2021–22 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 MVC Tournament winner ;

2021–22 Bradley Braves men's basketball
2021–22 Bradley Braves men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2021–22 record	17–14 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Brian Wardle (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Drew Adams; Mike Bargen; Jimmie Foster;
Home arena	Carver Arena

The 2021–22 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by seventh-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 17–14, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Loyola in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Braves finished the 2020–21 season 12–16, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in eighth place.[1] They lost to Southern Illinois in the first round of the MVC Tournament.[2]

Offseason

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Connor Hickman #10 G	Bloomington, IN	Bloomington South High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 11, 2020
Connor Hickman #10 G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Max Ekono #2 G	Bouffémont, France	Scotland Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 26, 2021
Max Ekono #2 G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Zek Montgomery #3 G	Louisville, KY	St. Louis Christian Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 12, 2021
Zek Montgomery #3 G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Bradley Commit List for 2021". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.

Roster

2021–22 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Terry Roberts	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Believe Prep Florida SouthWestern	North Amityville, NY
C	1	Ari Boya	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Scotland Prep	Douala, Cameroon
G	2	Max Ekono	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Scotland Prep	Bouffémont, France
G	3	Zek Montgomery	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	St. Louis Christian Academy	Louisville, KY
G	5	Mikey Howell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	San Marcos HS UC San Diego	San Diego, CA
G	10	Connor Hickman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Bloomington South HS	Bloomington, IN
G	13	Sam Hennessy (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Benet Academy	Naperville, IL
F	14	Malevy Leons	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Mineral Area	IJmuiden, Netherlands
G/F	20	Jayson Kent	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Oak Forest HS	Oak Forest, IL
G	21	Cade Hardtke (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Glenbard South HS	Lombard, IL
F	22	Ja'Shon Henry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Athol Murray College of Notre Dame	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
G	23	Ville Tahvanainen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Helsinki Basketball Academy	Helsinki, Finland
G/F	30	Riley Burger	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Totino-Grace HS	Orono, MN
F	34	Connor Linke	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	St. Charles North HS	St. Charles, IL
F	35	Darius Hannah	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Milwaukee Academy of Science	Milwaukee, WI
F	51	Rienk Mast	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Donar Groningen	Groningen, Netherlands

Head coach

Brian Wardle (Marquette)

Assistant coach(es)

Drew Adams (Tennessee)
Mike Bargen (Marquette)
Jimmie Foster (South Dakota)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2021

Preseason

In the conference's yearly preseason poll, Bradley was picked to finish in sixth place. Sophomore forward Rienk Mast was named to the preseason all-conference third team.[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 8:00 pm		Illinois–Springfield	W 93–64		Carver Arena (1,735) Peoria, IL
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:15 pm, ESPN+		at South Dakota State	L 65–81	0–1	Frost Arena (2,445) Brookings, SD
November 13, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Howard	L 64–76	0–2	Carver Arena (3,814) Peoria, IL
November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Missouri S&T	W 92–66	1–2	Carver Arena (3,450) Peoria, IL
November 19, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Colorado State Paradise Jam Tournament Quarterfinals	L 60–66	1–3	Sports and Fitness Center (622) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 20, 2021* 2:15 pm, ESPN3		vs. Brown Paradise Jam Tournament Consolation 2nd Round	L 62–65	1–4	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 22, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Duquesne Paradise Jam Tournament 7th Place Game	L 70–78	1–5	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Maine	W 71–39	2–5	Carver Arena (3,515) Peoria, IL
December 1, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Iowa	W 71–69	3–5 (1–0)	Carver Arena (3,551) Peoria, IL
December 4, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		SIU Edwardsville	W 80–55	4–5	Carver Arena (3,685) Peoria, IL
December 7, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo	L 65–67	4–6	Savage Arena (3,567) Toledo, OH
December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, NBCSC		Saint Joseph's	W 77–73	5–6	Carver Arena (3,827) Peoria, IL
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm		vs. Sam Houston State Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational	W 87–61	6–6	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
December 22, 2021* 7:00 pm		vs. UTEP Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational	W 73–66	7–6	Don Haskins Center (4,082) El Paso, TX
~~December 29, 2021~~* ~~7:00 pm~~, ~~ESPN3~~		~~Bellarmine~~	Canceled due to COVID-19[4]		~~Carver Arena~~ ~~Peoria, IL~~
January 2, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State	L 71–76	7–7 (1–1)	Hulman Center (2,806) Terra Haute, IN
January 5, 2022 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Missouri State	L 69–71	7–8 (1–2)	Carver Arena (3,756) Peoria, IL
January 8, 2022 3:00 pm, NBCSC		at Loyola–Chicago	L 71–78 ^OT	7–9 (1–3)	Gentile Arena (3,092) Chicago, IL
January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville	W 79–47	8–9 (2–3)	Carver Arena (3,606) Peoria, IL
January 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State I-74 Rivalry	L 65–74	8–10 (2–4)	Redbird Arena (4,072) Normal, IL
January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Drake	W 83–71	9–10 (3–4)	Knapp Center (2,724) Des Moines, IA
January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois	W 70–62	10–10 (4–4)	Carver Arena (3,987) Peoria, IL
January 26, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 71–56	11–10 (5–4)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,220) Valparaiso, IN
January 30, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State	W 67–52	12–10 (6–4)	Carver Arena (4,554) Peoria, IL
February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 65–78	12–11 (6–5)	McLeod Center (2,655) Cedar Falls, IA
February 5, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville	W 76–41	13–11 (7–5)	Ford Center (4,294) Evansville, IN
February 9, 2022 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Loyola–Chicago	W 68–61	14–11 (8–5)	Carver Arena (4,450) Peoria, IL
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	W 68–59	15–11 (9–5)	Carver Arena (5,109) Peoria, IL
February 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	L 57–65	15–12 (9–6)	Banterra Center (4,432) Carbondale, IL
February 19, 2022 1:00 pm		Illinois State I-74 Rivalry	W 72–64	16–12 (10–6)	Carver Arena (6,902) Peoria, IL
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 67–83	16–13 (10–7)	JQH Arena (1,831) Springfield, MO
February 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 79–55	17–13 (11–7)	Carver Arena (5,660) Peoria, IL
MVC Tournament
March 4, 2022 2:30 pm, MVC TV	(5)	vs. (4) Loyola–Chicago Quarterfinals	L 50–66	17–14	Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source[5][6]

References

"2021-22 Bradley Braves Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
"Southern Illinois vs. Bradley - Game Recap - March 4, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
"Preseason Poll 2022 (PDF) - Missouri Valley Conference" (PDF). mvc-sports.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
"Bradley Men's Basketball Game versus Bellarmine Canceled". December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
"2021-22 Bradley Braves Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-08.

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[1] "2021-22 Bradley Braves Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.

[2] "Southern Illinois vs. Bradley - Game Recap - March 4, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.

[3] "Preseason Poll 2022 (PDF) - Missouri Valley Conference" (PDF). mvc-sports.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.

[4] "Bradley Men's Basketball Game versus Bellarmine Canceled". December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

[5] "2021-22 Bradley Braves Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-11-08.

[6] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-11-08.

Bradley Braves men's basketball
Venues	Peoria YMCA (1902–1909) Hewitt Gymnasium (1909–1925) Peoria Armory (1925–1941) Woodruff High School Gymnasium (1941–1943) Peoria Armory (1945–1949) Robertson Memorial Field House (1949–1982) Carver Arena (1982–present)
Rivalries	Illinois State
Culture & lore	Longest game in Division I history
Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics