2011-12 Bradley Basketball Pregame Notes
Game 1 - UMKC at Bradley
AT A GLANCE
| Date |
Sunday, Nov. 13 |
| Time |
4 p.m. (CT) |
| Location |
Peoria, Ill. |
| Venue |
Carver Arena (11,164) |
| Tickets |
$8-20 general public, Half-price for Bradley faculty/staff, $1 Bradley students |
| |
Online or by phone (309-677-2625) |
| Radio |
1470 WMBD (Dave Snell and Danny Adams) |
| Series |
UMKC leads 1-0 |
THE STORYLINE
Bradley officially will open the Geno Ford coaching era Sunday when the Braves host UMKC in the 2011-12 regular-season opener at Carver Arena ... In addition to Bradley's 108th all-time season-opener, Sunday's game against the Kangaroos comes in the first round of the exempt Chicago Invitational Challege, which will continue Nov. 22 versus Wofford, before moving to a neutral site at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill., Nov. 25-26 ... Ford was 3-0 in season-openers at Kent State in his first three seasons as a Division I head coach and first-year Bradley coaches are 9-3 all-time in their first games with the Braves ... Sunday's game also should mark the official return to the court of senior forward Taylor Brown, who missed the entire 2010-11 season for cardiac evaluation, but averaged 23.0 ppg in Bradley's two preseason exhibitions.
THE SERIES
UMKC won the only previous meeting between the two teams, taking a 73-61 decision Nov. 24, 2008 during the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic at Florida Gulf Coast... Bradley owns a 30-9 all-time record against current Summit League members.
For a complete preview of Sunday's season-opener, click the link to the PDF version of Bradley's pre-game notes package in the "Related Links" box
