Bradley Braves 1,644 Victories | 37 NBA Draft Picks | 35 Postseason Tournaments | 12 Conference Titles
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Bradley Braves 1,644 Victories | 37 NBA Draft Picks | 35 Postseason Tournaments | 12 Conference Titles 2017-18 SCHEDULE Bradley INDIANA STATE November 15-7, 5-4 MVC 10-11, 5-4 MVC record AT record Sat 11 IUPUI (ESPN3) W, 68-53 Brian Wardle 128-119 1-4 Greg Lansing 130-119 11-3 Tue 14 DELAWARE (ESPN3) W, 61-53 head coach career record record vs. isu head coach career record record vs. bu Fri 17 ~ vs. Vermont L, 64-65 Sat 18 ~ vs. UTSA W, 71-69 Sun 19 ~ vs. Weber State W, 70-64 Coming off double-digit MVC wins for BRADLEY AT INDIANA STATE Wed 22 ~ MISSOURI S&T (ESPN3) W, 79-47 the first time in eight years, the Bradley Sat 25 GEORGIA SOUTHERN (ESPN3) W, 62-57 Terre Haute, Ind. • Hulman Center (10,200) basketball team looks to extend its winning Sunday, Jan. 28 • 1 p.m. CT ways to the road as it travels to Indiana State. Tipoff on Sunday is set for 1 p.m. CT. December Television Fri 1 EASTERN ILLINOIS (NBCSCH+) W, 67-56 Station: ........................................................... ESPN3 KEY BRAVES NUMBERS Sun 3 ^ at San Diego State (MWC TV) L, 52-75 Play-by-Play ...................................... Tom Ackerman Analyst ....................................................Rich Zvosec The Braves have lowered their Wed 13 LITTLE ROCK (ESPN3) W, 86-46 turnovers by 3.8 since non- Sat 16 at Chicago State (WAC TV) W, 84-58 Radio 3.8 conference play, averaging just Wed 20 at SE Missouri State (OVC TV) W, 75-67 Flagship Station ....................................1470 WMBD 12.0 in nine MVC games. Fri 22 at Mississippi (SEC Network+) L, 59-82 Play-by-Play ..............................................Dave Snell Darrell Brown ranks first in Analyst ................................................... Chad Kleine Thu 28 * at Drake (ESPN3) L, 64-66 the MVC with 4.6 assists in Braves Plus Pregame ...............................Dan DiOrio 4.6 Sun 31 * NORTHERN IOWA (ESPN3) W, 72-53 conference games this year. Series history Donte Thomas has scored in January Overall ............................................... Bradley, 51-36 7 double figures in seven-straight Wed 3 * VALPARAISO (ESPN3) W, 80-71 at Indiana State ....................... Indiana State, 24-17 games (he had six games of 10+ Under Brian Wardle .................... Indiana State, 3-1 points in the first 15 contests). Sat 6 * at Evansville (ESPN3) L, 44-68 Last Meeting ..................ISU 56, Bradley 54 (2/8/17) Bradley owns the nation’s Tue 9 * SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) W, 68-62 Last 10 Games .............................. Indiana State, 8-2 8 eighth-ranked scoring defense Sat 13 * at Loyola (MVC Network) L, 65-81 MEDIA INFORMATION at 62.2 points per game. Wed 17 * at Illinois State (MVC Network) L, 57-70 Basketball SID .................................Jason Veniskey Bradley has won back-to-back Sat 20 * EVANSVILLE (ESPN3) W, 66-53 Office ..............................................(309) 677-3636 conference games by 10+ Tue 23 * MISSOURI STATE (ESPN3) W, 72-52 Cell ..................................................(585) 615-5316 10 points for the first time since Sun 28 * at Indiana State (ESPN3) 1 p.m. E-mail ................................. [email protected] 2009. Wed 31 * LOYOLA (MVC Network) 7 p.m. The Bradley Athletic Communications staff is The BU defense has forced its available to assist home and visiting media. Contact opponent to take 19.0 seconds February Jason Veniskey for credentials, releases, statistics or 19.0 per offensive possession – the general basketball info and for assistance arranging longest rate in the country Sat 3 * DRAKE (ESPN3) 7 p.m. interviews with players and/or coaches. (19.9 in MVC games). Wed 7 * at Northern Iowa (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Sun 11 * at Southern Illinois (ESPN3) 3 p.m. Wed 14 * ILLINOIS STATE (ESPN3) 7 p.m. BradleY'S last game STARTERS Sat 17 * at Valparaiso (MVC Network) 8 p.m. Wed 21 * at Missouri State (MVC Network) 7 p.m. Sat 24 * INDIANA STATE TBA March 1-4 State Farm MVC Tournament * - Missouri Valley Conference Game ~ - Islands of the Bahamas Showcase HODGSON BROWN LAUTIER-OGUNLEYE THOMAS CHILDS 35 So • G 5 So • G 23 Jr • G 1 Sr • F 10 Fr • F ^ - Mountain West-MVC Challenge 4.8 PPG 13.6 PPG 6.2 PPG 10.5 PPG 8.6 PPG 1.5 APG 4.2 APG 4.9 RPG 7.0 RPG 6.1 RPG 44.3 FG% 36.0 FG% 2.4 APG 1.0 BPG 1.5 BPG 37.2 3P% 39.8 3P% 44.0 FG% 54.6 FG% 52.4 FG% game no. 23: bradley AT INDIANA STATE 2017-18 ROSTER photo roster 2017-18 BRADLEY BRAVES ROSTER # Name Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown/Last