2017-2018 Bradley Braves

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2017-2018 Bradley Braves Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
12 Deng Bar So C 6-11 225 Sep 15, 1996 Abyei South Sudan / United States Arlington Country Day School
30 Callum Barker Jr PF 6-9 235 Aug 30, 1996 Hobart Australia Notre Dame Preparatory
5 Darrell Brown, Jr. So PG 5-10 190 Jun 27, 1998 Memphis (TN) United States Germantown High School
10 Elijah Childs Fr F 6-7 225 Jan 10, 1999 Kansas City (MO) United States Lee's Summit West High School
14 Peter Hanley Jr F 6-7 225 Oct 17, 1996 Peoria (IL) United States Notre Dame High School For Boys
35 Jayden Hodgson So PG 6-3 185 May 25, 1997 Gosford Australia Arlington Country Day School
25 Nate Kennell So SG 6-6 205 Dec 18, 1997 Metamora (IL) United States Metamora Township High School
23 Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye Jr GF 6-4 210 Mar 23, 1996 Westminster England Bristol Academy
2 Luqman Lundy Jr SG 6-3 200 Apr 4, 1996 Edgewater (NJ) United States Benjamin Elijah Mays High School
24 JoJo McGlaston Sr SG 6-5 205 Sep 30, 1994 Dublin (CA) United States Dublin High School
3 Antoine Pittman RS-Jr SG 6-2 210 Mar 7, 1997 Rockford (IL) United States Auburn High School
21 Ryan Stipanovich Fr F 6-7 210 Aug 27, 1998 St. Louis (MO) United States DeSmet Jesuit High School
1 Donte Thomas Sr F 6-7 225 May 6, 1996 Calumet City (IL) United States Thornwood High School
13 Luuk van Bree Jr SF 6-9 225 Feb 24, 1996 Venray Netherlands Canarias Basketball Academy

Recent Bradley Braves History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 23-12 (13-7) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2022-2023 25-10 (16-4) 1st (MVC) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2021-2022 17-14 (11-7) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 12-16 (6-12) 8th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 23-11 (11-7) 3rd (MVC) Champion N/A
2018-2019 20-15 (9-9) 5th (MVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 20-13 (9-9) 5th (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 13-20 (7-11) 6th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 5-27 (3-15) 9th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 9-24 (3-15) 10th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 12-20 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 18-17 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd CIT 3rd Rnd
2011-2012 7-25 (2-16) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 12-20 (4-14) 9th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 16-15 (9-9) 5th (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 21-15 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 3rd Rnd CIT Runner Up
2007-2008 21-17 (9-9) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CBI Runner Up
2006-2007 22-13 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2005-2006 22-11 (11-7) 5th (MVC) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2004-2005 13-15 (6-12) 8th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 15-16 (7-11) 6th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 12-18 (8-10) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2017-2018 Bradley Braves Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Darrell Brown, Jr. NABC All-District (16) Second Team
Donte Thomas MVC All-Conference Second Team
Darrell Brown, Jr. MVC All-Conference Third Team
Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye MVC All-Defensive Team
Elijah Childs MVC All-Freshman Team

2017-2018 Bradley Braves Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Brown, Jr. J. Hodgson D. Lautier-Ogunleye D. Thomas D. Bar
Rotation   N. Kennell E. Childs    
Rotation   J. McGlaston L. van Bree    
Rotation     R. Stipanovich    
Lim PT   L. Lundy P. Hanley C. Barker  

2017-2018 Bradley Braves Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Darrell Brown, Jr. 33 31.8 13.5 2.3 4.3 0.8 0.0 2.9
Donte Thomas 33 25.9 11.7 7.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.6
Nate Kennell 33 25.8 9.2 2.7 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.5
Elijah Childs 33 20.9 8.4 6.2 0.6 0.7 1.4 1.4
Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye 33 26.2 7.6 4.7 2.7 0.5 0.1 1.3
JoJo McGlaston 9 20.6 6.4 3.9 1.1 1.2 0.3 1.9
Luuk van Bree 26 12.7 4.8 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6
Deng Bar 30 17.7 4.6 3.5 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.3
Jayden Hodgson 32 23.4 4.4 1.7 1.4 0.9 0.0 1.2
Ryan Stipanovich 27 10.0 2.4 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.8
Callum Barker 14 4.8 0.9 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3
Luqman Lundy 25 5.5 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.4
Peter Hanley 5 2.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

2017-2018 Bradley Braves Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Brian Wardle Head Coach 2015-2016 Head Coach (Green Bay, 2010 to 2015)
Drew Adams Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (New Mexico, 2012 to 2015)
Jimmie Foster Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Green Bay, 2010 to 2015)
Mike Bargen Assistant Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Chris Reynolds Athletic Director 2015-2016 N/A
Ryan Sharbaugh Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 N/A
Bobby Parker Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2016-2017 Associate Director of Communications (Bradley, 2012 to 2016)
Troy Pierce Director of Player Development 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Emporia State, 2015 to 2016)
Mark Colston Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Robert Crull Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Dave Snell Director of Communications 2010-2011 N/A
Jim Rea Director of Communications 2014-2015 N/A
Jason Veniskey Director of Communications 2017-2018 Assistant Director of Communications (Canisius, 2009 to 2017)