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2023–24 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

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2023–24 Bradley Braves men's basketball

SoCal Challenge Surf Division Champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–12 (13–7 MVC)
Head coach	Brian Wardle (9th season)
Associate head coach	Mike Bargen
Assistant coaches	Jimmie Foster Mike Black
Home arena	Carver Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana State	17	–	3	.850	32	–	7	.821
Drake †	16	–	4	.800	28	–	7	.800
Bradley	13	–	7	.650	23	–	12	.657
Northern Iowa	12	–	8	.600	19	–	14	.576
Belmont	12	–	8	.600	20	–	13	.606
Southern Illinois	11	–	9	.550	19	–	13	.594
Illinois State	9	–	11	.450	15	–	17	.469
Murray State	9	–	11	.450	12	–	20	.375
Missouri State	8	–	12	.400	17	–	16	.515
Evansville	6	–	14	.300	17	–	18	.486
UIC	4	–	16	.200	12	–	21	.364
Valparaiso	3	–	17	.150	7	–	25	.219

† 2024 MVC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by ninth-year head coach Brian Wardle, played their home games at Carver Arena located in Peoria, Illinois, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 13–7 in MVC play to finish in third place. They defeated UIC in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Drake. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 3 seed. They defeated Loyola Chicago before losing to Cincinnati in the second round.

Previous season[edit]

The Braves finished the 2022–23 season 25–10, 16–4 in MVC play to win the regular season championship for the first time since 1996.^[1] They defeated Northern Iowa and Indiana State in the MVC tournament before losing to Drake in the championship game.^[2] As a regular season champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT.^[3] There they lost to Wisconsin in the first round.^[4]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Demarion Burch	6ft4in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Milwaukee-Hamilton High School	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	1	Almar Atlason	6ft8in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	KR Reykjavík	Reykjavík, Iceland
G	2	Emarion Ellis	6ft5in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Marquette	Davenport, Iowa
C	4	Ahmet Jonovic	7ft1in (2.16 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	OKK Beograd	Prijepolje, Serbia
G/F	5	Christian Davis	6ft7in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Le Moyne	Denver, Colorado
G	10	Connor Hickman	6ft3in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Bloomington High School South	Bloomington, Indiana
G	12	Cade Hardtke (W)	6ft2in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Glenbard South High School	Lombard, Illinois
G	13	Sam Hennessy (W)	6ft2in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Benet Academy	Naperville, Illinois
F	14	Malevy Leons	6ft9in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Mineral Area College	IJmuiden, Netherlands
G	21	Duke Deen	5ft8in (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Troy	Shreveport, Louisiana
F	24	Kyle Thomas	6ft10in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Eastern Illinois	Bolingbrook, Illinois
F	25	Goanar Biliew	6ft8in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Des Moines Area Community College	Denison, Iowa
F	34	Connor Linke	6ft9in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	St. Charles North High School	St. Charles, Illinois
F	35	Darius Hannah	6ft9in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Milwaukee Academy of Science	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Head coach

