I had no problem being alone, basketball was my outlet for a lot of things.". Smith after . "He liked to golf. G/F 6-7 Waukee, Iowa (Waukee High), Marcus Domask, S. Illinois Sr. F 6-6 Waupun, Wis. (Waupun High), Ben Krikke, Valparaiso Sr. F 6-9 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Jasper Place), Rienk Mast, Bradley Jr. F 6-9 Groningen, Netherlands (Donar Groningen), Roman Penn, Drake Gr. "But he was a no-nonsense guy, competitive, worked really hard. "They've earned that title change. Jim Wardle says his son decided to play basketball when he reached second grade. Conference tournament champion. Bradley Women's Basketball (3-10) heads on the road to face Southern Illinois (5-6) and Missouri State (7-4). Bradley has continued to thrive under Wardles leadership since the championship runs. "I put the lettering away from the typesetting, took the trash out, mopped the floors," said Brian Wardle, 41. Every Italian beef place in Chicago you can think of, I've been there. Alec Brown was the 50th overall selection in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns after the 7-foot-1 center was named the 2014 Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year and finished fifth in school history with 1,678 career points. Wardles recruiting efforts at Green Bay resulted in several players of note. When (Henry) hit that dunk and Malevy hit that corner 3, I mean felt good that that crowd was energizing us and energizing us defensively, too. But all we can do is win games.". ', "It was a lot of fun to get on the train and go downtown with him, go to work with him and all the older guys messing with you all day and learn how to do blue-collar work. He played soccer first. "Hated to lose, still does. Moline unleashed a high-powered offensive show to knock off Bradley-Bourbonnais 71-39 Friday in Illinois boys basketball action on Feb. 24. The Braves have also been very active within the Peoria community and consistently lead the athletic department in volunteer service, totaling more than 5,000 hours of community service under Wardles leadership. G/F 6-6 Eldridge, Iowa (North Scott High), Darnell Brodie, Drake Sr. F 6-10 Newark, N.J. (Newark East Side)/Seton Hall, Zek Montgomery, Bradley So. I'm a very competitive person. All rights reserved. Adams was a terrific assistant coach, too, and was well-regarded for his contribution to Bradley's recruiting, in particular contacts overseas. His father-in-law, Bill Murphy, owned Murphy's Sign Studio and Jim eventually went to work for him, then later bought the business. "My strength is player development and game-planning," Jones said. Oh, and it definitely helped my golf game. Wardle led the Braves to a 23-8 overall record and a 16-4 mark in . His wife, Lecia, was born in Wisconsin but grew up in Sarasota, Fla. Bill Murphy was tall, a very direct man with an endlesswork ethic. * Private institution that did not list how much it paid its women's basketball coach in its Tax Form 990 . ST. LOUIS, Mo. We're going to celebrate tonight and enjoy this tonight and we'll get back at it tomorrow night.". Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com, Bradley coach Brian Wardle yells at the referee on Sunday, March 10, 2019, during the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament that was won by Bradley over Northern Iowa 57-54. 1 seed and outright regular-season champion for the first time since 1996. ", More: How Bradley Hall of Famer Lindsay Stalzer ended up back playing volleyball in America. Moline recorded a big victory over Bradley-Bourbonnais 71-39 on Feb. 24 in Illinois boys high school basketball. "Hasn't been done in a long time here. You got a good healthy balance, can't be one-dimensional offensively. The announcement was made during the MVC Awards Banquet on March 1, in downtown St. Louis. The Washington Wizards spoiled Quin Snyder's Atlanta coaching debut, getting 37 points from Bradley Beal and 28 from Kyle Kuzma in a 119-116 victory over the Hawks. Bradley University Head Men's Basketball Coach Brian Wardle has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year. In his tenure, Bradley has won back-to-back arch madness tournament championships in 2019 and 2020, as well as leading Bradley to their first regular season championship since the 96-97 season, while being the favorites to win 2023's Arch Mandess tournament. "Brian Wardle hopes to carry success to Bradley from UW-Green Bay", "Wardle Named Green Bay Head Basketball Coach", "A reporter wouldn't hype Bradley University's "brand," so it pulled his basketball credential", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brian_Wardle_(basketball)&oldid=1142453232, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 13:14. ':How Twitter reacted to Bradley basketball's big MVC victory. There are now over 150 coaches in the BCAM Hall of Fame. He finished his basketball career as an executive with the Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies. Underwood has made six appearances in the NCAA Tournament, with a seventh precluded by . "I would bring an old cassette player with batteries in it, play music at the park while I played on the court alone. