"Not well, and not for long. "We won some games, I know in the nonconference. His teacher would ask us, 'Why is he writing his d's and b's backwards?' He died when Wardle was a freshman at Marquette, and never got to see him play a college game. Bradley Women's Basketball (3-10) heads on the road to face Southern Illinois (5-6) and Missouri State (7-4). Wardle is the first Bradley coach win league honors since Jim Molinari in 1996. As I got older, I got better every year.". Born in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Wardle played for Marquette from 1997-2001, . Title. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. [1] As a senior, he averaged 18.8 points per game. The school's boys basketball program has 14 . 1 seed. All our kids and grandkids are athletic, but my wife and I were into music. bradleybraves.com. Arkansas, Eric Musselman (4th season). Execution's huge. (Photo by Matt Riley, UVA Athletics) September 15, 2019. But all we can do is win games.". And out of that timeout, I believe we went on a little bit of a run. The team has such versatility, which is nice, and it has veteran guys coming back. Provided. I thought Ja'Shon (Henry's) defense on (Roman) Penn and Malevy (Leons') defense on (Tucker) DeVries. He was previously the Wisconsin-Green Bay basketball coach. With my bad hip, I definitely don't sleep well, I'm tossing it turning and up a lot. * Brian Wardle, Bradley $708,920; Dan Muller, Illinois State $564,000 . "You don't know how it's gonna go, and there's gonna be momentum swings and ups and downs. "Yeah, believe me. Bradley Beal scored 37 points and Kyle Kuzma added 28 as the short-handed Wizards stifled Trae Young and the Hawks when it mattered most. Amie Smith Bradley was promoted to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2019-20 season. By the time he left, he had set the University of Arkansas and Southeastern Conference all-time records for three-point field goals made (366) and . We need you next year.". Location: Peoria, Illinois Seasons: 119 (1902-03 to 2022-23) Record: 1743-1251 .582 W-L% Conferences: MVC and Ind. The next day, 'Let's go again.' 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. 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 . Adams previously has held both positions at Georgetown High School. And you got to be able to defend and rebound. People aren't coming out to watch games live as much anymore, and there's multiple factors for that, there's not just one, there's multiple. 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. You knew where they would be on what days of the week, all over the western suburbs.". I was just fascinated with that. Reach him at 686-3206 or
[email protected]. A native of Willowbrook, Illinois, Wardle was a two-time all-state selection at Hinsdale Central High School, where he ranks as the schools all-time leading scorer and rebounder. Bradley Braves men's basketball head coaches, "Bradley names Brian Wardle as men's basketball coach", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Bradley_Braves_men%27s_basketball_head_coaches&oldid=1141712736, Lists of college men's basketball head coaches in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 12:04. We'd go out to lunch, my dad would take me to get Italian beef. "We wanted it to carry on," Wardle said. : https:// bubrav.es/3IcpjtV Then He and His Wife Pledged $500K to Career Program. You know, I usually drive in with about an hour 15, hour 20 ahead of time and to see all the fans already there, walking in and celebrating and screaming and yelling outside. ", More: How to watch Bradleyat the MVCtournament TV, tickets, game time. Ultimately that's our goal. We're all driven to bring a championship to Peoria, and we were able to get that regular-season (one) here now. I had never played golf before," Wardle said. "I remember so many little things with him like that. I had to call time out. (Connor Hickman) and Duke (Deen) and Ville (Tahvanainen) stepping up down the stretch. "Yeah. 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. Brian was close to grandpa. Bradley C. Collier (VYPE) One of the most surprising teams in the UIL Playoffs are the Klein Oak Panthers. @BradleyBraves. The announcement was made during the MVC Awards Banquet on March 1, in downtown St. Louis. Is your case there if you need it? Two years later, he guided the Braves to wins over Oklahoma and Purdue to win the NIT. The Braves have also been very active within the Peoria community and consistently lead the athletic department in volunteer service, totaling more than 5,000 hours of community service under Wardles leadership. "But he was a no-nonsense guy, competitive, worked really hard. When I work out, when I'm in the car, all the time. Phone. G 5-11 Norwalk, Iowa (Norwalk High), Jace Carter, UIC So. 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. "Everyone in the family worked in it. Darius (Hannah) has been huge for us all year. But hey, I can still play. That hurt. "It was in me from a very young age, a competitive thing I got from my parents," Wardle said." PublishedFebruary 28, 2022 at 12:20 PM CST. "It was awesome. ST. LOUIS, Mo. Jeff White,
