# 2012–13 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by second year head coach Geno Ford, played their home games at Carver Arena, with four home games at Renaissance Coliseum, and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–17, 7–11 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Drake. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Green Bay and Tulane to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to fellow Missouri Valley member Northern Iowa.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Ka'Darryl Bell | Guard | 6–1 | 193 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 3 | Anthony Fields | Guard | 6–1 | 158 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan |
| 4 | Jake Eastman | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 207 | Senior | Richmond, Virginia |
| 5 | Jalen Crawford | Guard | 6–2 | 202 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan |
| 10 | Mason Alwan | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Junior | Peoria, Illinois |
| 12 | Darrion Harris | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Freshman | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 14 | Milos Knezevic | Forward | 6–8 | 223 | Senior | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 20 | Tyshon Pickett | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Junior | Passaic, New Jersey |
| 21 | Will Egolf | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 235 | Senior | Juneau, Alaska |
| 23 | Shayok Shayok | Forward | 6–8 | 228 | Sophomore | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 24 | Omari Grier | Guard | 6–4 | 178 | Sophomore | Erial, New Jersey |
| 25 | Walt Lemon, Jr. | Guard | 6–3 | 178 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 30 | Jimmy Gavin | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Arlington Heights, Illinois |
| 32 | Dyricus Simms-Edwards | Forward | 6–3 | 197 | Senior | Peoria, Illinois |
| 44 | Jordan Prosser | Center | 6–9 | 240 | Junior | Goodfield, Illinois |
| 52 | Nate Wells | Center | 7–1 | 245 | Freshman | Davenport, Iowa |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/29/2012* 7:00 pm | Upper Iowa | W 68–54 | | Renaissance Coliseum (1,054) Peoria, IL |
| 11/03/2012* 1:00 pm | Wisconsin–Parkside | W 70–42 | | Carver Arena (6,007) Peoria, IL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 9:00 pm, Bradley TV | Eastern Illinois | W 76–53 | 1–0 | Carver Arena (6,634) Peoria, IL |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm, Bradley TV | Texas–Pan American | W 78–61 | 2–0 | Renaissance Coliseum (3,151) Peoria, IL |
| 11/17/2012* 6:00 pm, CSN Chicago | at IUPUI | W 79–72 | 3–0 | The Jungle (1,085) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/20/2012* 6:30 pm | at South Florida | L 63–82 | 3–1 | USF Sun Dome (4,768) Tampa, FL |
| 11/24/2012* 1:00 pm, Bradley TV | Tennessee–Martin | W 80–57 | 4–1 | Carver Arena (6,649) Peoria, IL |
| 11/28/2012* 6:00 pm | at Central Michigan | W 82–65 | 5–1 | McGuirk Arena (2,076) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/01/2012* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 Michigan | L 66–74 | 5–2 | Carver Arena (11,019) Peoria, IL |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm, Bradley TV | George Washington | W 72–68 | 6–2 | Carver Arena (6,313) Peoria, IL |
| 12/17/2012* 7:00 pm, Bradley TV | Georgia Southern Las Vegas Classic | W 62–43 | 7–2 | Carver Arena (6,140) Peoria, IL |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm, Bradley TV | Mississippi Valley State Las Vegas Classic | W 77–42 | 8–2 | Carver Arena (6,066) Peoria, IL |
| 12/22/2012* 7:00 pm | vs. Virginia Tech Las Vegas Classic semifinals | L 65–66 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/23/2012* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Portland Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game | L 55–57 | 8–4 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 12/29/2012 7:00 pm, MC22/Bradley TV | Drake | W 67–57 | 9–4 (1–0) | Carver Arena (7,534) Peoria, IL |
| 01/02/2013 7:05 pm, WAOE/Bradley TV | at Southern Illinois | W 66–60 | 10–4 (2–0) | SIU Arena (5,015) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/06/2013 4:30 pm, ESPNU | Wichita State | L 63–69 | 10–5 (2–1) | Carver Arena (7,317) Peoria, IL |
| 01/09/2013 6:05 pm | at Indiana State | L 53–68 | 10–6 (2–2) | Hulman Center (5,553) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/12/2013 1:00 pm, MVC-TV | at Northern Iowa | L 53–84 | 10–7 (2–3) | McLeod Center (4,074) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/15/2013 7:00 pm, CSN Chicago/Bradley TV | Southern Illinois | W 69–66 | 11–7 (3–3) | Carver Arena (6,628) Peoria, IL |
| 01/19/2013 1:00 pm, Bradley TV/ESPN3 | Missouri State | W 69–66 | 12–7 (4–3) | Carver Arena (7,756) Peoria, IL |
| 01/23/2013 7:05 pm | at Evansville | L 56–66 | 12–8 (4–4) | Ford Center (4,183) Evansville, IN |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 20 Wichita State | L 39–73 | 12–9 (4–5) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 01/29/2013 7:00 pm, MVC-TV | Illinois State | W 83–77 | 13–9 (5–5) | Carver Arena (9,088) Peoria, IL |
| 02/02/2013 2:05 pm, WAOE/ESPN3 | at No. 21 Creighton | L 58–75 | 13–10 (5–6) | CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,111) Omaha, NE |
| 02/05/2013 7:00 pm, Bradley TV | Evansville | W 76–70 | 14–10 (6–6) | Carver Arena (6,653) Peoria, IL |
| 02/10/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Iowa | L 65–68 | 14–11 (6–7) | Carver Arena (7,205) Peoria, IL |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | at Illinois State | L 59–79 | 14–12 (6–8) | Redbird Arena (8,417) Normal, IL |
| 02/16/2013 1:00 pm, Bradley TV | Indiana State | W 80–68 | 15–12 (7–8) | Carver Arena (8,443) Peoria, IL |
| 02/20/2013 7:05 pm, MC22 | at Drake | L 84–92 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (7–9) | Knapp Center (3,825) Des Moines, IA |
| 02/23/2013* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UIC BracketBusters | W 63–62 | 16–13 | UIC Pavilion (3,831) Chicago, IL |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm, WAOE/Bradley TV | Creighton | L 62–80 | 16–14 (7–10) | Carver Arena (7,730) Peoria, IL |
| 03/02/2013 7:05 pm | at Missouri State | L 56–64 | 16–15 (7–11) | JQH Arena (7,099) Springfield, MO |
| 2013 Missouri Valley Conference tournament |||||
| 03/07/2013 6:00 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3 | vs. Drake First Round | L 66–81 | 16–16 | Scottrade Center (7,537) St.Louis, MO |
| 2013 CIT |||||
| 03/20/2013* 7:00 pm | Green Bay First Round | W 75–69 | 17–16 | Renaissance Coliseum (1,801) Peoria, IL |
| 03/23/2013* 7:00 pm | Tulane Second Round | W 77–72 | 18–16 | Renaissance Coliseum (1,897) Peoria, IL |
| 03/26/2013* 7:00 pm | at Northern Iowa Quarterfinals | L 77–90 | 18–17 | McLeod Center (3,390) Cedar Falls, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||