2022-2023 Bradley Braves

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2022-2023 Bradley Braves Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
32 Sulaiman Agiste Fr F 6-9 200 Apr 22, 2004 Chicago (IL) United States Michele Clark Magnet High School
25 Goanar Biliew So F 6-8 230 Jan 30, 2002 Denison (IA) United States Denison High School
5 Christian Davis So G 6-7 190 May 16, 2001 Denver (CO) United States New Hampton School
21 Duke Deen Jr G 5-8 160 Dec 17, 2001 Shreveport (LA) United States Bossier High School
2 Max Ekono So F 6-7 210 Jan 21, 2002 Bouffemont France N/A
35 Darius Hannah Jr PF 6-9 195 Aug 5, 2002 Milwaukee (WI) United States Milwaukee Academy of Science
12 Cade Hardtke So G 6-2 185 Mar 12, 2003 Lombard (IL) United States Glenbard South High School
13 Sam Hennessy So G 6-2 180 Jan 1, 2003 Naperville (IL) United States Benet Academy
22 Ja'Shon Henry Sr GF 6-6 230 Mar 19, 1999 Wilcox Canada Athol Murray College of Notre Dame
10 Connor Hickman So G 6-3 190 Jun 18, 2002 Bloomington (IN) United States Bloomington South High School
4 Ahmet Jonovic Fr C 7-1 255 Dec 11, 2003 Prijepolje Serbia N/A
14 Malevy Leons Sr PF 6-9 210 Sep 23, 1999 IJmuiden Netherlands N/A
34 Connor Linke Jr F 6-9 230 Jul 5, 2002 St. Charles (IL) United States St. Charles North High School
51 Rienk Mast Jr C 6-9 240 Jul 19, 2001 Groningen Netherlands N/A
3 Zek Montgomery So F 6-6 205 Sep 30, 2002 Louisville (KY) United States St. Louis Christian Academy
23 Ville Tahvanainen Sr SF 6-4 210 Jun 30, 2000 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Basketball Academy
1 Pop Weathers So G 6-0 180 Oct 28, 2000 Baton Rouge (LA) United States Believe Prep

Recent Bradley Braves History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
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

2022-2023 Bradley Braves Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Rienk Mast NABC All-District (16) First Team
Malevy Leons NABC All-District (16) Second Team
Rienk Mast MVC All-Conference First Team
Malevy Leons MVC All-Conference Second Team
Ja'Shon Henry MVC All-Tournament Team
Rienk Mast MVC All-Tournament Team
Malevy Leons MVC Defensive Player of the Year
Malevy Leons MVC All-Defensive Team
Ja'Shon Henry MVC Sixth-Man of the Year
Ja'Shon Henry MVC All-Bench Team
Duke Deen MVC All-Newcomer Team
Malevy Leons MVC Most-Improved Team
Zek Montgomery MVC Most-Improved Team
Duke Deen MVC Newcomer of the Week (Dec 27, 2022)
Malevy Leons Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team

2022-2023 Bradley Braves Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Deen C. Hickman Z. Montgomery M. Leons R. Mast
Rotation     J. Henry D. Hannah  
Rotation     V. Tahvanainen    
Lim PT P. Weathers C. Davis M. Ekono S. Agiste A. Jonovic
Lim PT C. Hardtke S. Hennessy   G. Biliew  
Lim PT       C. Linke  

2022-2023 Bradley Braves Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Rienk Mast 29 28.7 13.8 8.0 2.4 0.6 0.5 1.8
Malevy Leons 35 30.5 11.1 6.0 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.3
Ja'Shon Henry 29 20.1 9.6 4.3 0.7 0.8 0.3 1.1
Duke Deen 35 26.1 9.6 2.4 2.8 0.9 0.1 1.9
Connor Hickman 34 30.1 8.6 2.9 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.6
Zek Montgomery 29 22.9 8.1 3.4 1.1 0.9 0.4 1.3
Ville Tahvanainen 34 22.2 6.7 3.3 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.8
Darius Hannah 35 16.0 5.7 3.3 1.3 0.6 0.9 1.1
Christian Davis 23 8.5 1.9 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.3
Pop Weathers 22 9.8 1.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.4
Goanar Biliew 12 6.4 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1
Ahmet Jonovic 5 4.0 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Sulaiman Agiste 3 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sam Hennessy 7 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Cade Hardtke 8 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Connor Linke 15 5.2 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.7
Max Ekono 1 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2022-2023 Bradley Braves Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Brian Wardle Head Coach 2015-2016 Head Coach (Green Bay, 2010 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
Mike Black Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 Video Coordinator (Bradley, 2021 to 2022)
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