They all remember it in their own ways. As analysts and sports networks remember each game and busted bracket, a decade later the 2005-2006 Bradley men’s basketball team is immortalized in March Madness lore. However, in the eyes of the players, the run to the…
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Teeing off for the I-74 challenge on Weibring Golf Club in Normal, Illinois, the Bradley men’s golf team got an early taste of an Missouri Valley Conference opponent. While senior Lyle Burns and freshman Drake Bushong tied for medalist honors during the challenge, this invite…
When you hear the phrase “Bradley University athletics,” chances are, you’ll immediately think of the men’s basketball team. Among the NIT championships, NCAA tournament appearances and legendary players, Bradley basketball traditions revolve around the rivalry between Bradley and Illinois State University, which resides a mere…
Three men’s basketball players will take their leave from the Hilltop, according to Bradley athletics. Freshmen Scottie James, Joel Okafor and Davante Cooper will all be playing for different schools next year, as they were granted their releases by head coach Brian Wardle on Friday.…
Trailing by one point to Northern Iowa with 20 seconds left, the Bradley women’s basketball team had a chance to upset the No. 1 seeded Panthers. But, a block from UNI in the waning seconds saved the game for the Panthers, who ended the Braves’…
By beating Wichita State 56-51 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, the Braves not only snapped the Shockers’ nine-game conference tournament winning streak, but they also won their first MVC tournament game in four years. By playing a defensive game, the Braves and head coach…
In typical fashion, the Bradley men’s basketball team ended the season in a way only a 5-27 season could. Bradley was conquered in a nip-and-tuck contest with Loyola-Chicago last night at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, where the young Braves were never able to brush…
Just as the Bradley softball team gained some footing in the Phyllis Memorial Invitational two weeks ago, it was all for naught as the Unconquered Invitational conquered the Braves last weekend. Marking up only one win during the entire weekend against the University of Alabama-Birmingham…
In advance of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament this weekend, three Bradley basketball players found themselves in the spotlight. Sophomore forward Donte Thomas was named to the MVC All-Improved team, while freshmen guard Dwyane Lautier-Ogunleye and forward Luuk van Bree were named to the MVC…
The Braves had a bad sense of déjà vu in Terre Haute Saturday. An undermanned Bradley men’s basketball team couldn’t overcome a slow start in the first half and foul trouble in the second in a 77-58 loss to Indiana State on the last game…