Brian Wardle (Marquette)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Bargen (Marquette)
Jimmie Foster (South Dakota)
Mike Black (Albany)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 pm		St. Ambrose	W 74–61	–	Carver Arena (3,841) Peoria, IL
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	W 73–71 ^OT	1–0	Bartow Arena (3,632) Birmingham, AL
November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Utah State	W 72–66 ^OT	2–0	Carver Arena (5,845) Peoria, IL
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Tarleton State SoCal Challenge campus site game	W 86–63	3–0	Carver Arena (4,032) Peoria, IL
November 20, 2023* 9:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Tulane SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals	W 80–77	4–0	The Pavilion at JSerra (498) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 22, 2023* 9:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. UTEP SoCal Challenge Surf Division championship	W 63–59	5–0	The Pavilion at JSerra (499) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 25, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont	W 79–70	6–0	Carver Arena (5,068) Peoria, IL
November 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State	L 72–79	6–1 (0–1)	CFSB Center (5,211) Murray, KY
December 2, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Indiana State	L 77–85	6–2 (0–2)	Carver Arena (5,639) Peoria, IL
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Akron	L 52–67	6–3	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,100) Akron, OH
December 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	L 69–76	6–4	Carver Arena (4,842) Peoria, IL
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm		vs. Duquesne	L 67–69	6–5	Lebron James Arena (1,375) Akron, OH
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 75–64	7–5	Carver Arena (4,875) Peoria, IL
December 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Truman State	W 69–47	8–5	Carver Arena (4,866) Peoria, IL
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 86–61	9–5 (1–2)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,328) Valparaiso, IN
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	W 86–60	10–5 (2–2)	Carver Arena (5,174) Peoria, IL
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 86–50	11–5 (3–2)	Carver Arena (4,093) Peoria, IL
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	W 77–59	12–5 (4–2)	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,328) Chicago, IL
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	W 70–69	13–5 (5–2)	Banterra Center (4,614) Carbondale, IL
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont	W 95–72	14–5 (6–2)	Carver Arena (6,521) Peoria, IL
January 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Murray State	W 71–63	15–5 (7–2)	Carver Arena (4,581) Peoria, IL
January 27, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State	L 86–95 ^OT	15–6 (7–3)	Hulman Center (8,223) Terre Haute, IN
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Northern Iowa	W 85–69	16–6 (8–3)	Carver Arena (4,861) Peoria, IL
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State I-74 Rivalry	W 73–60	17–6 (9–3)	CEFCU Arena (6,871) Normal, IL
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	L 70–73	17–7 (9–4)	Ford Center (3,542) Evansville, IN
February 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	L 67–74	17–8 (9–5)	Carver Arena (8,023) Peoria, IL
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	W 85–73	18–8 (10–5)	Carver Arena (4,403) Peoria, IL
February 18, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 63–74	18–9 (10–6)	McLeod Center (3,780) Cedar Falls, IA
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	W 86–62	19–9 (11–6)	Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO
February 24, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Illinois State I-74 Rivalry	W 48–45	20–9 (12–6)	Carver Arena (9,201) Peoria, IL
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	W 86–67	21–9 (13–6)	Carver Arena (6,168) Peoria, IL
March 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake	L 66–74	21–10 (13–7)	Knapp Center (6,051) Des Moines, IA
MVC Tournament
March 8, 2024 8:30 pm, MVC TV	(3)	vs. (11) UIC Quarterfinals	W 74–47	22–10	Enterprise Center (5,813) St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2024 5:00 pm, CBSSN	(3)	vs. (2) Drake Semifinals	L 67–72	22–11	Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
NIT
March 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	Loyola Chicago First Round – Indiana State Bracket	W 74–62	23–11	Carver Arena (4,691) Peoria, IL
March 23, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	at (2) Cincinnati Second Round – Indiana State Bracket	L 57–74	23–12	Fifth Third Arena (4,732) Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Bradley wins MVC Regular Season Title for first time since 1996, defeating Drake 73-61". 25newsnow.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

^ "Drake vs. Bradley - Men's College Basketball Box Score - March 5, 2023". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

^ Jacques, Mike "Jocko" (2023-03-12). "Badgers men's basketball makes NIT after not being selected to NCAA Tournament". www.nbc15.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

^ "Bradley vs. Wisconsin - Men's College Basketball Game Recap - March 14, 2023". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

^ "Bradley Braves 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

v t e Bradley Braves men's basketball
Venues	Peoria YMCA (1902–1909) Hewitt Gymnasium (1909–1925) Peoria Armory (1925–1941) Woodruff High School Gymnasium (1941–1943) Peoria Armory (1945–1949) Robertson Memorial Field House (1949–1982) Carver Arena (1982–present)
Rivalries	Illinois State
Culture & lore	Longest game in Division I history Point-shaving scandal Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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