2018–19 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Wardle, played their home games at Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MVC Tournament, they defeated Missouri State,[1] Loyola,[2] and Northern Iowa to win the tournament championship.[3] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region.[4] There they lost to No. 2-seeded Michigan State in the First Round.[5]

2018–19 Bradley Braves men's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
Missouri Valley Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2018–19 record20–15 (9–9 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Drew Adams
  • Mike Bargen
  • Jimmie Foster
Home arenaCarver Arena
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Loyola–Chicago12–6 .667  20–14  .588
Drake12–6 .667  24–10  .706
Southern Illinois10–8 .556  17–15  .531
Missouri State10–8 .556  16–16  .500
Bradley †9–9 .500  20–15  .571
Northern Iowa9–9 .500  16–18  .471
Illinois State9–9 .500  17–16  .515
Indiana State7–11 .389  15–16  .484
Valparaiso7–11 .389  15–18  .455
Evansville5–13 .278  11–21  .344
† 2019 MVC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2017–18 season 20–13, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Drake in the first round of the MVC Tournament before losing to Loyola–Chicago in the semifinals.

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Donte Thomas1F6'7"225SeniorCalumet City, ILGraduated
Ryan Stipanovich21G/F6'7"210FreshmanSt. Louis, MOLeft the team due to personal reasons
JoJo McGlaston24G6'5"205RS SeniorDublin, CAGraduated
Chudier Bile**G/F6'6"200JuniorDenver, ColoradoStayed one Summer Session then transferred to Northwestern State
Callum Barker30F6'9"235JuniorHobart, AustraliaGraduate transferred to Missouri Baptist

2018 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Armon Brummett
SG		 Decatur, IL Douglas MacArthur High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 23, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Ja'Shon Henry
SF		 Saskatoon, SK Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Prep, Wilcox, SK 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jun 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Aristide Boya
C		 Douala, Cameroon Scotland Campus Prep, Scotland, PA 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 5, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Bradley Commit List for 2018". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  • "ESPN – Bradley Braves Basketball Recruiting 2018". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.

    2019 recruiting class
    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Stephan Gabriel
    SF    		 Maplewood, NJ Columbia HS->Hillcrest Prep (Phoenix, AZ)->Veritas Prep (Santa Fe Springs, CA)->NTSI Prep (Orlando, FL) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 14, 2018 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
    JaMir Price
    SG    		 Rock Island, IL Rock Island High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 09/26/2018 (to spend a year at prep school and enter Bradley in fall of 2020) 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
    Ville Tahvanainen
    PG/SG    		 Helsinki, Finland amateur team- Helsinki Basketball Academy (HBA-Marsky 1st Division) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 29, 2018 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
    Antonio Thomas
    PG    		 Memphis, TN Memphis East High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 17, 2018 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
    Rienk Mast
    PF    		 Groningen, the Netherlands amateur team- Donar, Dutch Basketball League (DBL - Eredivisie) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jan 20, 2019 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
    Danya Kingsby
    PG/SG    		 Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Hamilton HS->Arlington Country Day (Jacksonville, FL)->College of Southern Idaho->LSU transfer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 29, 2019 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
    Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
    • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
    • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

    Sources:

      Roster
      2018–19 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      C 1 Ari Boya 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrScotland Prep Douala, Cameroon
      G 2 Luqman Lundy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMays HS
      Northern Oklahoma      		 Edgewater, NJ
      G 3 Antoine Pittman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrAuburn HS Rockford, IL
      G 4 Armon Brummett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrMacArthur HS Decatur, IL
      G 5 Darrell Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrGermantown HS Memphis, TN
      G 10 Elijah Childs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoLee's Summit West HS Kansas City, MO
      C 12 Koch Bar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrArlington County Day School Abyei, South Sudan
      F 13 Luuk van Bree 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrCanarias Academy Venray, Netherlands
      F 14 Peter Hanley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrNotre Dame HS Peoria, IL
      G/F 22 Ja'Shon Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrAthol Murray College of Notre Dame Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
      G 23 Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrBristol Academy London, England
      G 25 Nate Kennell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrMetamora Township HS Metamora, IL
      G 35 Jayden Hodgson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrArlington County Day School Gosford, Australia
      Head coach
      Assistant coach(es)
      Legend
      • (C) Team captain
      • (S) Suspended
      • (I) Ineligible
      • (W) Walk-on

