The game is on YouTube. WHICH TOTALLY SUCKS.....
They were playing Coppin St. at the time of this post which most likely means they will be 2-2. I’ll update Friday morning.
Preseason notes:
Bradley is a member of the Missouri ValleyConference.
They were picked to finish 6th in the 11 team league.
No players received any pre-season accolades.
KenPom: Gives us a 79% chance of winning and predicts a 71-62 final score.
GMU -102
Bradley - 221
NET:
Mason - 94
Bradley - 117
Bradley is currently 1-2 on the season. They are 1-1 at home, 0-1 on the road and 0-0 at neutral sites. For what it’s worth they got hammered at Davidson 62-45, picked 8th in A10 preseason polls.
Wins: Monmouth College (85-41)
Losses: Pacific (63-52), Davidson (62-45)
Schedule: https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Probable Starters? 7 have started already this year:
6’6” Trevon Payton - 13.0 ppg - Senior
6’10” Josh Ibukunoluwa - 10.0 ppg & 8.0 reb - Junior
6’8” Xander Alarie - 6.3 ppg & 5.3 reb - Sophomore
6’4” Max Gaspa - 3.0 ppg - Freshman
6’8” Noah Williams - 8.0 ppg & 5.0 reb - Sophomore
Timothy vander Knaap started against Davidson but did not score in 22 minutes of action.
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’8” Ben Thornbrue - 10.0 ppg - Junior
6’5” Jackson Seastrunk - 4.7 ppg - Freshman
6’6” Kyle Grill - 2.3 ppg - Senior
6’7” Dietrich Richardson - 8.0 ppg & 8.0 reb - Sophomore
Roster: https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
Bradley averages 60.7 points per game while giving up 55.3.
The Braves shoot 36.7% from the floor and 28.6% from 3.
Opponents are shooting 37.8% from the field and 28.1% from 3.
The Braves shoot 65.0% from the free throw line.
They have out rebounded opponents by 4.0 boards per game and average 13.3 turnovers per contest.
Stats
bradleybraves.com
Thoughts: They have great size across the line-up. The Braves have finished in the top 4 of the MVC for the past 4 seasons so this is a program used to success. They did lose highly regarded freshman point guard Georgi Gerganov for the year. According to numerous analysts Bradley has “good potential” but there are also “questions that need to be answered.” They have struggled with shooting thus far.
Discuss.
They were playing Coppin St. at the time of this post which most likely means they will be 2-2. I’ll update Friday morning.
Preseason notes:
Bradley is a member of the Missouri ValleyConference.
They were picked to finish 6th in the 11 team league.
No players received any pre-season accolades.
KenPom: Gives us a 79% chance of winning and predicts a 71-62 final score.
GMU -102
Bradley - 221
NET:
Mason - 94
Bradley - 117
Bradley is currently 1-2 on the season. They are 1-1 at home, 0-1 on the road and 0-0 at neutral sites. For what it’s worth they got hammered at Davidson 62-45, picked 8th in A10 preseason polls.
Wins: Monmouth College (85-41)
Losses: Pacific (63-52), Davidson (62-45)
Schedule: https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Probable Starters? 7 have started already this year:
6’6” Trevon Payton - 13.0 ppg - Senior
6’10” Josh Ibukunoluwa - 10.0 ppg & 8.0 reb - Junior
6’8” Xander Alarie - 6.3 ppg & 5.3 reb - Sophomore
6’4” Max Gaspa - 3.0 ppg - Freshman
6’8” Noah Williams - 8.0 ppg & 5.0 reb - Sophomore
Timothy vander Knaap started against Davidson but did not score in 22 minutes of action.
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’8” Ben Thornbrue - 10.0 ppg - Junior
6’5” Jackson Seastrunk - 4.7 ppg - Freshman
6’6” Kyle Grill - 2.3 ppg - Senior
6’7” Dietrich Richardson - 8.0 ppg & 8.0 reb - Sophomore
Roster: https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Team Stats:
Bradley averages 60.7 points per game while giving up 55.3.
The Braves shoot 36.7% from the floor and 28.6% from 3.
Opponents are shooting 37.8% from the field and 28.1% from 3.
The Braves shoot 65.0% from the free throw line.
They have out rebounded opponents by 4.0 boards per game and average 13.3 turnovers per contest.
Stats
2026-27 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics - Bradley University Athletics
The official 2026-27 Men's Basketball cumulative statistics for the Bradley University Braves
bradleybraves.com
Thoughts: They have great size across the line-up. The Braves have finished in the top 4 of the MVC for the past 4 seasons so this is a program used to success. They did lose highly regarded freshman point guard Georgi Gerganov for the year. According to numerous analysts Bradley has “good potential” but there are also “questions that need to be answered.” They have struggled with shooting thus far.
Discuss.
