Bradley Basketball Wraps Up Homestand versus Jacksonville State

Men's Basketball 11/13/2018 3:20:00 PM

Bradley (2-0) vs. Jacksonville State (0-2)
Game Details	Wednesday, Nov. 14 • 7 p.m. • Peoria, Ill. • Carver Arena
Television	ESPN+
Radio	1470 WMBD
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Bradley men's basketball wraps up its early three-game homestand against Jacksonville State on Wednesday, hosting the Gamecocks as part of the Cancun Challenge. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Carver Arena.

PROMOTIONS
• Wednesday's game is Washington Night. Any fan with a Washington address can present their driver's license at the box office on game day for two white level tickets for 50% off.
• Also, in Kaboom!'s Korner is inflatables from Fun on the Run, including a Bounce House.

ABOUT THE BRAVES
• The Braves have won their first two games of the season, defeating UW-Parkside in their opener, 74-58, and Southeast Missouri State on Saturday, 68-57.
• Senior Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye has led the way for the Braves through two games, averaging 17.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals.
• Three additional Braves are also averaging at least 10 points – Darrell Brown (12.5), Elijah Childs (12.5) and Koch Bar (11.5).
• Brown is the team's top returner in scoring from a year ago after averaging 13.6 points per game. He also leads the Braves with 4.0 assists.
• Childs leads BU with 9.5 boards per game.

SERIES HISTORY
• Bradley won the lone meeting with Jacksonville State, defeating the Gamecocks in 2013 at Carver Arena, 72-65.
• Omari Grier led the Braves with 17 points in the season-opening victory of the 2013-14 season, while Walt Lemon added 16 for BU.

BRAVES VERSUS OVC
• Bradley is 35-17 all-time against current members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
• BU has won its last 10 games against OVC members, including Saturday's victory against SEMO. Overall, Bradley is a perfect 5-0 against the conference under Brian Wardle.
• Wednesday is the second of three games this year for Bradley against the conference as the Braves also play Eastern Illinois on Dec. 15.

ABOUT THE GAMECOCKS
• Jacksonville State has dropped its first two games of the 2018-19 season, losing its opener to Samford, 92-72, before falling to Penn State on Monday, 76-61.
• The Gamecocks are coming off a 23-13 season in 2017-18 and are slated to finish third in the preseason OVC poll.
• Jason Burnell leads JSU with 15.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game in 2018-19 and is the team's top returning scorer after averaging 11.2 last year.
• Detrick Mostella is second on the team with 11.0 points, while Ty Hudson leads the team with 3.0 assists per game.
• The Gamecocks are averaging 66.5 points per game but allowing 84.0 in their first two games.

DLO EARNS MVC WEEKLY HONOR
• After a strong start to the 2018-19 campaign, Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye was named MVC Player of the Week on Monday.
• Lautier-Ogunleye led BU with 17.0 points per game in their first two contests, while also adding 6.5 boards, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals.
• In Saturday's win over Southeast Missouri State, the senior tallied a career-best 22 points – his first 20-point game since his freshman season.
• Lautier-Ogunleye earned the weekly honor for the first time in his career on Monday.

DLO BECOMES OFFENSIVE WEAPON
• The offensive surge for Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye in the season's first two games shouldn't come as a surprise as the guard increased his output toward the end of last season.
• After averaging 5.4 points in the season's first 19 games last year, Lautier-Ogunleye finished strong before this year's start and has averaged 11.4 points in the 16 games since.
• One key for the senior is his ability to get to the free throw line and finish.
• A career 61.3 percent shooter from the charity stripe before the run, Lautier-Ogunleye has made 79.3 percent of his free throws since.
• Last season, he ranked 39th nationally with a free-throw rate of 63.2 percent and is currently sixth at 250.0 percent.

AIMING FOR 3-0 START
• With its win on Saturday, Bradley won its first two games of the season for the 55th time in 115 seasons of play and second-straight year.
• Bradley has also won its first two games of the season by at least 10 points for the first time since 2012-13.
• BU is now aiming to win three-straight to open the year for the 38th time in its history.
• Bradley last started the season 3-0 when it won its first four games of the 2013-14 season and last won its first three game by at least 10 points in 1993-94.

WELCOME BACK - PART ONE
• Senior forward Luuk van Bree made his return to the lineup on Saturday after missing the entire preseason with an injury.
• The senior didn't waste much time making an impact for BU as he made all three of his 3-point attempts in 17 minutes off the bench.
• Van Bree is the team's active leader with 108 triples made during his career.

WELCOME BACK - PART TWO
• Redshirt junior guard Antoine Pittman made his first appearance in an official game in more than a year in the season opener.
• Pittman, who redshirted the 2017-18 campaign to develop his offensive game, has contributed 4.5 points and 4.5 boards in his first two games, while also playing as a lockdown defender.
• Pittman scored 412 points (6.9 per game) with 123 rebounds, 62 assists and 43 steals in his first two season on campus.

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