2019–20 Bradley Braves men's basketball team explained

Year:2019–20
Team:Bradley Braves
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:MVC
Record:23–11
Conf Record:11–7
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Drew Adams
Asst Coach2:Mike Bargen
Asst Coach3:Jimmie Foster
Champion:MVC tournament champions
Tourney Result:NCAA Tournament, First Round
Prev Year:2018-19
Next Year:2020-21

The 2019–20 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by fifth-year head coach Brian Wardle, played their home games at Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Southern Illinois, Drake, and Valparaiso to be champions of the MVC tournament for the second consecutive year. They received the MVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, but the tournament was cancelled in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2018–19 season 20–15, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Missouri State,[1] Loyola,[2] and Northern Iowa to win the tournament championship.[3] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region.[4] There they lost to No. 2-seeded Michigan State in the first round.[5]

Offseason

2019 recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-! colspan="9" style=| Exhibition|-! colspan="9" style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Missouri Valley Conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley tournament|-|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament|- style="background:#bbbbbb"| style="text-align:center"|| style="text-align:center"||
| colspan=2 rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6] | style="text-align:center"||-Source[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAAM College Basketball Scores - NCAAM Scoreboard - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-10-17.
  2. Web site: Bradley vs. Loyola (Chi) - Game Recap - March 9, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-10-17.
  3. Web site: MVC championship: Bradley stuns UNI. Petaros. Nick. Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. en. 2019-10-17.
  4. Web site: Michigan State basketball gets No. 2 seed, will face Bradley Braves. Solari. Chris. Detroit Free Press. en. 2019-10-17.
  5. Web site: Bradley vs. Michigan State - Game Recap - March 21, 2019 - ESPN. ESPN.com. en. 2019-10-17.
  6. Web site: NCAA cancels men's and women's basketball championships due to coronavirus concerns | NCAA.com. www.ncaa.com.
  7. Web site: 2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule. Bradley University Athletics. en. 2019-10-17.
  8. Web site: 2019-20 Bradley Braves Schedule Stats. ESPN. en. 2019-10-17.