1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Runners-up
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 7
1953–54 record 19–13
Head coach Forddy Anderson (6th year)
Captain Bob Carney
Captain John Riley
Home arena Robertson Memorial Field House
1953–54 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Holy Cross       26 2   .929
#17 Seattle       26 2   .929
#5 Duquesne       26 3   .897
#6 Notre Dame       22 3   .880
#2 La Salle       26 4   .867
Dayton       25 7   .781
Louisville       22 7   .759
#9 Penn State       18 6   .750
Oklahoma City       18 7   .720
Navy       18 8   .692
Army       15 7   .682
Villanova       20 11   .645
Lafayette       17 10   .630
Saint Joseph's       14 9   .609
Xavier       18 12   .600
#7 Bradley       19 13   .594
John Carroll       15 11   .577
Seton Hall       13 10   .565
Temple       15 12   .556
Muhlenberg       12 10   .545
Washington University       12 10   .545
Syracuse       10 9   .526
Cincinnati       11 10   .524
DePaul       11 10   .524
Iona       11 10   .524
Butler       13 12   .520
Boston College       11 11   .500
Loyola Marymount       14 16   .467
Rutgers       11 13   .458
Creighton       14 17   .452
Gonzaga       12 15   .444
Valparaiso       10 13   .435
Marquette       11 15   .423
Lehigh       8 12   .400
Pittsburgh       9 14   .391
Georgetown       11 18   .379
Siena       7 14   .333
Portland       9 19   .321
Loyola (IL)       7 15   .318
Drake       7 16   .304
Colgate       5 12   .294
Bucknell       4 16   .200
Rankings from AP Poll

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 1950 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.

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 W 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 W 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. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
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