Going on the road is never easy, especially with a brand-new team. That’s the reality Bradley women’s basketball (1-1) faced when traveling to Lindenwood (1-1) for their first road matchup of the season. The Braves fought valiantly, rallying from a large deficit, but couldn’t hang…
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The Chicago Bears came into the season with high expectations. After going 7-10 last year, the Bears held the number one pick and used it to select what many believed to be a can’t-miss prospect in USC’s Caleb Williams. In addition to picking up Williams,…
Since joining the Missouri Valley Conference two seasons ago, senior guard Duke Deen has rarely struggled as much as he did in the first two games. The MVC preseason Player of the Year shot 27 percent from the field and 18 percent from three to…
The most challenging aspect of coaching sports is how teams change after every season. A team could see a lot of players return, but it’ll never be the exact team from a year ago, especially in today’s world of college sports and the transfer portal.…
Each season, mid-major basketball programs face the reality of scheduling tough out-of-conference opponents to help build their resumes come March. Playing high-quality opponents is often the only way for these teams to secure a respectable seed from the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, even…
For the first time, the Bradley Scout presents weekly power rankings for basketball. Every week, sports editor Latif Love and assistant sports editor Owen Dimpfl will rank the 12 teams in the Missouri Valley Conference based on performance, strength of schedule and availability of key…
Bradley women’s basketball tipped off its regular season with a 70-32 victory over St. Francis on Thursday. The Braves started slow on offense, scoring just 21 points in the first half. The team was able to create good looks but could not get them to…
Sometimes in life, you don’t know what you have until it’s gone. That’s what senior guard Zek Montgomery realized last spring when he entered the transfer portal for the second time in his collegiate career. The 6-foot-6-inch senior spent the 2023-2024 season at Rhode Island,…
The Braves traveled to Indiana last weekend to compete against the Indiana State Sycamores and the Evansville Aces. The team won five out of eight sets and finished 1-1 in the rollercoaster weekend. Bradley kicked off the weekend against Indiana State, dominating to win the…
Peoria has been a basketball community for decades, and the Bradley men’s basketball program has enjoyed the riches of great athletes who have played for their hometown team. Marcellus Sommerville, Daniel Ruffin, Dyricus Simms-Edwards and Eddie Jackson are just a few notable former Bradley players…