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Re: Brian Wardle a potential candidate for Bradley job
« Reply #76 on: March 28, 2015, 06:46:42 PM »
Crean to UWGB, ai na?

Ai'na--- cracks me up every time.

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Re: Brian Wardle a potential candidate for Bradley job
« Reply #77 on: March 28, 2015, 10:32:54 PM »
Smart move for Wardle. More money and he can most likely build the program with the same type of players he recruited to Green Bay. Attractive arena and good competition. Will take a couple of years to get some traction though.
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Re: Brian Wardle a potential candidate for Bradley job
« Reply #78 on: March 28, 2015, 10:35:22 PM »
Total no-brainer for Wardle. Happy for him. It's not easy to win at Bradley, but those who do have a nice road to greater things.
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Re: Brian Wardle a potential candidate for Bradley job
« Reply #79 on: March 29, 2015, 04:34:06 PM »
Who you kidding, Brian?

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Stevens Point junior Sam Hauser picked up a scholarship offer today from new Bradley coach Brian Wardle.

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Re: Brian Wardle a potential candidate for Bradley job
« Reply #80 on: March 29, 2015, 04:55:41 PM »
Who you kidding, Brian?

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Stevens Point junior Sam Hauser picked up a scholarship offer today from new Bradley coach Brian Wardle.


If he has a poor summer, and the big schools lose interest, this offer makes sense.  Right now Marquette is his only high major offer.  This is what a lot of mid major programs do.

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Re: Brian Wardle a potential candidate for Bradley job
« Reply #81 on: March 29, 2015, 05:35:41 PM »
Why not offer Hauser? It doesn't really hurt anything.  He was working in on Hauser years ago before he blossomed to the player he is.  I don't think that Hauser would go there.  What's the worst that could happen?. No thank you.

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Re: Brian Wardle a potential candidate for Bradley job
« Reply #82 on: March 29, 2015, 06:38:48 PM »
Who you kidding, Brian?

Mark Miller @WisBBYearbook
Stevens Point junior Sam Hauser picked up a scholarship offer today from new Bradley coach Brian Wardle.

He got tweeted about by Mark Miller on his first day on the job.  Mission accomplished.

That certainly doesn't mean that "Who you kidding, Brian?" isn't spot on.
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Re: Brian Wardle a potential candidate for Bradley job
« Reply #83 on: March 29, 2015, 07:04:56 PM »
He got tweeted about by Mark Miller on his first day on the job.  Mission accomplished.

That certainly doesn't mean that "Who you kidding, Brian?" isn't spot on.

Last year Buzz (and possibly Wojo) along with Creighton and Nebraska offered Cody Schwartz....he then had a bad summer and ended up at San Jose State.

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« Reply #84 on: March 29, 2015, 09:03:57 PM »
Last year Buzz (and possibly Wojo) along with Creighton and Nebraska offered Cody Schwartz....he then had a bad summer and ended up at San Jose State.

SJSU is bad. Really bad. 2-28 last season, no conf wins.

It's hard to win there. The fan base is small but the gym is nice for their level.

Look at their roster: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/roster/_/id/23/sort/experience/order/true

They even added a few FB players this season.
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Re: Brian Wardle a potential candidate for Bradley job
« Reply #85 on: March 29, 2015, 09:07:25 PM »
SJSU is bad. Really bad. 2-28 last season, no conf wins.

It's hard to win there. The fan base is small but the gym is nice for their level.

Look at their roster: http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/roster/_/id/23/sort/experience/order/true

They even added a few FB players this season.

Grading every head coaching hire

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Career record: 95-65 in five seasons at Green Bay (2010-15)

Wardle won the Horizon league regular-season title, has taken the program to the NIT each of the last two seasons, and is a combination recruiter and coach. This is a quality get by new athletic director Chris Reynolds.

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« Reply #86 on: March 29, 2015, 09:15:52 PM »
Last year Buzz (and possibly Wojo) along with Creighton and Nebraska offered Cody Schwartz....he then had a bad summer and ended up at San Jose State.


Man, SJSU is so bad it makes you wonder why he just doesn't take a scholarship at a good D2 school.

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« Reply #87 on: March 29, 2015, 09:25:21 PM »
New Bradley coach's ties to Peoria long, varied

By Kirk Wessler of the Journal Star
Posted Mar. 28, 2015 @ 9:53 pm

PEORIA — Brian Wardle will coach his first game for Bradley next fall, already with an 0-2 personal record on the Braves’ home court.

