2017–18 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2017–18 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Braves, led by third-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 20–13, 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 quarterfinals.
Previous season
The Braves finished the 2016–17 season 13–20, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC tournament , they defeated Drake [1] in the first round before losing to Wichita State in the quarterfinals.[2]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2017 recruiting class
Source[3]
Preseason
In the conference's preseason poll, the Braves were picked to finish in seventh place in the MVC.[4] Sophomore guard Darrell Brown was named to the preseason All-MVC second team.[4]
Roster
2017–18 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
1
Donte Thomas
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Thornwood HS
Calumet City, IL
G
2
Luqman Lundy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Mays HS Northern Oklahoma College
Edgewater, NJ
G
3
Antoine Pittman
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Auburn HS
Rockford, IL
G
5
Darrell Brown
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Germantown HS
Memphis, TN
F
10
Elijah Childs
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Lee's Summit West HS
Kansas City, MO
C
12
Koch Bar
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Arlington County Day School, FL
Abyei, South Sudan
F
13
Luuk van Bree
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Canarias Basketball Academy
Venray, Netherlands
F
14
Peter Hanley (W)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Notre Dame HS
Peoria, IL
G/F
21
Ryan Stipanovich
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
De Smet Jesuit HS
St. Louis, MO
G
23
Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Bristol Academy Flyers
London, England
G
24
JoJo McGlaston
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
Dublin HS Diablo Valley College
Dublin, CA
G
25
Nate Kennell
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Metamora Township HS
Metamora, IL
F
30
Callum Barker
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Notre Dame Prep
Hobart, Australia
G
35
Jayden Hodgson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
UCSSC Lake Ginninderra
Gosford, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 26, 2017 *7:00 pm
Lewis
W 71–58
12 – Brown
6 – Childs
6 – Brown
Renaissance Coliseum Peoria, IL
Nov 1, 2017 *7:00 pm
Robert Morris (IL)
W 87–57
17 – Lautier-Ogunleye
8 – Childs
4 – Tied
Carver Arena (4,248)Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI
W 68–53
1–0
19 – Kennell
11 – Lautier-Ogunleye
4 – Tied
Carver Arena (4,936)Peoria, IL
Nov 14, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Delaware
W 61–53
2–0
15 – Van Bree
10 – Thomas
3 – Tied
Carver Arena (4,556)Peoria, IL
Nov 17, 2017 *10:00 am
vs. Vermont The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals
L 64–65
2–1
12 – 3 tied
11 – Childs
3 – Lautier-Oguenleye
Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (334)Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 18, 2017 *10:00 am
vs. UTSA The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase consolation round
W 71–69
3–1
18 – Thomas
7 – Tied
3 – Tied
Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (247)Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 19, 2017 *1:00 pm
vs. Weber State The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 5th-place game
W 70–64
4–1
23 – Brown
8 – Thomas
3 – 3 tied
Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (312)Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 22, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri S&T The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase campus game
W 79–47
5–1
18 – Kennell
8 – Tied
7 – Brown
Carver Arena (4,655)Peoria, IL
Nov 25, 2017 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern
W 62–57
6–1
19 – Brown
14 – Bar
3 – Tied
Carver Arena (4,670)Peoria, IL
Dec 1, 2017 *7:00 pm, NBCSC+
Eastern Illinois
W 67–56
7–1
14 – Childs
