2013–14 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by third year head coach Geno Ford, played their home games at Carver Arena and Renaissance Coliseumain Peoria, Illinoisnd were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Loyola–Chicago.

2013–14 Bradley Braves men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record12–20 (7–11 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver Arena
Renaissance Coliseum
Seasons
2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Wichita State 18 0   1.000 35 1   .972
Indiana State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Northern Iowa 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Missouri State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Illinois State 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500 14 19   .424
Bradley 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Drake 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Evansville 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
Loyola Chicago 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
2014 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Ka'Darryl Bell Guard 6–1 195 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
1 Johnah Sarhrs Guard Freshman Edwards, Illinois
3 Anthony Fields Guard 6–0 160 Sophomore Detroit, Michigan
4 Auston Barnes Forward 6–8 215 Junior Lansing, Michigan
10 Mason Alwan Guard 6–2 200 Senior Peoria, Illinois
12 Darrion Harris Guard 5–10 155 Sophomore St. Louis, Missouri
13 Jordan Swopshire Forward 6–6 205 Freshman O'Fallon, Missouri
20 Tyshon Pickett Forward 6–6 230 Senior Passaic, New Jersey
21 Mike Shaw Forward 6–8 230 Junior Chicago, Illinois
22 Xzavier Taylor Forward/Center 6–9 225 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
24 Omari Grier Guard 6–4 180 Sophomore Erial, New Jersey
25 Walt Lemon, Jr. Guard 6–3 180 Senior Chicago, Illinois
32 Jarret Sahrs Guard Freshman Edwards, Illinois
34 Stefan Zacevic Guard 6–6 200 Freshman Kragujevac, Serbia
35 Chris Blake Forward 6–7 215 Junior San Antonio, Texas
44 Jordan Prosser Center 6–8 245 Senior Goodfield, Illinois
52 Nate Wells Center 7–1 260 Sophomore Davenport, Iowa

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Summer exhibition
08/12/2013*
6:00 pm
vs. Commonwealth Bank Giants
Summer of Thunder Classic
L 74–77 
Sir Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium 
Nassau, Bahamas
08/13/2013*
8:00 pm
vs. Real Deal Shockers
Summer of Thunder Classic
W 74–66 
Sir Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium 
Nassau, Bahamas
08/14/2013*
8:00 pm
vs. PJ Stingers
Summer of Thunder Classic
W 96–70 
Sir Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium 
Nassau, Bahamas
08/15/2013*
6:00 pm
vs. Mail Boat Cybots
Summer of Thunder Classic
W 90–55 
Sir Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium 
Nassau, Bahamas
Exhibition
10/28/2013*
7:00 pm
Upper Iowa W 85–83 
Renaissance Coliseum (3,085)
Peoria, IL
11/02/2013*
1:00 pm
West Virginia Wesleyan W 70–60 
Carver Arena (6,591)
Peoria, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm
Jacksonville State
Global Sports Invitational
W 72–65  1–0
Carver Arena (7,209)
Peoria, IL
11/10/2013*
4:00 pm
Alabama State
Global Sports Invitational
W 85–59  2–0
Renaissance Coliseum (3,820)
Peoria, IL
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
Central Michigan W 80–70  3–0
Carver Arena (6,334)
Peoria, IL
11/15/2013*
7:00 pm
Chicago State
Global Sports Invitational
W 77–64  4–0
Carver Arena (6,797)
Peoria, IL
11/17/2013*
5:00 pm, BTDN
at Illinois
Global Sports Invitational
L 55–81  4–1
State Farm Center (15,849)
Champaign, IL
11/22/2013*
9:00 pm, Pac-12 Network
at Arizona State L 58–70  4–2
Wells Fargo Arena (5,570)
Tempe, AZ
11/30/2013*
7:00 pm
Texas–Pan American W 74–54  5–2
Carver Arena (5,898)
Peoria, IL
12/04/2013*
7:30 pm
IUPUI L 66–72  5–3
Renaissance Coliseum (3,750)
Peoria, IL
12/07/2013*
3:00 pm
at Milwaukee L 67–73  5–4
U.S. Cellular Arena (2,498)
Milwaukee, WI
12/10/2013*
7:00 pm
IPFW L 61–65  5–5
Carver Arena (5,977)
Peoria, IL
12/20/2013*
7:00 pm
vs. Portland
South Point Holiday Hoops Classic
L 53–74  5–6
South Point Arena (N/A)
Enterprise, NV
12/21/2013*
7:30 pm
vs. Pacific
South Point Holiday Hoops Classic
L 55–71  5–7
South Point Arena (312)
Enterprise, NV
12/28/2013*
7:00 pm
South Florida L 57–61  5–8
Carver Arena (6,221)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
01/01/2014
7:00 pm, MVCTV
at Northern Iowa L 46–80  5–9 (0–1)
McLeod Center (4,132)
Cedar Falls, IA
01/04/2014
7:00 pm
Drake W 68–57  6–9 (1–1)
Carver Arena (6,465)
Peoria, IL
01/08/2014
7:00 pm
Missouri State L 65–68  6–10 (1–2)
Carver Arena (5,745)
Peoria, IL
01/11/2014
12:00 pm
at Indiana State L 59–62  6–11 (1–3)
Hulman Center (5,545)
Terre Haute, IN
01/14/2014
7:00 pm
at No. 5 Wichita State L 50–72  6–12 (1–4)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/17/2014
7:00 pm
Southern Illinois W 66–60  7–12 (2–4)
Carver Arena (6,909)
Peoria, IL
01/22/2014
7:00 pm
Northern Iowa W 69–65  8–12 (3–4)
Carver Arena (6,585)
Peoria, IL
01/26/2014
1:00 pm, MVCTV
at Evansville L 60–66  8–13 (3–5)
Ford Center (5,889)
Evansville, IN
01/29/2014
7:00 pm
Illinois State W 64–45  9–13 (4–5)
Carver Arena (8,403)
Peoria, IL
02/01/2014
2:00 pm
at Missouri State L 61–74  9–14 (4–6)
JQH Arena (6,174)
Springfield, MO
02/06/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago W 63–54  10–14 (5–6)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,870)
Chicago, IL
02/09/2014
3:00 pm
Evansville W 83–66  11–14 (6–6)
Carver Arena (6,732)
Peoria, IL
02/12/2014
7:00 pm
Indiana State L 62–68  11–15 (6–7)
Carver Arena (6,302)
Peoria, IL
02/15/2014
6:00 pm, MVCTV
at Illinois State L 54–70  11–16 (6–8)
Redbird Arena (8,111)
Normal, IL
02/18/2014
7:00 pm
at Southern Illinois L 64–75  11–17 (6–9)
SIU Arena (5,089)
Carbondale, IL
02/22/2014
7:00 pm, MVCTV
Loyola–Chicago W 55–38  12–17 (7–9)
Carver Arena (8,931)
Peoria, IL
02/25/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 2 Wichita State L 49–69  12–18 (7–10)
Carver Arena (10,257)
Peoria, IL
03/01/2014
2:00 pm
at Drake L 66–71  12–19 (7–11)
Knapp Center (4,122)
Des Moines, IA
2014 Missouri Valley tournament
03/06/2014
8:35 pm, MVCTV
vs. Loyola–Chicago
First round
L 72–74  12–20
Scottrade Center (5,601)
St.Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Basketball (M) - 2013-14 Schedule/Results". www.bradleybraves.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.