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2025-26 Schedule

Da Coach said:
PJ Star's Dave Eminian just posted an article about this Field of 68 game-
www.pjstar.com

Bradley basketball part of unique event on opening day of college basketball season

The Bradley Braves will play St. Bonaventure in the Field of 68 Opening Day Showcase on the first day of the new NCAA season Nov. 3, 2025.
www.pjstar.com

The games are slated to be streamed on the Field of 68 YouTube channel and on X.com-
www.youtube.com

The Field Of 68: After Dark

The Field of 68 After Dark is where College. Basketball. Happens! Join us every night at 11pm ET during the college basketball season!
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Last year, they had the Field of 68 Showcase-
https://fieldof68.beehiiv.com/p/field-68-launching-new-opening-day-showcase-event
It was a little different. It featured 6 teams playing 3 games, all of them at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. One of the teams was SIU, who lost to Charleston 90-80.

I recall that ESPN started this trend with a 24-hour programming event they called the "College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon". It was 24 hours straight of college basketball games. It began in 2008 and ran for 9 seasons, but ended after the 2016 season.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1950209722595889599
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I like who they have front and center in the promo picture.
 
Bradley non-conference schedule so far-

October 18, Sat. 10am- Red/White at Renaissance Coliseum
Nov. 3- 10am (CST) vs. St. Bonaventure in Rock Hill, SC in the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon
Nov. 8- Home game vs. Central Michigan
Nov. 12- Home game vs. UT-Martin
Nov. 15- at University of San Francisco- War Memorial Gym
Nov. 19- Home game vs. UMass-Lowell (*not confirmed)
Nov. 24-26- ESPN Events- Terry's Chocolate - 3 games- schedule TBD
TBA- Home game vs. Washington State
TBA- ? Away game at Northern Illinois
20-game MVC Schedule- home & home w/ea MVC team
March 5-8, 2026 (Thurs-Sun)- Arch Madness, MVC Tournament in St. Louis
 
That's a great addition to the non-conf schedule! Let's get 1 more game to make it 10.
Once again, a seemingly challenging non-conf schedule for the Braves, which is great!

Opening day will be very important!
 
bradleyfan124 said:
I like who they have front and center in the promo picture.
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More people will come to know that guy in the seasons to come! How many PGs are built like him even at the high major schools? Quany reminds me of a great Ohio St. PG who made the Final 4, Scoonie Penn, who played alongside Michael Redd. The Buckeyes lost to one of the best teams I can recall, the '99 UConn Huskies with Richard Hamilton and Khalid El-Ahmin (34-2 and Nat'L Champs)


Scoonie-Penn_OSU_3.jpeg
 
Yes, Great picture of Quany representing the Braves during the opening day of College Basketball 🏀 Field of 68! We should be proud to be highlighted in the front row! It shows respect for our consistency in the Valley that Brian Wardle referred to in his interview this morning! He also stated he's somewhat surprised in the tone of his voice about BU being right up there with other valley teams fighting for a Championship! We may have lost 4 starters with great scoring, but some outlets have faith that BU has enough talent coming in to be a MVC force! B.W. said he still has a goal to elevate BU 🏀 to the next level which includes getting to March Madness and winning games!
 
I like what we have so far - surprised that we're playing an exhibition opponent a full week before the Red/White
...the Itoo Supper was on Tues. Oct. 8 last year so likely it'll be on Tues. Oct. 7 this year.

October 11, Sat.- Exhibition game at Green Bay
October 18, Sat. 10am- Red/White at Renaissance Coliseum
Nov. 3- 10am (CST) vs. St. Bonaventure in Rock Hill, SC in the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon
Nov. 8- Home game vs. Central Michigan
Nov. 12- Home game vs. UT-Martin
Nov. 15- at University of San Francisco- War Memorial Gym
Nov. 19- Home game vs. UMass-Lowell
Nov. 24-26- ESPN Events- Terry's Chocolate - schedule TBD
TBA- Home game vs. Washington State
TBA- ? Away game at Northern Illinois
20-game MVC Schedule- home & home w/ea MVC team
March 5-8, 2026 (Thurs-Sun)- Arch Madness, MVC Tournament in St. Louis
 
Just Read that BU scheduled to play at Greenbay for an exhibition! I'm sure Coach Wardle had a lot to say about that, as he gets to come back to see the old school he coached! Now how about scheduling Marquette for a home exhibition or at least some decent team!!! St.Louis to see Robbie Avala would also be a great choice!
 
I remember that game.....played on campus. Fun game, I remember the UWGB big guy being a load and I think Egolf might have had one of his best offensive games as a brave that night.
 
Da Coach said:
That was a 1st round game in the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament -
Recap- https://bradleybraves.com/news/2013/3/21/206841120.aspx
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I think Bradley fans' hopes were on the rise after this game...but then the following 2 seasons...uggh

To think we finished 9-24 in Ford's last season with Ka'Darryl Bell, Donte Thomas, Omari Grier, Auston Barnes, Josh Cunningham (not the caliber talent we have had the last 6-7 seasons, but still)

I see Geno is doing great things at powerhouse Stony Brook! 8-24 last season with an impressive 320 RPI!
Would be tough to lure him back to Peoria, but OH the memories! ;)
 
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LittleBrave said:
I think Bradley fans' hopes were on the rise after this game...but then the following 2 seasons...uggh

To think we finished 9-24 in Ford's last season with Ka'Darryl Bell, Donte Thomas, Omari Grier, Auston Barnes, Josh Cunningham (not the caliber talent we have had the last 6-7 seasons, but still)

I see Geno is doing great things at powerhouse Stony Brook! 8-24 last season with an impressive 320 RPI!
Would be tough to lure him back to Peoria, but OH the memories! ;)
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Geno was a funny guy and easy to talk to but some of the things he told me about how good some of his guys were turned out to be completely untrue.
 
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