Bradley Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:43:37 PDT

Bradley knocked off Kansas and Pittsburgh in a surprising Sweet Sixteen berth and became an NCAA Tournament darling in 2006. While the Braves haven't gone back to the NCAAs the last two seasons, coach Jim Les has produced an entertaining guard-oriented, up-tempo attack that thrives on 3-pointers and is a threat every night they step on the court.

Last season, Bradley survived a rocky campaign filled with injuries and off-court distractions to go to the finals of the inaugural College Basketball Invitational, losing the third game at Tulsa in the best-of-three final. Still, the Braves managed 21 victories for the third straight year. Les faces a challenge to continue that streak without standout guards Daniel Ruffin and Jeremy Crouch.

Ruffin, the quarterback of the 2006...