1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

The 1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University in college basketball during the 1953–54 season. The team finished the season with a 19–13 record[1] and were national runners-up to La Salle University in the 1954 NCAA Tournament. It was the second time in five seasons that Bradley was the national runner-up; in 1949–50, they lost to CCNY in both the NCAA and NIT championships.

1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Runners-up
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 7
1953–54 record19–13
Head coach
Captains
Home arenaRobertson Memorial Field House
1953–54 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Holy Cross   262  .929
No. 17 Seattle   262  .929
No. 5 Duquesne   263  .897
No. 6 Notre Dame   223  .880
No. 2 La Salle   264  .867
Dayton   257  .781
Louisville   227  .759
No. 9 Penn State   186  .750
Oklahoma City   187  .720
Navy   188  .692
Army   157  .682
Villanova   2011  .645
Lafayette   1710  .630
Saint Joseph's   149  .609
Xavier   1812  .600
No. 7 Bradley   1913  .594
John Carroll   1511  .577
Seton Hall   1310  .565
Temple   1512  .556
Muhlenberg   1210  .545
Washington University   1210  .545
Syracuse   109  .526
Cincinnati   1110  .524
DePaul   1110  .524
Iona   1110  .524
Butler   1312  .520
Boston College   1111  .500
Loyola Marymount   1416  .467
Rutgers   1113  .458
Creighton   1417  .452
Gonzaga   1215  .444
Valparaiso   1013  .435
Marquette   1115  .423
Lehigh   812  .400
Pittsburgh   914  .391
Georgetown   1118  .379
Siena   714  .333
Portland   919  .321
Loyola (IL)   715  .318
Drake   716  .304
Colgate   512  .294
Bucknell   416  .200
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/1/1953*
Illinois State W 91–75  1–0
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/8/1953*
Purdue L 73–77  1–1
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/11/1953*
at Pittsburgh
Steel Bowl Tournament
L 64–66  1–2
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
12/12/1953*
vs. Wake Forest
Steel Bowl Tournament
W 78–74  2–2
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
12/14/1953*
Alabama L 61–63  2–3
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/21/1953*
USC W 79–64  3–3
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/23/1953*
No. 19 Notre Dame W 74–72  4–3
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/28/1953*
Arizona W 79–53  5–3
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/30/1953*
Rutgers W 89–70  6–3
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
1/2/1954*
No. 19 BYU W 77–50  7–3
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
1/9/1954*
Iowa State W 92–76  8–3
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
1/11/1954*
Drake W 93–53  9–3
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
1/13/1954*
Saint Louis W 76–59  10–3
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
1/16/1954*
at Louisville L 86–95  10–4
Jefferson County Armory 
Louisville, KY
1/18/1954*
Houston W 86–71  11–4
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
2/1/1954*
at Arizona L 74–87  11–5
Bear Down Gym 
Tucson, AZ
2/3/1954*
No. 18 Tulsa L 63–66  11–6
Expo Square Pavilion 
Tulsa, OK
2/6/1954*
No. 18 at No. 14 Wichita State L 83–91  11–7
 
Wichita, KS
2/9/1954*
DePaul W 80–69  12–7
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
2/12/1954*
at Marquette W 97–90  13–7
Old Gym 
Milwaukee, WI
2/15/1954*
Louisville L 90–96  13–8
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
2/20/1954*
at Drake L 74–81  13–9
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
2/22/1954*
Illinois Wesleyan W 87–72  14–9
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
2/27/1954*
at DePaul L 76–80 OT 14–10
 
Chicago, IL
3/3/1954*
at Saint Louis L 79–89  14–11
Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
3/6/1954*
Tulsa W 90–69  15–11
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
3/8/1954*
Marquette L 68–76  15–12
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
1954 NCAA Tournament
3/9/1954*
Oklahoma City
NCAA First Round
W 61–55  16–12
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
3/12/1954*
vs. Colorado
NCAA Quarterfinals
W 76–64  17–12
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
3/13/1954*
at No. 5 Oklahoma State
NCAA Quarterfinals
W 71–57  18–12
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
3/19/1954*
vs. USC
NCAA Final Four
W 74–72  19–12
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
3/20/1954*
vs. No. 12 La Salle
NCAA National Championship
L 76–92  19–13
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[2]

References

  1. "Bradley season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  2. "2005–06 Bradley Braves Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly records (page 161). Bradley University. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-12. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
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