      Roster
      Last update: August 29, 2018

      Schedule and results
      Date
      time, TV      		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
      city, state
      Exhibition
      Nov 1, 2018*
      7:00 pm CT      		 Carroll (WI) W 81–31 
      		Carver Arena (4,386)
      Peoria, IL
      Non-conference regular season
      Nov 1, 2018*
      7:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 UW–Parkside
      Cancún Challenge campus site game      		 W 74–58  1–0
      		 Carver Arena (4,610)
      Peoria, IL
      Nov 10, 2018*
      1:00 pm CT, ESPN3      		 Southeast Missouri State W 68–57  2–0
      		 Carver Arena (5,181)
      Peoria, IL
      Nov 14, 2018*
      7:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 Jacksonville State
      Cancún Challenge campus site game      		 W 74–65  3–0
      		 Carver Arena (4,706)
      Peoria, IL
      Nov 17, 2018*
      7:00 pm CT, ESPN3      		 at UIC L 70–71  3–1
      		 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,423)
      Chicago, IL
      Nov 20, 2018*
      5:00 pm CT, CBSSN      		 vs. SMU
      Cancún Challenge Riviera Bracket semifinal      		 W 75–62  4–1
      		 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 
      Cancún, Mexico
      Nov 21, 2018*
      7:30 pm CT, CBSSN      		 vs. Penn State
      Cancún Challenge Riviera Bracket final      		 W 59–56  5–1
      		 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,473)
      Cancún, Mexico
      Nov 24, 2018*
      1:00 pm CT, ESPN3      		 Chicago State W 86–70  6–1
      		 Carver Arena (4,952)
      Peoria, IL
      Nov 28, 2018*
      6:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 at IUPUI L 73-85  6-2
      		 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,383)
      Indianapolis, IN
      Dec 1, 2018*
      7:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 New Mexico
      MW–MVC Challenge      		 L 75-85  6-3
      		 Carver Arena (5,494)
      Peoria, IL
      Dec 4, 2018*
      6:30 pm CT      		 at Little Rock W 68-62  7-3
      		 Jack Stephens Center (1,388)
      Little Rock, AR
      Dec 15, 2018*
      7:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 Eastern Illinois L 66-73  7-4
      		 Carver Arena (5,186)
      Peoria, IL
      Dec 18, 2018*
      6:30 pm CT, ESPN+      		 at Georgia Southern L 74–79 OT 7–5
      		 Hanner Fieldhouse (1,507)
      Statesboro, GA
      Dec 22, 2018*
      1:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 Southeastern Louisiana W 63–60  8–5
      		 Carver Arena (5,004)
      Peoria, IL
      Missouri Valley Conference regular season
      Jan 2, 2019
      7:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 Northern Iowa L 47–65  8–6
      (0–1)      		 Carver Arena (5,252)
      Peoria, IL
      Jan 5, 2019
      1:00 pm CT, ESPN3      		 at Indiana State L 60–65  8–7
      (0–2)      		 Hulman Center (4,117)
      Terre Haute, IN
      Jan 8, 2019
      7:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 at Valparaiso L 50–61  8–8
      (0–3)      		 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,535)
      Valparaiso, IN
      Jan 12, 2019
      7:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 Missouri State L 64–69  8–9
      (0–4)      		 Carver Arena (5,009)
      Peoria, IL
      Jan 16, 2019
      7:00 pm CT, FSMW/NBCSCH      		 Drake L 52–69  8–10
      (0–5)      		 Carver Arena (4,654)
      Peoria, IL
      Jan 20, 2019
      3:00 pm CT, ESPNU      		 at Southern Illinois W 57–54  9–10
      (1–5)      		 SIU Arena (4,327)
      Carbondale, IL
      Jan 23, 2019
      6:00 pm CT, FSMW/NBCSCH      		 Illinois State W 85–68  10–10
      (2–5)      		 Carver Arena (7,122)
      Peoria, IL
      Jan 26, 2019
      3:00 pm CT, FSMW/NBCSCH      		 at Missouri State L 37–55  10–11
      (2–6)      		 JQH Arena (5,215)
      Springfield, MO
      Jan 30, 2019
      6:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 at Evansville W 81–73  11–11
      (3–6)      		 Ford Center (5,019)
      Evansville, IN
      Feb 2, 2019
      1:00 pm CT, CBSSN      		 Southern Illinois L 68–72  11–12
      (3–7)      		 Carver Arena (5,968)
      Peoria, IL
      Feb 6, 2019
      7:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 at Northern Iowa W 79–71  12–12
      (4–7)      		 McLeod Center (3,345)
      Cedar Falls, IA
      Feb 9, 2019
      7:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 Indiana State W 96–67  13–12
      (5–7)      		 Carver Arena (5,805)
      Peoria, IL
      Feb 13, 2019
      7:00 pm CT, FSMW/NBCSCH      		 Loyola–Chicago W 61–54  14–12
      (6–7)      		 Carver Arena (5,490)
      Peoria, IL
      Feb 16, 2019
      7:00 pm CT, ESPN2      		 at Illinois State W 65–59  15–12
      (7–7)      		 Redbird Arena (9,011)
      Normal, IL
      Feb 19, 2019
      7:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 at Drake L 68–77  15–13
      (7–8)      		 Knapp Center (3,061)
      Des Moines, IA
      Feb 23, 2019
      1:00 pm CT, ESPN3      		 Evansville W 63–61  16–13
      (8–8)      		 Carver Arena (6,571)
      Peoria, IL
      Feb 27, 2019
      7:00 pm CT, ESPN+      		 Valparaiso W 67–42  17–13
      (9–8)      		 Carver Arena (5,867)
      Peoria, IL
      Mar 2, 2019
      5:00 pm CT, ESPN2      		 at Loyola–Chicago L 68–81  17–14
      (9–9)      		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,963)
      Chicago, IL
      Missouri Valley Tournament
      Mar 8, 2019
      2:35 pm CT, MVC-TV Network      		 (5) vs. (4) Missouri State
      Quarterfinals      		 W 61–58  18–14
      		 Enterprise Center (6,774)
      St. Louis, MO
      Mar 9, 2019
      2:35 pm CT, CBSSN      		 (5) vs. (1) Loyola–Chicago
      Semifinals      		 W 53–51  19–14
      		 Enterprise Center (7,884)
      St. Louis, MO
      Mar 10, 2019
      1:05 pm CT, CBS      		 (5) vs. (6) Northern Iowa
      Championship Game      		 W 57–54  20–14
      		 Enterprise Center (8,108)
      St. Louis, MO
      NCAA Tournament
      Mar 21, 2019*
      1:45 pm CT, CBS      		 (15 E) vs. (2 E) No. 5 Michigan State
      First Round      		 L 65–76  20–15
      		 Wells Fargo Arena (16,512)
      Des Moines, IA
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
      All times are in Central Time.

      Source[6]

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      2. "Bradley vs. Loyola (Chi) - Game Recap - March 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
      3. Petaros, Nick. "MVC championship: Bradley stuns UNI". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
      4. Solari, Chris. "Michigan State basketball gets No. 2 seed, will face Bradley Braves". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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