The 2017–18 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by third-year head coach Brian Wardle, played their home games at Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Drake in the first round of the MVC tournament before losing to Loyola–Chicago in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Braves finished the 2016–17 season 13–20, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Drake in the first round before losing to Wichita State in the quarterfinals.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Lou Griffith 0 G 5'9" 155 Freshman Washington, IL Walk-on; transferred to Lincoln Ronnie Suggs 2 G 6'6" 190 Sophomore Washington, MO Transferred to Missouri Jerome Merritt 20 F 6'5" 210 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to College of Central Florida Alex Foster 34 F 6'8" 230 RS Junior Joliet, IL Transferred to Albany
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Luqman Lundy 2 G 6'4" 200 Junior Newark, NJ Junior college transferred from Northern Oklahoma College
2017 recruiting class
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Preseason In the conference's preseason poll, the Braves were picked to finish in seventh place in the MVC. Sophomore guard Darrell Brown was named to the preseason All-MVC second team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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! colspan="9" style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Missouri Valley Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley tournament
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