2016–17 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

2016–17 Bradley Braves men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record13–20 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Drew Adams
  • Mike Bargen
  • Jimmie Foster
Home arenaCarver Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State 17 – 1   .944 28 – 7   .800
No. 19 Wichita State† 17 – 1   .944 31 – 5   .861
Northern Iowa 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
Southern Illinois 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
Loyola Chicago 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
Missouri State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Bradley 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Evansville 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
Indiana State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Drake 5 – 13   .278 7 – 24   .226
† 2017 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by second-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 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 in the first round before losing to Wichita State in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2015–16 season 5–27, 3–15 in Missouri Valley play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

Preseason

The Missouri Valley Conference's preseason poll picked Bradley to finish in eighth place in the MVC.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ka'Darryl Bell 0 G 6'1" 200 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Anthony Fields 3 G 6'0" 160 RS Senior Detroit, MI Graduated
Joel Okafor 4 G 5'11" 175 Freshman Richmond, IN Transferred to Indiana Wesleyan
Davante Cooper 5 C 6'10" 215 Freshman Atlanta, GA Transferred to Tyler JC
Jackson Kane 10 G 5'10" 175 Senior Roseville, IL Walk-on; graduated
Scottie James 24 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Tarpon Springs, FL Transferred to Liberty
Mike Shaw 32 F 6'8" 230 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
JoJo McGlaston 24 G 6'3" 180 RS Junior Dublin, CA Junior college transferred from Diablo Valley College

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Koch Bar
C 		Jacksonville, FL Arlington Country Day School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Jayden Hodgson
PG 		Gosford, Australia Centre of Excellence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Nov 30, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NG
Nate Kennell
SG 		Metamora, IL Metamora Township High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Jul 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NG
Darrell Brown Jr.
PG 		Memphis, TN Germantown High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Feb 7, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NG
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Bradley Commit List for 2016". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  • "ESPN – Bradley Braves Basketball Recruiting 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.

2017 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ryan Stipanovich
SF 		Saint Louis, MO De Smet Jesuit High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Lou Griffith (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Washington Community HS Washington, IL
F 1 Donte Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Thornwood HS Calumet City, IL
G 2 Ronnie Suggs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Vermont Academy Washington, MO
G 3 Antoine Pittman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Auburn HS Rockford, IL
G 10 Darrell Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Germantown HS Memphis, TN
C 12 Koch Bar 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Arlington County Day School, FL Abyei, South Sudan
F 13 Luuk van Bree 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Canarias Basketball Academy Venray, Netherlands
F 14 Peter Hanley (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Notre Dame HS Peoria, IL
F 20 Jerome Merritt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Oldsmar Christian School Hudson, FL
G 23 Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bristol Academy Flyers London, England
G/F 24 JoJo McGlaston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Dublin HS
Diablo Valley College 		Dublin, CA
G 25 Nate Kennell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Metamora Township HS Metamora, IL
F 30 Callum Barker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Notre Dame Prep Hobart, Australia
F 34 Alex Foster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Seton Academy
Texas Tech 		Joliet, IL
G 35 Jayden Hodgson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr 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 Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2016*
2:00 pm 		Wisconsin-La Crosse W 83–66 
Carver Arena (4,682)
Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Illinois-Springfield
Gulf Coast Showcase Opening game 		W 70–55  1–0
 Carver Arena (5,176)
Peoria, IL
Nov. 13, 2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Delaware L 49–63  1–1
 Carver Arena (4,897)
Peoria, IL
Nov 18, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Southeast Missouri State W 84–78  2–1
 Carver Arena (5,142)
Peoria, IL
Nov 21, 2016*
12:30 pm 		vs. Hofstra
Gulf Coast Showcase 		L 90–92  2–2
 Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
Nov 22, 2016*
10:00 am 		vs. Wofford
Gulf Coast Showcase 		W 70–62  3–2
 Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
Nov 23, 2016*
12:30 pm 		vs. George Mason
Gulf Coast Showcase 		L 66–77  3–3
 Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
Nov 29, 2016*
7:00 pm, WEIU-TV 		at Eastern Illinois W 87–83 OT 4–3
 Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL
Dec 3, 2016*
7:00 pm, CSN+/ESPN3 		Nevada
MW–MVC Challenge 		L 69–91  4–4
 Carver Arena (5,384)
Peoria, IL
Dec 6, 2016*
6:00 pm 		at Ball State L 63–80  4–5
 Worthen Arena (2,477)
Muncie, IN
Dec 10, 2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Chicago State W 83–48  5–5
 Carver Arena (4,943)
Peoria, IL
Dec 16, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas–Arlington L 51–56  5–6
 Carver Arena (4,711)
Peoria, IL
Dec 19, 2016*
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Ole Miss L 49–66  5–7
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,792)
Oxford, MS
Dec 21, 2016*
8:00 pm, FSN 		at TCU L 42–74  5–8
 Schollmaier Arena (6,258)
Fort Worth, TX
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
Dec 29, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Southern Illinois W 60–51  6–8
(1–0) 		Carver Arena (5,989)
Peoria, IL
Jan 1, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wichita State L 66–100  6–9
(1–1) 		Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
Jan 4, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Evansville W 74–63  7–9
(2–1) 		Ford Center (3,614)
Evansville, IN
Jan 7, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Loyola–Chicago L 62–78  7–10
(2–2) 		Carver Arena (5,506)
Peoria, IL
Jan 11, 2017
8:00 pm, MVC-TV 		Northern Iowa W 72–61  8–10
(3–2) 		Carver Arena (5,138)
Peoria, IL
Jan 14, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Indiana State L 71–81  8–11
(3–3) 		Hulman Center (3,969)
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 18, 2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry 		L 49–69  8–12
(3–4) 		Carver Arena (7,170)
Peoria, IL
Jan 21, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Missouri State L 62–76  8–13
(3–5) 		JQH Arena (4,854)
Springfield, MO
Jan 25, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Loyola–Chicago L 50–70  8–14
(3–6) 		Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,089)
Chicago, IL
Jan 29, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		Wichita State L 49–64  8–15
(3–7) 		Carver Arena (6,001)
Peoria, IL
Feb 1, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Southern Illinois L 65–85  8–16
(3–8) 		SIU Arena (4,689)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 4, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Drake W 79–72  9–16
(4–8) 		Carver Arena (5,815)
Peoria, IL
Feb 8, 2017
8:00 pm, MVC-TV 		Indiana State L 54–56  9–17
(4–9) 		Carver Arena (5,004)
Peoria, IL
Feb 11, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Illinois State L 50–64  9–18
(4–10) 		Redbird Arena (9,380)
Bloomington, IL
Feb 15, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Iowa L 61–64  9–19
(4–11) 		McLeod Center (4,225)
Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 18, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Evansville W 84–72  10–19
(5–11) 		Carver Arena (5,968)
Peoria, IL
Feb 22, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Missouri State W 77–68  11–19
(6–11) 		Carver Arena (5,474)
Peoria, IL
Feb 25, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Drake W 82–74  12–19
(7–11) 		Knapp Center (7,152)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley tournament
Mar 2, 2017
8:25 pm, ESPN3/FSMW/CSNC 		(7) vs. (10) Drake
First Round 		W 67–58  13–19
 Scottrade Center (5,057)
St. Louis, MO
03/03/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3/FSMW/CSNC 		(7) vs. (2) No. 21 Wichita State
Quarterfinals 		L 56–82  13–20
 Scottrade Center (9,124)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "Shockers Tabbed as MVC Men's Hoops Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Basketball (M) - Schedule/Results". Bradleybraves.com.