2020-2021 Bradley Braves

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2020-2021 Bradley Braves Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
1 Ari Boya Jr C 7-1 245 Apr 29, 1999 Douala Cameroon Calusa Preparatory School
14 Riley Burger So GF 6-5 200 Jul 2, 2000 Orono (MN) United States Totino-Grace High School
10 Elijah Childs Sr F 6-7 225 Jan 10, 1999 Kansas City (MO) United States Lee's Summit West High School
5 Sean East II RS-So G 6-3 180 Nov 17, 1999 New Albany (IN) United States New Albany High School
25 Thomas Hall Fr F 6-7 220 Jan 20, 2001 Metamora (IL) United States Metamora Township High School
35 Darius Hannah Fr PF 6-9 195 Aug 5, 2002 Milwaukee (WI) United States Milwaukee Academy of Science
22 Ja'Shon Henry Jr GF 6-6 230 Mar 19, 1999 Wilcox Canada Athol Murray College of Notre Dame
20 Jayson Kent Fr SG 6-8 205 Feb 3, 2002 Oak Forest (IL) United States Oak Forest High School
0 Danya Kingsby Sr PG 6-1 175 May 16, 1998 Milwaukee (WI) United States Alexander Hamilton High School
34 Connor Linke Fr F 6-9 230 Jul 5, 2002 St. Charles (IL) United States St. Charles North High School
51 Rienk Mast Fr C 6-10 240 Jul 19, 2001 Groningen Netherlands N/A
21 Kevin McAdoo Jr G 6-2 180 Oct 15, 1999 West Bloomfield (MI) United States West Bloomfield High School
4 Terry Nolan, Jr. Jr G 6-4 200 Sep 10, 1998 Essex (MD) United States Mount Carmel High School
23 Ville Tahvanainen So SF 6-4 210 Jun 30, 2000 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Basketball Academy
2 Antonio Thomas So SG 6-2 183 Feb 9, 2001 Memphis (TN) United States Memphis East High School

Recent Bradley Braves History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 23-12 (13-7) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2022-2023 25-10 (16-4) 1st (MVC) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2021-2022 17-14 (11-7) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 12-16 (6-12) 8th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 23-11 (11-7) 3rd (MVC) Champion N/A
2018-2019 20-15 (9-9) 5th (MVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 20-13 (9-9) 5th (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 13-20 (7-11) 6th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 5-27 (3-15) 9th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 9-24 (3-15) 10th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 12-20 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 18-17 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd CIT 3rd Rnd
2011-2012 7-25 (2-16) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 12-20 (4-14) 9th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 16-15 (9-9) 5th (MVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 21-15 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 3rd Rnd CIT Runner Up
2007-2008 21-17 (9-9) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CBI Runner Up
2006-2007 22-13 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2005-2006 22-11 (11-7) 5th (MVC) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2004-2005 13-15 (6-12) 8th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 15-16 (7-11) 6th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 12-18 (8-10) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2020-2021 Bradley Braves Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Elijah Childs NABC All-District (16) Second Team
Elijah Childs MVC All-Conference Second Team
Ja'Shon Henry MVC All-Bench Team
Rienk Mast MVC All-Freshman Team
Elijah Childs MVC Player of the Week (Nov 30, 2020)
Rienk Mast MVC Newcomer of the Week (Jan 12, 2021)
Terry Nolan, Jr. MVC Newcomer of the Week (Jan 19, 2021)

2020-2021 Bradley Braves Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. McAdoo S. East II V. Tahvanainen D. Hannah R. Mast
Rotation   A. Thomas J. Henry C. Linke  
Rotation   J. Kent      
Lim PT D. Kingsby R. Burger T. Hall E. Childs A. Boya
Lim PT     T. Nolan, Jr.    

2020-2021 Bradley Braves Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Elijah Childs 22 31.1 14.2 8.3 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.7
Terry Nolan, Jr. 21 27.3 11.2 3.0 3.3 1.2 0.3 2.4
Ja'Shon Henry 21 22.4 10.9 4.6 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.4
Sean East II 24 28.0 9.0 3.2 3.7 1.0 0.1 1.6
Ville Tahvanainen 27 28.1 8.6 3.0 1.6 0.6 0.0 1.3
Rienk Mast 28 23.5 8.6 5.9 1.3 0.3 0.5 1.2
Kevin McAdoo 17 21.7 6.0 1.8 1.5 0.2 0.2 1.2
Ari Boya 9 16.3 5.6 6.6 0.1 0.4 1.4 1.1
Danya Kingsby 21 19.4 4.0 1.8 1.6 0.6 0.2 1.4
Darius Hannah 26 11.9 3.8 3.5 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.7
Jayson Kent 23 9.9 3.6 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.6
Antonio Thomas 22 11.5 2.0 1.4 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.9
Connor Linke 14 7.4 1.1 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3
Thomas Hall 7 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Riley Burger 3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2020-2021 Bradley Braves Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Brian Wardle Head Coach 2015-2016 Head Coach (Green Bay, 2010 to 2015)
Drew Adams Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (New Mexico, 2012 to 2015)
Jimmie Foster Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Green Bay, 2010 to 2015)
Mike Bargen Assistant Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Chris Reynolds Athletic Director 2015-2016 N/A
Julian Springer Director of Basketball Operations 2019-2020 Assistant Director of Basketball Operations (Northern Illinois, 2016 to 2017)
Bobby Parker Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2016-2017 Associate Director of Communications (Bradley, 2012 to 2016)
Mark Colston Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Robert Crull Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Dave Snell Director of Communications 2010-2011 N/A
Jim Rea Director of Communications 2014-2015 N/A
Jason Veniskey Director of Communications 2017-2018 Assistant Director of Communications (Canisius, 2009 to 2017)