Bradley moves on to Arch Madness semifinals after tight victory over UNI "Box 1 I wanted to check while being the coach at Bradley, no doubt. Pekin basketball: Five former Dragons players are on coaching staff I'll always say that, so we got our hands full.". 03-01-2023 . Having reestablished Bradley mens basketball as a championship-level program, Brian Wardle is in his eighth year as head coach of the Braves. 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. 0:49. Follow him on Twitter @icetimecleve. At Lawrence, Bradley was a starter and helped the Vikings to two NCAA tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16 berth in 2005-06. Did you automatically clinch a berth to the NIT with this win tonight? "Brian was very, very competitive as a little kid," said Jim Wardle, 66. Bradley High School (AR) Varsity Basketball - MaxPreps.com Bill Murphy was tall, a very direct man with an endlesswork ethic. Overall, Bradley has featured 10 all-conference performers during the last five seasons leading the league with three selections during the 2019-20 campaign. Prior to taking over the Braves program in 2015, Wardle compiled a 95-65 overall record at Green Bay, a five-year run that culminated with consecutive 24-win seasons and three-straight postseason appearances. Bradley beats Drake to win the MVC men's basketball championship, Catching up with Bradley's last Missouri Valley basketball champion, How Twitter reacted to Bradley basketball's big MVC victory, How Bradley landed a unique 7-foot-1 recruit, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. "I'm watching film right now. "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. In 2015, he left to take the coaching job at Bradley, which posted a 9-24 record the season before his arrival and a 5-27 record after the year in which he arrived. Wardle is the first Bradley coach win league honors since Jim Molinari in 1996. Smith after . It can't be all (3-pointers). The couple has three children daughters Mya and Emery, and son, Davin. The Rock Island native played for Northern Iowa and, after graduation, played pro basketball in Australia and Portugal. There was a problem saving your notification. Jones worked for Alford at Missouri State, where he was an administrative assistant for a Bears team in 1998-99 that advanced to the Sweet 16. 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. Former Bradley University basketball coach Dick Versace, who went on to coach in the NBA, died Feb. 25 in Chicago, which he made his home most of his adult life. Wardle is building his own family now. "It's really good timing, in a way, that he was available. . All rights reserved. But I don't know. G/F 6-7 Waukee, Iowa (Waukee High), Duke Deen, Bradley Jr. G 5-8 Shreveport, La. Wardle later apologized and the reporter's access to the team was restored. PEORIA Bradley men's basketball has about 60 Bradley shield logo decals scattered on its practice floor, a sign of the COVID-19 era and social distancing.. Braves coach Brian Wardle wanted .
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