PEORIA, Ill. – As Bradley prepares for a men's basketball attendance milestone, fans are encouraged to utilize social media for a chance to be selected the honorary 4 Millionth Fan in Bradley's Carver Arena era.
Bradley has drawn 3,990,591 fans to Carver Arena since making the Peoria Civic Center facility its primary home arena to start the 1982-83 season. Now just 9,409 fans shy of 4 million, Bradley will eclipse the milestone either Tuesday versus rival Illinois State or Feb. 5 against Evansville.
Fans may enter the contest to be selected the honorary 4 Millionth Fan by liking Bradley Athletics on Facebook or following @bradleybraves on Twitter. The winning fan will be notified Monday and will receive four tickets to both of the games against the Redbirds and Purple Aces, as well as an extensive prize package to be presented during a pregame ceremony Feb. 5:
• Four (4) 2013-14 Bradley Men's Basketball Carver Arena season tickets in Section 4,
• A $44 gift certificate to use at the Bradley Team Shop at Carver Arena to purchase new Bradley Athletics branded apparel,
• A certificate good for one (1) hotel night courtesy of The Hotels at Grand Prairie,
• Four (4) breakfast buffets courtesy of Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino
• Coupons for a year's supply of milk (52 gallons) courtesy of Prairie Farms,
• And a Taco Bar for 10 people courtesy of Qdoba Mexican Grill.
As Bradley plays a 2-game road swing tonight at Evansville and continuing Saturday at Wichita State, the Braves (12-7, 4-3 MVC) rank fifth nationally by improving their victory total by five wins compared to last season.
Bradley will return from this week's road swing to host the Redbirds in the first half of the annual I-74 Rivalry at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Carver Arena. In addition to the quest for the 4 Millionth Fan, the first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive Red Out rally towels and the crowd will be entertained at halftime by the BMX Stunt Team.
Bradley Basketball single-game tickets start as low as $8 and may be purchased in advance at the Renaissance Coliseum Box Office (309-677-2625), the Carver Arena Box Office, any TicketMaster outlet or online at bradleybraves.com.
