PEORIA, Ill. -- Former Bradley guards Phillip Gilbert and James Gillingham, popularly known as the G-Men during their all-star careers for the Braves, have confirmed they will be in attendance for the 2007 Bradley Basketball Alumni Game June 3 at Robertson Memorial Fieldhouse.
Gilbert and Gillingham are joined by their former teammates Jason Faulkner and Michael Stewart as the latest alums confirmed to attend the event, which will coincide with the 80th birthday celebration for former player, assistant coach, head coach, assistant athletic director and current radio analyst Joe Stowell. To date 37 former Bradley players and managers have confirmed their plans to attend the alumni game.
Updated List of Alumni Game Attendees
A 6-foot-3 shooting guard from East St. Louis, Ill., Gilbert ranks eighth on Bradley's all-time scoring list with 1,689 points and second with 223 career 3-point field goals. A 6-foot-4 combo guard from Guelph, Ontario, Gillingham is 16th in school history with 1,416 career points and fifth with 192 career steals. Playing together from 2000 through 2004, the duo became the first set of teammates to simultaneously score at least 1,400 points apiece in Missouri Valley Conference history. Gilbert was a three-time All-MVC choice, earning first-team honors in 2003 when he led the league in scoring at 18.9 points per game. Gillingham was a two-time, second-team All-MVC selection and a three-time pick for the league's all-defense team.
While Gilbert's professional career has been sidetracked by injuries, Gillingham recently completed his third year with TBB Trier in the German Bundesliga. Leading his team in playing time, Gillingham averaged 11.5 points, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game during the 2006-07 season. He also shot 87.5 percent from the free throw line and 38.1 percent from 3-point range during his third pro season.
Tickets for the Alumni Game, which will serve as one of the last public events associated with the Bradley men's basketball program in Robertson Fieldhouse history, are $5 for adults and $2 for children or $12 for a family pass. The general admission tickets may be purchased in advance at the fieldhouse ticket office. The postgame dinner, which requires a separate ticket, is nearly sold out. Proceeds from the events will benefit the Joe Stowell Endowed Scholarship at Bradley University.
Stowell has been directly associated with Bradley Athletics for the better part of the last 60 years. He played at Bradley from 1947 through 1950, helping the Braves to the championship game of both the National Invitation Tournament and NCAA Tournament during his senior season in 1950. Following his graduation, Stowell returned to Bradley in 1956 as an assistant coach for Chuck Orsborn, then took over as the program's eighth head coach in 1965. He served as the head coach for 13 seasons and his 197 career victories from 1965 through 1978 rank second in program history. Stowell worked as an assistant athletic director at Bradley from 1978 through 1985 and doubled as the women's basketball head coach from 1981 to 1983. He joined Dave Snell as an analyst for the WMBD AM 1470 broadcasts of Bradley Basketball in 1985 and recently completed his 22nd year as a member of the broadcast team. In his five positions, Stowell has had a role in 1,466 Bradley men's basketball games since 1947.