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson), Bradley head coach Brian Wardle talks to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. Adams previously has held both positions at Georgetown High School. Photo by J.B. Forbes, jforbes@post-dispatch.com, Bradley University's head men's basketball coach Brian Wardle works the sideline on Friday, March 8, 2019, in the second half of a game in theMissouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo. Goal's to get back to that NCAA Tournament and hopefully put ourselves in a position to win some games it's one day at a time, one game at a time. He was named the MVC Coach of the Year twice (80, 86), and his 156 coaching victories rank fifth in Bradley history. "It was in me from a very young age, a competitive thing I got from my parents," Wardle said." Versace leaves behind two adult children. Feb 24, 2023. My favorite. "That was my goal, because my parents told me if I wanted to go to college, I'd have to work my way through it," Wardle said. When he needed those 6-inch by 6-inch vinyl adhesive removable signs for the BU floor, he turned to his father. We've gotten to the NCAA Tournament. But a loss would just burn in me forever. [1] As a senior, he averaged 18.8 points per game. ", Bradley basketball:Why Bradley's projected starting lineup might surprise you, plus MVC's great expectations. F 6-7 Monroe, N.C. (Carmel Christian High), Courvoisier McCauley, IndSt. We got to get better at some things still this week. Smith . G 6-5 Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls High), *Ja'Shon Henry, Bradley Gr. Wardle was in second grade when he made that as part of a homework assignment when students were asked to write down three words to describe themselves. Arch Madness: What to watch for Bradley at the MVC tournament. I'm very grateful, humbled. If you watched us, I thought we were locked into DeVries and (D.J.) "Then we'd go to Prospect Park, I was always the youngest kid at the court in seventh, eighth grade. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com, Jack Watkins, right, works at the scorer's table at a Missouri Valley Conference tournament game in 2019 as Bradley coach Brian Wardle chats with referee Gerry Pollard. Spartanburg, SC . We need you next year.". Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men's basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. Bradley basketball:Why Bradley's projected starting lineup might surprise you, plus MVC's great expectations The Brian Jones resume. Rienk Mast was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference first team, while Leons earned second-team honors and also earned a spot on the Valley's All-Defensive Team. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik), Bradley head coach Brian Wardle watches his players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Memphis Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht), Bradley head coach Brian Wardle is seen on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Drake in the semifinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference men's tournament Saturday, March 7, 2020, in St. Louis. They hadlittle asphalt stone court with two wooded backboards like a mini full court off their garage. We got mentally tough for the season. "He was the only one on the team who knew all the plays, he'd tell players where to be and what to do. "I don't care what anyone says: That's the identity of our program. But they still go in there and they kind of rake that ball out with their hands, and they do a good job of that. Indeed, the coach has it framed. Our goal was to hold them to six 3s or less, and they had five. . In his first seven seasons on the BU sideline, Wardle has built Bradley into a perennial Missouri Valley Conference contender, capped by winning . "Well, I think we're definitely good enough to go and win games. It was the first OCC title in program history and first league title in . "When we look at the record we have with Reink in the lineup with (Henry) and Zek (Montgomery). Bradley Braves Athletics. All the hugs on the court and everything like that, you thought about it but now that you've experienced it? Gr. The 2014 Horizon League Coach of the Year, Wardle led the Phoenix to a 24-7 mark in 2013-14, including a 14-2 league record to claim the regular-season conference title and an automatic bid to the NIT. Coffee. G/F 6-7 Waukee, Iowa (Waukee High), Duke Deen, Bradley Jr. G 5-8 Shreveport, La. Division regular season champion We'd go out to lunch, my dad would take me to get Italian beef. 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. ST. LOUIS, Mo. It's an obsession of mine. Moline jumped in . 03-01-2023 . Here's everything Wardle said in his news conference after Bradley's 73-61 victory over Drake in Peoria: Champions: Bradley beats Drake to win the MVC men's basketball championship. And his dad would play in a band at it. I mean, it's much different but I don't know. The honor is presented to the leagues top reserve player. Getting ready for who we might play. As a senior in 2001, Wardle served as team captain and finished as the second-leading scorer in Conference USA by pumping in 18.8 points per game. It remains to be seen how long Coach Wardle will stay with BU, as his success in . I did try to play," Brian Wardle said, laughing. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. . Subscribe with this special offer to keep reading, (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). [2], He was director of basketball operations at Marquette from 20032005 and an assistant coach at UW-Green Bay from 20052010. "That's probably right," Jones said, chuckling. They have children Davin, 8, Emery, 11 and Mya, 14. I couldn't figure out how a man could swim that long.". I love music, though. Box Score. 1:14. "Yeah. