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  1. Da Coach

    Bradley announces Tom Hammerton as the new General Manager of Basketball

    Today's WMBD morning show with Greg Batton and Phil Luciano (filling in for Dan Diorio) interviewed Dr. Chris Reynolds and Tom Hammerton on their show. It is a short discussion about the things changing in college basketball, i.e. NIL, revenue sharing, players' value, how dollars are...
  2. Da Coach

    Bradley announces Tom Hammerton as the new General Manager of Basketball

    A nice article from college basketball website BustingBrackets.com about Bradley's hiring of Tom Hammerton- https://bustingbrackets.com/bradley-basketball-may-have-found-the-blueprint-for-surviving-the-modern-era-basketball
  3. Da Coach

    Another Bradley assistant coach leaving?

    Jimmie was an Associate Head Coach at Bradley, while his titles at Colorado State and Missouri are Assistant Coach. Usually, an Associate Head Coach's salary is higher than an Assistant Coach, but that is heavily dependent on other factors like which school it is, what level (mid-major vs...
  4. Da Coach

    Bradley announces Tom Hammerton as the new General Manager of Basketball

    I don't know what all the parts of the Bradley GM's job description will be. But for many schools, the GM will manage the NIL and revenue sharing funds as well as discuss projections with recruits and with players already on the roster. From what I have heard from a couple coaches, sometimes it...
  5. Da Coach

    Bradley NIL for mens basketball

    It's pretty much a highly classified secret. :) But your guess could be in the ball park.
  6. Da Coach

    Murray State gets a $2.5 million dollar donation for their Athletic Department

    Yes, as Braves4Life speculated, though they are not saying it, their long-term aspirations are to elevate their football program to an FBS level conference and be able to get a share of the huge revenues the Bowl Subdivision generates. In addition to the increased revenue from being a part of...
  7. Da Coach

    Bradley announces Tom Hammerton as the new General Manager of Basketball

    I would have "Liked" this tweet a hundred times if I could. I can only imagine the successes Bradley Athletics might have had over the last 18 years if Mr. Hammerton had been allowed to continue the great work he was doing for Bradley under the previous administration.
  8. Da Coach

    Baseball 2026

    Yeah. That's what I meant. ;) We wish any players transferring good luck. And, we hope they can finish their college careers successfully elsewhere and get their degrees. I think most, if not all, of us fans appreciate their contributions to the rebuilding process of Bradley baseball.
  9. Da Coach

    Baseball 2026

    I'm seeing a few Bradley baseball players in the transfer portal this week- www.x.com/mason_lee41/status/2056564567711391868 www.x.com/SchaffnitRyan11/status/2056862789658988861 www.x.com/CalLeighton2025/status/2056466254479626487 I'm not making any presumptions, but this might be expected as...
  10. Da Coach

    Bradley announces Tom Hammerton as the new General Manager of Basketball

    Bradley President James Shadid, as well as VP for Intercollegiate Athletics, Dr. Chris Reynolds, played key roles in bringing Mr. Hammerton back to Bradley. This is a game-changer for Bradley Basketball. Many people at Bradley as well as BU supporters considered it a sad day when he left Bradley...
  11. Da Coach

    Bradley announces Tom Hammerton as the new General Manager of Basketball

    Coach Wardle's reaction-
  12. Da Coach

    Bradley announces Tom Hammerton as the new General Manager of Basketball

    This is great for Bradley.
  13. Da Coach

    Murray State gets a $2.5 million dollar donation for their Athletic Department

    Murray State gets a $2.5 million dollar donation for their Athletic Department from a family of long-time donors. https://goracers.com/news/2026/5/19/general-murray-state-athletics-receives-2-5-million-gift-from-the-rudolph-family The article notes that: Over the last two years, Murray State...
  14. Da Coach

    Bradley women's basketball

    Another new assistant coach. Welcome Hannah!- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/hannah-kelle/3601 BU women's basketball coaching staff- https://bradleybraves.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster#roster-staff
  15. Da Coach

    Bradley women's basketball

    New Bradley women's head coach Chaia Meier has re-offered 6'3" forward London Sommerville, a 2027 player at Peoria Richwoods High School. London already had received an offer from previous BU head coach Kate Popovec. For anyone who doesn't know, London is the middle child of Bradley Hall of...
  16. Da Coach

    The Basketball Tournament, 2026 version

    The Basketball Tournament is back in 2026 for a 13th year. However, there are significant changes to the format. This year, instead of the 61 teams involved in the 2025 TBT or the 64 teams for several prior years, there will only be 16 teams - 8 "Alumni Teams" and 8 "Non-Alumni Teams". And the...
  17. Da Coach

    Bradley women's basketball

    Bradley women's coach Chaia Meier announces the signing of Alice Veilleux- a 2026 5'8" point guard from Capital Courts Academy in Orleans, a suburb of Ottawa, Canada. She previously played at a Quebec secondary school, Seminaire Saint-Francois www.instagram.com/p/DVjUI1kEWj7/...
  18. Da Coach

    2027 and beyond recruits

    There are a bunch of new 2027 and 2028 names that Bradley has been in contact with- 2027- Jason Gardner, Jr.- 6'2" guard at Catalina Foothills HS near Tucson, AZ.- https://verbalcommits.com/players/jason-gardner-jr 2027- Caleb Wells- 6'6" guard at Lawrence Central HS in Indianapolis-...
  19. Da Coach

    Baseball 2026

    Stats from today's win- https://bradleybraves.com/sidearmstats/baseball/media;category=batting
  20. Da Coach

    Bradley International Trips

    I went to those 5 games in Canada back in October, 2004. It was a fun trip. Those games were the first look at Jim Les' incredible incoming recruiting class of 2004 that included junior college transfers Marcellus Sommerville, Tony Bennett, and Lawrence Wright, as well as freshmen Patrick...
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