-1 33 33.0 3-10 . 3 0 0 0 - 4 . 0 0 0 2 - 2 1.000 1 5 6 6.0 3 0 8 3 0 1 8 8.0 23 Tahvanainen, Ville 1-0 22 22.0 2-6 . 3 3 3 2 - 6 . 3 3 3 0 - 0 . 0 0 00666.010120066.0 00 Kingsby, Danya 1-1 20 20.0 1-4 . 2 5 0 0 - 1 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 . 0 0 00333.020020022.0 51 Mast, Rienk 1-0 5 5.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 - 1 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 . 0 0 01122.010000000.0 21 McAdoo, Kevin 1-0 13 13.0 0-4 . 0 0 0 0 - 3 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 . 0 0 00000.000111000.0 Team 0 1 1 Total...... 1 200 24-59 . 4 0 7 5 - 2 1 . 2 3 8 8 - 1 0 . 8 0 0 12 31 43 43.0 14 0 12 15 6 1 61 61.0 Opponents...... 1 200 22-66 . 3 3 3 1 1 - 2 9 . 3 7 9 4 - 8 . 5 0 0 15 25 40 40.0 11 - 12 9 2 6 59 59.0

TEAM STATISTICS BRAD OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 61 59 ~ 11-25-20 vs Toledo W 61-59 111 Points per game 61.0 59.0 Scoring margin +2.0 - * - Conference game FIELD GOALS-ATT 24-59 22-66 Field goal pct . 4 0 7 . 3 3 3 3 POINT FG-ATT 5-21 11-29 3-point FG pct . 2 3 8 . 3 7 9 3-pt FG made per game 5.0 11.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 8-10 4-8 Free throw pct . 8 0 0 . 5 0 0 F-Throws made per game 8.0 4.0 REBOUNDS 43 40 Rebounds per game 43.0 40.0 Rebounding margin +3.0 - ASSISTS 12 12 Assists per game 12.0 12.0 TURNOVERS 15 9 Turnovers per game 15.0 9.0 Turnover margin -6.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 1.3 STEALS 1 6 Steals per game 1.0 6.0 BLOCKS 6 2 Blocks per game 6.0 2.0 ATTENDANCE 0 111 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-111

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Bradley 20 41 61 Opponents 28 31 59

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