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1949–50 Bradley Braves men's basketball team


The 1949–50 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University in college basketball during the 1949–50 season. The team finished the season with a 32–5 record[1] and were national runners-up to the City College of New York (CCNY) in both the 1950 NCAA tournament and 1950 National Invitation Tournament. Early on in the NCAA Tournament's days, which began in 1939, teams were allowed to participate in both it and the NIT. The 1949–50 college basketball season is noteworthy in that it is the only year in which a team won both tournaments (CCNY), and the losing team of both championships happened to be Bradley. Coincidentally enough, a year later, several of Bradley's players from this season's team would be instigated as individuals involved in what would later be known as the CCNY point-shaving scandal due to the biggest noise coming from the scandal at the time involving CCNY despite the fact that seven different universities had players involved in the scandal at the time, including Bradley.

1949–50 Bradley Braves men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
NIT Runner-up
Missouri Valley Conference champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 1
Record32–5 (11–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainBilly Mann
Home arenaRobertson Memorial Field House
Seasons
1949–50 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Bradley 11 – 1   .917 32 – 5   .865
Saint Louis 8 – 4   .667 17 – 9   .654
Detroit 7 – 5   .583 20 – 6   .769
Oklahoma A&M 7 – 5   .583 18 – 9   .667
Drake 5 – 7   .417 14 – 12   .538
Tulsa 3 – 9   .250 12 – 11   .522
Wichita Municipal 1 – 11   .083 7 – 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/6/1949*
 Houston W 73–57  1–0
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/8/1949*
 Iowa State W 56–48  2–0
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/12/1949*
 Nebraska W 64–54  3–0
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/15/1949*
 TCU W 85–49  4–0
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/17/1949*
 Purdue L 65–71  4–1
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/19/1949*
 Georgia Tech W 84–60  5–1
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/21/1949*
 Washington State W 67–59  6–1
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/23/1949*
 Fresno State W 83–51  7–1
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/27/1949*
 DePaul W 68–65  8–1
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
12/29/1949*
 at Tulane
Sugar Bowl Tournament 		W 72–46  9–1
 Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
12/30/1949*
 vs. Kentucky
Sugar Bowl Tournament Championship 		L 66–71  9–2
 Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
1/2/1950*
 Ohio State W 65–46  10–2
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
1/7/1950
 No. 3 at Drake W 72–57  11–2 (1–0)
 Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
1/9/1950*
 No. 3 Georgetown College W 79–39  12–2
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
1/12/1950*
 No. 6 at Manhattan W 89–67  13–2
  
Manhattan, NY
1/14/1950*
 No. 6 at Saint Joseph's W 64–60  14–2
 Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, PA
1/16/1950
 No. 6 Detroit W 71–50  15–2 (2–0)
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
1/21/1950
 No. 4 at Detroit L 54–67  15–3 (2–1)
  
Detroit, MI
1/26/1950
 No. 6 Tulsa W 64–45  16–3 (3–1)
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
1/28/1950
 No. 6 at Saint Louis W 54–45  17–3 (4–1)
 Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, MO
2/4/1950*
 No. 3 Pittsburgh W 84–48  18–3
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
2/6/1950
 No. 3 Wichita State W 61–49  19–3 (5–1)
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
2/9/1950*
 No. 2 Hawaii W 77–53  20–3
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
2/11/1950*
 No. 2 at DePaul W 67–56  21–3
  
Chicago, IL
2/13/1950
 No. 2 Oklahoma State W 59–46  22–3 (6–1)
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
2/18/1950
 No. 2 at Wichita State W 68–56  23–3 (7–1)
  
Wichita, KS
2/20/1950
 No. 2 No. 18 Saint Louis W 52–45  24–3 (8–1)
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
2/25/1950
 No. 1 at Oklahoma State W 42–35  25–3 (9–1)
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
2/27/1950
 No. 1 at Tulsa W 57–56  26–3 (10–1)
 Expo Square Pavilion 
Tulsa, OK
3/4/1950
 No. 1 Drake W 92–63  27–3 (11–1)
 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, IL
1950 National Invitation Tournament
3/13/1950*
 No. 1 vs. Syracuse
NIT Quarterfinals 		W 78–66  28–3
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
3/16/1950*
 No. 1 vs. No. 9 St. John's
NIT Semifinals 		W 83–72  29–3
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
3/18/1950*
 No. 1 vs. CCNY
NIT Championship 		L 61–69  29–4
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
1950 NCAA Tournament
3/20/1950*
 No. 1 vs. No. 19 Kansas
NCAA First Round 		W 59–57  30–4
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
3/24/1950*
 No. 1 vs. No. 7 UCLA
NCAA Quarterfinals 		W 73–59  31–4
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
3/25/1950*
 No. 1 vs. Baylor
NCAA Final Four 		W 68–66  32–4
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO
3/28/1950*
 No. 1 vs. CCNY
NCAA National Championship 		L 68–71  32–5
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[2]

Rankings

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Main article: 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings

References

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  1. ^ "Bradley season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "2005–06 Bradley Braves Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly records (page 161). Bradley University. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
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