2024–25 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
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The 2024–25 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represents Bradley University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by 10th-year head coach Brian Wardle, play their home games at Carver Arena located in Peoria, Illinois, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 2–1 (0–0 MVC) |
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| Associate head coach | Mike Bargen |
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| Home arena | Carver Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 MVC tournament winner As of November 14, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Braves finished the 2023–24 season 23–12, 13–7 in MVC play to finish in third place. They defeated UIC in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Drake. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 3 seed. They defeated Loyola Chicago before losing to Cincinnati in the second round.
Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm |
Millikin | W 80–63 | Carver Arena (4,448) Peoria, IL | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeast Missouri State | W 88–60 | 1–0 |
Carver Arena (5,014) Peoria, IL | |||||||
| November 8, 2024* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Washington State | L 74–91 | 1–1 |
Beasley Coliseum (3,982) Pullman, WA | |||||||
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UTSA | W 85–72 | 2–1 |
Carver Arena (4,557) Peoria, IL | |||||||
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Illinois | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| November 21, 2024* 4:30 pm pm, ESPNU |
vs. Texas State Myrtle Beach Invitational |
HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
| November 22, 2024* TBD, ESPNU |
vs. Princeton/Wright State Myrtle Beach Invitational |
HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
| November 24, 2024* TBD |
vs. TBD Myrtle Beach Invitational |
HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
| November 29, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Judson | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Illinois | Banterra Center Carbondale, IL | |||||||||
| December 13, 2024* 3:30 pm |
vs. Santa Clara Jack Jones Classic |
Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV | |||||||||
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
San Francisco | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| December 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Canisius | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Valparaiso | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| January 1, 2025 7:00 pm |
at Indiana State | Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN | |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 TBA, CBSSN |
Missouri State | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| January 8, 2025 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
Drake | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm |
at UIC | Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
| January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Indiana State | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 3:00 pm |
at Murray State | CFSB Center Murray, KY | |||||||||
| January 21, 2025 6:30 pm |
at Belmont | Curb Event Center Nashville, TN | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 1:00 pm |
Illinois State I-74 Rivalry |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| January 29, 2025 7:00 pm |
UIC | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| February 3, 2025 TBA |
at Northern Iowa | McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||||
| February 5, 2025 8:00 pm |
Belmont | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 TBA |
at Evansville | Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||||
| February 16, 2025 TBA |
at Drake | Knapp Center Des Moines, IA | |||||||||
| February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Illinois State | CEFCU Arena Normal, IL | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 TBA |
Murray State | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| February 26, 2025 8:00 pm |
at Valparaiso | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||||
| March 2, 2025 TBA |
Northern Iowa | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||||
| MVC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2025 TBD |
vs. TBD Arch Madness |
Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO | |||||||||