1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1953–54 Bradley Braves Basketball 1954_Bradley_Braves.jpg 300px Independent 7 19–13 Forddy Anderson 6th Bob Carney John Riley Robertson Memorial Field House NCAA Tournament, Runner-up National Championship Game L Lost 76-92 vs. La Salle The 1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University in college basketball during the 1953–54 season. The team finished the season with a 19–13 recordBradley season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/bradley/ May 9, 2014 and were national runners-up to La Salle University in the 1954 NCAA tournament. It was the second time in five seasons that Bradley was the national runner-up; in 1949–50, they lost to CCNY in both the NCAA and NIT championships. Schedule and results no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#BA122B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 12/1/1953 yes 1953 men Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 91–75 1–0 12/8/1953 yes 1953 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 73–77 1–1 12/11/1953 yes yes 1953 men Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA Steel Bowl tournament 64–66 1–2 12/12/1953 yes yes 1953 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA Steel Bowl tournament 78–74 2–2 12/14/1953 yes 1953 men Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 61–63 2–3 12/21/1953 yes USC Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 79–64 3–3 12/23/1953 yes 1953 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 19 Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 74–72 4–3 12/28/1953 yes 1953 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 79–53 5–3 12/30/1953 yes 1953 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 89–70 6–3 1/2/1954 yes 1953 men BYU Cougars BYU 19 Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 77–50 7–3 1/9/1954 yes Iowa State Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 92–76 8–3 1/11/1954 yes 1953 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 93–53 9–3 1/13/1954 yes 1953 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 76–59 10–3 1/16/1954 yes yes 1953 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY 86–95 10–4 1/18/1954 yes 1953 men Houston Cougars Houston Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 86–71 11–4 2/1/1954 yes yes 1953 men Arizona Wildcats Arizona Bear Down Gym Tucson, AZ 74–87 11–5 2/3/1954 yes 18 1953 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK 63–66 11–6 2/6/1954 yes yes 18 1953 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 14 Wichita, KS 83–91 11–7 2/9/1954 yes 1953 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 80–69 12–7 2/12/1954 yes yes 1953 men Marquette Warriors Marquette Old Gym Milwaukee, WI 97–90 13–7 2/15/1954 yes 1953 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 90–96 13–8 2/20/1954 yes yes 1953 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA 74–81 13–9 2/22/1954 yes Illinois Wesleyan Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 87–72 14–9 2/27/1954 yes yes 1953 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Chicago, IL 76–80 OT 14–10 3/3/1954 yes yes 1953 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO 79–89 14–11 3/6/1954 yes 1953 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 90–69 15–11 3/8/1954 yes 1953 men Marquette Warriors Marquette Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 68–76 15–12 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#BA122B; color:#FFFFFF;"| 1954 NCAA Tournament 3/9/1954 yes 1953 men Oklahoma City Stars Oklahoma City Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL NCAA First Round 61–55 16–12 3/12/1954 yes yes 1953 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK NCAA Quarterfinals 76–64 17–12 3/13/1954 yes yes 1953 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State 5 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK NCAA Quarterfinals 71–57 18–12 3/19/1954 yes yes USC Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO NCAA Final Four 74–72 19–12 3/20/1954 yes yes La Salle 12 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO NCAA National Championship 76–92 19–13 Source2005–06 Bradley Braves Men's Basketball Media Guide Yearly records (page 161) Bradley University 2005 http://www.bradleybraves.com/pdf5/21012.pdf?ATCLID=201568&SPSID=19336&SPID=1498&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=3400 PDF May 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215854/http://www.bradleybraves.com/pdf5/21012.pdf?ATCLID=201568&SPSID=19336&SPID=1498&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=3400 2014-05-12 dead References Category:Bradley Braves men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Bradley Bradley Bradley Braves Men's Basketball Team Bradley Braves Men's Basketball Team