School 1 Donte Thomas F Sr. 6-7 225 Calumet City, Ill./Thornwood 2 Luqman Lundy Jr. G 6-3 200 Edgewater, N.J./N. Oklahoma College-Tonkawa 3 Antoine Pittman G Jr. 6-3 210 Rockford, Ill./Auburn 5 Darrell Brown, Jr. G So. 5-10 190 Memphis, Tenn./Germantown 10 Elijah Childs F Fr. 6-7 220 Kansas City, Mo./Lee’s Summit West 12 Koch Bar C So. 6-11 230 Abyei, South Sudan/Arlington Country Day 13 Luuk van Bree F Jr. 6-9 225 Helmond, Netherlands/Canarias Academy Donte Thomas Luqman Lundy Antoine Pittman 14 Peter Hanley F Jr. 6-7 225 Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame High 1 Sr • F • 6-7 • 225 2 Jr • G • 6-3 • 200 3 Jr • G • 6-3 • 210 21 Ryan Stipanovich G/F Fr. 6-7 210 St. Louis, Mo./De Smet Jesuit Calumet City, Ill. Edgewater, N.J. Rockford, Ill. 23 Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye G Jr. 6-4 210 London, England/Bristol Academy 25 Nate Kennell G So. 6-6 205 Metamora, Ill./Metamora Township 30 Callum Barker C Jr. 6-9 235 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia/Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) 35 Jayden Hodgson G So. 6-3 200 Gosford, Australia/Arlington Country Day BRADLEY COACHING STAFF Brian Wardle Darrell Brown Elijah Childs Head Coach 5 So • G • 5-10 • 190 10 Fr • F • 6-7 • 220 Marquette ‘01 Memphis, Tenn. Kansas City, Mo. 128-119 overall record (Eighth year) 33-54 at Bradley (Third year) Koch Bar Luuk van Bree Peter Hanley 12 So • C • 6-11 • 230 13 Jr • F • 6-9 • 225 14 Jr • F • 6-7 • 225 Abyei, South Sudan Helmond, Netherlands Peoria, Ill. Drew Adams Mike Bargen Jimmie Foster Ryan Sharbaugh Troy Pierce Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Player Development/ 3rd year at BU 3rd year at BU 3rd year at BU Operations Video Operations Tennessee ‘09 Marquette ‘99 South Dakota ‘02 2nd year at BU 2nd year at BU Westminster ‘08 Emporia State ‘13 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Name Pronunciation Koch Bar KOTCH Ryan Stipanovich D. Lautier-Ogunleye Callum Barker CAL–um 21 Fr • G/F • 6-7 • 210 23 Jr • G • 6-4 • 210 St. Louis, Mo. London, England Jayden Hodgson HODGE–son Nate Kennell keh-NELL Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye LOW–tee–ay oh–gun–LAY–yay Luqman Lundy LUKE-mon Ryan Sharbaugh SHAR-bah Ryan Stipanovich STIP-pan-o-vich Luuk van Bree Luke vohn–BRAY Nate Kennell Callum Barker Jayden Hodgson 25 So • G • 6-6 • 205 30 Jr • C • 6-9 • 235 35 So • G • 6-3 • 200 Metamora, Ill. Hobart, Tasmania Gosford, Australia 2 2017-18 bradley basketball game no. 23: bradley AT INDIANA STATE BRADLEY TEAM NOTES ABOUT THE BRAVES TOP-RANKED DEFENSE By the numbers • Bradley is 15-7 during the 2017-18 season and is • The key to the team’s success this season has been Bradley Stat Indiana State in a four-way tie for third in the Missouri Valley owning one of the nation’s top defenses. 67.5 Scoring >>> 74.3 Conference with a 5-4 record. • Bradley is allowing only 62.2 points per game, 43.1 FG Pct >>> 43.6 36.5 3FG Pct >>> 37.2 • The Braves are 5-0 at home in MVC play but 0-4 ranking eighth in the country. 69.5 < FT Pct > 69.5 on the road in conference action. • The Braves also place in the top 30 in field goal 37.2 <<< Rebounds 36.5 • Sophomore Darrell Brown leads Bradley with 13.6 percentage defense (ninth at 38.6%), 2-point 13.9 <<< Assists 12.1 points and 4.2 assists per game. defense (18th at 44.1%) and 3-point defense (26th 14.2 <<< Turnovers 14.8 • Senior Donte Thomas is second on the team at 31.0%). 62.2 <<< Scoring Def. 72.4 with 10.5 points per game, while also leading the 38.6 <<< FG% Def. 43.5 Braves with 7.0 boards. TURNING AROUND 31.0 <<< 3FG% Def. 34.0 • BU is averaging 67.5 points, shooting 43.1 percent 4.4 <<< Blocks 3.6 • The Braves have become one of the better teams 6.6 Steals >>> 7.3 from the floor and 36.5 percent from 3-point range. in protecting the ball as of late. • The strength of the team is on defense where BU • After committing 15.8 turnovers in non-conference series facts & figures features the nation’s eighth-ranked unit, allowing play, Bradley has lowered that total by 3.8 in MVC only 62.2 points per game, 38.6 percent of field All-Time Series .................................. Bradley, 51-36 games to 12.0. Only Northern Iowa (11.4) and at Bradley ........................................... Bradley, 33-10 goals and 31.0 percent from 3-point range. Loyola (11.9) average fewer in conference games. at Indiana State .........................Indiana State, 24-17 • In Tuesday’s win against Missouri State, the Braves Neutral Site ...................................Indiana State, 2-1 SERIES HISTORY had only five turnovers to go with 15 assists.