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Bradley's 2018-19 Schedule

Bradley's schedule now lists 7pm as start time for the Jacksonville game

and BU's potential 2nd game Cancun opponent PENN STATE releases their schedule- LINK

And more details about The Smoker - LINK


(Events in RED are confirmed & on the calendar)

Preseason:
Between July 9 - July 19, Bradley TBT team "Always a Brave" will be practicing & scrimmaging
Saturday July 21,2018 - #5 seed Always a Brave faces #12 seed Primetime Players at 7:15am Central time in Columbus OH Capital Center
If they win, they advance to play the winner between Big X & Chattanooga Trenches on Sunday July 22 at 4pm
The Super 16 will be July 26-29 in Atlanta at Georgia State University & Championship semifinals & final will be Aug. 2-3 in Baltimore at Morgan State University.

Sunday July 29 at 5pm - the final day of the last DI recruiting Evaluation Period

Monday July 10, 2018 - full team summer workouts begin
Sunday July 15, 2018 - Bradley begins a 2-week period in which they can have 10 practice days. They also get practices on their off days while on the tour.
Sunday July 29, 2018 - Team departs for London
Tuesday July 31, 2018 - 1st exhibition game against opponent from British Basketball League
Thursday August 2, 2018 - depart for Amsterdam
Friday August 3, 2018 - 2nd exhibition game against AMSTERDAM SELECT
Saturday August 4, 2018 - FOREIGN TOUR to England & Netherlands, two games in London & Amsterdam

Tuesday September 25 - Basketball practices CAN begin but it depends on the date of the the first scheduled game.
Teams are allowed to begin practicing six weeks (42 days) before the date of their first scheduled game - LINK

THURSDAY October 4th, 2018 - ITOO Supper

WEDNESDAY October 17, 2018 - ISC "Smoker" at The Warehouse - 5:30-8:30pm @ 736 SW Washington St., Peoria
Red-White scrimmage - yet to be scheduled

SATURDAY October 27, 2018 at 5pm Bid for the Braves Auction @ the Renaissance Coliseum. (Halloween Costume party) - LINK

SEASON STARTS:
Non-Conference:
Season officially begins Tuesday November 6 - earlier than ever before - LINK - but like last year, not all teams will have games scheduled on that date

Wednesday November 14, 2018 - Bradley hosts Jacksonville State- Time 7pm - they were one of the best teams in the OVC

Somewhere between Nov. 6 - Nov. 17, 2018 - we should be hosting Southern Miss or some other team as part of the Cancun Challenge
(Tuesday Nov. 6 is the earliest a DI team can begin their season)

Tuesday November 20, 2018 - Cancun Challenge - Bradley vs. SMU in Game 1 (confirmed) @ 5pm
Wednesday November 21, 2018 - then Bradley vs. either Penn State or Wright State in game 2 @ 5 or 7:30pm
Games played @ Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center in Cancun
Bradley will also get one other non-conference home game TBD

November 28, 2018 - Wednesday Bradley @ IUPUI
November Tournament is being planned - details pending
-Home game vs. Chicago State (with probably another one in 2019)
-Home game vs. SEMO
-Home game vs. Eastern Illinois?* - *There is a report of a home game with EIU but I have never seen that confirmed as a 2-for-1
-Away game vs. Georgia Southern & maybe UALR

-SATURDAY December 1, 2018 (time to be determined) Home game - MVC/MWC Challenge- New Mexico at Bradley


Conference:
-18 game Conference schedule then MVC Tournament in March 2019
 
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so far only about 55 of the 352 DI teams have released their non-conference schedules...
..and not many give us any hint about Bradley's schedule - except Jacksonville State & Penn State mention Bradley...and of course we knew about New Mexico for sure.

...so hopefully there will be more info soon...
 
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Bradley's potential Nov. 21 opponent, Wright State - have released their entire non-conference schedule
https://twitter.com/WSU_MBB/status/1021764141202251778



Update schedule of future events for Bradley

(Events in RED are confirmed & on the calendar)

Preseason:
Sunday July 29, 2018 - Team departs for London
Tuesday July 31, 2018 - 1st exhibition game against opponent from British Basketball League
Thursday August 2, 2018 - depart for Amsterdam
Friday August 3, 2018 - 2nd exhibition game against AMSTERDAM SELECT
Saturday August 4, 2018 - FOREIGN TOUR to England & Netherlands, two games in London & Amsterdam

Tuesday September 25 - Basketball practices CAN begin but it depends on the date of the the first scheduled game.
Teams are allowed to begin practicing six weeks (42 days) before the date of their first scheduled game - LINK

