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The Basketball Tournament- Always a Brave in Illinois Region

Here it is...
https://twitter.com/OnceABrave/status/1394764721757298699
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Another roster update- Sharpshooting guard Jimmy Gavin, who played 1 season at Bradley (2012-13), then was at the Division II level at Wisconsin-Parkside for a couple years, then finished his college career at Winthrop in 2015-16 where he averaged 18.7 ppg.
Jimmy played with the 2018 Always a Brave team.
https://winthropeagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jimmy-gavin/3653
https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jimmy-gavin/8981

https://twitter.com/OnceABrave/status/1395395441617944583

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Dub said:
You add in DLO and I’m buying the all session pass.
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DLO will not be available this summer. He is on the Great Britain National Team and they are scheduled to be playing qualifying games later this summer in the Eurobasket 2022 tournament. So, they will be practicing all summer.
For the same reason, Luuk van Bree will not be available. He is a member of the Netherlands National Team which is also involved in the Eurobasket 2022 qualifying games later this summer.
 
Da Coach said:
DLO will not be available this summer. He is on the Great Britain National Team and they are scheduled to be playing qualifying games later this summer in the Eurobasket 2022 tournament. So, they will be practicing all summer.
For the same reason, Luuk van Bree will not be available. He is a member of the Netherlands National Team which is also involved in the Eurobasket 2022 qualifying games later this summer.
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Them boys need to assess their priorities. Gonna be pretty painful for them watching our team split up the $2M USD.
 
Da Coach said:
DLO will not be available this summer. He is on the Great Britain National Team and they are scheduled to be playing qualifying games later this summer in the Eurobasket 2022 tournament. So, they will be practicing all summer.
For the same reason, Luuk van Bree will not be available. He is a member of the Netherlands National Team which is also involved in the Eurobasket 2022 qualifying games later this summer.
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You're a real dream dasher, Coach. :p
 
Man, that is a great clip of Donte dunking. I remember when he was the only holdover from the Geno era and I thought, 'eh, big deal, he's not that good'. Man was I wrong. He turned into a real stud for us under Wardle's tutelage.

Gonna be hard to find playing time with this Braves team. Getting a pretty crowded roster!
 
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One more roster addition for Always a Brave-
The hero of the 2019 MVC Tournament Championship game win over UNI, Luqman Lundy-
https://twitter.com/OnceABrave/statu...85365044387842

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Always A Brave roster reportedly will include:
Auston Barnes (2013-15)
Tony Bennett (2004-06)
Darrell Brown, Jr. (2016-20)
Nate Kennell (2016-20)
Walt Lemon, Jr. (2010-14)
Luqmon Lundy (2017-19)
Patrick O'Bryant (2004-06)
Donte Thomas (2014-18 )
Marcellus Sommerville (2004-06)
Andrew Warren (2007-11)
Max Bielfeldt (Michigan 2011-15, Indiana 2015-16)
Jimmy Gavin (BU 2012-13, UW-Parkside, Winthrop 2015-16)
Daniel Ruffin (2003-08 ) head coach
Chuck Buescher '67 assistant coach.
 
Always a Brave team page with links to team merchandise-
https://thetournament.com/teams/alwa...radley-alumni/

Always a Brave will play in the Illinois Regional, July 24-28, at the Peoria Civic Center.
The schedule & matchups have not been released yet, but it appears the tournament will release the bracket Monday (6/21)-
https://twitter.com/thetournament/st...35243262103559

Games will be televised on ESPN networks.
Tournament home page--> https://thetournament.com/
Tickets can be purchased here--> https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-bas...artist/2008499
 
Da Coach said:
Always a Brave team page with links to team merchandise-
https://thetournament.com/teams/alwa...radley-alumni/
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Da Coach said:
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Always A Brave roster reportedly will include:
Auston Barnes (2013-15)https://thetournament.com/teams/jackson-tn-underdawgs/
Tony Bennett (2004-06)
Darrell Brown, Jr. (2016-20)
Nate Kennell (2016-20)
Walt Lemon, Jr. (2010-14)
Luqmon Lundy (2017-19)
Patrick O'Bryant (2004-06)
Donte Thomas (2014-18 )
Marcellus Sommerville (2004-06)
Andrew Warren (2007-11)
Max Bielfeldt (Michigan 2011-15, Indiana 2015-16)
Jimmy Gavin (BU 2012-13, UW-Parkside, Winthrop 2015-16)
Daniel Ruffin (2003-08 ) head coach
Chuck Buescher '67 assistant coach.
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Note that The Basketball Tournament roster page for Always a Brave does not show Auston Barnes or Walt Lemon, who were previously announced to be participating. Hopefully, they are still playing.
https://thetournament.com/teams/alwa...radley-alumni/

But, the Always a Brave team now shows 3 recently added new names- Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, Luuk van Bree, and Lou Griffith.
Note that the Bradley announcement below does not mention these three, nor Walt Lemon or Auston Barnes.

And The Basketball Tournament's schedule and matchups for 1st round games was just released-
https://bradleybraves.com/news/2021/...announced.aspx

Always a Brave received a #7 seed in the Illinois Regional and will play their first game July 24 at 6:00 pm against #10 seed Tubby Time. This is their first year in the tournament-
Tubby time roster- https://thetournament.com/teams/tubby-time/

Also, the alumni team from University of Illinois, #2 seed House of 'Paign, will play their 1st round game July 24 at 1:00 pm against the #15 seed Jackson TN Underdawgs.
If the Bradley and Illinois teams win, they will advance to meet each other in the 2nd round on July 26 at 8:00 pm.

Here is the complete bracket. The Illinois Regional will be played at Carver Arena in Peoria, July 24 & 25-
https://bracket.thetournament.com/

Note the #1 seed in the Illinois Regional is last year's overall TBT champion (2021) Golden Eagles (Marquette alumni).
The 64 TBT Teams- https://thetournament.com/teams/

And one other team in the Illinois Regional will be the Peoria All-Stars. Check out their roster. One of their players will be former Bradley star Zach Andrews!-
https://thetournament.com/teams/peoria-all-stars/

Tickets- https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-bas...artist/2008499
Always a Brave team merchandise store- https://www.bsnteamsports.com/shop/ALWSBRV1
 
Can someone please remind me who Lou Griffith is?
It's eating at me that as avid a Braves fan as I am, I can't remember this guy.
 
LittleBrave said:
Can someone please remind me who Lou Griffith is?
It's eating at me that as avid a Braves fan as I am, I can't remember this guy.
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Lou was a fine player for Washington High School and graduated in 2016. He had multiple Division II offers but decided to take a preferred walk-on spot at Bradley -
https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/lou-griffith/9182

He was a freshman on the team in 2016-17, but redshirted that year, and thus never played for Bradley. After spending that one season at Bradley in 2016-17, he transferred to Lincoln College and played there one season. Then he transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas College, a Division II school in Sparkill, NY, and he played there for 3 seasons (2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21).

Because of the NCAA's new rule granting an extra season of eligibility to NCAA players, Lou still has one more season he could play. He already graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas, and has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, but so far he has not committed anywhere.
https://verbalcommits.com/players/lou-griffith
 
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