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. "We would have pickup games going," Wardle said. And here you are today. The Braves have had 14 coaches in their 118-season history. 2022-23 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff. "We're lucky to have them and they deserved these titles and the things that come with it. Wardle, claiming he wasn't superstitious, "everyone else is," wore his red shoes. Wardle said Jones will be Bradley's defensive coordinator, but will certainly scout and also offer input on the Braves' offense. "Everyone in the family worked in it. Brian was close to grandpa. "That was a scary game," Bradley head coach . Crouch played professional basketball in Germany's top division for one season, and he was the director of basketball operations at Bradley for two years under ex . Get all the latest details for the Murray St. Racers at Drake Bulldogs NCAAB basketball game on March 04, 2023 from Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri. We've pushed them and challenged them, and they've challenged back and brought intensity back and it's just it's a family in that locker room, and it's a connected group and usually that's what it takes to win championships, honestly. Final. Following his Bradley career, Versace served as an assistant coach with the NBAs Detroit Pistons before being named head coach of the Indiana Pacers in 1990. I usually read articles or some scriptures or whatever on my phone and then I get my breakfast and then the girls wanted to work out so they did a little basketball workout (daughter) Mya and me. 7:48 p.m.: Referee showed up in Bradley huddle during timeout and called a T on coach Brian Wardle when they asked him to leave. Last chance! I don't know the numbers well enough. 2023 www.pjstar.com. Ja'Shon at the end with that monster dunk had so much emotion What what's your take about that moment? I do believe that, no doubt about it, but it's a matter of: Do our numbers add up? "You know, I wish we could have won one or two more nonconference (games). The next day, 'Let's go again.' "I was kind of uncoordinated, couldn't really dribble the ball real well. Unreal. Smith after . After taking on NCAA Tournament teams Marquette, Wisconsin and Virginia during the 2011-12 season, Green Bay knocked off Big East champion Marquette during the 2012-13 campaign and eventual ACC champion Virginia during the 2013-14 season to go along with the 2014 victory at Miami. It's a long season. On 1/4, the Bradley varsity basketball team won their home conference game against Lafayette County (Stamps, AR) by a score of 52-49. 1 seed. Having reestablished Bradley men's basketball as a championship-level program, Brian Wardle is in his eighth year as head coach of the Braves. And winning wasn't like this gratifying feeling at all. He played basketball at the YMCA, where the young players wore color-coded wristbands so they knew who to guard on the other team. We played around hotels, arenas and churches, places like that.". Men's Basketball; Jamie Dixon: Head Coach Tony Benford: Associate Head Coach Duane Broussard: Assistant Coach Jamie McNeilly: Assistant Coach Thomas Montigel: Assistant Athletics Director, Men's Basketball . That 15-0 stretch there that you went on really put the game into your grip. Not content with a one-year run, Wardle and the Braves repeated as Missouri Valley Conference Champions in 2020 with an 80-66 victory against Valparaiso. The early-season crown wouldnt be the last trophy the Braves lifted that campaign as Wardle helped BU win its first Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title in 31 years, overcoming an 18-point second-half deficit for the largest comeback in title game history as Bradley reach the top of the podium for the first time since 1988. I listen to old-school hip-hop, kind of from my basketball roots, and my wife likes country so I listen to that, too. Because it is a numbers game.". "But what really gets me going? 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 . 2022-23 Klein Oak Basketball. He was a very skilled guy, he hand-painted signs. Bradley student-athletes have received MVC Scholar-Athletes accolades 21 times during his seven years on campus. Fact by fact, story by story. "I've done this a long time, and expanding to doing other things is great, the more I can learn the better for me. Bradley University head men's basketball coach Brian Wardle has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year during the MVC Awards Banquet on Wednesday, March 1, in downtown St. Louis. Basketball did not come easy to Brian Wardle. Everything coach Brian Wardle said after Bradley's big win over Drake Feb. 27, 2023. And I never played sports, only a little bit in high school. Pickup at the park, you lose, you sit. High Point University has fired men's basketball coach G.G. Follow him on Twitter @icetimecleve. All our kids and grandkids are athletic, but my wife and I were into music. It's experience wins and the big talk was that Drake, they have a lot of experience in the starting lineup, but one look at the box score: 16 points from the bench for you and Drake had two. Visit ESPN for the box score of the Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Bradley Braves NCAAM basketball game on March 3, 2023 . 