2022–23 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by eighth-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 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 National Invitation Tournament.[3] There they lost to Wisconsin in the first round.[4]

2022–23 Bradley Braves men's basketball
Missouri Valley regular season champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record25–10 (16–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver Arena
2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bradley164 .8002510  .714
Drake155 .750278  .771
Southern Illinois146 .7002310  .697
Belmont146 .7002111  .656
Indiana State137 .6502313  .639
Missouri State128 .6001715  .531
Murray State119 .5501715  .531
Northern Iowa911 .4501418  .438
Illinois State614 .3001121  .344
Valparaiso515 .2501121  .344
UIC416 .2001220  .375
Evansville119 .050527  .156
2023 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2021–22 season 17–14, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fifth place.[5] They lost to Loyola in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament.[6]

Roster

2022–23 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 James Weathers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrGlen Oaks HS
State College of Florida
Baton Rouge, LA
G 2 Max Ekono 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoScotland Prep Bouffémont, France
G 3 Zek Montgomery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoSt. Louis Christian Academy Louisville, KY
G/F 5 Christian Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoNew Hampton School
LeMoyne–Owen College
Denver, CO
G 10 Connor Hickman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBloomington South HS Bloomington, IN
G 12 Cade Hardtke (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoGlenbard South HS Lombard, IL
G 13 Sam Hennessy (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoBenet Academy Naperville, IL
F 14 Malevy Leons 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrMineral Area IJmuiden, Netherlands
G 21 Duke Deen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrBossier HS
Troy
Shreveport, LA
F 22 Ja'Shon Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) GSAthol Murray College of Notre Dame Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
G 23 Ville Tahvanainen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrHelsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
F 25 Goanar Biliew 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrDenison HS
Des Moines Area CC
Denison, IA
F 32 Sulaiman Agiste 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMichele Clark Magnet HS Chicago, IL
F 34 Connor Linke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrSt. Charles North HS St. Charles, IL
F 35 Darius Hannah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMilwaukee Academy of Science Milwaukee, WI
F 51 Rienk Mast 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS JrDonar Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
7:00 pm
Illinois Wesleyan W 79–64 
Carver Arena (3,528)
Peoria, IL
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wisconsin–Parkside W 93–59  1–0
Carver Arena (3,761)
Peoria, IL
November 11, 2022*
8:00 pm, Mountain West Network
at Utah State L 62–84  1–1
Smith Spectrum (6,875)
Logan, UT
November 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Michigan W 89–61  2–1
Carver Arena (4,110)
Peoria, IL
November 19, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 73–60  3–1
Carver Arena (4,826)
Peoria, IL
November 22, 2022*
5:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. No. 13 Auburn
Cancún Challenge Riviera semifinal
L 64–85  3–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (951)
Cancún, Mexico
November 23, 2022*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Liberty
Cancún Challenge Riviera consolation
L 44–55  3–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (271)
Cancún, Mexico
November 26, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Merrimack W 83–41  4–3
Carver Arena (3,714)
Peoria, IL
November 30, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Iowa W 68–53  5–3
(1–0)
Carver Arena (4,043)
Peoria, IL
December 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State W 58–40  6–3
(2–0)
Great Southern Bank Arena (3,582)
Springfield, MO
December 6, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville W 56–54  7–3
First Community Arena (1,516)
Edwardsville, IL
December 17, 2022*
3:00 pm
vs. No. 10 Arkansas L 57–76  7–4
Simmons Bank Arena (16,675)
North Little Rock, AR
December 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Stonehill W 79–50  8–4
Carver Arena (3,716)
Peoria, IL
December 22, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Akron W 74–55  9–4
Carver Arena (3,530)
Peoria, IL
December 28, 2022
7:00 pm, MVC TV
at Belmont L 60–63  9–5
(2–1)
Curb Event Center (2,019)
Nashville, TN
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, MVC TV
UIC W 79–45  10–5
(3–1)
Carver Arena (4,890)
Peoria, IL
January 4, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State L 58–67  10–6
(3–2)
CFSB Center (3,891)
Murray, KY
January 7, 2023
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Valparaiso W 88–66  11–6
(4–2)
Carver Arena (4,476)
Peoria, IL
January 11, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville W 91–46  12–6
(5–2)
Carver Arena (3,905)
Peoria, IL
January 14, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Drake L 61–86  12–7
(5–3)
Knapp Center (4,144)
Des Moines, IA
January 18, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Indiana State W 78–67  13–7
(6–3)
Hulman Center (4,038)
Terre Haute, IN
January 21, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Belmont L 76–78  13–8
(6–4)
Carver Arena (5,584)
Peoria, IL
January 25, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry
W 79–75 OT 14–8
(7–4)
Carver Arena (6,046)
Peoria, IL
January 29, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC W 83–76  15–8
(8–4)
Credit Union 1 Arena (2,240)
Chicago, IL
February 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Illinois W 62–52  16–8
(9–4)
Carver Arena (4,817)
Peoria, IL
February 4, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPNews
at Northern Iowa W 77–69  17–8
(10–4)
McLeod Center (4,392)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 8, 2023
7:00 pm, MVC TV
at Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry
W 79–61  18–8
(11–4)
CEFCU Arena (5,374)
Normal, IL
February 11, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Murray State W 83–48  19–8
(12–4)
Carver Arena (6,213)
Peoria, IL
February 15, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri State W 64–54  20–8
(13–4)
Carver Arena (4,791)
Peoria, IL
February 19, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+
at Southern Illinois W 50–48  21–8
(14–4)
Banterra Center (6,516)
Carbondale, IL
February 22, 2023
6:00 pm, MVC TV
at Valparaiso W 76–66  22–8
(15–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,848)
Valparaiso, IN
February 26, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN2
Drake W 73–61  23–8
(16–4)
Carver Arena (10,458)
Peoria, IL
MVC Tournament
March 3, 2023
12:00 pm, MVC TV
(1) vs. (8) Northern Iowa
Quarterfinals
W 72–66  24–8
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
March 4, 2023
2:30 pm, CBSSN
(1) vs. (5) Indiana State
Semifinals
W 71–70  25–8
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
March 5, 2023
1:00 pm, CBS
(1) vs. (2) Drake
Championship
L 51–77  25–9
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
NIT
March 14, 2023*
8:30 pm, ESPN
(7) at (2) Wisconsin
First round – Oregon bracket
L 62–81  25–10
Kohl Center (3,919)
Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[7]

References

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  2. "Drake vs. Bradley - Men's College Basketball Box Score - March 5, 2023". ESPN. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  3. Jacques, Mike "Jocko" (March 12, 2023). "Badgers men's basketball makes NIT after not being selected to NCAA Tournament". www.nbc15.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  4. "Bradley vs. Wisconsin - Men's College Basketball Game Recap - March 14, 2023". ESPN. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  5. "2021-22 Bradley Braves Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  6. "Bradley vs. Loyola Chicago - Men's College Basketball Game Recap - March 4, 2022". ESPN. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
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