23 Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye G Jr. 6-4 210 London, England/Bristol Academy. 25 Nate ...... Named the 14th head coach in Br
Bradley
Braves
1, 639 Victories | 37 NBA Draft Picks | 35 Postseason Tournaments | 12 Conference Titles
2017-18 SCHEDULE November
Sat Tue Fri Sat Sun Wed Sat
11 14 17 ~ 18 ~ 19 ~ 22 ~ 25
December
Fri Sun Wed Sat Wed Fri Thu Sun
1 3 ^ 13 16 20 22 28 * 31 *
January
Wed Sat Tue Sat Wed Sat Tue Sun Wed
3 6 9 13 17 20 23 28 31
Bradley
DRAKE
10-3, 0-0 MVC IUPUI (ESPN3) DELAWARE (ESPN3) vs. Vermont vs. UTSA vs. Weber State MISSOURI S&T (ESPN3) GEORGIA SOUTHERN (ESPN3)
W, 68-53 W, 61-53 L, 64-65 W, 71-69 W, 70-64 W, 79-47 W, 62-57
EASTERN ILLINOIS (NBCSCH+) at San Diego State (MWC TV) LITTLE ROCK (ESPN3) at Chicago State (WAC TV) at SE Missouri State (OVC TV) at Mississippi (SEC Network+) at Drake (ESPN3) NORTHERN IOWA (ESPN3)
W, 67-56 L, 52-75 W, 86-46 W, 84-58 W, 75-67 L, 59-82 7 p.m. 1 p.m.
Brian Wardle
head coach
123-115
career record
5-2
record vs. du
7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m.
Sat 3 * DRAKE (ESPN3) Wed 7 * at Northern Iowa (ESPN3) Sun 11 * at Southern Illinois (ESPN3) Wed 14 * ILLINOIS STATE (ESPN3) Sat 17 * at Valparaiso (MVC Network) Wed 21 * at Missouri State (MVC Network) Sat 24 * INDIANA STATE
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA
February
66-77
head coach
career record
0-0
record vs. bu
After a 10-win non-conference season, the Bradley basketball team looks to carry that success into Missouri Valley Conference action as it opens league play at Drake. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday.
BRADLEY AT DRAKE Des Moines, Iowa • Knapp Center (7,152) Thursday, Dec. 28 • 7 p.m.
Television
VALPARAISO (ESPN3) at Evansville (ESPN3) SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) at Loyola (MVC Network) at Illinois State (MVC Network) EVANSVILLE (ESPN3) MISSOURI STATE (ESPN3) at Indiana State (ESPN3) LOYOLA (MVC Network)
record
Niko Medved
Station:............................................................ ESPN3 Play-by-Play..........................................Larry Morgan Analyst........................................ Adam Emmenecker
Radio Flagship Station..................................... 1470 WMBD Play-by-Play...............................................Dave Snell Analyst.................................................... Chad Kleine Braves Plus Pregame................................Dan DiOrio
Series history * * * * * * * * *
6-7, 0-0 MVC
at
record
Overall................................................ Bradley, 86-62 at Drake............................................... Drake, 39-29 Under Brian Wardle.............................. Bradley, 4-1 Last Meeting...............Bradley 67, Drake 58 (3/2/17) Last 10 Games........................................ Bradley, 6-4
MEDIA INFORMATION Basketball SID..................................Jason Veniskey Office...............................................(309) 677-3636 Cell...................................................(585) 615-5316 E-mail..................................
[email protected] The Bradley Athletic Communications staff is available to assist home and visiting media. Contact Jason Veniskey for credentials, releases, statistics or general basketball info and for assistance arranging interviews with players and/or coaches.
KEY BRAVES NUMBERS
2.4
In the previous 17 seasons the Braves won 10 non-conference games, BU averaged a final MVC placement of 2.4 with 11 top-two finishes.
8
Bradley has opened Valley play versus Drake nine previous times, winning eight meetings.
9
Bradley owns the nation’s ninth-ranked scoring defense at 60.9 points per game.
12
Bradley is 2-3 with 12 or fewer free throws made this year but 8-0 with more than 12 makes.
14
BU ranks in the top 40 nationally in 3-point shooting and 3-point defense and is one of 14 schools nationally to make more than 10 percent than it allows.
19.3
In three wins versus Drake last year, Donte Thomas averaged 19.3 points – shooting 80.0 percent (24-of-30).
BradleY'S last game STARTERS
March
1-4 State Farm MVC Tournament * - Missouri Valley Conference Game ~ - Islands of the Bahamas Showcase ^ - Mountain West-MVC Challenge
5
BROWN
So • G
25
KENNELL So • G
23 LAUTIER-OGUNLEYE 1 Jr • G
THOMAS Sr • F
BAR
12
So • C
13.2 PPG
9.2 PPG
5.6 PPG
8.5 PPG
5.8 PPG
3.9 APG
2.3 APG
4.7 RPG
5.8 RPG
4.5 RPG
37.2 FG%
39.0 FG%
2.3 APG
1.0 SPG
1.2 BPG
37.2 3P%
38.2 3P%
43.4 FG%
49.4 FG%
50.0 FG%
game no. 14: bradley AT DRAKE photo roster
2017-18 ROSTER
2017-18 BRADLEY BRAVES ROSTER # Name
1
Donte Thomas
Sr • F • 6-7 • 225 Calumet City, Ill.
