Brian Wardle
@BrianMWardle
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Father, Husband, Head Coach @bradleyumbb
Joined April 2022
I think tomorrow should be a half day or day off for BU fans! Just saying.
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Life is made up of memories, yesterday was a special one. Nothing like celebrating with family and friends!
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It should say staff of the year, love this team. Will reflect/celebrate in April, got work to do and more to prove!.
Congratulations to Coach @BrianMWardle for being named @ValleyHoops ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ!
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Heaven gained a 5 โญ๏ธ today. Lots of soccer games, basketball games and car pools, where Tessa would laugh and listen while Mya got her daily word count in. A huge Bradley fan who we could always make blush when her fave player DLO would talk to her. We will miss you #18!
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Lots of memories and lifelong friends on this team. Love these players, staff, and everyone who helps our program go. We will keep improving and it will have to run through the 309!
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No bigger Bradley fan than my dad. I would give anything to answer his call and all his questions this am about our game. If you have parents and grandparents still on this earth, answer their call, youโre not too busy, tell them you love them. One day there will be no more calls
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No place like home. I have great people and players around me, more work to do!.
Bradley coach Brian Wardle has signed an multi-year extension, source told @Stadium. Wardle won 25 games this past year, and first regular-season title for program since 1995-96.
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This says it all!! 4 years of commitment, hard work, sacrifice, adversity and teamwork. What a journey! Congrats โฆ@PNDLadyIrishโฉ โฆ@mya_wardleโฉ โฆ@emy_wardleโฉ
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Improved each year, hard working unselfish, averaged over 21 wins a year his three years. Bring those winning ways to your next spot!!! @connor1035.
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Future coach lol! All she has ever cared about is winning and making everyone around her better. @mya_wardle.
PND State Champs! Senior all-state guard Mya Wardle told coach to run the last shot for her freshman sister Emy. Emy swished it! Storybook ending to amazing season
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18 years married, 8 final fours together, she still likes me ๐ but only loves โค๏ธ me when we win!
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From the other side of the table, very proud and grateful!
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So excited and ๐ฅ up, this is your team Peoria, postseason home game in front of our great fans. Letโs pack Carver 309! Go Braves!.
Your Braves are ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐จ๐ก๐โผ๏ธ. Bradley is set to host @RamblersMBB in the First Round of the NIT. More information to be announced soon! #RunIt
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Proud of these two and the whole team, so unselfish! Final Four, not done yet!
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If you want to know what itโs like to be a coaches kid, love basketball or Bradley basketball, or are one of my former players, READ this! My oldest senior essay had me ๐ข
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Proud, now letโs turn it up to another level!.
I am excited and grateful to announce my commitment to Eastern Kentucky University! Ready to get to work as a Colonel! @EKUWBB @HeartofIllinois @PNDLadyIrish
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Congratulations to @BradleyUMBB on todayโs one-point victory over Indiana State! All of Peoria is rooting for you in the @MVCsports Tournament championship game tomorrow! The Murray Baker Bridge is ablaze in @bradleyu red tonight!
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Just like we drew it up lol ๐ High character men!.
"It's a 40 minute game" - Darius Hannah . NEVER A DOU๐
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Took the L in pig from my oldest, havenโt stopped hearing about it, rematch ๐
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Watching film before church early Sunday mornings, what else would my kids want to do? ๐
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Blessed and thankful for the lessons and memories! I will see you again one day โค๏ธ
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Got beat to the gym this morning at 8:00 am by my young coaches and half our team! Getting old, need my coffee โ๏ธ
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Strong ๐ช men that are growing together, fun to be around.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐!!
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Love our fans!.
