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They compete as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The Braves are currently coached by Brian Wardle and play their home games at Carver Arena. Bradley has appeared in nine NCAA Tournaments, including two Final Fours and national championship games in 1950 and 1954. [2] They last appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2019, and last reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 2006. The Braves have also appeared in the National Invitation Tournament 21 times with an all-time NIT record of 26\u201318 and have won four NIT championships (1957, 1960, 1964, and 1982), second only to St. John’s in appearances (30) and titles (5). Until the introduction of the Vegas 16 tournament in 2016, the program was invited to the initial offering of every national postseason tournament.         (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsHistory [ edit ] Early years [ edit ] Alfred J. Robertson (1920\u20131948) [ edit ] Forddy Anderson (1948\u20131954) [ edit ] National runner-up and scandal [ edit ] Continued success [ edit ] Chuck Orsborn (1956\u20131965) [ edit ] NIT championships [ edit ] Joe Stowell (1965\u20131978) [ edit ] Dick Versace (1978\u20131986) [ edit ] Stan Albeck (1986\u20131991) [ edit ] Jim molinari (1991\u20132002) [ edit ] Jim les (2002\u20132011) [ edit ] Geno Ford (2011\u20132015) [ edit ] Brian Wardle (2015\u2013present) [ edit ] Postseason appearances [ edit ] NCAA tournament results [ edit ] NIT results [ edit ] CBI results [ edit ] CIT Results [ edit ] NCIT Results [ edit ] National Campus Basketball Tournament results [ edit ] I-74 Rivalry [ edit ] Notable players [ edit ] Retired numbers [ edit ] NBA\/ABA players [ edit ] International players [ edit ] Bradley Basketball Team of the Century (1903\u20132002) [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] History [ edit ] Early years [ edit ] The Braves began playing basketball in 1902, starting out as independent. One of their earliest coaches was Harold Olsen, who in 1959 was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor for his 24 years guiding the Ohio State Buckeyes to multiple Final Fours, spearheading efforts to create the NCAA tournament, helping initiate the 10-second rule and coaching the Chicago Staggs to the finals of the very first BAA (later renamed NBA) playoffs. Alfred J. Robertson (1920\u20131948) [ edit ] Alfred J. Robertson was named coach of the Braves football and basketball teams in 1920. Robertson coached both teams until 1948. He is Bradley’s all-time winningest coach with 316 wins over 26 seasons. Robertson died in 1948.        (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4In 1938, Bradley went 18\u20132 and was one of six teams invited to the inaugural NIT, where they lost 53\u201340 to eventual national champion Temple. In 1939, Bradley went 19\u20133, and received invitations to both the inaugural NCAA Tournament and the second NIT.  Bradley turned down the upstart NCAA Tournament and Oregon, which the Braves had defeated, took their bid, and went on to become the inaugural NCAA champion.  Bradley lost in the NIT semifinal to Long Island, 36\u201332. After a hiatus during World War II, the Braves qualified for the 1947 NIT, losing in the quarterfinals to West Virginia, 69\u201360. Forddy Anderson (1948\u20131954) [ edit ] Following Robertson’s death, the school hired Forrest “Forddy” Anderson from Drake.  Also in 1948, the school joined the Missouri Valley Conference for the first time. National runner-up and scandal [ edit ] In 1950, the Braves went 32\u20135 and won the MVC, earning a bid to the NCAA tournament. The Braves advanced to the National Championship game and lost 71\u201368 against CCNY, which accomplished perhaps the greatest feat in basketball history, winning the National Invitation and the NCAA tournaments in the same season. [3] However, in 1951, a point-shaving scandal rocked CCNY specifically, New York, and college basketball as a whole. [3] The scandal affected Bradley as Bradley players Gene Melchiorre, Bill Mann, Bud Grover, Aaron Preece, and Jim Kelly admitted to taking bribes from gamblers to hold down scores against St. Joseph’s in Philadelphia in 1951 and against Oregon State in Chicago. [3] Melchiorre, Mann, and George Chianakos pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, but avoided jail time. The others were not charged. [3] Continued success [ edit ] In 1952, the Braves went 32\u20136 and