2023-24 team photos

[Da Coach]

From the Bradley twitter page, several photos from a team workout showing the 2023-24 team-
https://twitter.com/BradleyUMBB/stat...53921938169856
https://twitter.com/BradleyUMBB/stat...56071657373698

[Da Coach]

Not all the players appear to be in those photos. They might be there, but I am not seeing Kyle Thomas, Goanar Biliew, or Almar Atlason.
I think Jonovic is in the background of the 6th photo, but it's blurred.

It's also possible Atlason is in Iceland working with their junior national team. He played with their U-18 team last summer in the U-18 European Championships, and averaged 17.9 ppg and 10.7 rpg in 7 games.
https://basketball.eurobasket.com/pl...Atlason/583037

[Dubl R 1]

Isn't this Thomas?

[Da Coach]

Isn't this Thomas?

Yes, I think that is Kyle Thomas. I don't think he was in the initial photos I posted from yesterday's workout.

The team must have gone through some biometric measurements today.
Check out the vertical leaping ability of Duke Deen. Looks like he's tipping the vanes at over 11 feet. Not bad for a 5'8" guy-
https://twitter.com/BradleyUMBB/stat...36879177707520
Comment from Coach Wardle- https://twitter.com/BrianMWardle/sta...42950378246144

[Da Coach]

Here are more photos from today-

https://twitter.com/BradleyUMBB/status/1671531195790663680

I think the photos show Emarion Ellis (top left), Darius Hannah (top right), Kyle Thomas (lower left), Duke Deen (lower right)

[Da Coach]

More photos from today's "testing day"-
https://twitter.com/BradleyUMBB/stat...35305206398976

Goanar Biliew and Kyle Thomas, who were not seen in yesterday's photos, are shown in the top left and lower right photos in that link.
So it appears the only player missing from the team's summer workouts is Almar Atlason.

Kyle Thomas is big! In the left photo, he appears several inches taller than Biliew, who is listed as 6'8".
And in the right photo, he is standing next to Trey Pettigrew (6'4"). He was listed on the Eastern Illinois roster at 6'10", 240 lbs..
Looks like he is almost 8" taller than Pettigrew, and very muscular.

[yoda]

Atlasson is in Iceland preparing to play two high level tournaments this summer with his U20 National Team. - they begin in two weeks

https://kr-is.translate.goog/threttan-kr-ingar-i-lokahopum-yngri-landslida-i-sumar/?_x_tr_sl=is&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

(translated)

https://www.eurobasket.com/European-Championships-U20/games-schedule.aspx?SectionID=114&League=1&Season=2023&LName=European%20Championships%20U20

https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u20/2023/team/Iceland#|tab=games_and_results

https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u20/2023/competition-schedule

[bradleyfan124]

Atlasson is in Iceland preparing to play two high level tournaments this summer with his U20 National Team. - they begin in two weeks

https://kr-is.translate.goog/threttan-kr-ingar-i-lokahopum-yngri-landslida-i-sumar/?_x_tr_sl=is&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

(translated)

https://www.eurobasket.com/European-Championships-U20/games-schedule.aspx?SectionID=114&League=1&Season=2023&LName=European%20Championships%20U20

https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u20/2023/team/Iceland#|tab=games_and_results

https://www.fiba.basketball/europe/u...ition-schedule

Thanks for putting this up. I hope we can watch some of his games. Looks like pretty good competition

[yoda]

Thanks for putting this up. I hope we can watch some of his games. Looks like pretty good competition

Last summer 2022, when Atlason was still just 17 playing against guys who were a year older, he played with his U18 squad,
they played 7 games in which Almar started and played 31 minutes per game (a lot for the junior teams in international play),
and scored 18ppg, 11 reb/game, 2.5 asst, and hit 24-58 from 3-pt range (41.3%)
https://basketball.eurobasket.com/pl...Atlason/583037

they won 5 of their 7 games and finished the U18 Championships winning the 3rd place game over Finland
He plays like a big guard- shoots 1/2 his attempts from the arc and hits 40%+ yet grabs 11 rpg- 1/3 of all his team's rebounds.
I think it was mentioned before- that he also played in a summer league with older guys and didn't get as many minutes, but
most of his per-40-minute stats were still pretty solid.

[Da Coach]

Photos from "feel-good Friday"-

https://twitter.com/BradleyUMBB/status/1672314053367300098

[PhiAlphaBoy]

Last summer 2022, when Atlason was still just 17 playing against guys who were a year older, he played with his U18 squad,
they played 7 games in which Almar started and played 31 minutes per game (a lot for the junior teams in international play),
and scored 18ppg, 11 reb/game, 2.5 asst, and hit 24-58 from 3-pt range (41.3%)
https://basketball.eurobasket.com/pl...Atlason/583037

they won 5 of their 7 games and finished the U18 Championships winning the 3rd place game over Finland
He plays like a big guard- shoots 1/2 his attempts from the arc and hits 40%+ yet grabs 11 rpg- 1/3 of all his team's rebounds.
I think it was mentioned before- that he also played in a summer league with older guys and didn't get as many minutes, but
most of his per-40-minute stats were still pretty solid.

Wardle seems very high on this kid and his ability to contribute immediately. He may be this year's "sleeper".

[Da Coach]

Another brief practice video-

https://twitter.com/BradleyUMBB/status/1673406508720328705

[Da Coach]

Bradley freshman Demarion Burch signing autographs at the Bradley/Coach Wardle camps, and a nice dunk
https://twitter.com/BurchDemarion/st...22933321170945

[Da Coach]

A few friends of Darrell Brown stopped by Bradley practice today.

https://twitter.com/BradleyUMBB/status/1674869654328840193

[Da Coach]

Some new photos of the Bradley men's team practicing
https://twitter.com/BradleyUMBB/stat...20284834852864

BU women-
https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/statu...35585409617921

https://twitter.com/BradleyWBB/status/1689791648849399808