Our community supports us so well. He can be reached at 686-3206 or deminian@pjstar.com. It can't be all (3-pointers). But they still go in there and they kind of rake that ball out with their hands, and they do a good job of that. The 2022-23 Bradley Braves men's basketball season is off and running. "That was a scary game," Bradley head coach . He has won nearly 69 percent of his games during his nine years as a Division I head coach, recording seven 20-win seasons. Bradley announced Versaces death in a news release Saturday morning, hours before the Braves finished the regular season with a 79-55 win over Valparaiso at Carver Arena. Bradley was 8-0 when Wardle wore these shoes. But I think getting Reink (Mast) back (from injury) and (Ja'Shon Henry). Bradley University Head Men's Basketball Coach Brian Wardle has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year. Mike Bargen and Jimmie Foster have anchored Wardle's coaching staff, and both are deserving of the promotions they received Wednesday. G/F 6-7 Waukee, Iowa (Waukee High), Duke Deen, Bradley Jr. G 5-8 Shreveport, La. So. "So they hit the ball. 7:48 p.m.: Referee showed up in Bradley huddle during timeout and called a T on coach Brian Wardle when they asked him to leave. Basketball did not come easy to Brian Wardle. Three drives by the Atlanta star in the final 2 1/2 minutes were . "We won some games, I know in the nonconference. ST. LOUIS, Mo. If you watched us, I thought we were locked into DeVries and (D.J.) With my bad hip, I definitely don't sleep well, I'm tossing it turning and up a lot. Jim played bass guitar. "Not well, and not for long. "Now it's all digital. Dick Versace recruited . When he needed those 6-inch by 6-inch vinyl adhesive removable signs for the BU floor, he turned to his father. "I don't know how they'll do with a basketball when they reach 66.". "We were in the NCAA field in 2020, no doubt, we were with that championship. We've gotten to the NCAA Tournament. And I think this group has done that.". Charles Warnell Bradley (born May 16, 1959) is an American former basketball player and coach. List of Bradley Braves men's basketball head coaches. I would just bike around each day to wherever the pickup games were going. 1 seed and outright regular-season champion for the first time since 1996. All rights reserved. championships, the final two when he became the first Black head coach in a major American sports league, died on Sunday. "It was awesome. As expected, he was named MVC Sixth Man of the Year on Wednesday night. But I don't know. 2023 www.pjstar.com. Not content with a one-year run, Wardle and the Braves repeated as Missouri Valley Conference Champions in 2020 with an 80-66 victory against Valparaiso. PEORIA Former Bradley athletic director and Thornridge basketball coach Ron Ferguson died July 8 at a Peoria senior care facility at age 89. The Braves added their second regular-season tournament crown under his watch (and just the sixth in school history) with the 2021 Sun Bowl Invitational title. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson), Bradley head coach Brian Wardle talks to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. "He looked at me and said, 'Listen, nobody in life is waiting for you. When was the last time you coached in front of a home crowd like that? G 6-3 Frisco, Texas (iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy), Malevy Leons, Bradley Sr. F 6-9 IJmuiden, Netherlands (Mineral Area College), *Ja'Shon Henry, Bradley Gr. I wanted something to put on the floor that said 'Stand there.' "Well, I think we're definitely good enough to go and win games. Bradley will open play in the MVC Tournament against defending champion Loyola at 2:30 p.m. Friday. Getting ready for who we might play. Bradley High School | 2800 Walker Road | Hilliard, OH 43026. (Connor Hickman) and Duke (Deen) and Ville (Tahvanainen) stepping up down the stretch. Then the guys would come in at 10:30, and we do our film and walkthrough. Indeed, the coach has it framed. The announcement was made during the MVC Awards Banquet on March 1, in downtown St. Louis. The appointment to coach was a promotion for Crouch, who was an assistant coach under Walraven for eight years after he spent two years as the boys basketball coach at Illini Bluffs. Wardle led the Braves to a 23-8 overall record and a 16-4 mark in . The elder Wardle is the owner of Murphy's Sign Studio in