[email protected]. 20 UNLV in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to eventual champion Louisville. @CoachAmie5. Login All rights reserved. List of Bradley Braves men's basketball head coaches. The couple has three children daughters Mya and Emery, and son, Davin. I mean you got to have a little luck on your side always but you guys stay healthy. Better than you dreamed of? [2], He was director of basketball operations at Marquette from 20032005 and an assistant coach at UW-Green Bay from 20052010. Brown left the team partway through the 191920 season; Allen coached the last six games of the season. On March 10, 2019, Wardle led the Braves to the NCAA Tournament by winning The Missouri Valleys Arch Madness Tournament. Feb 24, 2023. Jan 11, 2023 @ 1:20pm. Pickup at the park, you lose, you sit. Very handsy team, and we knew that. And I think this group has done that.". Tweets by Amie Bradley. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Alec Brown was the 50th overall selection in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns after the 7-foot-1 center was named the 2014 Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year and finished fifth in school history with 1,678 career points. Full Release (PDF) It can't all be inside. "They are taking on more responsibility with this new role," Wardle said. His most successful season at Bradley came in 1985-86, when the Braves cracked the Top 10 in the AP poll, finished with a 32-3 record and a perfect 16-0 mark in the MVC, and defeated No. In his eight seasons with the Braves, Versace led the team to three regular-season Missouri Valley Conference championships, two Valley titles and NCAA Tournament appearances, and the 1982 National Invitation Tournament crown. "I remember the little details of things with him," the BU coach said. Former Bradley University basketball coach Dick Versace, who went on to coach in the NBA, died Feb. 25 in Chicago, which he made his home most of his adult life. Everyone has a hand in it.". And you can find us executing better and better as the year went on, just because we were able to stay healthy and get our rotations down consistently. "Hasn't been done in a long time here. Take us with you from breakfast or whatever through the day. After attending Bradley University and playing on the basketball team from 1947-50, he returned as an assistant coach in 1956 and became Bradley's ninth head coach in 1965. The announcement was made during the MVC Awards Banquet on March 1, in downtown St. Louis. Brian Barone played two seasons at Marquette . The 2022-23 Bradley Braves men's basketball season is off and running. G 6-3 Newton, Iowa (Newton), Tucker DeVries, Drake So. 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. Wardle is married to the former Lecia Schuetz, a soccer student-athlete during her collegiate career at Marquette. Goal's to get back to that NCAA Tournament and hopefully put ourselves in a position to win some games it's one day at a time, one game at a time. Give us a little bit of the day. It's an obsession of mine. They ended up traveling all over the country, everywhere, says Wardle, but Alaska and Hawaii. Jones took over as interim head coach last season at ISU after Dan Muller resigned. Bradley beats Drake to win the MVC men's basketball championship, Catching up with Bradley's last Missouri Valley basketball champion, How Twitter reacted to Bradley basketball's big MVC victory, How Bradley landed a unique 7-foot-1 recruit, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Bradley played two seeded Michigan State on March 21, 2019. Rienk Mast was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference first team, while Leons earned second-team honors and also earned a spot on the Valley's All-Defensive Team. Most of the discussion on BradleyFans.com is about basketball and specifically, Bradley basketball, so click on the top Forum titled Basketball Fan Talk. We were able to overcome it, but our defense our rebounding and I thought we had good shot selection, too. (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. The early-season crown wouldnt be the last trophy the Braves lifted that campaign as Wardle helped BU win its first Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title in 31 years, overcoming an 18-point second-half deficit for the largest comeback in title game history as Bradley reach the top of the podium for the first time since 1988. I know it means a lot to the city, to the university, to the community. 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. You take the COVID year out, we've got a lot of success in February, March. LOUIS, Mo. Lede AI Sports Desk. I thought (the road record) was blown a little bit out of proportion to be quite honest, and I thought we proved that. Working in the sign shop instilled in the coach a type of work ethic and attention to detail that remains today. Ferguson had suffered from dementia the last few . Leons and wing Zek Montgomery were named to the MVC Most Improved Team on Tuesday, joined by Tytan Anderson (Northern Iowa), Darnell Brodie (Drake) and Ben Krikke (Valparaiso). 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. Brian Wardle (born October 9, 1979) is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball coach at Bradley University. 2023 www.pjstar.com. He narrowly missed becoming the first player in Valley history to reach 50-50. 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. "But I thought transition D was a huge key for us, getting back matching up. Bradley head coach Brian Wardle, left, talks with Elijah Childs following an NCAA college basketball game against Northern Iowa in the championship of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament . 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. 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. 