Wardle’s participation in the first two IHSA state tournaments played at Carver Arena in Peoria constitute just one of several indirect ties to the Bradley program he has had over the past 20 years.
As a junior at Hinsdale Central in 1996, Wardle played in the very first Class AA quarterfinal at Carver Arena. Manual held him to just eight shots and eight points in defeating Hinsdale Central, 60-53. The Rams went on to win their third consecutive state tournament.
The next season, Wardle made 8 of 12 3-pointers and scored 34 points, but Hinsdale Central lost a quarterfinal to Harvey Thornton, 77-61. The next day, Manual defeated Thornton in their historic semifinal en route to a record fourth straight state championship.
Another connection between Wardle and Bradley began in 1994, when the Braves lost to Siena in the National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals. Siena was coached by Mike Deane, who parlayed his NIT success into the head coaching job at Marquette, where he recruited and signed Wardle.
Wardle played two years for Deane, then his final two seasons for Tom Crean. After graduating from Marquette, Wardle played two pro seasons before Crean hired him to be a member of the Warriors coaching staff in 2003.
In 2008, Crean left Marquette for Indiana, where he worked with an athletics administrator named Chris Reynolds, who earlier this month was hired to be Bradley athletics director.
And Friday, Reynolds hired Wardle to be Bradley’s head coach.
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Re: Brian Wardle a potential candidate for Bradley job
« Reply #88 on: March 29, 2015, 09:30:45 PM »

Man, SJSU is so bad it makes you wonder why he just doesn't take a scholarship at a good D2 school.

I live in SJ. They occasionally give tickets away.
And I turn them down regularly!

The last time I can recall they were good was with Olivier St. Jean, the Michigan transfer, now known as Tariq Abdul-Wahad. Before that, the ill-fated Ricky Berry (Sac Kings player who committed suicide).

My fondest memories was watching UNLV (90-93) at the then-new Event Center.
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« Reply #89 on: March 29, 2015, 09:38:10 PM »
SJSU was one of the few teams in the MWC that UNLV could beat this year.  And they had the number five recruiting class in the nation come in last August!
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Re: Brian Wardle a potential candidate for Bradley job
« Reply #90 on: March 29, 2015, 09:40:52 PM »
Man, this guy seems pretty impressive.

Peoria native Chris Reynolds named Bradley athletics director


By Dave Reynolds of the Journal Star
Posted Mar. 16, 2015 @ 8:25 pm
Updated Mar 16, 2015 at 10:26 PM

PEORIA — Chris Reynolds, a native Peorian and a longtime college athletics administrator, has been named the 10th director of athletics at Bradley University, the school confirmed Monday night in a news release.
Reynolds, who will be introduced to the public at noon Wednesday at Renaissance Coliseum, becomes the first African-American to lead Bradley athletics.
A 1989 graduate of Peoria High School, Reynolds led the Lions to a Class 2A runner-up finish in the ’89 state tournament and was a two-time all-state guard.
He was recruited to Indiana by coach Bob Knight and played with him for four seasons. As a junior, he helped the coach to his last NCAA Final Four appearance in 1992. Reynolds was named a co-captain at IU as a senior when the Hoosiers reached the NCAA Elite Eight. He was a 1993 academic all-Big Ten selection and still ranks among the top 12 in school history in games played (129), single-season steals (49 in 1991-92), career steals (135) and career assists (356).
“Bradley has an excellent reputation for academics and the athletics facilities are phenomenal,” Reynolds said in the statement. “I remember the college environment that Bradley provided was always something special for high school students. My family and I are very much looking forward to being a part of the Bradley community.”
He replaces Dr. Michael Cross, Bradley’s director of athletics for the past five years, who resigned last month. Cross’ final day at BU was Monday.
Reynolds, who holds a law degree and a Ph.D. from Indiana, began his sports administration career as an intern with the NCAA followed by a stint in the Western Michigan athletics compliance office. He went on to positions at Michigan State, Notre Dame and Indiana before being named deputy AD at Northwestern 15 months ago.
“Chris Reynolds is a proven leader with impressive credentials, a wide range of experience in athletics administration, and a passion for the student-athlete experience,” said BU President Joanne Glasser in the statement. “We are proud to welcome him home to Peoria to lead Bradley athletics forward.”
At the Evanston school, Reynolds served on the athletic director’s executive staff and held direct responsibility for the planning and management of Recreation, Equipment Operations and the Facilities and Event Management units.
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Re: Brian Wardle a potential candidate for Bradley job
« Reply #91 on: March 30, 2015, 08:15:26 PM »
Wardle will have his work cut out for him. Neighbors kid plays on the women's team there. The men's team could use some discipline. Some may not make it too long with Wardle. 

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Green Bay candidates include assistant Brian Barone and former UNC and in-state high school star Joe Wolf, sources told ESPN.

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« Reply #93 on: April 05, 2015, 11:28:18 AM »
Wardle will have his work cut out for him. Neighbors kid plays on the women's team there. The men's team could use some discipline. Some may not make it too long with Wardle. 

6 transfers already since Monday.  Cleaning house.