Westmont. "But defense wins, and you got to have balance on offense this time of year. "So he'd get screwed up when he was learning to write. His parents never had to tell him to go practice. Reach him at 686-3206 or deminian@pjstar.com. My favorite. Bradley assistant director of athletic communications Jason Veniskey, who handled men's basketball, baseball, soccer and cross country, is moving on to a sports information role at Mizzou. Here are 3 reasons to be even more excited after Bradley's historic basketball victory Feb. 27, 2023. "I know it means a lot to the city, to the university, and to the community," Bradley coach Brian Wardle said . Turnovers were in stretches a little bit, and you guys overcame that though. The announcement was made during the MVC Awards Banquet on March 1, in downtown St. Louis. Bradley associate director of athletic communications Jim Rea recently left as well, for a job outside sports. Brian Wardle (born October 9, 1979) is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball coach at Bradley University. After college, Wardle played in the NBA Developmental League and the Continental Basketball Association. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. He was always in the driveway. Is your case there if you need it? Jan 11, 2023 @ 1:20pm. 20 UNLV in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to eventual champion Louisville. Sr. G 6-6 Chesterfield, Va. (Lloyd C. Bird)/Lincoln Memorial, Lance Jones, S. Illinois Sr. G 6-1 Evanston, Ill. (Evanston Township), Rob Perry, Murray State Jr. G 6-4 Orlando, Fla. (Oak Ridge High)/Stetson. Gr. Everyone has a hand in it.". [3] Upon his hiring, Wardle became the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I basketball. You could just see some of our veterans found their stride down the stretch here and Hick, I thought he was tremendous today. 2022-23 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff. I have the best staff, just love 'em and our players. Everything coach Brian Wardle said after Bradley's big win over Drake Feb. 27, 2023. It's experience wins and the big talk was that Drake, they have a lot of experience in the starting lineup, but one look at the box score: 16 points from the bench for you and Drake had two. Men's Basketball at Session I - First Round 7 vs 10, 6 vs 11 March 2, 2023 6:00 PM. That hurt. He sketched out this little sign when he was really young: "Born to compete." A team that's competitive, but also having fun, is a scary team this time of year, Bradley coach Brian Wardle said entering the 2023 MVC tournament. This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Bradley basketball has a MVC's top coach and defensive player, Here are 3 reasons to be even more excited after Bradley's historic basketball victory, Bradley beats Drake to win the MVC men's basketball championship, Bradley basketball has a MVC's top coach and defensive player. . "I don't care what anyone says: That's the identity of our program. Visit ESPN for the box score of the Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Bradley Braves NCAAM basketball game on March 3, 2023 . STA00221PO23 . You know what Arch Madness is. "I remember so many little things with him like that. Bradley lost the game After graduating from Marquette in 2001 with a bachelors degree in communication studies, Wardle played professionally for two seasons in the NBA Development League and Continental Basketball Association, before beginning his coaching career as Director of Operations at Marquette from 2003-05. I would get passed over, they wouldn't allow me to play because it was all high school guys. Bradley Braves Men's Basketball Coaches. (Henry's) dunk, and Hickman's dunk just kind of sealing the game and getting the crowd nuts in the last two minutes. Wardle earned first-place votes in 37 of 56 ballots, and finished nearly 100 points ahead of Indiana State's Josh Schertz (8 first-place votes) and Belmont's Casey Alexander (8). And how Brian Wardlegot his middle name, Murphy. (Episcopal)/George Mason, Julian Larry, Indiana State So. I'm practice swinging, taking too long to hit my ball, and my grandfather was a very blunt guy, very direct guy. The MVC Coach of the Year for 2023 is Bradley's Brian Wardle. 