lost to Syracuse 76\u201375 in the final of the National Campus Basketball Tournament, which was held in response to the point-shaving scandals centered around New York. [4] After the season, the Braves left the Missouri Valley Conference and became independent again. In 1954, though only going 19\u201313, the Braves again advanced to the NCAA tournament’s championship game, this time falling short to La Salle, 92\u201376. Anderson was hired away from Peoria to coach Michigan State after the season, where he would become the first coach in NCAA history to lead two schools to the Final Four. Bob Vanatta coached the Braves for two seasons after Anderson departed, and led Bradley to the NCAA tournament Elite Eight in 1955 as an independent, where they lost to Colorado, 93\u201381. They returned to the MVC in 1955.  Vanatta would go on to coach the Memphis Tigers. Chuck Orsborn (1956\u20131965) [ edit ] NIT championships [ edit ]  Chet Walker during the 1960-61 season. Chuck Orsborn, a Bradley alum and basketball player in the 1930s, took over in 1956 after being an assistant from 1947 to 1956. In 1957, his first year as head coach, the Braves won the NIT championship over Memphis State, the school’s first NIT title. The school returned to the NIT in 1958 and to the NIT championship game in 1959, losing to St. John’s. In 1960, the Braves won their second NIT championship, defeating Providence in the title game.  The Braves were led by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, 2-time Consensus first-team All-American, future NBA champion and 7 time NBA All Star Chet Walker. In Orsborn’s first six seasons, the Braves finished ranked in the top-20 in the final AP Poll, including finishing in the top six each year between 1959 and 1962. However, conference rival Cincinnati was in the midst of a run that ended in five straight Final Four appearances, including two national championships. In the days before at-large bids in the NCAA tournament, Bradley was left outside the tournament field all six seasons and never reached the NCAA tournament in nine seasons under Orsborn. However, the Braves did win a share of their second MVC crown in 1962, sharing that title with eventual NCAA Champion Cincinnati, but lost in the NIT’s first round. A return to the NIT in 1964 resulted in the Braves’ third NIT championship in eight years. After another trip to the NIT in 1965, Orsborn took the position of Bradley’s director of athletics and served in that function until 1978. [5] From 1956 to 1965, he compiled a record of 194\u201356 (.774).  During this nine-year span as head coach, the Braves also earned six Associated Press top 20 finishes, Orsborn was named MVC coach of the year in 1960 and 1962. [5] Orsborn also has the distinction of recording his first 100 victories in 120 games, which is sixth on the all-time list for college coaches. [6] Joe Stowell (1965\u20131978) [ edit ] The Braves again turned to a Bradley alum as Joe Stowell, who was an assistant coach under Orsborn, became Bradley’s ninth head coach in 1965. [7] In his 13 years as head coach, the Braves made only two postseason appearances: the 1968 NIT and the 1974 National Commissioners Invitational tournament. He was fired as head coach in 1978. [8] Stowell finished with 197 wins, the second most in Brave history. Dick Versace (1978\u20131986) [ edit ] Bradley hired Dick Versace from Jackson Community College in 1978.  As an assistant at Michigan State University, Versace was heavily involved in the recruitment of Magic Johnson.  Versace led Bradley to the MVC regular season and tournament championships in 1980, losing to Texas A&M in the NCAA tournament, 55\u201353.  He won the regular season MVC championship again in 1982, but was snubbed by the NCAA selection committee, and the team won the NIT championship, defeating Purdue 67\u201358 at Madison Square Garden. In the 1985\u201386 season, he was named National College Coach of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers’ Association as the Braves went 32\u20133 and were ranked as high as #7 in the nation during the season, capturing the MVC title before falling to eventual national champion Louisville in the NCAA tournament second round. His back court players included future NBA All Star Hersey Hawkins and future NBAer and Bradley Head Coach Jim Les.  After this season, Versace left for the NBA where he became head coach of the Indiana Pacers and eventually President and General Manager of the Memphis Grizzlies. Stan Albeck (1986\u20131991) [ edit ] Bradley alumnus and former Chicago Bulls head coach Stan Albeck was hired to lead the Braves in 1986.  