#109 Bradley Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Bradley Braves
 

2023-2024 Overall Rank: #109

Conference Rank: #3 Missouri Valley

 
2022-23 Record: 25-10, 16-4
2022-23 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Brian Wardle
Coach Record: 135-126 at Bradley, 230-191 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Rienk Mast, Forward, 13.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.4 apg
Ja’Shon Henry, Forward, 9.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.7 apg
Zek Montgomery, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.1 apg
Ville Tahvanainen, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.3 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Malevy Leons, Senior, Forward, 11.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.2 apg
Duke Deen, Senior, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.8 apg
Connor Hickman, Junior, Guard, 8.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.1 apg
Darius Hannah, Senior, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Almar Atlason, Freshman, Forward
Demarion Burch, Freshman, Guard
Emarion Ellis, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Marquette
Trey Pettigrew, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Nevada
Kyle Thomas, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Eastern Illinois
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.7 (194th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.7 (20, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (80, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.5 (26, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.9 (112, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.5 (96, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.5 (317, 9)
Rebound Margin: 3.8 (54, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.3 (158, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.7 (100, 4)