2012–13 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
| 2012–13 Bradley Braves men's basketball | |||
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| CIT, Quarterfinals | |||
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference | ||
| 2012–13 record | 18–17 (7–11 The Valley) | ||
| Head coach | Geno Ford (2nd year) | ||
| Assistant coach | Ronald Coleman | ||
| Assistant coach | Greg Graham | ||
| Assistant coach | Jaden Uken | ||
| Home arena | Carver Arena Renaissance Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 28 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 30 | – | 9 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2013 MVC Tournament winner As of April 6, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll |
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The 2012–13 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by second year head coach Geno Ford, played their home games at Carver Arena, with four home games at Renaissance Coliseum, and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–17, 7–11 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Drake. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Green Bay and Tulane to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to fellow Missouri Valley member Northern Iowa.
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Ka'Darryl Bell | Guard | 6–1 | 193 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 3 | Anthony Fields | Guard | 6–1 | 158 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan |
| 4 | Jake Eastman | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 207 | Senior | Richmond, Virginia |
| 5 | Jalen Crawford | Guard | 6–2 | 202 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan |
| 10 | Mason Alwan | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Junior | Peoria, Illinois |
| 12 | Darrion Harris | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Freshman | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 14 | Milos Knezevic | Forward | 6–8 | 223 | Senior | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 20 | Tyshon Pickett | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Junior | Passaic, New Jersey |
| 21 | Will Egolf | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 235 | Senior | Juneau, Alaska |
| 23 | Shayok Shayok | Forward | 6–8 | 228 | Sophomore | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 24 | Omari Grier | Guard | 6–4 | 178 | Sophomore | Erial, New Jersey |
| 25 | Walt Lemon, Jr. | Guard | 6–3 | 178 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 30 | Jimmy Gavin | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Arlington Heights, Illinois |
| 32 | Dyricus Simms-Edwards | Forward | 6–3 | 197 | Senior | Peoria, Illinois |
| 44 | Jordan Prosser | Center | 6–9 | 240 | Junior | Goodfield, Illinois |
| 52 | Nate Wells | Center | 7–1 | 245 | Freshman | Davenport, Iowa |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | ||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 10/29/2012* | 7:00 PM | Upper Iowa | Renaissance Coliseum • Peoria, IL | W 68–54 | 1,054 | ||||||
| 11/03/2012* | 1:00 PM | Wisconsin–Parkside | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | W 70–42 | 6,007 | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/09/2012* | 9:00 PM | Eastern Illinois | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | Bradley TV | W 76–53 | 6,634 | 1–0 | ||||
| 11/12/2012* | 7:00 PM | Texas–Pan American | Renaissance Coliseum • Peoria, IL | Bradley TV | W 78–61 | 3,151 | 2–0 | ||||
| 11/17/2012* | 6:00 PM | at IUPUI | The Jungle • Indianapolis, IN | CSN Chicago | W 79–72 | 1,085 | 3–0 | ||||
| 11/20/2012* | 6:30 PM | at South Florida | USF Sun Dome • Tampa, FL | L 63–82 | 4,768 | 3–1 | |||||
| 11/24/2012* | 1:00 PM | Tennessee–Martin | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | Bradley TV | W 80–57 | 6,649 | 4–1 | ||||
| 11/28/2012* | 6:00 PM | at Central Michigan | McGuirk Arena • Mount Pleasant, MI | W 82–65 | 2,076 | 5–1 | |||||