2
Luqman Lundy
Jr • G • 6-3 • 200 Edgewater, N.J.
3
Antoine Pittman Jr • G • 6-3 • 210 Rockford, Ill.
1 2 3 5 10 12 13 14 21 23 25 30 35
Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown/Last School
Donte Thomas F Luqman Lundy Jr. Antoine Pittman G Darrell Brown, Jr. G Elijah Childs F Koch Bar C Luuk van Bree F Peter Hanley F Ryan Stipanovich G/F Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye G Nate Kennell G Callum Barker C Jayden Hodgson G
Sr. G Jr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. So.
6-7 6-3 6-3 5-10 6-7 6-11 6-9 6-7 6-7 6-4 6-6 6-9 6-3
225 200 210 190 220 230 225 225 210 210 205 235 200
Calumet City, Ill./Thornwood Edgewater, N.J./N. Oklahoma College-Tonkawa Rockford, Ill./Auburn Memphis, Tenn./Germantown Kansas City, Mo./Lee’s Summit West Abyei, South Sudan/Arlington Country Day Helmond, Netherlands/Canarias Academy Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame High St. Louis, Mo./De Smet Jesuit London, England/Bristol Academy Metamora, Ill./Metamora Township Hobart, Tasmania, Australia/Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) Gosford, Australia/Arlington Country Day
BRADLEY COACHING STAFF Brian Wardle
5
Darrell Brown
So • G • 5-10 • 190 Memphis, Tenn.
Head Coach Marquette ‘01 123-115 overall record (Eighth year) 28-50 at Bradley (Third year)
Elijah Childs
10 Fr • F • 6-7 • 220 Kansas City, Mo.
Bar Luuk van Bree Peter Hanley 12 Koch So • C • 6-11 • 230 13 Jr • F • 6-9 • 225 14 Jr • F • 6-7 • 225 Abyei, South Sudan
Helmond, Netherlands
Peoria, Ill.
Drew Adams
Assistant Coach 3rd year at BU Tennessee ‘09
Mike Bargen
Assistant Coach 3rd year at BU Marquette ‘99
Jimmie Foster
Assistant Coach 3rd year at BU South Dakota ‘02
Ryan Sharbaugh Troy Pierce Director of Operations 2nd year at BU Westminster ‘08
P layer Development/ Video Operations 2nd year at BU Emporia State ‘13
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Stipanovich D. Lautier-Ogunleye 21 Ryan Fr • G/F • 6-7 • 210 23 Jr • G • 6-4 • 210 St. Louis, Mo.
London, England
Name Pronunciation Koch Bar KOTCH Callum Barker CAL–um Jayden Hodgson HODGE–son Nate Kennell keh-NELL Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye LOW–tee–ay oh–gun–LAY–yay Luqman Lundy LUKE-mon Ryan Sharbaugh SHAR-bah Ryan Stipanovich STIP-pan-o-vich Luuk van Bree Luke vohn–BRAY
Kennell Callum Barker Jayden Hodgson 25 Nate So • G • 6-6 • 205 30 Jr • C • 6-9 • 235 35 So • G • 6-3 • 200 Metamora, Ill.
2
Hobart, Tasmania
Gosford, Australia
2017-18 bradley basketball
game no. 14: bradley AT DRAKE
BRADLEY TEAM NOTES ABOUT THE BRAVES
BRAVES IN MVC OPENERS
All-Time Series...............................................Bradley, 86-62 at Bradley........................................................ Bradley, 51-19 at Drake.............................................................Drake, 39-29 Neutral Site......................................................... Bradley, 6-4 Postseason............................................................ Bradley, 7-5 Current Streak.......................................................... Bradley, 4 Last 10 Games....................................................... Bradley, 6-4
• Bradley finished the non-conference season with a 10-3 record – the team’s most wins out of league in 11 years. • Sophomore Darrell Brown leads the Braves with 13.2 points and 3.9 assists per game. • A balanced team with eight players averaging at least five points, Nate Kennell and Donte Thomas are second and third on BU in scoring with 9.2 and 8.5 points, respectively. • Freshman Elijah Childs leads Bradley with 6.3 rebounds, while Thomas is second at 5.8. • BU is averaging 69.1 points, shooting 43.8 percent from the floor and 39.9 percent from 3-point range. • The strength of the team so far is on defense where BU features the nation’s ninth-ranked unit, allowing only 60.9 points per game, 37.6 percent of field goals and 29.1 percent from 3-point range.
• Beginning its 67th season in the Missouri Valley Conference, Bradley is 36-30 all-time in openers. • The two-longest tenured members of the MVC, Bradley will open against Drake for the 10th time. The Braves are 8-1 all-time in openers against the Bulldogs, including a 3-1 mark in Des Moines. • Last season, the Braves posted a 60-57 win at Carver Arena versus Southern Illinois to open the 2016-17 Valley schedule. • Overall, Bradley is 10-22 in MVC openers away from home and is attempting to get off to a 1-0 start with a road win for the first time since 2009-10 (at Drake).
series results
SERIES HISTORY
By the numbers Bradley Stat Drake 69.1 Scoring >>> 79.5 43.8 FG Pct >>> 45.4 39.9 3FG Pct >>> 40.9 65.0 FT Pct >>> 77.7 38.8 > 16.5 15.8 Turnovers >>> 12.5 60.9