Jan 9, 2020 at 8:21 PM
PEORIA — It was nearly a year ago when the Bradley basketball program was reeling. Off to an 0-5 start in the Missouri Valley Conference after a 17-point home loss to Drake and losers of nine of 12 games, coach Brian Wardle looked like a deer in headlights following that game.
He spoke of being in a weird place, of having exhausted his repertoire of strategies and motivations.
“You feel like you’re in the old Twilight Zone (TV show),” he said.
We all know what happened next.