| 12/01/2012* | 3:00 PM | #3 Michigan | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | ESPNU | L 66–74 | 11,019 | 5–2 | ||||
| 12/04/2012* | 7:00 PM | George Washington | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | Bradley TV | W 72–68 | 6,313 | 6–2 | ||||
| 12/17/2012* | 7:00 PM | Georgia Southern | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL (Las Vegas Classic) |
Bradley TV | W 62–43 | 6,140 | 7–2 | ||||
| 12/19/2012* | 7:00 PM | Mississippi Valley State | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL (Las Vegas Classic) |
Bradley TV | W 77–42 | 6,066 | 8–2 | ||||
| 12/22/2012* | 7:00 PM | vs. Virginia Tech | Orleans Arena • Paradise, NV (Las Vegas Classic semifinals) |
L 65–66 OT | N/A | 8–3 | |||||
| 12/23/2012* | 8:00 PM | vs. Portland | Orleans Arena • Paradise, NV (Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game) |
CBSSN | L 55–57 | N/A | 8–4 | ||||
| 12/29/2012 | 7:00 PM | Drake | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | MC22/Bradley TV | W 67–57 | 7,534 | 9–4 (1–0) | ||||
| 01/02/2013 | 7:05 PM | at Southern Illinois | SIU Arena • Carbondale, IL | WAOE/Bradley TV | W 66–60 | 5,015 | 10–4 (2–0) | ||||
| 01/06/2013 | 4:30 PM | Wichita State | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | ESPNU | L 63–69 | 7,317 | 10–5 (2–1) | ||||
| 01/09/2013 | 6:05 PM | at Indiana State | Hulman Center • Terre Haute, IN | L 53–68 | 5,553 | 10–6 (2–2) | |||||
| 01/12/2013 | 1:00 PM | at Northern Iowa | McLeod Center • Cedar Falls, IA | MVC-TV | L 53–84 | 4,074 | 10–7 (2–3) | ||||
| 01/15/2013 | 7:00 PM | Southern Illinois | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | CSN Chicago/Bradley TV | W 69–66 | 6,628 | 11–7 (3–3) | ||||
| 01/19/2013 | 1:00 PM | Missouri State | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | Bradley TV/ESPN3 | W 69–66 | 7,756 | 12–7 (4–3) | ||||
| 01/23/2013 | 7:05 PM | at Evansville | Ford Center • Evansville, IN | L 56–66 | 4,183 | 12–8 (4–4) | |||||
| 01/26/2013 | 7:00 PM | at #20 Wichita State | Charles Koch Arena • Wichita, KS | ESPN3 | L 39–73 | 10,506 | 12–9 (4–5) | ||||
| 01/29/2013 | 7:00 PM | Illinois State | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | MVC-TV | W 83–77 | 9,088 | 13–9 (5–5) | ||||
| 02/02/2013 | 2:05 PM | at #21 Creighton | CenturyLink Center Omaha • Omaha, NE | WAOE/ESPN3 | L 58–75 | 18,111 | 13–10 (5–6) | ||||
| 02/05/2013 | 7:00 PM | Evansville | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | Bradley TV | W 76–70 | 6,653 | 14–10 (6–6) | ||||
| 02/10/2013 | 2:00 PM | Northern Iowa | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | ESPN3 | L 65–68 | 7,205 | 14–11 (6–7) | ||||
| 02/13/2013 | 7:00 PM | at Illinois State | Redbird Arena • Normal, IL | L 59–79 | 8,417 | 14–12 (6–8) | |||||
| 02/16/2013 | 1:00 PM | Indiana State | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | Bradley TV | W 80–68 | 8,443 | 15–12 (7–8) | ||||
| 02/20/2013 | 7:05 PM | at Drake | Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA | MC22 | L 84–92 OT | 3,825 | 15–13 (7–9) | ||||
| 02/23/2013* | 3:00 PM | at UIC | UIC Pavilion • Chicago, IL (BracketBusters) |
ESPN3 | W 63–62 | 3,831 | 16–13 | ||||
| 02/27/2013 | 7:00 PM | Creighton | Carver Arena • Peoria, IL | WAOE/Bradley TV | L 62–80 | 7,730 | 16–14 (7–10) | ||||
| 03/02/2013 | 7:05 PM | at Missouri State | JQH Arena • Springfield, MO | L 56–64 | 7,099 | 16–15 (7–11) | |||||
| 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/07/2013 | 6:00 PM | vs. Drake | Scottrade Center • St.Louis, MO (First Round) |
MVC TV/ESPN3 | L 66–81 | 7,537 | 16–16 | ||||
| 2013 CIT | |||||||||||
| 03/20/2013* | 7:00 PM | Green Bay | Renaissance Coliseum • Peoria, IL (First Round) |
W 75–69 | 1,801 | 17–16 | |||||
| 03/23/2013* | 7:00 PM | Tulane | Renaissance Coliseum • Peoria, IL (Second Round) |
W 77–72 | 1,897 | 18–16 | |||||
| 03/26/2013* | 7:00 PM | at Northern Iowa | McLeod Center • Cedar Falls, IA (Quarterfinals) |
L 77–90 | 3,390 | 18–17 | |||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