๐๐๐๐ข๐ฆ: ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ โ
๐จ #ProveEm. THANK YOU to all 9๏ธโฃ6๏ธโฃ4๏ธโฃ6๏ธโฃ of the loudest fans in the 309 for rocking Carver Arena! ๐ฃ๏ธ๐
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Love a good walk through on the beach ๐๏ธ We have some big time managers designing a nice court! ๐ @BradleyManagers
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19 years today with this loving women! Happiness is a short term pleasure, thank you for helping me develop, grow, and find fulfillment for the long term. โฆ@leciawardleโฉ
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For the 309!.
"You played for the ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ. You played for this ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ." #RunIt
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A connected staff leads to a connected locker room! Show your players everyday what it looks, sounds, and feels like.
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Not shocked at all, makes winning plays, great teammate and worker!.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to a one-year, standard NBA deal with Malevy Leons, agent Drew Kelso of @OneMotiveSports told @hoopshype. Leons won consecutive Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year awards. He played in Summer League and preseason for OKC.
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Spending the New Year in Terre Haute with this great group of guys. Happy 2025!
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20+ years together, finally getting her to shoot a basketball not throw a ๐ ๐ ๐
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Letโs keep improving, excited to keep this journey going.
It was a season to remember, but we've still got more basketball to play.
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๐ ๐ The best!.
๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ to the ๐
ฑ๏ธest fans in The Valley for a memorable 2023-24 season! ๐ #RunIt
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So thankful for my family, all the great coaches, players, administrators, fans, along the way. Still learning and improving, letโs go!!!.
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Like so many, cancer has impacted our family in deep ways. Tonight we suit up for Mara, Tessa, and Cade. 3 amazing cancer warriors! @MaraCakans @cade_hardtke @michelle9497 @leciawardle
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We stopped by to thank some of our great fans for making the trip to Bloomington, Go Braves! @HOTBraveNIL
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For sure! @mya_wardle .Proud of the energy, teammate and leader you are at 18. Keep making winning plays!.
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Letโs go!!!.
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โค๏ธ! this is why you coach.
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Love when former players visit! These two can tell some stories, had me rolling ๐ ๐ โฆ@LuqLongwayโฉ โฆ@DThomas_01โฉ
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Find a way February!.
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Came in as 5 man, left as a wing. Development through honesty, a plan, and hard work!.
Whatโs scarier than playing in the NBA?. Playing against Malevy Leons in the NBA.๐ ๐ป #ThunderUp
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๐ for the ๐ @mya_wardle.
Game Winner 17u High School Red Championship Game โ Martin Bros with the W! Mya Wardle with ice in her veins. @2024LMB @CogginsAston @IowaGymRats @RL_Hoops
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Today is my parents 48th wedding anniversary. They had some great โbigโ moments but as they would say โmarriage is more so about enjoying the ordinary moments together.โ
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Been blessed to coach eight 1,000 point scorers in my years here, Duke is a special one!.
During last night's game, Duke Deen reached 1โฃ0โฃ0โฃ0โฃ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก-๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ก๐ง๐ฆ! ๐. Congrats Duke! #RunIt
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Senior hibachi dinner last night. These 3 will be missed, great men and bright futures. โฆ@MikeyHowell23โฉ โฆ@ariboya6โฉ โฆ@BurgerRileyโฉ
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7 years has flown by, more ๐ฆ to โ
! This group is working to do it!
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If you shoot enough you will score some lol ๐ Be a โญ๏ธ in your role I have been told ๐.
Brian Wardle (@BrianMWardle) is 8th on the @MarquetteMBB all-time scoring list with 1,690 points #mubb
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These athletes got the lecture last night before homecoming ๐ My daughters are giving me gray hair ๐จโ๐ฆณ โฆ@mya_wardleโฉ
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Proud of this group, 30 + left, WORK!.
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I have a feeling the players will ask to wear these again ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ.
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Letโs keep it rolling!.
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20 years today with my great teammate! Lots of wins and a few losses, but still the ordinary is my favorite โค๏ธ @leciawardle
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Proud of you Emy Wardle, made it to state in ๐ and now ๐. No regrets tonight SVDP, attack!