52-49 (W) Bradley vs. Lafayette County. Guard Duke Deen was named to the MVC All-Newcomer team. Indeed, the coach has it framed. (AP Photo/Michael Woods), Bradley coach Brian Wardle talks to his team during a time out against Arkansas during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, in North Little Rock, Ark. I've always said there are two types of coaches, those who are humbled and those who are about to be.". St. Louis, Mo. ':How Twitter reacted to Bradley basketball's big MVC victory. Feb 1, 2023 @ 7:07pm. Coach. Patterson), Bradley coach Brian Wardle talks to his team as they play against Arkansas during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, in North Little Rock, Ark. This is the first conference tournament championship for Bradley since 1988, and the first trip to the NCAA Tournament for Bradley since 2006. It's a heck of a journey from a team that was 2-7 at one point on the road. The Braves and Ramblers split their two regular-season matchups, with Bradley dropping a 78-71 overtime decision on Jan. 8 in Chicago and claiming a 68-61 victory on Feb. 9 at Carver Arena. What to watch for Bradley at the MVC tournament, How to watch Bradleyat the MVCtournament TV, tickets, game time, How Bradley Hall of Famer Lindsay Stalzer ended up back playing volleyball in America, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. "So they hit the ball. That's what we're built on, and it's helped us have a lot of success in February, March. 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. The Braves saw senior Ja'Shon Henry named to the All-Bench Team on Tuesday and designated captain. Bill would be amazed. "It's really good timing, in a way, that he was available. "I was not very good in basketball for a while, I got cut from teams in fifth grade and sixth grade," Wardle said. "We did that for about seven years," Wardle said. We weren't really in sync. If you don't win this tournament? "He was the only one on the team who knew all the plays, he'd tell players where to be and what to do. It can't be all (3-pointers). They're gonna get numbers, but I thought we made them shoot a lot of shots to get them, and that's exactly what we wanted.". Unreal. Visit ESPN for the team statistics of the Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Bradley Braves NCAAM basketball game on March 3, 2023 . Coffee. Smart basketball is huge this time of year. Pure Sweat is a basketball training company founded by Drew Hanlen offering products and services to players, coaches, trainers, and scouts at every level. Additionally, the Braves have led the league in academic honorees in each of the last four seasons with their 15 total selections four more than any other team in the conference. "We were in the NCAA field in 2020, no doubt, we were with that championship. Wardle left Hinsdale Central as the school's all-time leader in scoring and rebounding. In his second season at Bradley, Versace became the first coach in Valley history to win the conference title after finishing in last place the season before. A Bradley Athletics official revoked media access to a local beat reporter due to not "promoting the Bradley brand." They were based in Las Vegas, and had an agent who booked them for lounge shows in Vegas and Reno. . I love 90's R&B. And how Brian Wardlegot his middle name, Murphy. Bradley is the No. (Doug DeVoe, MVC), Bradley coach Brian Wardle yells to his team against Southern Illinois during first half action of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Enterprise Center on Friday, March 6, 2020. The Valley All-Bench Team included Henry, Sardaar Calhoun (Drake), Ja'Kobi Gillespie (Belmont), Chance Moore (Missouri State) and Landon Wolf (Northern Iowa). We eat at 11, and then I go home and relax and then come here and the best part was driving in. He went on to play collegiately at Marquette, helping the Golden Eagles to a pair of NIT appearances in 1998 and 2000. He met Brian Wardle's mom, Cindy, on a show stop in Chicago. 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 . (Henry's) dunk, and Hickman's dunk just kind of sealing the game and getting the crowd nuts in the last two minutes. Check out this great listen on Audible.com. (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. Here are 3 reasons to be even more excited after Bradley's historic basketball victory Feb. 27, 2023. I'm very grateful, humbled. "He picked up the guitar a little bit. Assistant AD for Marketing and Fan Experience . I felt like two practices, were very efficient, intense. Dressed in his red blazer, Bradley coach Brian Wardle sat down in the Carver Arena press room on Sunday and basked in the glow of a Missouri Valley Conference championship victory . 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. 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. 0:05. His wife, Lecia, was born in Wisconsin but grew up in Sarasota, Fla. He'd show up with an old, big camera, watch us play park games.". Mostly tried to stay in Las Vegas and Reno, went up through Canada. Very similar to my father in a lot of ways. Named the schools 14th head coach in March 2015, Wardle was first tasked with turning around a Bradley program that had not posted a winning conference record in the previous six seasons with the Braves finishing last in the Valley the year before his arrival. We got to get better at some things still this week. Bradley will open play in the MVC Tournament against defending champion Loyola at 2:30 p.m. Friday. 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. Bradley is the No. 0. The last decade, it's hard to get fans to arenas in all sports. They are turning heads in H-TOWN. Barone grew up on Bradley basketball as his father, the late Tony Barone Sr., was an assistant coach with the Braves from 1978-85. F 6-7 State College, Pa. (State College)/Princeton, Cade Tyson, Belmont Fr. "Standup, high-character guy. The Bradley Basketball "Movement" will continue for at least five more years. Photo by Robert Cohen,