In 1988, Albeck led the Braves to the MVC regular season and tournament titles behind National Player of the Year and national scoring leader Hersey Hawkins, and finished #11 in the final Associated Press Poll before losing to Auburn in the NCAA tournament, 90\u201386.  After leaving Bradley in 1991, Albeck became an assistant for the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors of the NBA. Jim molinari (1991\u20132002) [ edit ] Bradley turned to Northern Illinois University head coach Jim Molinari to lead the Braves in 1991.  After NIT appearances in 1994 and 1995 the Braves, led by future NBA first round draft pick Anthony Parker, captured the MVC championship in 1996 and advanced to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by Stanford, 66\u201358.  Molinari led the Braves to NIT appearances again in 1997, 1999 and 2001. Jim les (2002\u20132011) [ edit ] Bradley turned to another alum, Jim Les, to take over for Molinari. Les was a senior on the 1986 Braves squad that went 32\u20133 before losing in the second round of the NCAA tournament. However, the Braves failed to finish above .500 in Les’s first three years as head coach. In 2006, the Braves won their final five games of the season to finish in a tie for fifth place in MVC play. The Braves surprised in the MVC tournament, reaching the championship game before losing to Southern Illinois. The Braves received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 13 seed, their first trip to the Tournament since 1996. In the Tournament, the Braves upset No. 4-ranked Kansas in the first round [9] and upset No. 5-ranked Pittsburgh to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1955. [ten] In the Sweet Sixteen, the No. 1-seeded Memphis defeated the Braves. [11] O’Bryant left Bradley after the season for the NBA draft, where he was drafted 9th overall. [twelfth] Each of Les’s next three Brave teams appeared in postseason play, losing in the second round of the 2007 NIT, and finishing as runners-up in the 2008 College Basketball Invitational and 2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament. After a disappointing 2010 and a 20-loss 2011, the Braves fired Les. [13] Geno Ford (2011\u20132015) [ edit ] Kent State head coach Geno Ford was hired to replace Les. [14] Ford’s teams struggled under his leadership, failing to win more than seven games in conference play and finishing in last place in his first and final years at Bradley. The Braves did receive an invite to the College Basketball Invitational in 2013, where they advanced to the quarterfinals. In his final year, the Braves finished 9\u201324, 3\u201315 in MVC play. After the season, Ford was fired. [15] He finished with a four-year record of 46\u201386 at Bradley. Ford’s tenure at Bradley was most notable for a lawsuit filed by Kent State, his former employer, seeking payment on a buyout clause in his contract. [16] Ford was found liable for $1.2 million. [16] Kent State continued actions against Bradley for “tortious interference with Kent State\u2019s contractual relationship” with Ford, but Kent State dropped the case in 2013. [17] Brian Wardle (2015\u2013present) [ edit ] Following Geno Ford’s firing, the school hired Green Bay head coach Brian Wardle. [18] In Wardle’s first year, the Braves continued their struggles, finishing the season 5\u201324 and in last place in the MVC. Wardle would have over 10 freshmen and only Donte Thomas was an active player who stayed from the Geno Ford era. In 2017, with Junior Donte Thomas as their best player, the 2017 Braves team improved to a 13\u201320 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in MVC play. In 2018 the Braves finished 20\u201313 while going 9\u20139 in the conference. They defeated Drake in the first round of the MVC tournament. Bradley then played #1 seededLoyola-Chicago, the eventual standout Final Four team. Bradley failed to score down the stretch and lost a close game. In 2019 Wardle led the Braves to the Cancun Challenge championship over Penn State. After this the Braves slumped and went 0\u20135 in conference play. The Braves regrouped and finished 5th in MVC play at 9\u20139. They beat Missouri State and upset Loyola-Chicago. Bradley looked to capture their first MVC tournament title since 1988. They played UNI,  the 6 seed, and were down by 18 points in the second half. Bradley rallied and cut the deficit to 