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2024–25 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

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2024–25 Bradley Braves men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–1 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMike Bargen
Assistant coaches
  • Jimmie Foster
  • Mike Black
Home arenaCarver Arena
Seasons
2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake 0 0   2 0   1.000
Belmont 0 0   2 1   .667
Bradley 0 0   2 1   .667
Illinois State 0 0   2 1   .667
Northern Iowa 0 0   2 1   .667
UIC 0 0   2 1   .667
Evansville 0 0   1 1   .500
Missouri State 0 0   1 1   .500
Murray State 0 0   1 1   .500
Southern Illinois 0 0   1 1   .500
Indiana State 0 0   1 2   .333
Valparaiso 0 0   1 2   .333
2025 MVC tournament winner
As of November 12, 2024

The 2024–25 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represents Bradley University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by 10th-year head coach Brian Wardle, play their home games at Carver Arena located in Peoria, Illinois, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

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The Braves finished the 2023–24 season 23–12, 13–7 in MVC play to finish in third place. They defeated UIC in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Drake. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 3 seed. They defeated Loyola Chicago before losing to Cincinnati in the second round.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 pm
Millikin W 80–63 
Carver Arena (4,448)
Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
SEMO W 88–60  1–0
Carver Arena (5,014)
Peoria, IL
November 8, 2024*
10:00 pm, ESPN+
at Washington State L 74–91  1–1
Beasley Coliseum (3,982)
Pullman, WA
November 12, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UTSA Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
November 16, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
November 21, 2024*
4:30 pm pm, ESPNU
vs. Texas State
Myrtle Beach Invitational
HTC Center 
Conway, SC
November 22, 2024*
TBD, ESPNU
vs. Princeton/Wright State
Myrtle Beach Invitational
HTC Center 
Conway, SC
November 24, 2024*
TBD
vs. TBD
Myrtle Beach Invitational
HTC Center 
Conway, SC
November 29, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Judson Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
December 3, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Illinois Banterra Center 
Carbondale, IL
December 13, 2024*
3:30 pm
vs. Santa Clara
Jack Jones Classic
Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
December 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
San Francisco Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
December 21, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Canisius Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
December 29, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Valparaiso Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
January 1, 2025
7:00 pm
at Indiana State Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
January 4, 2025
TBA, CBSSN
Missouri State Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
January 8, 2025
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Drake Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm
at UIC Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
January 15, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Indiana State Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
January 18, 2025
3:00 pm
at Murray State CFSB Center 
Murray, KY
January 21, 2025
6:30 pm
at Belmont Curb Event Center 
Nashville, TN
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm
Illinois State
I-74 Rivalry
Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
January 29, 2025
7:00 pm
UIC Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
February 3, 2025
TBA
at Northern Iowa McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA
February 5, 2025
8:00 pm
Belmont Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
February 8, 2025
TBA
at Evansville Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
February 16, 2025
TBA
at Drake Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
February 19, 2025
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Illinois State CEFCU Arena 
Normal, IL
February 22, 2025
TBA
Murray State Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
February 26, 2025
8:00 pm
at Valparaiso Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
March 2, 2025
TBA
Northern Iowa Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL
MVC Tournament
March 2025
TBD
vs. TBD
Arch Madness
Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

References

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