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2025-26 Schedule

More on Iowa player and former Drake player Tavion Banks' arrest -
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Iowa basketball player Tavion Banks arrested for alleged fight with staff at downtown Iowa City bar - Hawk Fanatic

By Hawk Fanatic IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa men’s basketball player Tavion Banks was arrested this past weekend for an alleged fight with staff at a downtown Iowa City bar. Banks was charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct, fighting or violent behavior. Online court documents say...
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good thing for him he wasn't hanging out at NFL's Mark Sanchez' favorite bar....

btw- did you see that one of Dr. Chris Reynolds' teammates at Indiana for four years from 1989-93 was also recently in the news,
after defrauding Indiana Elite AAU players - LINK
 
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yoda said:
There's been a change in the Bradley schedule...

for some unexplained reason, the game time for the UT-Martin home game on Wed. November 12, which was stated previously as 7pm,
has been changed to 7:30pm on the Bradley schedule, but it remains "7 pm" on the UT-Martin schedule.


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There is a kids event in the Civic Center Theater that Nov. 12 date, "Gabby's Dollhouse", a stage show version of a popular children's TV cartoon.. It is scheduled at 6:00 pm, and lasts 75 minutes. Maybe the Bradley game time was changed because of that.
 
Suppose to pick up my season tickets on Saturday but wondering are the Valley games going to have on them TBD since I have not seen any schedule so far with the game times on them.
 
Future Bradley opponent UMass-Lowell was just ranked #4 in the close America East preseason poll, and they did get one 1st place vote
 
I see no mention of any broadcast.

However, based on some new info posted on our opponents' schedules, I can now add the start times for some of our games
that previously were "TBA". There's still a lot that are "TBA" due to TV scheduling, but I added the ones that appear to be set for certain.
The new info is in RED, kinda embarrassing that so many games now have the times set yet BU's schedule still doesn't show these.

October 11, Sat. 6pm- Exhibition game at Green Bay
October 18, Sat. 11am- Red/White at Renaissance Coliseum
October 18, Sat. 5pm, Tailgate at Shea Stadium (not sure but BU basketball team usually has a tent there)
October 23, Thurs. 7pm- Exhibition vs Saint Louis at Carver Arena
October 25, Sat. - Bid for the Braves Auction- doors open at 5pm
Nov. 3, Mon.- 10am (CST) vs. St. Bonaventure in Rock Hill, SC in the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon
Nov. 8, Sat. 7pm- Home game vs. Central Michigan
Nov. 12, Wed. 7pm- Home game vs. UT-Martin
Nov. 15, Sat.- at University of San Francisco- War Memorial Gym
Nov. 19, Wed. 7pm- Home game vs. UMass-Lowell
Nov. 24, Mon.- ESPN Events- Terry's Chocolate - vs. Princeton, 6pm Central Time (Bracket)- (on ESPN+)
Nov. 25, Tues.- either 5pm or 7:30pm - TBD Temple/UC San Diego - (on ESPN2 or ESPNU)
Nov. 26, Wed.- noon, 2:30pm, 5pm or 7:30pm - depending on placement in bracket, TBD, (ESPN2 if Championship)
Dec. 2, Tues. 7pm- Home game vs. Washington State
Dec. 6, Sat. 7pm- Home game vs Northern Illinois
Dec. 18, Thurs - at Indiana State
Dec. 21, Sun. - Home game vs. SIU
Dec. 29, Mon. - Home game vs. Evansville
Jan. 1, Thurs. 6pm- at Belmont
Jan. 4, Sun. - at Murray State
Jan. 7, Wed. 8pm- Home game vs. Drake
Jan. 10, Sat. - Home game vs. UNI
Jan. 13, Tues. 7pm - at Evansville
Jan. 17, Sat. - at ISU
Jan. 21, Wed. - Home game vs. Indiana State
Jan. 24, Sat. - Home game vs UIC
Jan. 31, Sat. 5pm - at Drake
Feb. 3, Tues. 7pm- Home game vs. Valparaiso
Feb 6, Fri. - at UNI
Feb. 9, Mon. 7pm - Home game vs. Belmont
Feb. 15, Sun. - at SIU
Feb. 18, Wed. - at Valparaiso (Time is either 6pm or 8pm, as the MVC-TV schedule is not finalized)
Feb. 21, Sat. - Home game vs. ISU
Feb. 24, Tues. 7pm- at UIC
Mar. 1, Sun. - Home game vs. Murray State

March 5-8, 2026 (Thurs-Sun)- Arch Madness, MVC Tournament in St. Louis (ESPN+ & CBS)
 
yoda said:
I see no mention of any broadcast.[of the St. Louis game]...
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However, note that there is no broadcast information posted for any game on the Bradley schedule yet, and all the regular season games will at least be broadcast by WMBD radio, and nearly all will be televised or streamed by some media outlet. So maybe we can hold out hope that the St. Louis game might get get broadcast on WMBD. Does anyone know someone at WMBD who can clarify?
 
yoda said:
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Dec. 6, Sat. 7pm- Home game vs Northern Illinois
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Bradley's final non-conference game on Dec. 6 is against Northern Illinois. They were 6-25 last year, 2-16 and last place in the MAC. They are not expected to be much better this season. The MAC Preseason Poll was just released (yes, every other conference still releases the full preseason poll and many include the actual vote counts) and Northern Illinois landed a distant last.
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Da Coach said:
However, note that there is no broadcast information posted for any game on the Bradley schedule yet…..,
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Da Coach said:
Does anyone know someone at WMBD who can clarify?
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I can clarify.
I just asked the station manager at WMBD, and they are not broadcasting the exhibition games. So there will be no local radio coverage of the Saint Louis game.
There does not appear to be any St. Louis station nor ESPN+ coverage either.
 
yoda said:
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Nov. 3, Mon.- 10am (CST) vs. St. Bonaventure in Rock Hill, SC in the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon
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we're a little more than a week away from the game against St. Bonaventure.

