PEORIA, Ill. – A new season of Bradley Braves men’s basketball is a little more than a month away.

This year’s team will feature numerous young faces to the program, with head coach Brian Wardle saying the Braves will feature eight freshmen and sophomores on the roster. Those include two local players; Deitrich Richardson of Peoria Manual and Matthew Zobrist of Metamora.

Last season, the Braves finished 28-9 overall and 15-5 in Missouri Valley Conference play, falling to Drake in the championship game of Arch Madness, and to Chattanooga in the NIT quarterfinals.

At Missouri Valley Conference Media Day on Monday hosted by Field of 68, Braves’ coach Brian Wardle says he’s excited to build the team and its culture back up.

“I do think it’s a one day, one week at a time with this team, an

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