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. Is that the biggest thing you guys have going for you down there? His most successful season at Bradley came in 1985-86, when the Braves cracked the Top 10 in the AP poll, finished with a 32-3 record and a perfect 16-0 mark in the MVC, and defeated No. Amie Smith Bradley was promoted to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2019-20 season. I tried to soak up the whole day, honestly, and the players. Jones was associate head coach at ISU the last three seasons . When you have that as a coach, you know, you have a chance and I just believe that we were going to win this thing and win three in a row to end it and they did, too. Jones was Big Sky Coach of the Year in 2017, and during his tenure coached four Lou Henson Mid-Major All-Americans, for all-district players and 12 all-conference honorees. The Rock Island native played for Northern Iowa and, after graduation, played pro basketball in Australia and Portugal. That was kind of our claim to fame. "And we got a group of guys that are connected that are completely unselfish that will sacrifice for the other guy and the left and right of them. No Braves player had won it outright. The elder Wardle is the owner of Murphy's Sign Studio in Westmont. Wardle was asked to keep wearing a red pair of shoes his wife had bought him. If you don't win this tournament? "We're happy for him. "We backed a member of the New Vaudeville Band with its song, Winchester Cathedral (a 1966 song by the British band that went to No. Wilkins in transition right away. He was an assistant coach at Green Bay from 2005-10, before being named Phoenix head coach April 15, 2010. The following is a list of Bradley Braves men's basketball head coaches. Prior to being at North Dakota's helm, Jones was an assistant coach under Steve Alford at Iowa. Arkansas, Eric Musselman (4th season). It's something I've been able to hone in as I get older, but I'm still extremely competitive.". "Standup, high-character guy. The team has such versatility, which is nice, and it has veteran guys coming back. He was 88. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. You don't know how these games are gonna go. And how Brian Wardlegot his middle name, Murphy. All . 1 seed and outright regular-season champion for the first time since 1996. PEORIA The Bradley Braves rode a soundwave in Carver Arena to a shockwave in their program history Sunday.. My favorite was Al's Beef downtown.". I've always said there are two types of coaches, those who are humbled and those who are about to be.". The last decade, it's hard to get fans to arenas in all sports. He was head coach at North Dakota from 2006-19, and after the program's transition to NCAA Div.-I, led the team to three Big Sky Conference tournament titles and six postseason appearances in his last eight years. 8 seed Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament in St. Louis. PublishedFebruary 28, 2022 at 12:20 PM CST. ", More: How to watch Bradleyat the MVCtournament TV, tickets, game time. Whoever we face. Bradley associate director of athletic communications Jim Rea recently left as well, for a job outside sports. The Bradley Braves men's basketball team represents Bradley University, located in Peoria, Illinois, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. Born in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Wardle played for Marquette from 1997-2001, . "I remember the little details of things with him," the BU coach said. Is there extra motivation to get back to the tournament because you won the bid in 2020, but you missed out because it got canceled? "We wanted it to carry on," Wardle said. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. I felt confident. ", Valley champions: Bradley beats Drake to win the MVC men's basketball championship, Tucker DeVries, Drake So. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com, Bradley head coach Brian Wardle talks to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Loyola on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, in Chicago. Bradley High School | 2800 Walker Road | Hilliard, OH 43026. Is your case there if you need it? . G 6-5 Indianapolis, Ind. Reach him at 686-3206 or deminian@pjstar.com. Latest Topics. Bill didn't have any sons, so we gave his name to Brian as a middle name, to carry it on.". Here are 3 reasons to be even more excited after Bradley's historic basketball victory Feb. 27, 2023. We had a conversation, then I came over for lunch, then a couple days later he chose me. Coach Wardle reflects on the milestone and history-making game including his thoughts on. "Let's see, 7 a.m., what'd I do? Analysis: Here are 3 reasons to be even more excited after Bradley's historic basketball victory. Matthew Ogle. Darius (Hannah) has been huge for us all year. By the time he left, he had set the University of Arkansas and Southeastern Conference all-time records for three-point field goals made (366) and . Bradley assistant coach Jimmie Foster was on Jones' staff when he was head coach at North Dakota.When Drew Adams moved on earlier this month, Foster reached out to Jones. There's about 60 of those stickers. G 6-0 Calumet City, Ill. (Bishop Noll)/Siena, Ben Sheppard, Belmont Sr. G 6-6 Atlanta, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian), Bowen Born, UNI So. I had to call time out. On March 10, 2019, Wardle led the Braves to the NCAA Tournament by winning The Missouri Valleys Arch Madness Tournament. Beyond that connection is a basketball coach'slife story from a musical family led by a father who played in a traveling band, to a boy helping out in his father's signage business whileeating Italian beef lunches, to a young man riding his bike to area parks to play pickup basketball games.
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