1 seed and outright regular-season champion for the first time since 1996. Was there any fight to get back because of the COVID year, where you guys made the tournament? No Braves player had won it outright. I would play as hard as I possibly could so we wouldn't lose. Jones brings coaching experience from the Missouri Valley Conference, Big Ten and Big Sky to the BU staff, filling the void created when longtime assistant coach Drew Adams left earlier this month for Cincinnati. It also marked the first time since 1954 and 1955 that the Braves qualified for the NCAA Tournament in consecutive campaigns, while the teams 23 wins were its most since 1993-94. G 5-11 Norwalk, Iowa (Norwalk High), Jace Carter, UIC So. 02 Mar 2023 01:46:19 "But I thought transition D was a huge key for us, getting back matching up. G/F 6-7 Waukee, Iowa (Waukee High), Marcus Domask, S. Illinois Sr. F 6-6 Waupun, Wis. (Waupun High), Ben Krikke, Valparaiso Sr. F 6-9 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Jasper Place), Rienk Mast, Bradley Jr. F 6-9 Groningen, Netherlands (Donar Groningen), Roman Penn, Drake Gr. Phone. "In the summer, my dad would get me up in the morning and say, 'I need your help today. Can't be one-dimensional offensively. The Valley teams assembled at an awards banquet on Wednesday evening at which the league announced the winner of the Coach of the Year, Larry Bird Trophy for Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and the first, second and third All-Missouri Valley Conference teams. After taking on NCAA Tournament teams Marquette, Wisconsin and Virginia during the 2011-12 season, Green Bay knocked off Big East champion Marquette during the 2012-13 campaign and eventual ACC champion Virginia during the 2013-14 season to go along with the 2014 victory at Miami. PEORIA Bradley men's basketball has about 60 Bradley shield logo decals scattered on its practice floor, a sign of the COVID-19 era and social distancing. After the 2009-2010 season, Wardle was named head coach at UW-Green Bay. Now, we'd like to get back and win some games. "Everyone in the family worked in it. His Braves put together the nation's third-longest active home win streak at 17 games, and head into Arch Madness on a 10-game overall win streak and with the No. Promotions and Red Sea Email Sign Up 50/50 Raffle PNC Bank Achiever of the Game Molly Maid Game Day Crew Voice of the Braves Coaches Show Yearbook Bradley All-Access Live Events . (AP Photo/Nati Harnik), Bradley head coach Brian Wardle watches his players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Memphis Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht), Bradley head coach Brian Wardle is seen on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Drake in the semifinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference men's tournament Saturday, March 7, 2020, in St. Louis. He's been in the signage business for 45 years. Two years later, he guided the Braves to wins over Oklahoma and Purdue to win the NIT. Top-seeded Bradley meets No. High Point University has fired men's basketball coach G.G. They married, and she spent two years traveling with him. Twitter. Division regular season and conference tournament champion With their season-ending win over Valparaiso, the Braves finished with a 17-13 overall record and placed fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference at 11-7. Feb 24, 2023. LOUIS, Mo. And I never played sports, only a little bit in high school. He had a 95-65 record at Green Bay but failed to make the NCAA Tournament.[2]. "Young players are such visual learners. Conference tournament champion. "Yeah. Bradley has continued to thrive under Wardles leadership since the championship runs. Following his Bradley career, Versace served as an assistant coach with the NBAs Detroit Pistons before being named head coach of the Indiana Pacers in 1990. Moline recorded a big victory over Bradley-Bourbonnais 71-39 on Feb. 24 in Illinois boys high school basketball. Brian helped out. Pure Sweat is a basketball training company founded by Drew Hanlen offering products and services to players, coaches, trainers, and scouts at every level. Watch this highlight video of the Whitnall (Greenfield, WI) basketball team in its game Whitnall vs South Milwaukee Game Highlights - Jan. 31, 2023 on Jan 31, 2023. A Bradley Athletics official revoked media access to a local beat reporter due to not "promoting the Bradley brand." Assistant AD for Marketing and Fan Experience . Working in the sign shop instilled in the coach a type of work ethic and attention to detail that remains