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Bradley feeling disrespected ahead of Valley men's basketball tournament

Mar 5, 2020 at 5:15 PM

ST. LOUIS — Bradley is the reigning champion of Arch Madness. But the returning Braves from that squad don’t believe they were accorded the proper respect for emerging with the trophy from the No. 5 seed.

Bradley defeated Missouri State, Loyola and UNI on consecutive days by a total of eight points to earn its first MVC tournament title in 31 years.

“From what I understand, most teams in the league feel like we got lucky last year,” said BU guard Darrell Brown. “You hear it around (social) media sites.