10 – Lautier-Oguenleye
4 – Brown
Carver Arena (5,275)Peoria, IL
Dec 3, 2017 *5:00 pm, STADIUM
at San Diego State MW–MVC Challenge
W 75–52
7–2
12 – Brown
7 – Childs
2 – 3 tied
Viejas Arena (11,102)San Diego, CA
Dec 13, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Little Rock
W 86–46
8–2
12 – Thomas
6 – Van Bree
5 – Brown
Carver Arena (4,670)Peoria, IL
Dec 16, 2017 *2:05 pm
at Chicago State
W 84–58
9–2
15 – Van Bree
6 – Thomas
10 – Brown
Dickens Athletic Center (750)Chicago, IL
Dec 20, 2017 *1:00 pm
at Southeast Missouri State
W 75–67
10–2
18 – Brown
6 – 4 tied
5 – Kennell
Show Me Center (702)Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 22, 2017 *6:00 pm
at Ole Miss
W 82–59
10–3
16 – Brown
6 – 3 tied
5 – Brown
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,993)Oxford, MS
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake
W 66–64
10–4 (0–1)
19 – Brown
8 – Childs
2 – 3 tied
Knapp Center (2,611)Des Moines, IA
Dec 31, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa
W 72–53
11–4 (1–1)
24 – Brown
10 – Thomas
5 – Tied
Carver Arena (5,684)Peoria, IL
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso
W 80–71
12–4 (2–1)
19 – Thomas
14 – Lautier-Oguenleye
7 – Brown
Carver Arena (5,294)Peoria, IL
Jan 6, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville
L 44–68
12–5 (2–2)
12 – Thomas
4 – 4 tied
3 – Kennell
Ford Center (4,171)Evansville, IN
Jan 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois
W 68–62
13–5 (3–2)
22 – Thomas
7 – Thomas
5 – Brown
Carver Arena (5,319)Peoria, IL
Jan 13, 2018 3:00 pm, FSMW /NBCSC
at Loyola
W 81–65
13–6 (3–3)
15 – Brown
7 – Thomas
5 – Tied
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,814)Chicago, IL
Jan 17, 2018 6:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSC
at Illinois State I-74 Rivalry
L 57–70
13–7 (3–4)
13 – Tied
13 – Thomas
6 – Brown
Redbird Arena (6,321)Bloomington, IL
Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville
W 66–53
14–7 (4–4)
17 – Brown
12 – Thomas
4 – Lautier-Oguenleye
Carver Arena (6,285)Peoria, IL
Jan 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State
W 72–52
15–7 (5–4)
20 – Brown
12 – Childs
8 – Brown
Carver Arena (5,041)Peoria, IL
Jan 28, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State
W 81–73
16–7 (6–4)
25 – Kennell
7 – Childs
8 – Brown
Hulman Center (4,516)Terre Haute, IN
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSC
Loyola
W 69–67
17–7 (7–4)
18 – Childs
7 – Childs
8 – Tied
Carver Arena (5,753)Peoria, IL
Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake
L 68–78
17–8 (7–5)
20 – Brown
12 – Thomas
8 – Brown
Carver Arena (7,793)Peoria, IL
Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa
L 65–74
17–9 (7–6)
19 – Lautier-Ogunleye
6 – Kennell
2 – Tied
McLeod Center (4,564)Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 11, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois
L 57–74
17–10 (7–7)
21 – Pippen
8 – Pippen
4 – Lautier-Ogunleye
SIU Arena (4,830)Carbondale, IL
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State I-74 Rivalry
W 70–58
18–10 (8–7)
14 – Thomas
10 – Thomas
6 – Lautier-Ogunleye
Carver Arena (7,731)Peoria, IL
Feb 17, 2018 8:00 pm, FSNW/NBCSC
at Valparaiso
L 64–77
18–11 (8–8)
19 – Thomas
19 – thomas
3 – Lautier-Ogunleye
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,021)Valparaiso, IN
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, FSNW/NBCSC
Missouri State
W 82–78
19–11 (9–8)
20 – Kennell
7 – Thomas
4 – Brown
JQH Arena (4,504)Springfield, MO
Feb 24, 2018 3:00 pm, CBSSN
Indiana State
L 64–66
19–12 (9–9)
24 – Thomas
8 – Thomas
7 – Lautier-Ogunleye
Carver Arena (7,827)Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 2, 2018 2:30 pm, ESPN3
(5)
vs. (4) Drake Quarterfinals
W 63–61
20–12
24 – Brown
7 – Thomas
2 – 5 tied
Scottrade Center (6,410)St. Louis, MO
Mar 3, 2018 2:30 pm, CBSSN
(5)
vs. (1) Loyola-Chicago Semifinals
L 54–62
20–13
12 – 3 tied
7 – Lautier-Ogunleye
3 – Hodgson
Scottrade Center (8,415)St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source[5] [6]
References
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