today. He went on to play collegiately at Marquette, helping the Golden Eagles to a pair of NIT appearances in 1998 and 2000. ATLANTA (AP) The Washington Wizards spoiled Quin Snyder's Atlanta coaching debut, getting 37 points from Bradley Beal and 28 from Kyle Kuzma in a 119-116 victory over the Hawks on Tuesday . The Ramblers (22-7, 13-5) slipped from first to fourth after dropping their final game to Northern Iowa. Wardle believes deeply in his family, the one on the basketball court at Bradley, the one that raised him, and the one he's raising now. Wardle, claiming he wasn't superstitious, "everyone else is," wore his red shoes. Nate Kennell shared the Sixth Man of the Year honor with UNI's Spencer Haldeman in 2019. I did try to play," Brian Wardle said, laughing. [2], He was director of basketball operations at Marquette from 20032005 and an assistant coach at UW-Green Bay from 20052010. We had a conversation, then I came over for lunch, then a couple days later he chose me. It's a huge, huge factor, and I couldn't be prouder of our guys. 76-65. High-majors can sometimes overcome it with depth and players that they have, but you miss a Reink Mast. Pickup at the park, you lose, you sit. High Point University has fired men's basketball coach G.G. Biography. Bradley scored 12.5 points per game and added 5.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Ohio Cardinal Conference champion Tygers. Kenny Strawbridge, UE Sr. G 6-6 Rockford, Ill. (Rockford Lutheran)/Alabama St. Garrett Sturtz, Drake Gr. [3] In 2014, Wardle was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year. Full Release (PDF) Session I - First Round 7 vs 10, 6 vs 11. 1 seed and outright regular-season champion for the first time since 1996. Tony Bennett, Dean and Markel Families Men's Basketball Head Coach, said he was "blessed beyond what I deserve," declined a raise and made a gift to a career development program for his players. It's well-coached, preparation's tremendous, everyone guards you. "Being there, helping out and watching them, I think that's maybe why I am the way I am. High Point University has fired men's basketball coach G.G. Lede AI Sports Desk. And I think that was huge. He'd sort them out and put them back in the racks. "We did that for about seven years," Wardle said. "I grew up in Las Vegas, a musical family, my parents all my siblings," Jimsaid. I can count on those guys.". F 6-6 Saskatoon (Athol Murray College of Notre Dame), Sardaar Calhoun, Drake Sr. G/F 6-6 Tappahannock, Va. (Blue Ridge)/Texas Tech/, Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Belmont Fr. By his sophomore year he was 6-foot-3, and he kept growing through high school until he reached 6-5. G 6-0 Greeneville, Tenn. (Greeneville High), Chance Moore, Missouri St. I felt like two practices, were very efficient, intense. We weren't really in sync. The following is a list of Bradley Braves men's basketball head coaches. We'd go out to lunch, my dad would take me to get Italian beef. "We wanted it to carry on," Wardle said. Get the list of all Bradley Braves's Coaches and More About College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. While building for success on the floor, Wardle has also made academic success and community involvement pillars of the Bradley program. "Yeah it is. "Let's see, 7 a.m., what'd I do? "By the time he won a national championship as a 16-year-old, I knew he was going to be a coach," Jim Wardle said. Execution's huge. Wardle is married to the former Lecia Schuetz, a soccer student-athlete during her collegiate career at Marquette. "I was not very good in basketball for a while, I got cut from teams in fifth grade and sixth grade," Wardle said. . The official Men's Basketball Coach List for the Bradley University Braves Skip To Main Content . PEORIA Bradley men's basketball has about 60 Bradley shield logo decals scattered on its practice floor, a sign of the COVID-19 era and social distancing.. Braves coach Brian Wardle wanted . Probably the best sleep I've had in a long, long time and I kind of knew that might be an omen. In his first seven seasons on the BU sideline, Wardle has built Bradley into a perennial Missouri Valley Conference contender, capped by winning . I'll reflect on this award in April some time.". In his days coaching at Green Bay, he'd host a block party to celebrate the finish of the season. We've got to keep improving and playing with confidence