Bradley Braves 1,699 Victories | 37 NBA Draft Picks | 36 Postseason Tournaments | 14 Conference Titles 2020-21 SCHEDULE Bradley ILLINOIS STATE November 9-4, 3-1 MVC 4-8, 1-5 MVC record AT record Wed 25 ~ vs. Toledo W, 61-59 Thu 26 ~ at Xavier L, 50-51 Brian Wardle 185-155 5-6 Dan Muller 153-125 9-7 head coach career record record vs. isu head coach career record record vs. bu Fri 27 ~ vs. Oakland W, 74-60 December The Bradley basketball team begins a week Tue 1 JUDSON W, 105-32 BRADLEY AT ILLINOIS STATE of rivalry games on Wednesday, traveling to Fri 4 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L, 84-88 Normal, Ill. • Redbird Arena face I-74 rival Illinois State. The schools are Mon 7 LEWIS W, 95-62 Wednesday, Jan. 20 • 8 p.m. set to meet at Redbird Arena for an 8 p.m. Thu 17 JACKSON STATE W, 83-60 Television tipoff on Marquee Sports Network. Sat 19 MIAMI (OHIO) W, 69-68 Station: ............... Marquee Sports Network / ESPN3 KEY BRAVES NUMBERS Tue 22 at #14 Missouri L, 53-54 Play-by-Play .............................................Kurt Pegler Mon 28 * at Valparaiso PPD Analyst .................................................... Bob Morris In its five-straight wins against Tue 29 * at Valparaiso PPD Illinois State, BU has outscored Radio 17.6 the Redbirds in the paint by January Flagship Station ...................... 1470 & 101.3 WMBD 17.6 points, 35.2 to 17.6. Play-by-Play ..............................................Dave Snell Sun 3 * LOYOLA PPD Bradley defeated Evansville by Analyst ................................................... Chad Kleine Mon 4 * LOYOLA PPD Braves Plus Pregame ...............................Dan DiOrio 31 31 points in its last game – its Sun 10 * at Northern Iowa L, 72-78 largest Valley win since 2000. Mon 11 * at Northern Iowa W, 75-73 Series history The Braves rank second in the Sat 16 * EVANSVILLE W, 69-60 Overall ............................................... Bradley, 68-62 country by allowing teams at Illinois State ..........................Illinois State, 39-20 36.8 to make just 36.8 percent of Sun 17 * EVANSVILLE W, 86-55 Under Brian Wardle .................................. Tied, 5-5 their field goal attempts. Wed 20 * at Illinois State (MSN / ESPN3) 8 p.m. Last Meeting ................Bradley 74, ISU 71 (2/26/20) The I-74 rivals are separated by Sun 24 * LOYOLA (MVC TV) 3 p.m. Last 10 Games ............................................ Tied, 5-5 39 just 39 miles and have played Mon 25 * LOYOLA (CBSSN) 6 p.m. MEDIA INFORMATION 130 games in series history. Thu 28 * at Valparaiso (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. Basketball SID .................................Jason Veniskey Ville Tahvanainen is shooting Sun 31 * at Indiana State (MVC TV) 3 p.m. Office ..............................................(309) 677-3636 48.0 percent from 3-point Cell ..................................................(585) 615-5316 48.0 range in Bradley's wins this February E-mail ................................. [email protected] season – compared to 22.2 Mon 1 * at Indiana State (ESPN3/+) 4 p.m. The Bradley Athletic Communications staff is percent in its losses. Sat 6 * SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (MVC TV) 3 p.m. available to assist home and visiting media. Contact BU is averaging 75.0 points so Sun 7 * SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3/+) 3 p.m. Jason Veniskey for credentials, releases, statistics or far in Valley play – its highest general basketball info and for assistance arranging Wed 10 * at Valparaiso (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. 75.0 average through four MVC interviews with players and/or coaches. Sat 13 * at Missouri State (ESPN3/+) 5 p.m. games since 2009-10. Sun 14 * at Missouri State (ESPN3/+) 3 p.m. Wed 17 * ILLINOIS STATE (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. BradleY’S LAST GAME STARTERS Fri 26 * DRAKE (MVC TV) 6 p.m. Sat 27 * DRAKE (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. March Thu 4 ! MVC First Round (MVC TV) TBA Fri 5 ! MVC Quarterfinals (MVC TV) TBA Sat 6 ! MVC Semifinals (CBSSN) TBA Sun 7 ! MVC Championship (CBS) 1 p.m. 5 EAST II 23 TAHVANAINEN 4 NOLAN JR. 10 CHILDS 51 MAST * - Missouri Valley Conference Game So • G So • G Jr • G Sr • F R-Fr • F ! - Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.) 8.6 PPG 8.6 PPG 12.0 PPG 14.6 PPG 5.9 PPG ~ - Xavier Invitational (Cincinnati, Ohio) 4.4 APG 3.3 RPG 3.3 APG 7.7 RPG 4.6 RPG 3.1 RPG 41.6 FG% 1.7 SPG 1.3 BPG 43.9 FG% 44.0 FG% 41.2 3P% 42.3 FG% 51.9 FG% 34.5 3P% game no. 14: bradley AT ILLINOIS STATE 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 ‘01 185-155 overall record (11th year) 90-90 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. 14: bradley AT ILLINOIS STATE BRADLEY TEAM NOTES ABOUT THE BRAVES TOP-RANKED DEFENSE By the numbers • Bradley have won three-straight games to improve • The Braves have become known for their defense Bradley Stat Illinois State 75.1 Scoring >>> 76.4 to 9-4 during the 2020-21 campaign with a 3-1 and 2020-21 is no different. 46.3 FG Pct >>> 49.2 MVC record. • Bradley owns the nation's 22nd-ranked scoring 33.9 3FG Pct >>> 38.7 • The Braves swept a pair of games versus Evansville defense – allowing just 61.5 points per game. 72.1 <<< FT Pct 58.9 last weekend, earning 69-60 and 86-55 victories. • The Braves were strong on defense right from the 41.5 <<< Rebounds 34.8 15.2 Assists >>> 15.7 • Senior Elijah Childs leads the Braves with 14.6 start as the team allowed just 59.3 points during 12.3 <<< Turnovers 14.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 17 total blocks. non-conference play – its lowest since the 1998-99 61.5 <<< Scoring Def. 78.5 • Two additional Braves average in double figures non-conference season. 36.8 <<< 45.7 FG% Def. with Terry Nolan Jr. posting 12.0 points per game 33.9 3FG% Def. >>> 32.3 4.4 <<< Blocks 3.7 and Ja'Shon Henry adding 11.2. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE 6.7 <<< Steals 5.3 • Sean East II chips in 8.6 points, while also leading • The key to Bradley's early-season success on the series facts & figures the Braves with 4.4 assists per game. defensive end is its field goal percentage defense • The Braves are averaging 75.1 points per game and, specifically, its defense inside the arc. All-Time Series ........................................Bradley, 68-62 at Bradley .................................................Bradley, 45-21 in 2020-21, while ranking 22nd nationally with a • Bradley ranks second nationally by allowing foes to at Illinois State.................................. Illinois State, 39-20 scoring defense of 61.5. make just 36.8 percent of their shots this season. Neutral Site ..................................................Bradley, 3-2 Postseason...........................................................Tied, 4-4 • BU is also allowing schools to make only 37.5 Current Streak ...................................................Bradley, 5 SERIES HISTORY percent of their 2-point attempts, including 38.5 Last 10 Games .....................................................Tied, 5-5 • In a series that dates back to 1904-05, the nearby percent versus Division I teams – which is first series results rivals are meeting for the 131st time Wednesday.