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THIS IS BRADLEY

 

  • Located in Central Illinois
  • Population: 340,000
  • 154 miles from Chicago
  • 165 miles from St. Louis
  • 180 miles from Indianapolis
  • The Greater Peoria Regional Airport features daily jet service to Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas,
  • Detroit, Las Vegas, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Orlando and St. Louis



    THE NUMBERS
     
  •  5,000 undergraduate students
  • Of the 3,623 college and universities in the United States,
    only 36 are like Bradley: private, medium-sized and independent
  • Students from all 50 states and more than 30 countries attend Bradley



    NATIONAL RECOGNITION
     
  • Bradley University is ranked seventh among all Midwestern institutions by the U.S. News and World Report's 2006 edition of America's Best Colleges.
     
  • Bradley University annually is listed in the Princeton Review's guide The Best 345 Colleges, which puts Bradley in the top 10 percent of the nation's approximately 3,600 colleges. This publication identifies Bradley as an institution where the environment is challenging yet supportive, one where students come from far and wide and where friendships are easily made and last a lifetime.



    GRADUATION RATE
     
  • Bradley Athletics continues to lead the Missouri Valley Conference in graduation rate: BRADLEY 77% -- Creighton 70% -- Drake 64% -- Northern Iowa 62% -- Evansville 61% -- Illinois State 61% -- Southern Illinois 61% -- Indiana State 57% -- Missouri State 57% -- Wichita State 51%.
  • NCAA Average Graduation Rate: 62%
  • Entering the 2007-08 season, 15 of the 15 seniors who have played for Jim Les, have earned their Bradley degrees. Current fifth-year senior Daniel Ruffin graduated in May and will pursue a second degree this year, while fellow seniors Jeremy Crouch and Matt Salley all are on pace to graduate in 2007.



    TUTORIAL SERVICES
     
  • Study center located in Robertson Fieldhouse dedicated to the exclusive use by the basketball teams
  • Two full-time academic advisors
  • Bi-weekly meetings with your academic advisors
  • Unlimited tutors available for all classes
  • Dedicated technology center with videotaping of all classes is available and laptops may be checked out for road trips.



    BASKETBALL HISTORY
     
  • Bradley ranks 25th nationally with 1,473 all-time victories
  • 31 postseason tournament appearances are the most in the Missouri Valley Conference
  • Two NCAA Tournament championship games, four "Sweet 16" appearances (including 2006) and four NIT titles
  • 22 final Top 20 national rankings, including 24th in the final 2005-06 ESPN/USA Today Poll



    CARVER ARENA
     
  • Seating Capacity: 11,164
  • Home of the Braves since the 1982-83 season
  • All-time record: 258-82 (.759), including a 36-8 (.818) record the last three seasons
  • Current 16-game non-conference home winning streak is the longest in the Valley
  • 15-game home winning streak from 2004 to 2005



    ATTENDANCE
     
  • More than 3 million Bradley Basketball fans have attended Braves games at Carver Arena
  • Traditionally rank among the nation’s top 50 in home attendance
  • 40 sellout crowds and 88 games with at least 10,000
  • Averaged 9,220 fans per game during the 2005-06 season



    SCHEDULE
     
  • Bradley traditionally plays one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the Missouri Valley Conference
  • Bradley has played 133 games versus teams ranked in the Top 25, including four during the 2005-06 season
  • 72 games versus teams in the Top 10
  • 26 wins versus Top 10 teams
  • Bradley's 2006-07 schedule features games against DePaul, Rutgers, Michigan State and Iowa State, as well as a potential game versus Illinois.



    TRAVEL
     
  • The Braves routinely travel by charter jet service
  • In the last three years, the Braves have played in Hawai’i, Los Angeles and Las Vegas (twice), as well as a preseason trip to Canada.



    STYLE OF PLAY
     
  • Bradley plays pressure offense and defense for 40 minutes every game. We run after all makes and misses on offense and play a full court pressing style of defense.
  • Marcellus Sommerville was the only player in the Valley to rank in the top five in both scoring and rebounding in each of the last three seasons.
  • Former Brave Phillip Gilbert led the Valley in scoring during the 2002-03 season.
  • In Coach Les’ first year, Bradley led the nation by increasing its scoring average from 60.7 points per game in 2001-02 to 73.2 in 2002-03.
  • In 2005-06, Bradley led the Valley in scoring during conference games at 74.4 points per game.



    FACILITIES
     
  • Robertson Memorial Fieldhouse is the current day-to-day home for the Braves, but Bradley University recently presented its plans for a new athletics arena, recreation center and housing at the current locations of the fieldhouse and Haussler Hall.



    LOCKER ROOM
     
  • Personalized lockers
  • Facility that is equipped with cable, DVD, CD, and a computer with internet
  • 24-hour access to players



    WEIGHT ROOM
     
  • New weight room opened in Robertson Fieldhouse in 2004, tripling the size of the old weight room
  • Full-time certified strength coach.
  • Average player gain of 15lbs and 2-3 inches vertical jump.
  • Comprehensive year-round schedule.



    HOUSING
     
  • Bradley men's basketball players are housed in the recently constructed St. James Apartment complex located on the east edge of campus.



    COMMUNITY SERVICE
     
  • Grammar School Reading Program
  • Visits to local hospitals
  • Motivational speaking
  • Youth Clinics



    COMMUNITY SUPPORT
     
  • Braves Scholarship Society
  • Bradley Chiefs Club
  • Bids for the Braves Dinner Auction
  • Preseason Gala
  • Chicago Tip-Off Luncheon
  • ITOO Benefit
  • Game Day Luncheons
  • Postseason Banquet



    BRAVES IN THE PROS
     
  • Sixteen former Braves have played in the NBA, the most of any school in the MVC. Bradley's number will grow to 17 when Patrick O'Bryant (Golden State) joins fellow former Brave Anthony Parker (Toronto) in the NBA for the 2006-07 season.
  • Six Bradley players have been NBA first-round draft picks and 10 have been picked in the first two rounds.
  • Ten former Braves are currently playing professional basketball.
  • In addition to traditional professional league play, two former Braves -- Lawrence Wright and Jermaine Brown -- will play for the Harlem Globetrotters in 2006-07.



    FAMOUS ALUMNI
     
  • Marcus Pollard (Current Detroit Lions tight end)
  • Henry Thomas (Leading national sports agent)
  • Willie Scott (President of his own designer clothes company)
  • General John Shalikashvili (Retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)
  • Congressman Robert H. Michel (Retired Congressman and longest serving Republican Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives)
  • Ray LaHood (U.S. Congressman from Illinois' 18th District)
  • Richard Teerlink (Retired chairman of Harley-Davidson, Inc.)
  • Charley Steiner (Current L.A. Dodgers TV play-by-play man and former ESPN SportsCenter anchor)
  • Lisa Helfrich-Jackson (Executive Producer “Everybody Loves Raymond”)
  • Stan Albeck (Former NBA and Bradley head coach)
  • Ralph Lawler (Current L.A. Clippers TV play-by-play man)
  • Bob Ortegel (Former Drake head coach and current Dallas Mavericks TV analyst)
  • Kirby Puckett (Major League Baseball Hall of Famer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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