[email protected], Bradley coach Brian Wardle yells at the referee on Sunday, March 10, 2019, during the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament that was won by Bradley over Northern Iowa 57-54. Having reestablished Bradley men's basketball as a championship-level program, Brian Wardle is in his eighth year as head coach of the Braves. Jones was associate head coach at ISU the last three seasons, where he specialized as offensive coordinator and helped the Redbirds to top 3 spots in scoring offense in the Valley the last two years. "I don't know how they'll do with a basketball when they reach 66.". He'd sort them out and put them back in the racks. You guys are playing your best right now. A lot of people don't know this, but three games ago, before we went over to Southern Illinois, I put '16-4' up in the locker room, and I put the 'MVC Champs 2023' up on the practice gym wall. We've got to keep improving and playing with confidence and executing. When was the last time you coached in front of a home crowd like that? Having reestablished Bradley mens basketball as a championship-level program, Brian Wardle is in his eighth year as head coach of the Braves. ", Valley champions: Bradley beats Drake to win the MVC men's basketball championship, Tucker DeVries, Drake So. "But what really gets me going? I've sat in that banquet and seen a lot of great coaches get it. Jones is believed to be the first coach to move from Illinois State to rival Bradley without a stop somewhere else in between. 2022-23 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff. Usually guys with that experience are not available in September. The Braves won the regular-season Missouri Valley Conference championship for the first time in 27 years with a 73-61 win over Drake before a sellout crowd of 10,458. She has worked primarily with the post players, guiding Alicia Froling to 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, the first player . ", Technology, trust and an 11-hour flight:How Bradley landed a unique 7-foot-1 recruit. Moline recorded a big victory over Bradley-Bourbonnais 71-39 on Feb. 24 in Illinois boys high school basketball. Jeanette Bradley: Athletics Business Manager Amanda Brooks: Athletics Accountant Taylor Patterson: Business Office Graduate Assistant . Bradley Braves Men's Basketball Coaches. Here is a look at Brian Wardle, the Bradley University Braves men's basketball head coach. "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. He was an assistant coach at Green Bay from 2005-10, before being named Phoenix head coach April 15, 2010. Photo by Robert Cohen,
[email protected], Bradley coach Brian Wardle slows his team as they play against Southern Illinois in the second half of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament at Enterprise Center on Friday, March 6, 2020. No cause of death was given. Box Score. "I don't get Coach of the Year, Rienk first team All-Conference, Malevy Defensive Player of the Year, Zek Most Improved team, Ja'Shon Sixth Man, all the guys, all the honors, none of that happens if we don't all work together," Wardle said. Top-seeded Bradley meets No. So last night I probably slept six straight hours. Smith after . "I was kind of uncoordinated, couldn't really dribble the ball real well. Yeah, so, another box check. And I never played sports, only a little bit in high school. High Point University has fired men's basketball coach G.G. Lafayette County 49. 1 seed and outright regular-season champion for the first time since 1996. As a senior in 2001, Wardle served as team captain and finished as the second-leading scorer in Conference USA by pumping in 18.8 points per game. I love having Murphy in my name.". In his days coaching at Green Bay, he'd host a block party to celebrate the finish of the season. Then definitely after COVID, so to see everyone come out this month of February when we've been in first place and definitely show up today. . On 1/4, the Bradley varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Lafayette County (Stamps, AR) by a score of 52-49. It was a passion. When he needed those 6-inch by 6-inch vinyl adhesive removable signs for the BU floor, he turned to his father. The Bradley Braves men's basketball team represents Bradley University, located in Peoria, Illinois, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. Brian Wardle: A look at the Bradley University basketball head coach. And he knew all about Murphy's Sign Studio because he worked in there as a boy. High Point University has fired men's basketball coach G.G. Smith after . He is the only player in Horizon League history to accumulate 2,000 points, 500 assists and 400 rebounds (467) and would eventually play for the Indiana Pacers during his professional career. The first game Friday (at the MVC tournament) is always the hardest. Pick your ball up and hurry up.' Please take a moment to donate now and fund the local news our community needs.
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