I had no problem being alone, basketball was my outlet for a lot of things.". When it was all said and done, Wardles first two recruiting classes at BU graduated as champions as Bradley won back-to-back conference titles for the first time in school history. It was a passion. There was a problem saving your notification. He was hired in March 2015[2] to replace Geno Ford, who was fired after the 201415 season.[3]. 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. 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. And being able to get guys a round of applause and get them out of the game in the last minute was big for me. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com, 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. And we stayed healthy, knock on wood, this whole regular season and that's what led to a consistent play, and guys being stars in their role. Pick your ball up and hurry up.' I mean, it's much different but I don't know. Then He and His Wife Pledged $500K to Career Program. Having fun: Top-seeded Bradley mens basketball team gears up for Arch Madness tournament run, Bradley mens basketball team wins showdown for MVC crown, Henry hits milestone as streaking Bradley mens basketball team sets up showdown for MVC season title, Q&A: Edgar discusses strong fall attendance at Peoria Civic Center heading into the holiday season, Sommerville, Les share memories of Bradleys 2005-06 Sweet 16 run ahead of Hall of Fame induction. 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 . PEORIA The Bradley Braves opened the Missouri Valley Conference awards season with a couple of honors on Tuesday, then turned it into a trophy haul on Wednesday. "I know it means a lot to the city, to the university, and to the community," Bradley coach Brian Wardle said . "I would bring an old cassette player with batteries in it, play music at the park while I played on the court alone. It pushed me to figure things out, keep up with everyone or be in the lead. 'Part of history':Catching up with Bradley's last Missouri Valley basketball champion. By his sophomore year he was 6-foot-3, and he kept growing through high school until he reached 6-5. 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. It's just a really good league. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. * Brian Wardle, Bradley $708,920; Dan Muller, Illinois State $564,000 . Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men's basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. We've got to keep improving and playing with confidence and executing. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com, Bradley head coach Brian Wardle talks to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Loyola on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, in Chicago. Then the guys would come in at 10:30, and we do our film and walkthrough. Chris Bradley joined Ensworth in 2009 as an Assistant Athletic Director and became the Head Wrestling Coach in 2011. 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. 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. "Then about a week ago, Brian Wardle called me. Jeff White, jwhite@virginia.edu. So. Conference regular season champion Born in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Wardle played for Marquette from 19972001, ending his career as the third-leading scorer in school history. Getting ready for who we might play. Smart basketball is huge this time of year. 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. "I grew up in Las Vegas, a musical family, my parents all my siblings," Jimsaid. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. 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. Moline recorded a big victory over Bradley-Bourbonnais 71-39 on Feb. 24 in Illinois boys high school basketball. 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. Feb 1, 2023 @ 7:07pm. 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. 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. "Drew is an excellent recruiter, and he deserved a chance to go to Cincinnati," Wardle said. "You're right. No cause of death was given. Because it is a numbers game.". The official 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster for the Bradley University Braves . (AP Photo/L.G. . High Point University has fired men's basketball coach G.G. We traveled with one of the guys who sang that, and we backed him when he sang it. Colleges came calling the summer after his sophomore year, and Wardle's goal of becoming a Division I basketball player seemedlikely. He can be reached at 686-3206 or deminian@pjstar.com. F 6-6 Saskatoon (Athol Murray College of Notre Dame), *Tytan Anderson, UNI So. 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. "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. 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. 