# 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.

## Roster

| 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

| 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. |||||