#96 Bradley Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Bradley Braves
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #96
 
Conference Rank: #1 Missouri Valley
 
 
2024-25 Record: 28-9, 15-5
2024-25 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Brian Wardle
Coach Record: 181-145 at Bradley, 276-210 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Duke Deen, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.8 apg
Darius Hannah, Forward, 12.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.4 apg
Zek Montgomery, Guard, 12.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.8 apg
Christian Davis, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.9 apg
Almar Atlason, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Connor Dillon, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Jaquan Johnson, Sophomore, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.5 spg
Demarion Burch, Junior, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Ahmet Jonovic, Senior, Center, 5.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Corey Thomas, Senior, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Gustavo Guimaraes, Freshman, Center
Alex Huibregtse, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Wright State
Dietrich Richardson, Freshman, Forward
Jackson Seastrunk, Freshman, Guard
AJ Smith, Senior, Forward, Transfer from James Madison
Kai Yu, Sophomore, Center, Transfer from Liberty
Matthew Zobrist, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.3 (105th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.5 (71, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.3 (22, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.5 (24, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.5 (40, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.8 (1, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.7 (83, 4)
Rebound Margin: 1.4 (154, 6)
Assists Per Game: 14.4 (110, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.5 (160, 7)