2014–15 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves were led by fourth year head coach Geno Ford, and played their home games at Carver Arena, with one home game at Renaissance Coliseum in Peoria, Illinois. They were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–24, 3–15 in MVC play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.

2014–15 Bradley Braves men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record9–24 (3–15 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ronald Coleman
  • Jaden Uken
  • Cole Pitts
Home arenaCarver Arena
Renaissance Coliseum
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Wichita State171 .944305  .857
No. 11 Northern Iowa162 .889314  .886
Indiana State117 .6111516  .484
Illinois State117 .6112213  .629
Evansville99 .5002412  .667
Loyola Chicago810 .4442413  .649
Drake612 .333922  .290
Missouri State513 .2781120  .355
Southern Illinois414 .2221221  .364
Bradley315 .167924  .273
2015 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On March 22, head coach Geno Ford was fired.[1] He finished with a four-year record of 46–86.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Ka'Darryl Bell Guard 6–1 195 Junior Chicago, Illinois
1 Donte Thomas Forward 6-6 205 Freshman Calumet City, Illinois
2 Warren Jones Guard 6-3 190 Junior Centralia, Illinois
3 Anthony Fields Guard 6–0 160 Junior Detroit, Michigan
4 Auston Barnes Forward 6–8 215 Senior Lansing, Michigan
5 Tramique Sutherland Guard 5-11 175 Junior Toronto, Ontario
12 Darrion Harris Guard 5–10 155 Junior St. Louis, Missouri
13 Kendahl Amerson Guard 6-3 180 Junior Detroit, Michigan
21 Josh Cunningham Forward 6–7 180 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
22 Xzavier Taylor Forward/Center 6–9 225 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
24 Omari Grier Guard 6–4 180 Junior Erial, New Jersey
32 Mike Shaw Forward 6–8 230 Junior Chicago, Illinois
52 Nate Wells Center 7–1 260 Junior Davenport, Iowa

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2014*
7:00 pm
Augustana L 56–58 
Carver Arena (5,406)
Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
UT Arlington L 75–86  0–1
Carver Arena (5,469)
Peoria, IL
11/19/2014*
8:00 pm
Robert Morris L 61–68  0–2
Carver Arena (5,086)
Peoria, IL
11/23/2014*
4:00 pm
North Carolina A&T
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
W 58–50  1–2
Carver Arena (6,039)
Peoria, IL
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
W 52–38  2–2
Carver Arena (5,507)
Peoria, IL
11/28/2014*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. TCU
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
W 57–49  2–3
American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/29/2014*
3:00 pm
vs. Saint Louis
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
L 57–60  2–4
American Bank Center (2,867)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm
Central Michigan W 84–73  3–4
Renaissance Coliseum (4,204)
Peoria, IL
12/06/2014*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
at Memphis L 45–73  3–5
FedExForum (13,807)
Memphis, TN
12/09/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas State L 47–50  3–6
Bramlage Coliseum (12,238)
Manhattan, KS
12/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Eureka W 80–38  4–6
Carver Arena (5,325)
Peoria, IL
12/21/2014*
1:30 pm
vs. UC Irvine
South Point Holiday Hoops Classic
L 47–55  4–7
South Point Arena (N/A)
Enterprise, NV
12/22/2014*
1:00 pm
vs. Arkansas–Little Rock
South Point Holiday Hoops Classic
L 54–64  4–8
South Point Arena (N/A)
Enterprise, NV
12/28/2014*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC W 68–60  5–8
Carver Arena (5,343)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2014
1:00 pm
at Loyola–Chicago L 49–64  5–9 (0–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (ESPN3)
Chicago, IL
01/03/2015
7:00 pm, CSN Chicago
Southern Illinois W 63–44  6–9 (1–1)
Carver Arena (6,035)
Peoria, IL
01/07/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 15 Wichita State L 43–63  6–10 (1–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/10/2015
1:00 pm
Evansville L 56–66  6–11 (1–3)
Carver Arena (5,614)
Peoria, IL
01/13/2015
7:00 pm
No. 23 Northern Iowa L 52–63  6–12 (1–4)
Carver Arena (5,129)
Peoria, IL
01/17/2015
4:00 pm, CSN Chicago
at Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry
L 72–82  6–13 (1–5)
Redbird Arena (9,627)
Normal, IL
01/21/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 59–70  6–14 (1–6)
SIU Arena (4,792)
Carbondale, IL
01/24/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State W 61–59  7–14 (2–6)
Carver Arena (6,059)
Peoria, IL
01/28/2015
7:00 pm, MVCTV
Drake L 57–69  7–15 (2–7)
Carver Arena (5,431)
Peoria, IL
01/31/2015
12:00 pm
at Indiana State L 58–64  7–16 (2–8)
Hulman Center (4,389)
Terre Haute, IN
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 16 Wichita State L 59–62  7–17 (2–9)
Carver Arena (6,707)
Peoria, IL
02/07/2015
1:00 pm
at Evansville W 56–53  8–17 (3–9)
Ford Center (4,106)
Evansville, IN
02/11/2015
7:00 pm
at Drake L 54–60  8–18 (3–10)
Knapp Center (3,146)
Des Moines, IA
02/15/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago L 53–58  8–19 (3–11)
Carver Arena (5,825)
Peoria, IL
02/18/2015
8:00 pm, MVCTV
Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry
L 47–60  8–20 (3–12)
Carver Arena (7,349)
Peoria, IL
02/21/2015
3:00 pm, MVCTV
at No. 11 Northern Iowa L 39–56  8–21 (3–13)
McLeod Center (6,650)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/25/2015
7:00 pm
at Missouri State L 77–80 3OT 8–22 (3–14)
JQH Arena (4,454)
Springfield, MO
02/28/2015
1:00 pm
Indiana State L 52–60  8–23 (3–15)
Carver Arena (6,492)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
03/05/2015
8:35 pm, MVC TV
vs. Drake
first round
W 52–50 OT 9–23
Scottrade Center (5,608)
St. Louis, MO
03/06/2015
6:05 pm, MVC TV
vs. No. 11 Northern Iowa
quarterfinals
L 46–71  9–24
Scottrade Center (N/A)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "Bradley fires coach Geno Ford". March 22, 2015.
  2. "Basketball (M) - 2014-15 Schedule/Results". www.bradleybraves.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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