THURSDAY October 4th, 2018 - ITOO Supper

WEDNESDAY October 17, 2018 - ISC "Smoker" at The Warehouse - 5:30-8:30pm @ 736 SW Washington St., Peoria
Red-White scrimmage - yet to be scheduled

SATURDAY October 27, 2018 at 5pm Bid for the Braves Auction @ the Renaissance Coliseum. (Halloween Costume party) - LINK

SEASON STARTS:
Non-Conference:
Season officially begins Tuesday November 6 - earlier than ever before - LINK - but like last year, not all teams will have games scheduled on that date

Wednesday November 14, 2018 - Bradley hosts Jacksonville State- Time 7pm - they were one of the best teams in the OVC

also - November 14-21, 2018 - Letter of Intent signing period!

Somewhere between Nov. 6 - Nov. 17, 2018 - we should be hosting Southern Miss or some other team as part of the Cancun Challenge
(Tuesday Nov. 6 is the earliest a DI team can begin their season)

Tuesday November 20, 2018 - Cancun Challenge - Bradley vs. SMU in Game 1 (confirmed) @ 5pm
Wednesday November 21, 2018 - then Bradley vs. either Penn State or Wright State in game 2 @ 5 or 7:30pm
Games played @ Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center in Cancun
Bradley will also get one other non-conference home game TBD

November 28, 2018 - Wednesday at 7pm - Bradley @ IUPUI
November Tournament is being planned - details pending
-Home game vs. Chicago State (with probably another one in 2019)
-Home game vs. SEMO
-Home game vs. Eastern Illinois?* - *There is a report of a home game with EIU but I have never seen that confirmed as a 2-for-1
-Away game vs. Georgia Southern & maybe UALR

-SATURDAY December 1, 2018 (time to be determined) Home game - MVC/MWC Challenge- New Mexico at Bradley


Conference:
-18 game Conference schedule then MVC Tournament in March 2019
 
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Updating as GAMES ARE REVEALED...it is interesting how we had almost every game figured out correctly well in advance..
- except just the Parkside game, UIC and SE La... but something must have fallen thru, since there was an announcement at that last Voice of the Braves that they were about to announce a big game with a major opponent!


(Events in RED are confirmed & on the calendar)

Preseason:
Sunday July 29, 2018 - Team departs for London
Tuesday July 31, 2018 - 1st exhibition game against opponent from British Basketball League
Thursday August 2, 2018 - depart for Amsterdam
Friday August 3, 2018 - 2nd exhibition game against AMSTERDAM SELECT
Saturday August 4, 2018 - FOREIGN TOUR to England & Netherlands, two games in London & Amsterdam

Tuesday September 25 - Basketball practices CAN begin but it depends on the date of the the first scheduled game.
Teams are allowed to begin practicing six weeks (42 days) before the date of their first scheduled game - LINK

THURSDAY October 4th, 2018 - ITOO Supper
WEDNESDAY October 17, 2018 - ISC "Smoker" at The Warehouse - 5:30-8:30pm @ 736 SW Washington St., Peoria
** Red-White scrimmage - yet to be scheduled
SATURDAY October 27, 2018 at 5pm Bid for the Braves Auction @ the Renaissance Coliseum. (Halloween Costume party) - LINK

SEASON STARTS:
Non-Conference:
Thursday November 1, 2018 at 7pm - Exhibition game against Carroll University
WEDNESDAY November 7, 2018 at 7pm - Bradley hosts UW-Parkside as the extra game of the Cancun Challenge- this is the earliest opening game ever for Bradley
Saturday November 10, 2018 at 1pm - Bradley hosts SEMO @ Carver Arena
Wednesday November 14, 2018 - Bradley hosts Jacksonville State- as part of Cancun Challenge - Time 7pm @ Carver Arena- they were one of the best teams in the OVC
Saturday November 17, 2018 - Bradley @ UIC Flames - Flames coming off 20-win season
-also - November 14-21, 2018 - Letter of Intent signing period
Tuesday November 20, 2018 - Cancun Challenge - Bradley vs. SMU in Game 1 (confirmed) @ 5pm
Wednesday November 21, 2018 - then Bradley vs. either Penn State or Wright State in game 2 @ 5 or 7:30pm
Games played @ Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Convention Center in Cancun

Saturday November 24, 2018 at 1pm - Bradley hosts Chicago State
November 28, 2018 - Wednesday at 6pm - Bradley @ IUPUI
-SATURDAY December 1, 2018 (time to be determined) Home game - MVC/MWC Challenge- New Mexico at Bradley
Tuesday December 4, 2018 - @ 6:30pm - Bradley at University of Arkansas-Little Rock

Saturday December 15, 2019 at 7pm - Bradley hosts Eastern Illinois
Tuesday December 18, 2018 - Bradley at Georgia Southern
Saturday December 22, 2018 - Bradley hosts Southeast Louisiana

Conference:
-18 game Conference schedule then MVC Tournament in March 2019
 
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Bradley also announces a preseason exhibition game Thursday, November 1 against Carroll University.

