Meet the Bradley Newcomers

[Da Coach]

Bradley basketball has a new feature they are posting on Twitter- Get to Meet the Newcomers.
The first installment is about freshman Stephan Gabriel-

https://bradleybraves.com/watch/?Archive=3213

Also, here are some old videos featuring Stephan Gabriel-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvU0b21D5hQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKQ4_2eYmuY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiZ-UkZUfNM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oVWx-Q9tYw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Ig2wrvd6o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mOdy47Wmbs

[Da Coach]

The second in the Bradley series about the newcomers was just posted-
Junior transfer Danya Kingsby-
https://bradleybraves.com/watch/?Archive=3221

Looks like they might be posting them weekly?


Here are some old videos of Danya Kingsby showing what he is capable of-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwQzPENfjKw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQCCTOgdwPU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzI-eJidL7Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u6zH_MTQsM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OQ7--8RnSY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--gP63iIAfY

Also found this video from a couple months ago that I don't think we ever posted. It gives an inside look into the dedication and work ethic of Bradley senior Darrell Brown, Jr.
A Day in the Life: Darrell Brown (Back Home in Memphis)

https://bradleybraves.com/watch/?Archive=3201

[LittleBrave]

These guys look very athletic.
Kingsby reminds me a little of SIU star Tony Young.

[Dub]

These guys look very athletic....

Well, we need them to be. They have pretty big shoes to fill if BU is to take another forward step this year. In addition to that we need solid vocal leadership from Eli and Darrel, and a substantive contribution from Boya. If we get those 3 things, we will be in good shape.

[Da Coach]

The 3rd of the "Meet the Newcomers" is Kevin McAdoo-
https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/stat...91944109699072

Too bad Kevin will have to redshirt this season after his transfer from Eastern Michigan. I can't wait to see him play in a Bradley uniform.
Here are a few videos showing what he is capable of-
Highlights from last season as a sophomore at Eastern Michigan-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMR1tfWEP_w

High school highlights-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoKuTL_3zbM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rmNEh0i9Wg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCaNeq0LKME

A few more videos-
https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...y=kevin+mcadoo

stats-https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...1/kevin-mcadoo

[Da Coach]

Here is the 4th in the "Meet the Bradley Newcomers" series from Bradley men's basketball-
A video profile of freshman Ville Tahvanainen.
https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/stat...42211917344769

I got to meet Ville last night at the Itoo Hall. He's a somewhat quiet, but very nice, polite young man. He is very happy to be at Bradley!


Here are some of our earlier threads with links to more info and videos about Ville-

https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/recruits-and-recruiting/28210-bu-commit-2019-ville-tahvanainen

https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/487244-ville-tahvanainen

https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/480132-bradley-s-ville-tahvanainen-selected-to-play-for-the-finnish-world-cup-senior-national-team

https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/485977-congrats-to-bradley-recruit-ville-tahvanainen

[Da Coach]

Here is the 5th installment in Bradley Basketball's, "Meet the Newcomers" series (see above for previous profiles).
Sean Houpt of Danville HS is one of 6 new freshmen, and one of 9 total new players at Bradley-
https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/stat...16976746188800

Sean committed to Bradley on May 8, 2019 as a preferred walk-on. He is an outstanding left-handed shooter.
Here is more about Sean-
https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sp...019-sean-houpt
BU Bio- https://bradleybraves.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=12165

Sean averaged 17.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg and 3.9 apg as a senior as Danville won a school-record 31 games. He set a school single-season record with 93 3-pointers and he finished with a career-record 205 3-pointers.
Sean also had a 4.0 GPA at Danville HS, and was known as a team leader, and a hard-working "gym rat".
He is majoring in Business at Bradley.
Here is a great article about him from his senior year in high school-
https://www.commercial-news.com/spor...8a8716860.html

[Da Coach]

Here is the 6th installment of "Meet the Newcomers"... Terry Nolan, Jr., a unior who transferred from George Washington University, and will sit out this season-

https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/status/1182755798369361921

Here are a couple earlier posts with links to info and videos of Terry Nolan, Jr.-

https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/486191-bradley-gets-commitment-from-terry-nolan-jr?p=486198#post486198

https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/28005-2019-beyond-recruiting-targets?p=486087#post486087

https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/28005-2019-beyond-recruiting-targets?p=486090#post486090

https://www.bradleyfans.com/forum/sports-forums/basketball-fan-talk/486191-bradley-gets-commitment-from-terry-nolan-jr

[LittleBrave]

Bradley basketball has a new feature they are posting on Twitter- Get to Meet the Newcomers.
The first installment is about freshman Stephan Gabriel-

https://bradleybraves.com/watch/?Archive=3213

Also, here are some old videos featuring Stephan Gabriel-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvU0b21D5hQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKQ4_2eYmuY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiZ-UkZUfNM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oVWx-Q9tYw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Ig2wrvd6o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mOdy47Wmbs

Holy Cow - this is one of our freshmen? Impressive.
Has anyone seen this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mOdy47Wmbs

[Da Coach]

Stephan is clearly a bit more athletic than your usual high school recruit.

[Da Coach]

This Bradley "Meet the Newcomers" feature was posting videos of one of the 9 new players about once a week, and they have done 6 players so far...
Stephan Gabriel 9/6
Danya Kingsby 9/16
Kevin McAdoo 9/20
Ville Tahvanainen 9/27
Sean Houpt 10/4
Terry Nolan, Jr. 10/11

But I just noticed they seem to have paused.
Antonio Thomas, Rienk Mast, and Riley Burger are also new to the team this season, and haven't been featured yet.

[Da Coach]

Here is the Rienk Mast version of "Meet the Newcomers"

https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/status/1185674568767328257

[Da Coach]

Another Rienk Mast "Meet the Newcomers" video-

https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/status/1185669377225560067

[Da Coach]

Meet the Newcomers- Riley Burger -
https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/stat...20423423107072

Riley is a 6'5" guard from Orono, Minnesota (near Minneapolis). He was a terrific shooter in high school, and an All-Conference player, plus an academic All-Conference.

Videos-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elL-adBqtGg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1od9meqTslI

Some trivia- Riley lead his 6th grade Orono Grade School team to the Minnesota Championship-
https://patch.com/minnesota/lakeminn...e-championship

[LittleBrave]

This was great to get to know these newcomers.
Feel like I know a little about them now heading into the season.
The underlying theme that I heard from all of them was - I feel grateful to be part of something special.
And we as Braves fans expect a special season.

This could be a very talented group and they should get the chance to fight for quality minutes this season.