CBI Did You Know? Part III
Bradley is one of 14 teams in the country to win at least 22 games and earn at least one postseason victory in each of the previous two seasons. By beating Cincinnati in Wednesday's opening round of the inaugural College Basketball Invitational, Bradley completed one half of the formula to run its streak to three years. With an 18-15 overall record, the Braves can complete the second half by winning the CBI.
To date, Michigan and Kentucky have fallen off the list of potential teams with a three-year run of 22 wins and a postseason victory.
CBI Did You Know? Part II
By beating Cincinnati, 70-67, in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational Wednesday night, Bradley has won a postseason game for a third consecutive season. The current streak marks just the second time in program history the Braves have won postseason games in three consecutive seasons: Bradley went 2-2 in the 1949 NIT, went a combined 5-2 in the 1950 NIT (2-1) and NCAA Tournament (3-1) and 2-1 in the 1951 National Campus Tournament.
Bradley (18-15) has added an additional ticket option for Monday's second-round game in the CBI versus Ohio (20-12) and will allow fans to purchase 2-for-1 tickets in Priority IV ($9) sections at Carver Arena. Season-ticket holders have until 7 p.m. tonight and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to purchase their seats at the Robertson Fieldhouse Box Office for the CBI second-round game. The general public may begin purchasing tickets online ? www.BradleyBraves.com -- at 5 p.m. Friday, then from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Robertson Fieldhouse Box Office and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on campus Monday or until game time Monday at the Carver Arena Box Office. The 2-for-1 ticket option will only be available in person at the Robertson Fieldhouse Box Office Saturday and Monday. Bradley University students also may purchase tickets for Monday's game for $1 at the Robertson Fieldhouse Box Office.
CBI Did You Know? Part I
Bradley's Opponent Monday night in the second round of the CBI, Ohio, is ranked 76 in the final RPI rankings of the year. The Bobcats (20-12) tied for third in the Mid-American Conference East Division and their 76 RPI is better than four teams still alive in the National Invitation Tournament (Arizona State 83, California 92, Maryland 85 and Nebraska 96).
PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley's second-round game in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational versus Ohio (20-12) Monday Night will not be televised and as a result the game will tip off at the standard 7:05 p.m. time from Carver Arena.
Tickets for Monday's second-round game again will range from $9-30 based on location. Bradley season-ticket holders may purchase their seats in person at the Robertson Memorial Fieldhouse Box Office Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The general public may begin to purchase tickets online -- www.BradleyBraves.com -- Friday at 5 p.m. The Fieldhouse Box Office also will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Both the Fieldhouse Box Office and Carver Arena Box Office will be open for CBI ticket sales beginning at 9 a.m. Monday. Bradley University students may begin purchasing tickets for $1 at the Robertson Fieldhouse Box Office Thursday.
The Braves (18-15) advanced to the second round of the CBI by knocking off Big East Conference member Cincinnati, 70-67, Wednesday night at Carver Arena. Senior guard Jeremy Crouch led the way for the Braves with his sixth 20-point effort in Bradley's last seven games. A member of the Mid-American Conference, Ohio played its way into the second round by downing Brown, 80-74, at home Tuesday night.