and executing. (Manual High)/DePaul, Robbie Avila, Indiana St. C 6-10 Oak Forest, Ill. (Oak Forest High), Michael Duax, UNI G/F 6-6 Dubuque, Iowa (Dubuque Hempstead), Conor Enright, Drake G 6-0 Mundelein, Ill. (Mundelein High), Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Belmont G 6-0 Greeneville, Tenn. (Greeneville High), Cade Tyson, Belmont F 6-7 Monroe, N.C. (Carmel Christian High), Cade Tyson, Belmont F 6-7 Monroe, N.C. (Carmel Christian High), Xavier Johnson, S. Illinois Sr. G 6-1 Germantown, Md. In his tenure, Bradley has won back-to-back arch madness tournament championships in 2019 and 2020, as well as leading Bradley to their first regular season championship since the 96-97 season, while being the favorites to win 2023's Arch Mandess tournament. He was hired in March 2015 [2] to replace Geno Ford, who was fired after the 2014-15 season. His wife, Lecia, was born in Wisconsin but grew up in Sarasota, Fla. I'll always say that, so we got our hands full.". Bradleys Malevy Leons was named the leagues Defensive Player of the Year. Summary of Bradley Basketball MVC Awards: Rienk Mast All-MVC First Team, All-Scholar Athlete First Team, Malevy Leons- Defensive MVP, All-Defensive Team, All-MVC Second Team, Most Improved Team, JaShon Henry Sixth-Man of the Year, All-Bench Team, Connor Hickman All-Scholar Athlete Second Team. Bradley head coach Brian Wardle works the second half against Valpo during the Missouri Valley Conference championship game at Enterprise Center on Sunday, March 8, 2020. "Then we'd go to Prospect Park, I was always the youngest kid at the court in seventh, eighth grade. Jim Wardle says his son decided to play basketball when he reached second grade. Bradley announced Versace's death in a news release Saturday morning, hours before the Braves finished the regular season with a 79-55 win over Valparaiso at Carver Arena. [1], Bradley's current head coach is Brian Wardle. The Braves defeated Northern Iowa 57-54. PEORIA The Bradley Braves rode a soundwave in Carver Arena to a shockwave in their program history Sunday.. (AP Photo/L.G. That 15-0 stretch there that you went on really put the game into your grip. Bradley University Head Men's Basketball Coach Brian Wardle has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year. . Alabama men's basketball coach Nate Oats released a statement Tuesday night clarifying what he said at a news conference earlier about Brandon Miller's connection to the fatal shooting case . Wardle said Jones will be Bradley's defensive coordinator, but will certainly scout and also offer input on the Braves' offense. Tonight and in the days to come we've got work to do. If you want to get me going, just say that. "We would have pickup games going," Wardle said. Bradley University has extended the contract of men's basketball coach Brian Wardle through the end of the 2022-2023 season, according to an announcement by Bradley Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Chris Reynolds. Why Bradley's projected starting lineup might surprise you, plus MVC's great expectations, Path is set: Bradley men's basketball gets schedule, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Following the 2013-14 season, Wardle added Skip Prosser Man of the Year honors to his collection, recognizing the head coach for not only success on the basketball court but also for displaying moral integrity off it as well. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. 02 Mar, 2023. Here is a look at Brian Wardle, the Bradley University Braves men's basketball head coach. The Bradley Braves men's basketball team represents Bradley University, located in Peoria, Illinois, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. "I was able to prepare against Bradley, scout, do all that, so I come in here feeling like I know this team pretty well.". 52-49 (W) Bradley vs. Lafayette County. More Videos. Brown left the team partway through the 191920 season; Allen coached the last six games of the season. It's a long season. I've sat in that banquet and seen a lot of great coaches get it. Full Release (PDF) There are now over 150 coaches in the BCAM Hall of Fame. They were based in Las Vegas, and had an agent who booked them for lounge shows in Vegas and Reno. Leons piled up 50 steals and 49 blocks to become just the fourth player in MVC history to record a 40-40 effort in those categories. It's a heck of a journey from a team that was 2-7 at one point on the road. He died when Wardle was a freshman at Marquette, and never got to see him play a college game. Born in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Wardle played for Marquette from 1997-2001, . Dick Versace, one of the most successful men's basketball coaches at Bradley University, died Friday at the age of 81. He was head coach at North Dakota from 2006-19, and after the program's transition to NCAA Div.