2016–17 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

2016–17 Bradley Braves men's basketball

Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record	2–1 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach	Brian Wardle (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Drew Adams
Assistant coach	Mike Bargen
Assistant coach	Jimmie Foster
Home arena	Carver Arena

2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Loyola–Chicago	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Missouri State	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Bradley	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Evansville	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Indiana State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Illinois State	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Drake	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200


† 2017 MVC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represents Bradley University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by second-year head coach Brian Wardle, play their home games at Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2015–16 season 5–27, 3–15 in Missouri Valley play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

Preseason

The Missouri Valley Conference's preseason poll picked Bradley to finish in eighth place in the MVC.^[1]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ka'Darryl Bell	0	G	6'1"	200	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Anthony Fields	3	G	6'0"	160	RS Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated
Joel Okafor	4	G	5'11"	175	Freshman	Richmond, IN	Transferred to Indiana Wesleyan
Davante Cooper	5	C	6'10"	215	Freshman	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to Tyler JC
Jackson Kane	10	G	5'10"	175	Senior	Roseville, IL	Walk-on; graduated
Scott James	24	F	6'8"	215	Freshman	Tarpon Springs, FL	Transferred to Liberty
Mike Shaw	32	F	6'8"	230	RS Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
JoJo McGlaston	24	G	6'3"	180	RS Junior	Dublin, CA	Junior college transferred from Diablo Valley College

2016 recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Koch Bar C	Jacksonville, FL	Arlington Country Day School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 2, 2015
Koch Bar C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Jayden Hodgson PG	Gosford, Australia	Centre of Excellence	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Nov 30, 2015
Jayden Hodgson PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NG
Nate Kennell SG	Metamora, IL	Metamora Township High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Jul 1, 2015
Nate Kennell SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NG
Darrell Brown Jr. PG	Memphis, TN	Germantown High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Feb 7, 2016
Darrell Brown Jr. PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NG
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 2016". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29. "ESPN – Bradley Braves Basketball Recruiting 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29.

2017 recruiting class

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ryan Stipanovich SF	Saint Louis, MO	De Smet Jesuit High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 16, 2016
Ryan Stipanovich SF	Scout: 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: "Bradley Commit List for 2017". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29. "ESPN – Bradley Braves Basketball Recruiting 2017". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29.

Roster

2016–17 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Griffith, LouLou Griffith (W)	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Washington Community HS	Washington, IL
3.5 !F	1	Thomas, DonteDonte Thomas	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Thornwood HS	Calumet City, IL
1.5 !G	2	Suggs, RonnieRonnie Suggs	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Vermont Academy	Washington, MO
1.5 !G	3	Pittman, AntoineAntoine Pittman	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Auburn HS	Rockford, IL
1.5 !G	10	Brown, DarrellDarrell Brown	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Germantown HS	Memphis, TN
5.0 !C	12	Bar, KochKoch Bar	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Arlington County Day School, FL	Abyei, South Sudan
3.5 !F	13	van Bree, LuukLuuk van Bree	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Canarias Basketball Academy	Venray, Netherlands
3.5 !F	14	Hanley, PeterPeter Hanley (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Notre Dame HS	Peoria, IL
3.5 !F	20	Merritt, JeromeJerome Merritt	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oldsmar Christian School	Hudson, FL
1.5 !G	23	Lautier-Ogunleye, DwayneDwayne Lautier-Ogunleye	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Bristol Academy Flyers	London, England
2.5 !G/F	24	McGlaston, JoJoJoJo McGlaston	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Dublin HS Diablo Valley College	Dublin, CA
1.5 !G	25	Kennell, NateNate Kennell	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Metamora Township HS	Metamora, IL
3.5 !F	30	Barker, CallumCallum Barker	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Notre Dame Prep	Hobart, Australia
3.5 !F	34	Foster, AlexAlex Foster	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Seton Academy Texas Tech	Joliet, IL
1.5 !G	35	Hodgson, JaydenJayden Hodgson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	UCSSC Lake Ginninderra	Gosford, Australia

Head coach

Brian Wardle (Marquette)

Assistant coach(es)

Drew Adams (Tennessee)
Mike Bargen (Marquette)
Jimmie Foster (South Dakota)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2016* 2:00 pm	Wisconsin-La Crosse	W 83–66		Carver Arena (4,682) Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Illinois-Springfield Gulf Coast Showcase Opening game	W 70–55	1–0	Carver Arena (5,176) Peoria, IL
Nov. 13, 2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Delaware	L 49–63	1–1	Carver Arena (4,897) Peoria, IL
Nov 18, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Southeast Missouri State	W 84–78	2–1	Carver Arena (5,142) Peoria, IL
Nov 21, 2016* 12:30 pm	vs. Hofstra Gulf Coast Showcase	L 90–92	2–2	Germain Arena Estero, FL
Nov 22, 2016* 10:00 am	vs. Wofford Gulf Coast Showcase	W 70–62	3–2	Germain Arena Estero, FL
Nov 23, 2016* 12:30 pm	vs. George Mason Gulf Coast Showcase	L 66–77	3–3	Germain Arena Estero, FL
Nov 29, 2016* 7:00 pm, WEIU-TV	at Eastern Illinois	W 87–83 ^OT	4–3	Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
Dec 3, 2016* 7:00 pm, CSN+/ESPN3	Nevada MW–MVC Challenge			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Dec 6, 2016* 6:00 pm	at Ball State			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
Dec 10, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	Chicago State			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Dec 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Texas–Arlington			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Dec 19, 2016* 8:00 pm, SECN	at Ole Miss			The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
Dec 21, 2016* 8:00 pm, FSN	at TCU			Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
Dec 29, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Southern Illinois			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Jan 1, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Wichita State			Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Jan 4, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Evansville			Ford Center Evansville, IN
Jan 7, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Loyola–Chicago			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Jan 11, 2017 8:00 pm, MVC-TV	Northern Iowa			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Jan 14, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
Jan 18, 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN	Illinois State			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Jan 21, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Missouri State			JQH Arena Springfield, MO
Jan 25, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Loyola–Chicago			Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Jan 29, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 or ESPNU	Wichita State			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 1, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois			SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
Feb 4, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Drake			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 8, 2017 8:00 pm, MVC-TV	Indiana State			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 11, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU	at Illinois State			Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
Feb 15, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 18, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Evansville			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 22, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Missouri State			Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 25, 2017 1:00 pm	at Drake			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Tournament
Mar 2–5, 2017	vs.			Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[2]

References

↑ TN, Streamline Technologies - Nashville,. "Shockers Tabbed as MVC Men's Hoops Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
↑ "Basketball (M) - Schedule/Results - BRADLEYBRAVES.COM—Official Web Site of Bradley University Athletics". Bradleybraves.com.

Bradley Braves men's basketball

Venues	Robertson Memorial Field House (1949–1982) Carver Arena (1982–present)

Culture & lore	Longest game in Division I history

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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