6 with a 12\u20130 point run. The Braves went on to win the game. They entered March Madness for the first time since 2006 but lost to Michigan State 76\u201365 in the opening round. It was Coach Wardle’s first NCAA tournament appearance with the Braves. Wardle led the Braves to another improved season in 19\u201320. Bradley finished with an overall record of 23\u201311 and 11\u20137 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Bradley won the MVC tournament title for the second year in a row. Due to COVID-19, the NCAA tournament was cancelled leaving the Braves without a postseason appearance. Postseason appearances [ edit ] NCAA tournament results [ edit ] The Braves have appeared in nine NCAA Tournaments and have advanced to two final fours and two national championship games. Their combined record is 11\u20139. They qualified for the 2020 NCAA Tournament, which was subsequently cancelled. NIT results [ edit ] The Braves have appeared in 22 National Invitation Tournaments and are four-time champions (1957, 1960, 1964, and 1982). Their combined record is 25\u201319. Year Round Opponent Result 1938 Quarterfinals Temple L 40\u201353 1939 Semifinals Long Island L 32\u201336 1947 Quarterfinals West Virginia L 60\u201369 1949 First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game NYU Western Kentucky Loyola (the) Bowling Green IN 78\u201366 IN 82\u201372 L 61\u201369 L 77\u201382 1950 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game Syracuse St. John’s CCNY IN 78\u201366 IN 83\u201365 L 61\u201369 1957 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game Xavier Temple Memphis State IN 116\u201381 IN 94\u201366 IN 84\u201383 1958 Quarterfinals Xavier L 62\u201372 1959 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game Thighs NYU St. John’s IN 83\u201377 IN 59\u201357 L 71\u201376 1960 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game Dayton St. Bonaventure Providence IN 78\u201364 IN 82\u201371 IN 88\u201372 1962 Quarterfinals Duquesne L 85\u201388 1964 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game St. Joseph’s Army New Mexico IN 83\u201381 IN 67\u201352 IN 86\u201354 1965 First round NYU L 70\u201371 1968 Sweet Sixteen Long Island L 77\u201380 1982 First round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship Game American Syracuse Tulane Oklahola Purdue IN 76\u201365 IN 95\u201381 IN 77\u201361 IN 84\u201368 IN 67\u201358 1985 First round Marquette L 68\u201377 1994 First round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Murray State Old Dominion Siena IN 66\u201358 IN 79\u201375 L 62\u201375 1995 First round Sweet Sixteen Eastern Michigan Canisius IN 86\u201385 L 53\u201355 1997 First round Sweet Sixteen Drexel Connecticut IN 66\u201353 L 47\u201363 1999 First round Thighs L 50\u201351 2001 First round Detroit-Mercy L 49\u201368 2007 First round Sweet Sixteen Providence Mississippi St. IN 90\u201378 L 72\u2013101 2023 First round Wisconsin L 62\u201381 CBI results [ edit ] The Braves have participated in one College Basketball Invitational in 2008 where they advanced to the 3\u2013game series final. Their combined record is 4\u20132. Year Round Opponent Result 2008 First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3 Cincinnati Ohio Virginia Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa IN 70\u201367 IN 79\u201373 IN 96\u201385 L 68\u201373 IN 83\u201374 L 64\u201370 CIT Results [ edit ] The Braves have participated in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments (CIT). In 2009 where they advanced to the championship game. Their combined record is 5\u20132. Year Round Opponent Result 2009 First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Austin Peay Oakland Pacific Old Dominion IN 81\u201374 IN 76\u201375 IN 59\u201346 L 62\u201366 two thousand and thirteen First round Second round Quarterfinals Green Bay Tulane Northern Iowa IN 75\u201369 IN 77\u201372 L 77\u201390 NCIT Results [ edit ] Bradley participated in the 1974 National Commissioners Invitational Tournament where they advanced to the semifinals. Their record is 1\u20131. Year Round Opponent Result 1974 First round Semifinals Kansas State Southern California IN 68\u201364 L 73\u201376 National Campus Basketball Tournament results [ edit ] The Braves appeared in, and hosted, the only National Campus Basketball Tournament. Their record is 2\u20131. [19] Year Round Opponent Result 1951 Quarterfinals Semifinals End Western Kentucky Wyoming Syracuse IN 75\u201371 IN 77\u201363 L 75\u201376 