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Building the Braves: Brian Wardle's journey to success is a familiar path at Bradley

Feb 21, 2020 at 5:04 PM

PEORIA — As Bradley head coach Brian Wardle heads down the stretch run of his fifth season on the Hilltop with his program firmly rebuilt, comparisons with the rebuilding efforts of the school's other men's basketball coaches become inevitable.

Wardle is the third BU coach in the last 40-plus years to inherit the program in a decidedly downward trend. In each case, the new coach — Dick Versace, Jim Molinari and Wardle — immediately imprinted his coaching style and personality onto the scene. In each scenario, that new perspective was in stark contrast to the previous regime.