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NBA Combine Bench:.Team avg 14.6 reps.13 of 16 over 10.No one under 8.Up from 11.1 in June.@Ogduke2 improved dancing ๐ .Pound for pound strongest team! Great work Coach E
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One of the best guys around stopped by last night! โฆโฆโฆRookie year of pro ball is done and doing great. โฆ@Vtahvisโฉ
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๐ 26 years ago I could shoot lol.
Dude on the left looks like a certified hooper โน๏ธโโ๏ธ
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Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ happy ๐2-2!! Itโs never over till the last whistle or horn! โฆ@LeonsMalevyโฉ
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๐ ๐ all out of love and competition.
Some people write heartfelt messages for Fathers Day, I buy funny tee shirts. Love you @BrianMWardle
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Sniper with feel, IQ! Letโs work!.
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Honored to be on this list with friends and great coaches! It takes a hard working/smart/loyal staff and great players for these accomplishments.
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Honored to be nominated.
BOSTON, MA -- The finalists for the 2022-23 Skip Prosser Man of the Year award were announced on Monday. PRESS RELEASE. AWARD WEBSITE.
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The best B in the country!.
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Two good teams, entertaining game, we had many chances and came up short. Great atmosphere, thank you fans! See you Wednesday vs ISU, time to start another streak.
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18 years in Bradley Athletics, I was lucky enough to have 9 great years with Christine Braun. We will miss your smile, energy, and keeping us all in line ๐ so we could have success. Always love โค๏ธ CB!
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Proud of these men, special day! Congrats to all the graduates. ๐
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Consistency and sustaining success is hard, letโs keep improving!.
This is the 5th 20 or more win season in the last seven years (2017-2024). Itโs been 62 years since Bradley last won 20 or more in five of seven years (1956-1962)
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Happy sweet 16th to my favorite oldest child! ๐ Mature beyond her years. โฆ@mya_wardleโฉ
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Dan and Ron thank you, you are the best. Over 40 years of service and securing our locker rooms, last game, you will be missed ๐ข
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What a fun surprise in July! Loved talking hoops and family with my old coach @TomCrean.
An unexpected travel bonus of getting to see our former โฆ@MarquetteMBBโฉ Great and โฆ@bradleyumbbโฉ HC โฆ@BrianMWardleโฉ today. We are so happy for what heโs doing in leading that storied program. Brian has always been a great Leader and an even better Family Man.
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โค๏ธ my PGโs under 6โ. Wouldnโt be where I am today without these great players:. Rahmon Fletcher .Keifer Sykes.Darrell Brown Jr. Heart, feel/IQ, work ethic, maturity, competitive spirit, leadership, etc. Winning DNA separates you at this level!.
Your first look at the newest Brave Cody "Duke" Deen! ๐
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๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐จ
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Always team effort, lots of good coaches, players, and staff behind this. More to do!.
With last night's victory, Head Coach Brian Wardle moves to #5 All-Time in Bradley Basketball history with 75 @ValleyHoops wins! ๐ #RunIt
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Happy birthday ๐๐ to this selfless wonderful women. Leads our family everyday. Enjoy the gym and hoops ๐ ๐ today. โฆ@leciawardleโฉ
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HISTORY AGAIN!. @LeonsMalevy records back-to-back seasons of 50+blocks and 50+ steals. STILL the only man to ever do it @ValleyHoops History.
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Saw my youngest play a game yesterday, he is starting to love ๐. I tried to sway all 3 away from the game with no luck ๐ ๐
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We need you BU fans Saturday night, playing a very good 5-1 team in Vermont!.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐โฆ ๐
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๐ Future coach!.
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Talented and now healthy/strong. Letโs work!.
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Agree!!! Winner, elite defender and teammate, stat stuffer, high motor that never gets tired.
Malevy Leons is one of the most underrated players in the 2024 NBA Draft. In this thread I explain why.
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Find ways in February!.
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