-I, led the team to three Big Sky Conference tournament titles and six postseason appearances in his last eight years. He died in 2019. It's just a really good league. UNI claimed the top seed and will face either Illinois State or Indiana State in Fridays first game, with the winner advancing to face the Bradley-Loyola winner. [3] Tenure. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh), Bradley head coach Brian Wardle calls in a play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against the Drake in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament, Friday, March 2, 2018, in St. Louis. He played soccer first. G/F 6-6 Eldridge, Iowa (North Scott High), Darnell Brodie, Drake Sr. F 6-10 Newark, N.J. (Newark East Side)/Seton Hall, Zek Montgomery, Bradley So. And then your defensive rebounding has to win you games this time of year, and I thought we were able to do that. It was a passion. "As a head coach in college basketball, you don't sleep great usually in January and February. I had to call time out. You might not play for another 30 minutes.". Wardle also remembers, at age 13,how playing golf with his father and grandfatherforever changed him. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson), Bradley coach Brian Wardle gestures during the first half of a first round men's college basketball game against Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, March 21, 2019. "Hated to lose, still does. "I believe in this team, and I like this team against anybody. He played on an elite AAU team, the Illinois Warriors, and went on to Marquette, where he averaged 18.8 points and finished third in scoring all-time for the school. "My dad is very particular, a perfectionist, in the sign business, and so was my grandfather," Wardle said. Brian Wardle won the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year award in a vote of media, coaches and SIDs, while senior forward Malevy Leons was named MVC Defensive Player of the Year. I usually read articles or some scriptures or whatever on my phone and then I get my breakfast and then the girls wanted to work out so they did a little basketball workout (daughter) Mya and me. In his first seven seasons on the BU sideline, Wardle has built Bradley into a perennial Missouri Valley Conference contender, capped by winning back-to-back championships in 2019 and 2020. "I would bring an old cassette player with batteries in it, play music at the park while I played on the court alone. All rights reserved. He was an assistant under legendary coach Chuck Buescher during the Lions' back-to-back 2003 and 2004 Class AA state championships in boys basketball. Born in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Wardle played for Marquette from 19972001, ending his career as the third-leading scorer in school history. In 2015, he left to take the coaching job at Bradley, which posted a 9-24 record the season before his arrival and a 5-27 record after the year in which he arrived. "But he was a no-nonsense guy, competitive, worked really hard. Smith after . Smart basketball is huge this time of year. Bradley is the No. Wardle later apologized and the reporter's access to the team was restored. What's your take on that? Brian was close to grandpa. If you don't win this tournament? Arkansas, Eric Musselman (4th season). "I'd want to go practice and play that person again. "Then about a week ago, Brian Wardle called me. The Assistant AD for Marketing and Fan Experience serves to increase the awareness of the athletics department on-campus and within the greater Upstate region through various marketing initiatives, branding efforts, game day promotions, and corporate . They ended up traveling all over the country, everywhere, says Wardle, but Alaska and Hawaii. They hadlittle asphalt stone court with two wooded backboards like a mini full court off their garage. I had to pick up my ball and just keep up, keep up.
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