# 2014–15 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves were led by fourth year head coach Geno Ford, and played their home games at Carver Arena, with one home game at Renaissance Coliseum in Peoria, Illinois. They were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–24, 3–15 in MVC play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.
On March 22, head coach Geno Ford was fired. He finished with a four-year record of 46–86.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Ka'Darryl Bell | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 1 | Donte Thomas | Forward | 6-6 | 205 | Freshman | Calumet City, Illinois |
| 2 | Warren Jones | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Centralia, Illinois |
| 3 | Anthony Fields | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Junior | Detroit, Michigan |
| 4 | Auston Barnes | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Senior | Lansing, Michigan |
| 5 | Tramique Sutherland | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Junior | Toronto, Ontario |
| 12 | Darrion Harris | Guard | 5–10 | 155 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 13 | Kendahl Amerson | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Detroit, Michigan |
| 21 | Josh Cunningham | Forward | 6–7 | 180 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 22 | Xzavier Taylor | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 225 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 24 | Omari Grier | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Junior | Erial, New Jersey |
| 32 | Mike Shaw | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 52 | Nate Wells | Center | 7–1 | 260 | Junior | Davenport, Iowa |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/29/2014* 7:00 pm | Augustana | L 56–58 | | Carver Arena (5,406) Peoria, IL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | UT Arlington | L 75–86 | 0–1 | Carver Arena (5,469) Peoria, IL |
| 11/19/2014* 8:00 pm | Robert Morris | L 61–68 | 0–2 | Carver Arena (5,086) Peoria, IL |
| 11/23/2014* 4:00 pm | North Carolina A&T Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 58–50 | 1–2 | Carver Arena (6,039) Peoria, IL |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 52–38 | 2–2 | Carver Arena (5,507) Peoria, IL |
| 11/28/2014* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. TCU Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 57–49 | 2–3 | American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/29/2014* 3:00 pm | vs. Saint Louis Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | L 57–60 | 2–4 | American Bank Center (2,867) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm | Central Michigan | W 84–73 | 3–4 | Renaissance Coliseum (4,204) Peoria, IL |
| 12/06/2014* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | at Memphis | L 45–73 | 3–5 | FedExForum (13,807) Memphis, TN |
| 12/09/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kansas State | L 47–50 | 3–6 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,238) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/18/2014* 7:00 pm | Eureka | W 80–38 | 4–6 | Carver Arena (5,325) Peoria, IL |
| 12/21/2014* 1:30 pm | vs. UC Irvine South Point Holiday Hoops Classic | L 47–55 | 4–7 | South Point Arena (N/A) Enterprise, NV |
| 12/22/2014* 1:00 pm | vs. Arkansas–Little Rock South Point Holiday Hoops Classic | L 54–64 | 4–8 | South Point Arena (N/A) Enterprise, NV |
| 12/28/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | UIC | W 68–60 | 5–8 | Carver Arena (5,343) Peoria, IL |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season |||||
| 12/31/2014 1:00 pm | at Loyola–Chicago | L 49–64 | 5–9 (0–1) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (ESPN3) Chicago, IL |
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm, CSN Chicago | Southern Illinois | W 63–44 | 6–9 (1–1) | Carver Arena (6,035) Peoria, IL |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 15 Wichita State | L 43–63 | 6–10 (1–2) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 01/10/2015 1:00 pm | Evansville | L 56–66 | 6–11 (1–3) | Carver Arena (5,614) Peoria, IL |
| 01/13/2015 7:00 pm | No. 23 Northern Iowa | L 52–63 | 6–12 (1–4) | Carver Arena (5,129) Peoria, IL |
| 01/17/2015 4:00 pm, CSN Chicago | at Illinois State I-74 Rivalry | L 72–82 | 6–13 (1–5) | Redbird Arena (9,627) Normal, IL |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | L 59–70 | 6–14 (1–6) | SIU Arena (4,792) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | W 61–59 | 7–14 (2–6) | Carver Arena (6,059) Peoria, IL |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm, MVCTV | Drake | L 57–69 | 7–15 (2–7) | Carver Arena (5,431) Peoria, IL |
| 01/31/2015 12:00 pm | at Indiana State | L 58–64 | 7–16 (2–8) | Hulman Center (4,389) Terre Haute, IN |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 16 Wichita State | L 59–62 | 7–17 (2–9) | Carver Arena (6,707) Peoria, IL |
| 02/07/2015 1:00 pm | at Evansville | W 56–53 | 8–17 (3–9) | Ford Center (4,106) Evansville, IN |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm | at Drake | L 54–60 | 8–18 (3–10) | Knapp Center (3,146) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/15/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola–Chicago | L 53–58 | 8–19 (3–11) | Carver Arena (5,825) Peoria, IL |
| 02/18/2015 8:00 pm, MVCTV | Illinois State I-74 Rivalry | L 47–60 | 8–20 (3–12) | Carver Arena (7,349) Peoria, IL |
| 02/21/2015 3:00 pm, MVCTV | at No. 11 Northern Iowa | L 39–56 | 8–21 (3–13) | McLeod Center (6,650) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm | at Missouri State | L 77–80 $^{3OT}$ | 8–22 (3–14) | JQH Arena (4,454) Springfield, MO |
| 02/28/2015 1:00 pm | Indiana State | L 52–60 | 8–23 (3–15) | Carver Arena (6,492) Peoria, IL |
| Missouri Valley tournament |||||
| 03/05/2015 8:35 pm, MVC TV | vs. Drake first round | W 52–50 $^{OT}$ | 9–23 | Scottrade Center (5,608) St. Louis, MO |
| 03/06/2015 6:05 pm, MVC TV | vs. No. 11 Northern Iowa quarterfinals | L 46–71 | 9–24 | Scottrade Center (N/A) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||