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Technically, there was one other past Bradley head coach who was hired away. It was Dick Versace in 1986. The University President and AD offered Dick a 1-year extension in 1986 when his contract was due to expire, but Dick considered that a bit insulting after coaching the 1985-85 to arguably the best season in Bradley history (32-3, the best record in the country that year). He was offered a job as a top assistant coach in the NBA with Chuck Daly, the head coach of the Detroit Pistons, so he resigned from Bradley and took the NBA position. It lead to a long career in the NBA for Dick, first as an assistant coach, then as a head coach for the Indiana Pacers, then as an NBA announcer for TNT, and eventually as an executive with the Memphis Grizzlies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Versace

Coach Versace has told me that as much as he loved his time at Bradley, he had no regrets about leaving. He did very well financially in his subsequent positions.
 
It would great to be the Creighton or Wichita of the Valley as it was from 2000 to 2017.
But I REALLY LOVE the Valley and would be very sad if we ever left for "greener" pastures.

I see the league getting stronger next year and hopefully it returns to a 3-bid league.
The parity this season from #1 to #8 was outstanding.
 
I was disappointed to see CU and WSU leave for the bigger conf's, but now I'm glad that Loyola and Valpo replaced them. Fan base is more respectful and still have a good following, and their arenas are not too shabby, though small.
 
LittleBrave said:
It would great to be the Creighton or Wichita of the Valley as it was from 2000 to 2017.
But I REALLY LOVE the Valley and would be very sad if we ever left for "greener" pastures.

I see the league getting stronger next year and hopefully it returns to a 3-bid league.
The parity this season from #1 to #8 was outstanding.
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I agree. I think we’re on our way to being a dominant team in the MVC and I hope the difference is that we stay instead of chasing the money.
 
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