1949–50 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

1949–50 Bradley Braves men's basketball
Missouri Valley Conference Champions
NCAA Tournament Runners-up
NIT Runners-up
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
AP No. 1
1949–50 record 32–5 (11–1 MVC)
Head coach Forddy Anderson (2nd year)
Captain Billy Mann
Home arena Robertson Memorial Field House
1949–50 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Bradley 11 1   .917     32 5   .865
Saint Louis 8 4   .667     17 9   .654
Detroit 7 5   .583     20 6   .769
Oklahoma State 7 5   .583     18 9   .667
Drake 5 7   .417     14 12   .538
Tulsa 3 9   .250     12 11   .522
Wichita State 1 11   .083     7 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll

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[1] 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.

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.

Source[2]

References

  1. "Bradley season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  2. "2005–06 Bradley Braves Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly records (page 161). Bradley University. 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
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