But once before when Bradley played St. Bonaventure- it became one of the most legendary games and stories
in all of college basketball, One of our old time fans recounted the story right here...
it's worth the read...
C

Thread 'Chet Walker and the 'Great Orange Juice Mystery''

Well, I still have my 1961 Dell Basketball Magazine out and am looking through it-remembering Bradley 'glory days'

Dell had Bradley ranked #2 in the Nation in their preseason predictions that season-behind Ohio St w Jerry Lucas, John Havlicek and Bobby Knight...Bradley had finished 27-2 the prior season and won the NIT-the future was very bright

BU's Junior Chet Walker was listed as a 2nd team AA...Tim Robinson was listed as the top sophomore in the Valley and Mack Herndon was listed as one of the top 10 players in the 'Prairie' states.

Here is the writeup on Chet in the AA section of...


Here's more on that game
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64NIT said:
According to D1Docket, BU has added North Central to the schedule on December 14 at home (obviously). Will this be another Judson-type game? Were MEAC or SWAC teams not available?
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Yea
This game is now a reality!

Bradley does add an additional game to the schedule on Dec. 14 as was revealed here a month and a half ago.

bradleybraves.com

Bradley Men’s Basketball Returns to Campus for “Hoops on the Hilltop” Game on December 14 - Bradley University Athletics

Bradley Men's Basketball will bring the action back to campus this winter with Hoops on the Hilltop, a special regular-season matchup against North Central College
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This game is at the Renaissance Coliseum, and it is not included in the season-ticket package.
Here is ticket information... what is a "VIP member"

Gameday Information
The Braves and Cardinals will tip off at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14, inside Renaissance Coliseum. Due to limited capacity, this game is not included in season-ticket packages.

Tickets
Tickets are priced at $20 and will be released in phases beginning Wednesday, Oct. 29. Each priority group will have access to purchase tickets at the times listed below and will receive an email about how to purchase their tickets on the day of their specific priority group.

  • Wednesday, Oct. 29 (8:00 a.m.) – VIP members and current Bradley University students (see additional student information below)
  • Thursday, Oct. 30 (8:00 a.m.) – Current season ticket holders
  • Friday, Oct. 31 (8:00 a.m.) – General public
 
Bradley's opponent for the Dec. 14 game in the Renaissance Coliseum is North Central College, a Division III school in Naperville, IL. They are a member of the CCIW (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin).
They were 15-12 last year, and 7-9 in the CCIW.
The CCIW Preseason Poll was just released last week, and North Central was picked 7th in the 9-team conference-
cciw.org

Carthage Tabbed Preseason Favorite in CCIW Men’s Basketball Poll

NAPERVILLE — Carthage, last season’s outright College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) men’s basketball champion, is the pick to repeat atop the league race again in 2025-26, according to preseason coaches’ poll released by the league office on Thursday morning.
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Their roster has 23 players listed, including one player from Peoria Heights.

2025-2026 Men's Basketball Roster - North Central College Athletics

The official 2025-2026 Men's Basketball Roster for the North Central College Cardinals
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As is common for most D3 schools, they do not have much size. Their tallest player is 6'8" junior Ethan Marlowe, who is from St. Charles North HS, which is the same school that produced former Bradley player Connor Linke. In fact, Marlow was the backup center behind Connor Linke for Linke's junior and senior seasons at St. Charles North.-
www.chicagotribune.com

Connor Linke calls Ethan Marlowe ‘the next great big’ after St. Charles North downs South Elgin in regional semifinals

Senior center Connor Linke already knows who will replace him after he graduates from St. Charles North. The Bradley-bound star has complete confidence in 6-foot-7 sophomore forward Ethan Marlowe. “He can already shoot the ball…
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Their schedule does not show this game, yet, but the Bradley schedule does not show it, either.
According to North Central's schedule, they play a road game Saturday, December, 13, at North Park University in Chicago, at 4:15 pm. That will be a difficult weekend for North Central unless a change is made. They will have to finish that conference game Saturday night, Dec 13, in Chicago, then travel down to Peoria, and prepare to play Bradley at 1:00 pm the next day, Sunday, Dec 14.

One other interesting finding.... Apparently, after more than 15 years in use, Bradley's Renaissance Coliseum is now being officially referred to as "Renco", per this image from the Bradley basketball website-
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Bradley Men’s Basketball Returns to Campus for “Hoops on the Hilltop” Game on December 14 - Bradley University Athletics

Bradley Men's Basketball will bring the action back to campus this winter with Hoops on the Hilltop, a special regular-season matchup against North Central College
bradleybraves.com bradleybraves.com
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I'm a pretty loyal Bradley fan, a season ticket holder since I moved back to Peoria in 1991, going to every Arch Madness since 1992, but I'm not paying $20.00 to see a glorified exhibition game especially at Renco. There are grade school gyms that are more comfortable to watch a game at then Renco.
 
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