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Next game: Bradley (18-3 overall, 9-1 in MVC, 10-1 at home) vs. UIC (13-7 overall, 6-4 in MVC, 6-2 in road games)
Date/Time- Wednesday, January 29, 7:00 pm at Carver Arena
ESPN+ - https://www.espn.com/espnplus/player...f-cfe6c5d5939e
Live Stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Chat room- https://www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans
Radio- https://wmbdradio.com/player/?playerID=2045
Tickets - https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/070061309A3A1EA8
UIC Links-
Schedule/results- https://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Roster- https://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Historical record- https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb...s-chicago/men/
2024-25 UIC stats- https://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats
This is the second meeting with UIC this season. Bradley defeated UIC by one point in Chicago on January 11, 61-60.
Recap- https://bradleybraves.com/news/2025/...ainst-uic.aspx
Box score- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/men...boxscore/22352
In that game, Bradley scored the first 2 points, but then fell behind and trailed for 90% of the game. UIC lead by as much as 13 points midway through the 2nd half, and still lead by 8 points with 1:39 left in the game. But a three by Duke Deen at 1:01, followed by a long three by Zek Montgomery at 0:16, led to a game-winning three by Duke as time ran out.
Play-by-play- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/men...2#play-by-play
The only other team Bradley has played twice was Indiana State. Note that the first meeting in Terre Haute was a 90-89 win by Bradley in Overtime with Duke Deen winning the game with the final shot in the lane. But then in the second meeting in Peoria on Jan. 1, Bradley won by 53 points in a massive 118-65 blowout.
UIC is a good road team. They are 6-2 in true road games, and 4-1 in MVC road games (wins at ILSU, MO St., Valpo, & UE). Their only MVC road loss was a 87-92 loss at Belmont. They are 6-3 at home and 2-3 in MVC home games. They are one of the 2 teams to beat Drake, a 74-70 win on Jan. 1 at home.
Their last game was a 85-89 loss to SIU Saturday
Bradley is in 1st place, UNI is in 5th place- Standings - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ngs/_/group/18
New head coach Rob Ehsan has done a nice job. He almost completely rebuilt the UIC roster after Luke Yaklich was fired last March after back-to-back 20+ loss seasons, and most of the UIC players left.
He landed 8 new players from the transfer portal, and a couple freshmen. There are two significant holdovers, senior Filip Skobalj and 6'4" senior guard Ethan Pickett.
Stats-
UIC is 3rd in the MVC in offense (80.1 ppg) just behind Bradley (80.2 ppg) and Belmont (81.9 ppg). They rank 9th in team defense (74.1 ppg)
UIC is a decent 3-point shooting team (36.1%- ranks 6th in MVC), and they lead the MVC in rebounds (38.2 rpg).
Top scorer is Javon Jackson (13.0 ppg), a 6'3" junior guard who transferred from Utah State. Xavier transfer, 6'9" forward Sasa Ciani leads the MVC in rebounds (8.8 rpg), and is third on UIC in scoring (11.2 ppg).
Other usual starters are: Ahmad Henderson, a 5'9" guard transfer from Niagara (11.5 ppg) and 6'7" senior forward Filip Skobalj (9.6 ppg).
Four others have started some of their games- 6'4" junior guard transfer from Texas State Jordan Mason (10.8 ppg), 6'5" 5th year transfer guard from Texas State Tyem Freeman (10.4 ppg), 6'9" redshirt senior forward from Creighton Modestas Kancleris (7.4 ppg), and 6'4" senior guard Ethan Pickett (3.9 ppg).
Bradley stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats
MVC stats- https://mvc-sports.com/documents/202...Game_Stats.pdf
Date/Time- Wednesday, January 29, 7:00 pm at Carver Arena
ESPN+ - https://www.espn.com/espnplus/player...f-cfe6c5d5939e
Live Stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Chat room- https://www.chatzy.com/bradleyfans
Radio- https://wmbdradio.com/player/?playerID=2045
Tickets - https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/070061309A3A1EA8
UIC Links-
Schedule/results- https://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule
Roster- https://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Historical record- https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb...s-chicago/men/
2024-25 UIC stats- https://uicflames.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats
This is the second meeting with UIC this season. Bradley defeated UIC by one point in Chicago on January 11, 61-60.
Recap- https://bradleybraves.com/news/2025/...ainst-uic.aspx
Box score- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/men...boxscore/22352
In that game, Bradley scored the first 2 points, but then fell behind and trailed for 90% of the game. UIC lead by as much as 13 points midway through the 2nd half, and still lead by 8 points with 1:39 left in the game. But a three by Duke Deen at 1:01, followed by a long three by Zek Montgomery at 0:16, led to a game-winning three by Duke as time ran out.
Play-by-play- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/men...2#play-by-play
The only other team Bradley has played twice was Indiana State. Note that the first meeting in Terre Haute was a 90-89 win by Bradley in Overtime with Duke Deen winning the game with the final shot in the lane. But then in the second meeting in Peoria on Jan. 1, Bradley won by 53 points in a massive 118-65 blowout.
UIC is a good road team. They are 6-2 in true road games, and 4-1 in MVC road games (wins at ILSU, MO St., Valpo, & UE). Their only MVC road loss was a 87-92 loss at Belmont. They are 6-3 at home and 2-3 in MVC home games. They are one of the 2 teams to beat Drake, a 74-70 win on Jan. 1 at home.
Their last game was a 85-89 loss to SIU Saturday
Bradley is in 1st place, UNI is in 5th place- Standings - https://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ngs/_/group/18
New head coach Rob Ehsan has done a nice job. He almost completely rebuilt the UIC roster after Luke Yaklich was fired last March after back-to-back 20+ loss seasons, and most of the UIC players left.
He landed 8 new players from the transfer portal, and a couple freshmen. There are two significant holdovers, senior Filip Skobalj and 6'4" senior guard Ethan Pickett.
Stats-
UIC is 3rd in the MVC in offense (80.1 ppg) just behind Bradley (80.2 ppg) and Belmont (81.9 ppg). They rank 9th in team defense (74.1 ppg)
UIC is a decent 3-point shooting team (36.1%- ranks 6th in MVC), and they lead the MVC in rebounds (38.2 rpg).
Top scorer is Javon Jackson (13.0 ppg), a 6'3" junior guard who transferred from Utah State. Xavier transfer, 6'9" forward Sasa Ciani leads the MVC in rebounds (8.8 rpg), and is third on UIC in scoring (11.2 ppg).
Other usual starters are: Ahmad Henderson, a 5'9" guard transfer from Niagara (11.5 ppg) and 6'7" senior forward Filip Skobalj (9.6 ppg).
Four others have started some of their games- 6'4" junior guard transfer from Texas State Jordan Mason (10.8 ppg), 6'5" 5th year transfer guard from Texas State Tyem Freeman (10.4 ppg), 6'9" redshirt senior forward from Creighton Modestas Kancleris (7.4 ppg), and 6'4" senior guard Ethan Pickett (3.9 ppg).
Bradley stats- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats
MVC stats- https://mvc-sports.com/documents/202...Game_Stats.pdf
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