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.". We'd go up to Wisconsin and he'd get up in the morning and swim the length of Kangaroo Lake, where we stayed, all the way to the other side and back. Probably the best sleep I've had in a long, long time and I kind of knew that might be an omen. Having reestablished Bradley mens basketball as a championship-level program, Brian Wardle is in his eighth year as head coach of the Braves. I've always said there are two types of coaches, those who are humbled and those who are about to be.". 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. PEORIA The Bradley Braves rode a soundwave in Carver Arena to a shockwave in their program history Sunday.. Matthew Ogle. 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. He'd see her every time he came into town. 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. 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. The purpose was to honor those coaches who had been successful for many years. 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). The Braves have had four previous MVC Defensive Player of the Year winners, the most recent in 2013 when Dyricus Simms-Edwards won it. Working in the sign shop instilled in the coach a type of work ethic and attention to detail that remains today. We need you next year.". 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. He'd show up with an old, big camera, watch us play park games.". What's your take on that? Is there extra motivation to get back to the tournament because you won the bid in 2020, but you missed out because it got canceled? Phone: (614) 921-7430 | Fax: (614) 921-7431. Yes, we did. We've pushed them and challenged them, and they've challenged back and brought intensity back and it's just it's a family in that locker room, and it's a connected group and usually that's what it takes to win championships, honestly. 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. "My dad gets things done fast, great quality and price, so we had to use him. [3] In 2014, Wardle was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Arkansas, Eric Musselman (4th season). "But what really gets me going? 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. Here are 3 reasons to be even more excited after Bradley's historic basketball victory Feb. 27, 2023. The Braves saw senior Ja'Shon Henry named to the All-Bench Team on Tuesday and designated captain. 03-01-2023 . "I always tell the team, 'No individual accomplishments happen without the team around you.' During his thirteen seasons as Bradley's head coach he won 197 games. After the 2009-2010 season, Wardle was named head coach at UW-Green Bay. Jones was associate head coach at ISU the last three seasons . Brian Wardle: A look at the Bradley University basketball head coach. Bradley has continued to thrive under Wardles leadership since the championship runs. High-majors can sometimes overcome it with depth and players that they have, but you miss a Reink Mast. 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. "We would have pickup games going," Wardle said. "I came back here and he needed help and here I am, 45 years later," Jim Wardle said. My favorite. 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. We approached it as team recruiting, not individual recruiting. Feb 24, 2023. To replace Noonan, Georgetown hired Bradley Adams as both head football coach and athletic director on Jan. 17. "That was a scary game," Bradley head coach . Whitnall vs South Milwaukee Game Highlights - Jan. 31, 2023. I couldn't figure out how a man could swim that long.". The school's boys basketball program has 14 . 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. Mostly tried to stay in Las Vegas and Reno, went up through Canada. Brian Wardle (born October 9, 1979) is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball coach at Bradley University. As expected, he was named MVC Sixth Man of the Year on Wednesday night. University of South Carolina Upstate . Gr. He also saw all the signs, early on, that pointed to the man and the coach Brian Wardle is today. To qualify for the Hall of Fame a coach must have coached Varsity/College Head Basketball for 20 years or more and/or accumulated 300 or more victories. In his days coaching at Green Bay, he'd host a block party to celebrate the finish of the season. Better than you dreamed of? Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Everyone has a hand in it.". "We've been connected a long time, and he let me know there might be an opportunity for me at Bradley," Jones said. The Ramblers (22-7, 13-5) slipped from first to fourth after dropping their final game to Northern Iowa. 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. I can count on those guys.". When you have that as a coach, you know, you have a chance and I just believe that we were going to win this thing and win three in a row to end it and they did, too. What were your impressions of it? Now, we'd like to get back and win some games. Two years later, he guided the Braves to wins over Oklahoma and Purdue to win the NIT. Still, Jones says he won't carry any grudge into those rivalry games in 2022-23. Does Bradley deserve to go? Bradley played two seeded Michigan State on March 21, 2019. ", Bradley basketball:Why Bradley's projected starting lineup might surprise you, plus MVC's great expectations. Bradley 52. Bradley University head men's basketball coach Brian Wardle has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year during the MVC Awards Banquet on Wednesday, March 1, in downtown St. Louis. 