Michael Jordan just admitted on national television that his entire team did all sorts of shit they weren’t supposed to do while at a hotel in Peoria, Illinois.
Indiana St could bring all 5 starters back. If this was 10 years ago, we’d be talking about them like the Wichita team that made the final four. Could bring everyone back, be ranked preseason and have a chance to have a truly unprecedented season.
Alas, it is not 10 years ago.
It’s an absolute travesty the nation is falling in love with Indiana State just in time for them to be absolutely torn apart by a coaching change and the portal 72 hours from now.
Go win the NIT and let’s enjoy it while we can.
Bradley beat Penn State
Penn State beat Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech beat Duke
Bradley is better than Duke.
Do not under any circumstances @ this account.
This is for DLO and Luuk. For DB and Nate. For Koch. For Donte. This is for everyone who laid the groundwork for this program. We did it.
Your 2022-23 Missouri Valley Champion Bradley Braves.
Glad Ja’Shon made the all tournament team. He was an absolute warrior in all three games. He finishes his career 8-1 at Arch Madness, one game short of immortality.
A true Bradley legend.
With the additions of UCLA and USC in 2024, the Big Ten's geographic center will move about 220 miles to the southwest from its current location outside Warsaw, Indiana to just outside Peoria, Illinois.
Duke Deen and Darius Hannah.
Could have left. Could have chased the bag. Could have taken the easy way out. Both stayed because they understand what we’ve built here and want to play for Peoria.
Bradley Legends.
Good morning to Bradley, Evansville, Drake, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, and Valparaiso fans.
Let’s have some fun.
Women’s college basketball has never had a brighter stage and Caitlin Clark has two phantom offensive fouls and a bullshit technical foul. It’s just really unfortunately these are the talking points that we have today.
The players that have a chance to leave and choose to stay skyrocket on my list of all time favorites. Duke Deen is everything this program and this city is all about. He’s very possibly going to be named the 24-25 preseason POY.
Plants his flag in Peoria and he’s here to stay.
It’s crazy how far up Caitlin Clark has gone up my list of favorite players in such a short amount of time. I’m all in. I only wish I started paying attention sooner.
"I'm looking for a great basketball spot," Mast said. "I want to…play under the bright lights every night.”
Nebraska has made the NCAA tournament one time in the past 25 years and Bradley has finished higher than Nebraska in Kenpom 3 of the last 4 seasons.
BREAKING:
#Nebrasketball
has landed a commitment from Bradley transfer big man Rienk Mast.
“I feel like Nebraska is the right fit for me where I can still showcase my skills and be a big part of the team.”
Story:
Rienk Mast redshirted when DB, Nate and Koch won in 2020. He stuck around through Covid and became a team leader his first year. He was the best player on a team that won the MVC for the first time since 1996.
He doesn’t owe Bradley a damn thing. He’s given us more than enough.
In honor of Juwon Howard, here are your Missouri Valley coaches street fight brawl power rankings:
1. Brian Wardle
2. Dana Ford
3. Darian DeVries
4. Bryan Mullins
5. Ben Jacobson
6. Matt Lottich
7. Drew Valentine
8. Brian Jones
9. Josh Schertz
10. Todd Lickliter
Peace out to a real one. Carver got as loud as it has ever been after his sixth three in a row against Murray State. Couldn’t have asked for a better four years.
MVC Top 3 rankings in Kenpom, NET, BartTorvik, Haslametrics (and average)
1. Indiana State 36/23/28/31 (29.5)
2. Drake 54/54/60/42 (52.5)
3. Bradley 62/55/45/57 (54.75)
Three damn good teams
Rumors are that Kentucky is zeroing in on SLU coach Josh Schertz to replace John Calipari.
Schertz has denied speaking to anyone involved at Kentucky, which is how you know it’s legit.
Way too early (like way too early, early enough I shouldn’t even be doing this) 2024-25 MVC Power Rankings:
1. Bradley
2. Murray St
3. Belmont
4. Valpo
5. Northern Iowa
6. Illinois St
7. Evansville
8. Drake
9. Missouri St
10. Indiana St
11. Southern Illinois
12. UIC
FINAL | BU 74 LUC 62
Chants of "M-V-C" ring throughout Carver Arena as Bradley moves on to the second round of the NIT.
Loyola gave them a scare towards the end, but a 20-5 start proves to be enough to ink out a win. Braves will play the winner of Cincinnati-San Francisco.
According to Kenpom, the MVC has a home winning percentage of 72.6%, best in the country.
It’s harder to win Valley road games than any other conference in America.
I hope every single Loyola fan watches The Loyola Project, especially the students and more recent fans who may not be as familiar with the history or the story. Something to be truly proud of. Absolutely phenomenal documentary.
Well done,
@lucasw2424
This is the most fun I’ve had at a Bradley game in years. Meaningful game. Blowout. Darius. Ville. Sam. Cade. Everything.
Let’s do it all again on Wednesday.
If you have a problem with this, don’t just complain about it on Twitter. Go buy tickets to a WNBA game. Watch them on TV. Buy a jersey. Help continue to build the league.
Be a part of the solution.
"It was a great decision that I made. There's something about investing multiple seasons and building something together. Staying with these guys was a great decision for me.
I'd tell anyone, 'Do what makes you happy.' For me, that was Bradley."
-Malevy Leons, 2x DPOY, BU Legend