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« Reply #94 on: April 05, 2015, 11:28:28 AM »
Joe Wolf? That's out of left field. Been thinking it'd be Greszek.
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« Reply #95 on: April 05, 2015, 11:30:15 AM »
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Green Bay candidates include assistant Brian Barone and former UNC and in-state high school star Joe Wolf, sources told ESPN.


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« Reply #96 on: April 05, 2015, 11:36:53 AM »
Bullseye like the pick:

By Roy & Harv Schmidt

March 28, 2015

10:00 A.M. CST

As is the case almost any time the coaching carousel spins in the world of college basketball, the moment it was announced that Geno Ford would not be retained as the head coach of the men's basketball program at Bradley their fan base began asking us who we thought his likely replacement would be.

Having sources that were very much in tune with the situation, Illinois Prep Bulls-eye did not hesitate to let them know who the likely choice would be and why.  And sure enough, things played out exactly the way we expected it to, with Brian Wardle being named the 14th head coach in the history of the Bradley men's basketball program last night. The official introduction will be made at a 5:00 PM press conference this afternoon.

To put it in simple terms, Wardle's hiring at Bradley makes perfect sense and is an ideal fit in so many ways.  We are about to examine some of those in this entry.

First of all, there is no question that Wardle knows the lay of the land when it comes to being familiar with both high school and college basketball in the state of Illinois.  He played at Hinsdale Central High School, where he was an all-stater who led his team to the state quarterfinals on Bradley's home court at Carver Arena as both a junior and senior.  He is also well-aware of the proud basketball tradition at Bradley and the rich basketball community and passionate atmosphere that awaits him upon his arrival in Peoria.

But above all else, the greatest impact that Wardle figures to make at Bradley from the get-go figures to be with respect to recruiting.  At Wisconsin-Green Bay, Wardle was successful at recruiting a roster where the bulk of its talent was comprised of players from the Chicago area.  He did his homework and simply outworked others for Horizon League Player Of The Year Keifer Sykes, in addition to landing other recruits from the Windy City who proved to be hidden gems.

Make no mistake about it--Wardle's recruiting success at UWGB will pay immediate dividends at Bradley for a number of reasons.  To begin with, Wardle is well-respected by all of the top coaches in the Chicago area on both the high school and traveling team circuits.

One such travel team program is the Mac Irvin Fire.  That is important because it just so happens that Bradley's current top player and our choice for Missouri Valley Conference Freshman Of The Year--Josh Cunningham--played for the Fire. While questions have already been raised regarding the possibility of Cunningham deciding to transfer, in our opinion Wardle's strong relationship with the people who are instrumental in running the Fire should go a long way in being able to keep Cunningham in the fold at Bradley.  Needless to say, this should be one of Wardle's first orders of business.

Not only that, but there could be additional recruiting carry-over that could prove to work in Bradley's favor.  That is because we have already been told that there is a strong possibility that one of the recruits that Wardle landed in his 2015 recruiting class at UWGB could seek release and end up following Wardle to Bradley.  Time will tell on that one.

Finally, the question abounds as to how Wardle will fill out the remainder of his coaching staff at Bradley.  He figures to bring at least two of his assistants from UWGB with him.  However, one also has to wonder about the possibility of him retaining Ronald "Chin" Coleman as an assistant.  After all, Coleman's roots are also with the Fire plus he was Bradley's lead recruiter on Cunningham.  Coleman's retention would only further solidify the stronghold Wardle already has in Chicago recruiting-wise.

Not to be forgotten in all of this is the man who was responsible for Wardle's hiring at Bradley--new Athletic Director Chris Reynolds.  In many ways Reynolds is a carbon copy of Wardle in that he is young, energetic, bright and fully committed to doing what it takes to return Bradley basketball to its glory days.  With that said, there is no question that it is a truly exciting time if you are a Bradley fan.
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Re: Brian Wardle a potential candidate for Bradley job
« Reply #97 on: April 06, 2015, 10:43:18 AM »
^ too bad Cunningham already announced he's transferring (yes I know this article was written before that)

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« Reply #98 on: April 06, 2015, 11:53:42 AM »
Joe Wolf? That's out of left field. Been thinking it'd be Greszek.

It's strange to me that NBA guys, who have coached a lick of college ball and the recruiting that comes with it, are considered "no brainer" choices for schools like UWGB.  But a successful D3 coach is a risk, even though they have had to recruit players needed to win.

For instance, what if UWM had gone with Jack Bennett from UWSP instead of Rob Jeter?

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« Reply #99 on: April 06, 2015, 12:07:47 PM »
Joe Wolf? That's out of left field. Been thinking it'd be Greszek.

Jeff Wolf's twin daughters are going to UWGB to play next year, so there would be a connection there for Joe now with his niece's.