1949–50 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1949–50 Bradley Braves Basketball 1950_Bradley_Braves.jpg 300px Missouri Valley Conference MVC 1 32–5 11–1 Forddy Anderson 2nd Billy Mann Robertson Memorial Field House NCAA Tournament Runner-upNIT Runner-upMissouri Valley Conference championsNCAA men's basketball regular season champions National Championship Game L Lost 68–71 vs. CCNY The 1949–50 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University in college basketball during the 1949–50 season. The team finished the season with a 32–5 recordBradley season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/bradley/ May 8, 2014 and were national runners-up to the City College of New York (CCNY) in both the 1950 NCAA tournament and 1950 National Invitation Tournament. Early on in the NCAA Tournament's days, which began in 1939, teams were allowed to participate in both it and the NIT. The 1949–50 college basketball season is noteworthy in that it is the only year in which a team won both tournaments (CCNY), and the losing team of both championships happened to be Bradley. Coincidentally enough, a year later, several of Bradley's players from this season's team would be instigated as individuals involved in what would later be known as the 1951 college basketball point-shaving scandal. Schedule and results no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#BA122B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 12/6/1949 yes Houston Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 73–57 1–0 12/8/1949 yes Iowa State Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 56–48 2–0 12/12/1949 yes 1949 men Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 64–54 3–0 12/15/1949 yes 1949 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 85–49 4–0 12/17/1949 yes 1949 men Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 65–71 4–1 12/19/1949 yes 1949 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 84–60 5–1 12/21/1949 yes Washington State Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 67–59 6–1 12/23/1949 yes 1949 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 83–51 7–1 12/27/1949 yes 1949 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 68–65 8–1 12/29/1949 yes yes 1949 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl Tournament 72–46 9–1 12/30/1949 yes yes Kentucky Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl Tournament Championship 66–71 9–2 1/2/1950 yes 1949 men Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 65–46 10–2 1/7/1950 yes 3 1949 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA 72–57 11–2 (1–0) 1/9/1950 yes 3 Georgetown College Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 79–39 12–2 1/12/1950 yes yes 6 1949 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Madison Square Garden Manhattan, NY 89–67 13–2 1/14/1950 yes yes 6 1949 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA 64–60 14–2 1/16/1950 6 1949 men Detroit Titans Detroit Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 71–50 15–2 (2–0) 1/21/1950 yes 4 1949 men Detroit Titans Detroit Detroit Naval Armory Detroit, MI 54–67 15–3 (2–1) 1/26/1950 6 1949 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 64–45 16–3 (3–1) 1/28/1950 yes 6 1949 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO 54–45 17–3 (4–1) 2/4/1950 yes 3 1949 men Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 84–48 18–3 2/6/1950 3 1949 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 61–49 19–3 (5–1) 2/9/1950 yes 2 1949 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 77–53 20–3 2/11/1950 yes yes 2 1949 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul University Auditorium Chicago, IL 67–56 21–3 2/13/1950 2 1949 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 59–46 22–3 (6–1) 2/18/1950 yes 2 1949 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Henrion Hall Wichita, KS 68–56 23–3 (7–1) 2/20/1950 2 1949 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 18 Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 52–45 24–3 (8–1) 2/25/1950 yes 1 1949 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 42–35 25–3 (9–1) 2/27/1950 yes 1 1949 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK 57–56 26–3 (10–1) 3/4/1950 1 1949 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL 92–63 27–3 (11–1) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#BA122B; color:#FFFFFF;"| 1950 National Invitation Tournament 3/13/1950 yes yes 1 1949 men Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Quarterfinals 78–66 28–3 3/16/1950 yes yes 1 1949 men St. John's Red Storm St. John's 9 Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Semifinals 83–72 29–3 3/18/1950 yes yes 1 CCNY Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Championship 61–69 29–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#BA122B; color:#FFFFFF;"| 1950 NCAA Tournament 3/20/1950 yes yes 1 Kansas 19 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO NCAA First Round 59–57 30–4 3/24/1950 yes yes 1 UCLA 7 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO NCAA Quarterfinals 73–59 31–4 3/25/1950 yes yes 1 Baylor Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO NCAA Final Four 68–66 32–4 3/28/1950 yes yes 1 CCNY Madison Square Garden New York, NY NCAA National Championship 68–71 32–5 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 8, 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 Rankings 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball rankings References Category:Bradley Braves men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Braves Men's Basketball Team Bradley Braves Men's Basketball Team