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1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball

Independent
No. 7
19–13
Forddy Anderson (6th season)
Bob Carney
John Riley
Robertson Memorial Field House

The 1953–54 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University in college basketball during the 1953–54 season. The team finished the season with a 19–13 record and were national runners-up to La Salle University in the 1954 NCAA tournament. It was the second time in five seasons that Bradley was the national runner-up; in 1949–50, they lost to CCNY in both the NCAA and NIT championships.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
12/1/1953*		Illinois State	W 91–75	1–0	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
12/8/1953*		Purdue	L 73–77	1–1	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
12/11/1953*		at Pittsburgh Steel Bowl tournament	L 64–66	1–2	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
12/12/1953*		vs. Wake Forest Steel Bowl tournament	W 78–74	2–2	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
12/14/1953*		Alabama	L 61–63	2–3	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
12/21/1953*		USC	W 79–64	3–3	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
12/23/1953*		No. 19 Notre Dame	W 74–72	4–3	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
12/28/1953*		Arizona	W 79–53	5–3	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
12/30/1953*		Rutgers	W 89–70	6–3	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
1/2/1954*		No. 19 BYU	W 77–50	7–3	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
1/9/1954*		Iowa State	W 92–76	8–3	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
1/11/1954*		Drake	W 93–53	9–3	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
1/13/1954*		Saint Louis	W 76–59	10–3	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
1/16/1954*		at Louisville	L 86–95	10–4	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY
1/18/1954*		Houston	W 86–71	11–4	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
2/1/1954*		at Arizona	L 74–87	11–5	Bear Down Gym Tucson, AZ
2/3/1954*	No. 18	Tulsa	L 63–66	11–6	Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK
2/6/1954*	No. 18	at No. 14 Wichita State	L 83–91	11–7	Wichita, KS
2/9/1954*		DePaul	W 80–69	12–7	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
2/12/1954*		at Marquette	W 97–90	13–7	Old Gym Milwaukee, WI
2/15/1954*		Louisville	L 90–96	13–8	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
2/20/1954*		at Drake	L 74–81	13–9	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
2/22/1954*		Illinois Wesleyan	W 87–72	14–9	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
2/27/1954*		at DePaul	L 76–80 OT	14–10	Chicago, IL
3/3/1954*		at Saint Louis	L 79–89	14–11	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO
3/6/1954*		Tulsa	W 90–69	15–11	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
3/8/1954*		Marquette	L 68–76	15–12	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
3/9/1954*		Oklahoma City NCAA First Round	W 61–55	16–12	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
3/12/1954*		vs. Colorado NCAA Quarterfinals	W 76–64	17–12	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
3/13/1954*		at No. 5 Oklahoma State NCAA Quarterfinals	W 71–57	18–12	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
3/19/1954*		vs. USC NCAA Final Four	W 74–72	19–12	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
3/20/1954*		vs. No. 12 La Salle NCAA National Championship	L 76–92	19–13	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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