2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake † 17 – 3   .850 29 – 3   .906
Bradley 15 – 5   .750 26 – 7   .788
Northern Iowa 14 – 6   .700 20 – 12   .625
Belmont 13 – 7   .650 22 – 11   .667
Illinois State 10 – 10   .500 19 – 14   .576
UIC 10 – 10   .500 17 – 14   .548
Murray State 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485
Southern Illinois 8 – 12   .400 14 – 19   .424
Indiana State 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Evansville 8 – 12   .400 11 – 21   .344
Valparaiso 6 – 14   .300 15 – 19   .441
Missouri State 2 – 18   .100 9 – 23   .281
† 2025 MVC tournament winner
As of March 8, 2025

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.

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2023–24 season 23–12, 13–7 in MVC play to finish in third place.[1] They defeated UIC in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament,[2] before losing to Drake.[3] They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 3 seed.[4] They defeated Loyola Chicago,[5] before losing to Cincinnati in the second round.[6]

Roster

2024–25 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Demarion Burch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Milwaukee-Hamilton HS Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 1 Almar Atlason 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So KR Reykjavík Reykjavík, Iceland
G 2 Connor Dillon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Winona State Peoria, Illinois
G 3 Zek Montgomery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Rhode Island Louisville, Kentucky
F 4 Corey Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Cowley CC Buford, Georgia
G/F 5 Christian Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Le Moyne Denver, Colorado
G/F 10 Timoty van der Knaap 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Orange1 Bassano Bassano del Grappa, Italy
G 12 Cade Hardtke (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Glenbard South HS Lombard, Illinois
G 13 Sam Hennessy (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Benet Academy Naperville, Illinois
C 14 Ahmet Jonovic 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr OKK Beograd Prijepolje, Serbia
G 21 Duke Deen (5Y) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Troy Shreveport, Louisiana
G 22 Jaquan Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Pius XI HS Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 23 Gus Rugaard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Morton HS Morton, Illinois
F 25 Goanar Biliew (5Y) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Des Moines Area CC Denison, Iowa
F 34 Connor Linke (5Y) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr St. Charles North HS St. Charles, Illinois
F 35 Darius Hannah (5Y) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Milwaukee Academy of Science Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5Y) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 pm 		Millikin W 80–63 
Carver Arena (4,448)
Peoria, IL
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 W 76–60  3–1
 Carver Arena (6,094)
Peoria, IL
November 21, 2024*
4:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Texas State
Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinal 		W 82–68  4–1
 HTC Center (660)
Conway, SC
November 22, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Wright State
Myrtle Beach Invitational Semifinal 		W 77–74  5–1
 HTC Center (674)
Conway, SC
November 24, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPN 		vs. Middle Tennessee
Myrtle Beach Invitational Final 		W 80–69  6–1
 HTC Center (712)
Conway, SC
November 29, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Judson W 107–41  7–1
 Carver Arena (5,064)
Peoria, IL
December 3, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois W 83–60  8–1
(1–0) 		Banterra Center (4,332)
Carbondale, IL
December 13, 2024*
3:30 pm, BallerTV 		vs. Santa Clara
Jack Jones Classic 		L 74–84  8–2
 Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
December 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		San Francisco W 66–64  9–2
 Carver Arena (4,918)
Peoria, IL
December 21, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Canisius W 92–59  10–2
 Carver Arena (5,002)
Peoria, IL
December 29, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Valparaiso W 81–75 2OT 11–2
(2–0) 		Carver Arena (6,201)
Peoria, IL
January 1, 2025
6:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+ 		at Indiana State W 90–89 OT 12–2
(3–0) 		Hulman Center (5,083)
Terre Haute, IN
January 4, 2025
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Missouri State W 69–60  13–2
(4–0) 		Carver Arena (5,816)
Peoria, IL
January 8, 2025
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		Drake L 57–64  13–3
(4–1) 		Carver Arena (6,188)
Peoria, IL
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UIC W 61–60  14–3
(5–1) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (1,896)
Chicago, IL
January 15, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Indiana State W 118–65  15–3
(6–1) 		Carver Arena (5,330)
Peoria, IL
January 18, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Murray State W 74–61  16–3
(7–1) 		CFSB Center (5,594)
Murray, KY
January 21, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Belmont W 89–77  17–3
(8–1) 		Curb Event Center (1,788)
Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry 		W 61–57  18–3
(9–1) 		Carver Arena (9,656)
Peoria, IL
January 29, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UIC L 70–93  18–4
(9–2) 		Carver Arena (5,785)
Peoria, IL
February 2, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Northern Iowa L 69–83  18–5
(9–3) 		McLeod Center (4,121)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 5, 2025
8:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+ 		Belmont L 77–80  18–6
(9–4) 		Carver Arena (4,869)
Peoria, IL
February 8, 2025
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Evansville W 80–74  19–6
(10–4) 		Ford Center (5,810)
Evansville, IN
February 12, 2025
6:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois W 78–64  20–6
(11–4) 		Carver Arena (5,183)
Peoria, IL
February 16, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Drake W 61–59  21–6
(12–4) 		The Knapp Center (6,424)
Des Moines, IA
February 19, 2025
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry 		L 71–82  21–7
(12–5) 		CEFCU Arena (5,719)
Normal, IL
February 22, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		Murray State W 85–83 OT 22–7
(13–5) 		Carver Arena (7,560)
Peoria, IL
February 26, 2025
8:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso W 76–65  23–7
(14–5) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,583)
Valparaiso, IN
March 2, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		Northern Iowa W 73–56  24–7
(15–5) 		Carver Arena (7,537)
Peoria, IL
MVC tournament
March 7, 2025
6:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Murray State
Arch Madness Quarterfinal 		W 70–62  25–7
 Enterprise Center (6,090)
St. Louis, MO
March 8, 2025
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		(2) vs. (11) Valparaiso
Arch Madness Semifinal 		W 70–65  26–7
 Enterprise Center (7,779)
St. Louis, MO
March 9, 2025
1:15 pm, CBS 		(2) vs. (1) Drake
Arch Madness Final 		L 48–63  26–8
 Enterprise Center (7,952)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hickman has 20, Bradley defeats UIC 74-47 in MVC quarterfinal". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bradley falls short against Drake in Arch Madness semifinal". WCBU. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 NIT bracket: Schedule, TV channels for the men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "'Thank you': Bradley Braves hold off Loyola Chicago for first-round NIT victory". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Jizzle James scores career high to vault Cincinnati past Bradley in NIT". Reuters. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
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