I-74 Rivalry [ edit ] The I-74 Rivalry (also known as The War on I-74) is an annual rivalry game between Illinois State and Bradley University. [20] Notable players [ edit ] Retired numbers [ edit ] Seven Braves have had their numbers retired by Bradley University: [21] NBA\/ABA players [ edit ]  International players [ edit ] Bradley Basketball Team of the Century (1903\u20132002) [ edit ] The Bradley athletic department celebrated 100 years of Braves basketball in the 2003\u201304 season. Fans were given the opportunity to select the greatest players from each of seven specific timelines, resulting in a total of 60 players. Throughout the 2002\u201303 season, those 60 players were honored at selected games. Fans were given the opportunity to help select the 15 greatest players in the program’s history, creating the team of the century. The team was honored during a ceremony at the Peoria Civic Center on November 21, 2003. In addition to the \u201cTeam of the Century,\u201d Braves fans also selected a \u201cGame of the Century\u201d by voting games through a 16-entry, tournament format. Ultimately, Bradley’s January 16, 1960 win over #1 Cincinnati at Robertson Fieldhouse was selected. No. Player Pos. Career Height Hometown National Player of the Year All-American MVC Player of the Year MVC All Conference Retired Jersey thirty first Joe Allen [22] C 1965\u201368 6\u20136 Chicago, the  AND  AND AND  11 Mitchell Anderson [23] F 1979\u201382 6\u20138 Chicago, the  AND  AND AND  33 Bob Carney [24] G 1951\u201354 6\u20131 Aurora, the  AND  AND AND  33 Hersey Hawkins [25] G 1984\u201388 6\u20133 Chicago, the AND AND AND AND AND  15 Jim G 1983\u201386 5\u201311 Niles, he   AND AND  twelfth Anthony Manuel G 1985\u201389 5\u201311 Chicago, the   AND AND  21 Bobby Joe Mason [26] G\/F 1956\u201360 6\u20132 Centroia, the  AND  AND  23 Gene Melchiorre [27] F 1947\u201351 5\u20138 Highland Park, he  AND  AND  23 Anthony Parker [28] G 1993\u201397 6\u20135 Naperville, the  AND AND AND  45 Roger Phegley [29] G 1975\u201378 6\u20137 East Peoria, the  AND AND AND AND  32 Al smith G 1966\u201368 1970\u201371 6\u20130 Peoria, the    AND  twelfth , thirty first The liver tart G\/F 1961\u201364 6\u20132 West Palm Beach, FL  AND  AND  35 David Thirdkill [30] F 1979\u201382 6\u20137 St. Louis, MO    AND  15 Paul Unruh [thirty first] C 1946\u201350 6\u20134 Toulon, he  AND  AND AND  thirty first Chet Walker [32] F\/C 1959\u201362 6\u20136 Benton Harbor, MI  AND  AND AND  [33] [34] References [ edit ] ^  “Bradley University Athletics Official Athletics Brand Identity – Usage and Style Guide”  (PDF) . 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Retrieved May 18, 2017 .  ^  “Bradley hires Green Bay’s Wardle” . Sporting News . March 27, 2015 . Retrieved May 18, 2017 .  ^  “National Campus Tournament 1951” . www.luckyshow.org .  ^  “Redbirds Host Bradley in First Round of I-74 Rivalry Matchup \u2013 Illinois State University” . Illinois State University .  ^  Bradley Men\u2019s Basketball Record Book (PDF), 2018 Bradley Braves Men\u2019s Basketball Record Book\u201d, Iowa Sports Information Department, Page 10.  ^  “Joe Allen \u2013 Men’s Basketball” . Bradley University Athletics .  ^  “Mitchell Anderson \u2013 Men’s Basketball” . Bradley University Athletics .  ^  “Bradley Legend Bob Carney Passes” . Bradley University Athletics .  ^  “Hersey Hawkins \u2013 Men’s Basketball” . Bradley University Athletics .  ^  “HarlemGlobeTrotters.com \u2013 Bobby Joe Mason” . Archived from the original on January 12, 2019 . Retrieved January 18, 2019 .  ^  WESSLER, KIRK. “Squeaky’s image not clean enough for BU president Glasser” . The State Journal-Register .  ^  “Anthony Parker Selected For MVC Hall Of Fame” . Bradley University Athletics .  ^  “Roger Phegley \u2013 Men’s Basketball” . Bradley University Athletics .  ^  “David Thirdkill \u2013 Men’s Basketball” . Bradley University Athletics .  ^  Reynolds, Dave. “Watn: Paul Unruh” . Journal Star .  ^  Radio, Peoria Public. “31: A Number With A Distinguished Bradley Basketball Legacy” . www.periapubladio.org .  ^  “2016 Bradley Basketball Men’s Basketball Record Book (p. 11)”  (PDF) .  ^  100 years of memories, basketball at Bradley  External links [ edit ]          (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/all2en\/wiki42\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/all2en\/wiki42\/bradley-braves-mens-basketball-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Bradley Braves men’s basketball – Wikipedia"}}]}]