Bradley's first exhibition game is Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7:00 PM at the Carver Arena against Edgewood College.
There will be no TV for this game, but it will be available on WMBD radio 1470 with Dave Snell and Chad Kleine.
We will also have the Bradleyfans.com chat room open for fans to discuss-
CLICK HERE at game time--->BradleyFans chat room
This is the first game of the 2015-16 season for both Bradley and the Edgewood College Eagles, who are an NCAA Division III program.
Edgewood College is a small (about 2,000 undergrads and 500 post-grads), private, Catholic college located in Madison, Wisconsin.
Edgewood has one other thing in common with Bradley. They were listed in the Princeton Review as one of the "Best in the Midwest" for 2016.
They were 14-13 overall last season, and 12-8 in the NACC (Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference).
http://www.edgewoodcollegeeagles.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=174&path=mbball
They finished in 4th place in the NACC last season.
http://www.naccsports.org/sports/mbkb/2014-15/standings
Their roster includes 20 players, only 3 of which are seniors-
http://www.edgewoodcollegeeagles.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&
Here are their stats from last season (2014-15). Their top 5 scorers were all seniors, who have graduated.-
http://www.edgewoodcollegeeagles.com/custompages/Statistics/mbball/2014-15/teamcume.htm
Their top returning scorer is Dylan Heemstra, a 6'4" guard who started 26 of 27 games and averaged 5.6 ppg. He is also the only returning starter from last season.
One other starter from last year, Jake Heuer, a 6'4" junior forward who started 23 games last season and averaged 5.1 ppg, did not return to the team this year.
They have usually been a strong 3-point shooting team in past seasons, but most of their perimeter scorers from last season are no longer with the team this season. Their player turnover combined with their lack of size and experience may make it difficult for them to score this season.
Based on last year's stats and minutes played, here is my guess for possible starters:
Dylan Heemstra- 6'4" senior guard (5.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg last season, 27% from three)
Trevon Ampe- 6'6" junior forward (5.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg last season)
Emilio Lopez- 6'2" senior guard (4.5 ppg last season, 40% from three, returning assists leader)
Adam Freitag- 6'1" junior guard (4.0 ppg, 39.3% from three last season)
Devin Graf- 6'7" junior center (tallest player on the roster, only played in 1 game last season)
The rest of their roster is very inexperienced and played very little last season. They have 8 freshmen, but there is little information available about them and whether they are expected to contribute this season.
Edgewood is coached by Justin Meyer in his 4th season-
http://www.edgewoodcollegeeagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=654
One curious coincidence- the last time Edgewood College played a Division I school in an exhibition game was at the start of the 2010-11 season when they played Wisconsin-Green Bay. The head coach of UWGB that season was also Brian Wardle in his first season at UWGB.
There will be no TV for this game, but it will be available on WMBD radio 1470 with Dave Snell and Chad Kleine.
We will also have the Bradleyfans.com chat room open for fans to discuss-
CLICK HERE at game time--->BradleyFans chat room
This is the first game of the 2015-16 season for both Bradley and the Edgewood College Eagles, who are an NCAA Division III program.
Edgewood College is a small (about 2,000 undergrads and 500 post-grads), private, Catholic college located in Madison, Wisconsin.
Edgewood has one other thing in common with Bradley. They were listed in the Princeton Review as one of the "Best in the Midwest" for 2016.
They were 14-13 overall last season, and 12-8 in the NACC (Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference).
http://www.edgewoodcollegeeagles.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=174&path=mbball
They finished in 4th place in the NACC last season.
http://www.naccsports.org/sports/mbkb/2014-15/standings
Their roster includes 20 players, only 3 of which are seniors-
http://www.edgewoodcollegeeagles.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&
Here are their stats from last season (2014-15). Their top 5 scorers were all seniors, who have graduated.-
http://www.edgewoodcollegeeagles.com/custompages/Statistics/mbball/2014-15/teamcume.htm
Their top returning scorer is Dylan Heemstra, a 6'4" guard who started 26 of 27 games and averaged 5.6 ppg. He is also the only returning starter from last season.
One other starter from last year, Jake Heuer, a 6'4" junior forward who started 23 games last season and averaged 5.1 ppg, did not return to the team this year.
They have usually been a strong 3-point shooting team in past seasons, but most of their perimeter scorers from last season are no longer with the team this season. Their player turnover combined with their lack of size and experience may make it difficult for them to score this season.
Based on last year's stats and minutes played, here is my guess for possible starters:
Dylan Heemstra- 6'4" senior guard (5.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg last season, 27% from three)
Trevon Ampe- 6'6" junior forward (5.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg last season)
Emilio Lopez- 6'2" senior guard (4.5 ppg last season, 40% from three, returning assists leader)
Adam Freitag- 6'1" junior guard (4.0 ppg, 39.3% from three last season)
Devin Graf- 6'7" junior center (tallest player on the roster, only played in 1 game last season)
The rest of their roster is very inexperienced and played very little last season. They have 8 freshmen, but there is little information available about them and whether they are expected to contribute this season.
Edgewood is coached by Justin Meyer in his 4th season-
http://www.edgewoodcollegeeagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=654
One curious coincidence- the last time Edgewood College played a Division I school in an exhibition game was at the start of the 2010-11 season when they played Wisconsin-Green Bay. The head coach of UWGB that season was also Brian Wardle in his first season at UWGB.