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. ", Technology, trust and an 11-hour flight:How Bradley landed a unique 7-foot-1 recruit. (AP Photo/Michael Woods). And I think this group has done that.". Thanks. 309-677-2668. G 6-6 Louisville, Ky. (St. Louis Christian Academy), *denotes team "captain" as designated by the league's beat writers and media panel. 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 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. Kind of reset a little bit in that timeout, and we did that. "Yeah. Wardle left Hinsdale Central as the school's all-time leader in scoring and rebounding. (Episcopal)/George Mason, Julian Larry, Indiana State So. All the way up the sidelines and then two rows behind the baselines.". There's about 60 of those stickers. 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. PublishedFebruary 28, 2022 at 12:20 PM CST. Moline opened with a 23-10 advantage over Bradley-Bourbonnais through the first . The official Men's Basketball Coach List for the Bradley University Braves Skip To Main Content . Joe Stowell is an American former college basketball coach and broadcaster. (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. 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. Men's Basketball Head Coach. And out of that timeout, I believe we went on a little bit of a run. I was just fascinated with that. "So he'd get screwed up when he was learning to write. [1] As a senior, he averaged 18.8 points per game. G 5-11 Norwalk, Iowa (Norwalk High), Jace Carter, UIC So. Men's Basketball; Jamie Dixon: Head Coach Tony Benford: Associate Head Coach Duane Broussard: Assistant Coach Jamie McNeilly: Assistant Coach Thomas Montigel: Assistant Athletics Director, Men's Basketball . "I could not be more excited about the future of Bradley Women's . "We won some games, I know in the nonconference. "We're lucky to have them and they deserved these titles and the things that come with it. Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men's basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. If you don't win this tournament? High Point University has fired men's basketball coach G.G. High Point University has fired men's basketball coach G.G. The Bradley Braves men's basketball team represents Bradley University, located in Peoria, Illinois, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. 1 seed. He had a 95-65 record at Green Bay but failed to make the NCAA Tournament.[2]. "I remember so many little things with him like that. "Guitar? Visit ESPN for the team statistics of the Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Bradley Braves NCAAM basketball game on March 3, 2023 . 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. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. You together with donors across the NPR Network create a more informed public. But I don't know. Jones is believed to be the first coach to move from Illinois State to rival Bradley without a stop somewhere else in between. We just got to keep believing and keep getting better and staying humble and hungry one day at a time. More Videos. Bravescoach Brian Wardle wanted them, and knew just who to get them from: His father, Jim Wardle. And I think that was huge. "He was the only one on the team who knew all the plays, he'd tell players where to be and what to do. I did try to play," Brian Wardle said, laughing. ", 'I love this fricken team! "That was my goal, because my parents told me if I wanted to go to college, I'd have to work my way through it," Wardle said. My favorite was Al's Beef downtown.". Academy for one season before returning to Ensworth as a fitness instructor and assistant coach in volleyball and basketball . Bradley led Michigan State at half 35-34, dominating the boards in the first half. Last chance! 1 in the U.S. and won a Grammy). He met Brian Wardle's mom, Cindy, on a show stop in Chicago. I know it means a lot to the city, to the university, to the community. Basketball did not come easy to Brian Wardle. I'm from this area, I still have family here and I'm glad to be able to stay here.". Smith after . You're playing a really, really good team. "He liked to golf. Barone grew up on Bradley basketball as his father, the late Tony Barone Sr., was an assistant coach with the Braves from 1978-85. You have permission to edit this collection. 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. His wife, Lecia, was born in Wisconsin but grew up in Sarasota, Fla. Full Release (PDF) Bradley played basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks under legendary Coach Nolan Richardson, and was a four-time letterman from 1996 to 1999. 