# 1949–50 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

The 1949–50 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University in college basketball during the 1949–50 season. The team finished the season with a 32–5 record and were national runners-up to the City College of New York (CCNY) in both the 1950 NCAA tournament and 1950 National Invitation Tournament. Early on in the NCAA Tournament's days, which began in 1939, teams were allowed to participate in both it and the NIT. The 1949–50 college basketball season is noteworthy in that it is the only year in which a team won both tournaments (CCNY), and the losing team of both championships happened to be Bradley. Coincidentally enough, a year later, several of Bradley's players from this season's team would be instigated as individuals involved in what would later be known as the CCNY point-shaving scandal due to the biggest noise coming from the scandal at the time involving CCNY despite the fact that seven different universities had players involved in the scandal at the time, including Bradley.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 12/6/1949* | | Houston | W 73–57 | 1–0 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 12/8/1949* | | Iowa State | W 56–48 | 2–0 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 12/12/1949* | | Nebraska | W 64–54 | 3–0 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 12/15/1949* | | TCU | W 85–49 | 4–0 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 12/17/1949* | | Purdue | L 65–71 | 4–1 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 12/19/1949* | | Georgia Tech | W 84–60 | 5–1 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 12/21/1949* | | Washington State | W 67–59 | 6–1 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 12/23/1949* | | Fresno State | W 83–51 | 7–1 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 12/27/1949* | | DePaul | W 68–65 | 8–1 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 12/29/1949* | | at Tulane Sugar Bowl Tournament | W 72–46 | 9–1 | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| 12/30/1949* | | vs. Kentucky Sugar Bowl Tournament Championship | L 66–71 | 9–2 | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| 1/2/1950* | | Ohio State | W 65–46 | 10–2 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 1/7/1950 | No. 3 | at Drake | W 72–57 | 11–2 (1–0) | Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA |
| 1/9/1950* | No. 3 | Georgetown College | W 79–39 | 12–2 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 1/12/1950* | No. 6 | at Manhattan | W 89–67 | 13–2 | Manhattan, NY |
| 1/14/1950* | No. 6 | at Saint Joseph's | W 64–60 | 14–2 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA |
| 1/16/1950 | No. 6 | Detroit | W 71–50 | 15–2 (2–0) | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 1/21/1950 | No. 4 | at Detroit | L 54–67 | 15–3 (2–1) | Detroit, MI |
| 1/26/1950 | No. 6 | Tulsa | W 64–45 | 16–3 (3–1) | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 1/28/1950 | No. 6 | at Saint Louis | W 54–45 | 17–3 (4–1) | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO |
| 2/4/1950* | No. 3 | Pittsburgh | W 84–48 | 18–3 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 2/6/1950 | No. 3 | Wichita State | W 61–49 | 19–3 (5–1) | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 2/9/1950* | No. 2 | Hawaii | W 77–53 | 20–3 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 2/11/1950* | No. 2 | at DePaul | W 67–56 | 21–3 | Chicago, IL |
| 2/13/1950 | No. 2 | Oklahoma State | W 59–46 | 22–3 (6–1) | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 2/18/1950 | No. 2 | at Wichita State | W 68–56 | 23–3 (7–1) | Wichita, KS |
| 2/20/1950 | No. 2 | No. 18 Saint Louis | W 52–45 | 24–3 (8–1) | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 2/25/1950 | No. 1 | at Oklahoma State | W 42–35 | 25–3 (9–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| 2/27/1950 | No. 1 | at Tulsa | W 57–56 | 26–3 (10–1) | Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK |
| 3/4/1950 | No. 1 | Drake | W 92–63 | 27–3 (11–1) | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL |
| 1950 National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 3/13/1950* | No. 1 | vs. Syracuse NIT Quarterfinals | W 78–66 | 28–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 3/16/1950* | No. 1 | vs. No. 9 St. John's NIT Semifinals | W 83–72 | 29–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 3/18/1950* | No. 1 | vs. CCNY NIT Championship | L 61–69 | 29–4 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 1950 NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 3/20/1950* | No. 1 | vs. No. 19 Kansas NCAA First Round | W 59–57 | 30–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| 3/24/1950* | No. 1 | vs. No. 7 UCLA NCAA Quarterfinals | W 73–59 | 31–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| 3/25/1950* | No. 1 | vs. Baylor NCAA Final Four | W 68–66 | 32–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| 3/28/1950* | No. 1 | vs. CCNY NCAA National Championship | L 68–71 | 32–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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