The Carroll University Pioneers are an NCAA Division III school in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
http://gopios.com/index.aspx?path=mbball

They were 12-13 last season, and 8-8 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW).
Their conference also includes Augustana, Carthage, Elmhurst, Illinois Wesleyan, Millikin, North Central, North Park, and Wheaton.
http://www.cciw.org/standings.aspx?standings=83

Here is Bradley's complete non-conference schedule-
https://bradleybraves.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball
 
BUBraves 33 said:
They wrap up non-conference play at home against the Southland Co-Champion SE Louisana Lions on December 22nd
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Southeastern Louisiana was 22-12 last season, and 15-3 in the Southland Conference (tied for 1st). They lost in the 2nd round of the Southland Conference tournament, and played in the NIT. They got a tough draw in the NIT and lost to St. Mary's, who were ranked #20 in the final AP poll last season and were probably the best team not in the NCAA Tournament. Bradley has never played them before.
 
Awful. Only games to look forward to are the two in Cancun and New Mexico (for which we have the Valley to thank). Fattening up on cupcakes will do nothing to prepare us for the top 100 teams in conference nor will it impress a postseason committee in March. Learn the lesson of others who??™ve been down this road.
 
SEMO and CHicago St are both the end of 3 game agreements. Hopefully we can bulk up with a home and home with at least a WCC or A10 team if we can't get a P5
 
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Awful. Only games to look forward to are the two in Cancun and New Mexico (for which we have the Valley to thank). Fattening up on cupcakes will do nothing to prepare us for the top 100 teams in conference nor will it impress a postseason committee in March. Learn the lesson of others who??™ve been down this road.
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This non-con gives you ZERO chance for an at-large. I know I've posted this a few times but I find this embarrassing. UE in year one with their new coach has a better non-con with at least a few games with P5 teams. This is year 4 for Coach W. I'm sick of the excuses of "when we get out of the current contracts, blah, blah, blah". Feasting on cupcakes only gets you fat. There's absolutely no way this schedule can be defended.
 
The Power 5 teams are much more likely to schedule a team from a midmajor conference like the MVC when they are bottom dwellers or rebuilding. As they get better, and have a chance at an upset, the P5 teams refuse to schedule you. Right now, Evansville and Drake can get those games easier than BU and SIU.
 
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This non-con gives you ZERO chance for an at-large. I know I've posted this a few times but I find this embarrassing. UE in year one with their new coach has a better non-con with at least a few games with P5 teams. This is year 4 for Coach W. I'm sick of the excuses of "when we get out of the current contracts, blah, blah, blah". Feasting on cupcakes only gets you fat. There's absolutely no way this schedule can be defended.
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While the schedule is awfully weak, as expected, you have to remember two things. 1.) A lot of these games are part of "series" agreements if you will. We'll be out of that next year as someone else mentioned above. 2.) It's going to be hard for ANY Missouri Valley team to secure an At-Large bid in today's day and age. If the Deadbirds couldn't do it a couple of years back with their 25+win season and if no one was sure about Loyola last year if they hadn't won Arch Madness, then it's going to be pretty difficult for us to be a 2+ bid league. Just my 2 cents.
 
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The Power 5 teams are much more likely to schedule a team from a midmajor conference like the MVC when they are bottom dwellers or rebuilding. As they get better, and have a chance at an upset, the P5 teams refuse to schedule you. Right now, Evansville and Drake can get those games easier than BU and SIU.
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I posted a few weeks ago about how Porter Moser & Loyola can't find anyone better than RPI 100 to play them even at their place after what the did to Florida last year.

and I can't imagine it really matters -
...unless Bradley played a Gonzaga-like non-con schedule do you think we'd ever get an at-large bid?
 
2018 pre-season schedule

2018 pre-season schedule

An awful preseason schedule! This kind of weakness is not typical of Bradley and will not help us build the mens BB program. Also, it will cost us game attendance and hurt recruiting.
We will have no chance for "at large" bids and will have to win in St. Louis,
Somehow, we need to get this scheduling fiasco under control because this 2018 schedule makes BU look like a weak- sister low level MVC program.
Wizard
 
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