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. Bradley attended college at the University of Arkansas. This is huge for you personally and your team and your program, winning the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title. G 6-5 Indianapolis, Ind. It can't be all (3-pointers). "Yeah, you know, I think they went up 41-40. (Photo by Matt Riley, UVA Athletics) September 15, 2019. [3] Tenure. And winning wasn't like this gratifying feeling at all. As for recruiting overseas, Drew's connections and relationships are my connections and relationships too. Division regular season champion [3] Upon his hiring, Wardle became the youngest head coach in NCAA Division I basketball. Brown left the team partway through the 191920 season; Allen coached the last six games of the season. Missouri Valley Conference:Path is set: Bradley men's basketball gets schedule. I listen to old-school hip-hop, kind of from my basketball roots, and my wife likes country so I listen to that, too. Please take a moment to donate now and fund the local news our community needs. Our goal was to hold them to six 3s or less, and they had five. You could just see some of our veterans found their stride down the stretch here and Hick, I thought he was tremendous today. The 2022-23 Bradley Braves men's basketball season is off and running. And I never played sports, only a little bit in high school. I love 90's R&B. High Point University has fired men's basketball coach G.G. Darius (Hannah) has been huge for us all year. Born in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Wardle played for Marquette from 1997-2001, . "I would wait 45 minutes, an hour, to get an opportunity. Bradley Beal scored a season-high 37 points, 12 in the fourth quarter, to help the short-handed Washington Wizards overtake host Atlanta 119-116 and ruin the debut of new Hawks head coach Quin Snyder. Here is a look at Brian Wardle, the Bradley University Braves men's basketball head coach. 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. He died in 2019. So is my staff, and I got a great staff. But a loss would just burn in me forever. But hey, I can still play. "Hasn't been done in a long time here. Jeanette Bradley: Athletics Business Manager Amanda Brooks: Athletics Accountant Taylor Patterson: Business Office Graduate Assistant . He was 88. As Wardle searched for ways to help his team deal with the COVID era, the coach turned to what he knows. That was special, because that's what you want as a coach, you want to build your community and you want to bring a lot of pride and excitement to your city. I don't think it was my calling. We have five 20-win teams in the league. Session I - First Round 7 vs 10, 6 vs 11. 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. Bradley University Head Men's Basketball Coach Brian Wardle has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year. PEORIA, IL - A rising star in the coaching profession, Northwestern Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Kate Popovec has been named the 10th head coach in Bradley University Women's Basketball history, according to an announcement from Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Chris Reynolds Wednesday morning. I would play as hard as I possibly could so we wouldn't lose. A Bradley Athletics official revoked media access to a local beat reporter due to not "promoting the Bradley brand." We got mentally tough for the season. Can't be one-dimensional offensively. It's a huge, huge factor, and I couldn't be prouder of our guys. Jim Wardle says his son decided to play basketball when he reached second grade. 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 . "We were in the NCAA field in 2020, no doubt, we were with that championship. We were executing, guys knew the gameplan and I just felt good after I woke up this morning around 7 a.m., and that's sleeping in for me, too. It just looked like we were breathing a little heavy. The forecast says it'll be During the first media timeout of this Sunday's Red Out game, over 750 T-Shirts will rain down inside Carver Arena in the - in Bradley history! It can't all be inside. Nate Kennell shared the Sixth Man of the Year honor with UNI's Spencer Haldeman in 2019. Channel: Basketball Fan Talk & Other Sports. List of Bradley Braves men's basketball head coaches. 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. G 6-5 Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls High), *Ja'Shon Henry, Bradley Gr. G 6-0 Calumet City, Ill. (Bishop Noll)/Siena, Ben Sheppard, Belmont Sr. G 6-6 Atlanta, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian), Bowen Born, UNI So. Bradley was 8-0 when Wardle wore these shoes. They are guys who have helped build this program to sustained success and been a huge part of it. "He was such a good man, he supported me a lot when I was younger. "I know they are talented, but I'm even more impressed with the character of the kids here. Dick Versace, one of the most successful men's basketball coaches at Bradley University, died Friday at the age of 81. Bradley High School | 2800 Walker Road | Hilliard, OH 43026. "As a head coach in college basketball, you don't sleep great usually in January and February.

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