2013-14 Bradley Basketball Game Notes
Game 7 | UT-Pan American (4-4) at Bradley (4-2)

After playing back-to-back road games against BCS member schools, Bradley returns home for three of its next four, beginning Saturday night against Texas-Pan American at Carver Arena.  Bradley will be shooting for its 10th consecutive non-conference home victory and a school-record fifth November home victory against a Broncs side that has won two straight road games.  The Braves will be wearing Central Illinois Strong t-shirts in place of their usual pregame shooting tops as a reminder of the on-going area tornado relief efforts and a limited number of the shirts will be on sale in the Peoria Civic Center Great Hall lobby and Bradley Athletics Merchandise Cart Saturday night.

Central Illinois Strong - Tornado Relief Information
•  Although Bradley University's campus in Peoria, Ill., was not physically damaged,
a great many people associated with Bradley - students, alumni, faculty, staff
and supporters - are dealing with the aftermath of multiple tornadoes that
struck the neighboring communities of East Peoria, Pekin and Washington Nov. 17.
•  The Bradley men's basketball players will be wearing Central Illinois Strong
t-shirts during pregame warmups Saturday as a reminder of the on-going relief
efforts for the thousands of people affected by the storm's devastation.
•  A limited number of the t-shirts in various sizes will be on sale in the Peoria Civic Center Great Hall lobby and at the Bradley Athletics merchandise cart Saturday night.
•  The t-shirts were designed by former Bradley Athletics graphic design intern Derek Oddo and his business, Gainlight Studios, is selling the shirts online for $10 with all proceeds being donated to the Central Illinois chapter of the American Red Cross for tornado relief efforts.
•  Bradley University has established a website with information regarding tornado relief, including opportunities to donate resources to local agencies, including the Red Cross, Salvation Army and United Way.

Central Illinois Tornado Relief: www.bradley.edu/tornadorelief/
Central Illinois Strong T-Shirt: www.gainlight.com

Tip-Off
•  After dropping back-to-back road games against BCS member schools, Bradley returns home for three of its next four games, beginning Saturday night against Texas-Pan American.
•  Saturday's game will be Bradley's single-season record fifth November home game.
•  The Braves have won six consecutive home games overall, nine consecutive non-conference home games and seven consecutive November home games.
•  Texas-Pan American rides into Peoria on a 2-game winning streak as the Broncs prepare for their fifth consecutive game away from home.
Series Information
•  Saturday's game will be the third all-time meeting between Bradley and Texas-Pan American.
•  All three meetings will have been played in Peoria, but in three different venues.
•  The Braves are 2-0 against UTPA, earning an 86-70 win Dec. 7, 1968 at Robertson Fieldhouse and a 78-61 victory Nov. 12, 2012 at Renaissance Coliseum.

Messing with Texas
•  Bradley has played 125 games against 17 different teams from the Lone Star State.
•  The Braves are 89-36 (.712) all-time against those 17 schools.
•  Only two Texas-based teams have a winning record against Bradley: Rice (3-0) and Lubbock Christian (1-0).
•  The bulk of Bradley's damage to the Lone Star State was done agaist North Texas (30-6) and West Texas A&M (21-9) during their respective Missouri Valley Conference membership years.

Against the WAC?
•  Perhaps no other league in the country has experienced more upheaval through conference realignment than the Western Athletic Conference.
•  As an example, Bradley is 33-15 (.688) all-time against the current 9-team WAC membership, but the Nov. 15 win against Chicago State marked the first game Bradley had played against any of the nine teams as a WAC member.
•  Both with membership dating to 2005, Idaho and New Mexico State have the longest membership tenures among the nine current WAC teams.
School               W-L  as WAC  Last
Cal St. Bakersfield  0-0   0-0    N/A
Chicago State       14-0   1-0    11-15-2013
Grand Canyon         0-0   0-0    N/A
Idaho                1-0   0-0    12-19-1960
New Mexico St.      13-12  0-0    2-10-1983
Seattle              2-2   0-0    2-2-1960
Texas-Pan American   2-0   0-0    11-12-2012
UMKC                 1-1   0-0    11-13-2011
Utah Valley          0-0   0-0    N/A

November Record
•  Saturday's game against Texas-Pan American will be Bradley's single-season school-record fifth November home game.
•  Bradley is 70-46 (.603) all-time in November games, including a 59-4 (.937) record in November home games.
•  Third-year Braves head coach Geno Ford is 12-6 (.667) overall during the month of November, including 10-1 (.909) in home games.

Home Win Streaks
•  The Braves have won six consecutive home games overall, nine consecutive non-conference home games and seven consecutive November home games.
•  The current 6-game overall home win streak is Bradley's longest since a similar 6-game run from Feb. 13, 2010-Nov. 17, 2010.
•  The Braves have not won as many as seven consecutive home games since a 15-game streak from Jan. 14, 2006-Dec. 20, 2006.
•  The current non-conference home streak is the longest since the Braves enjoyed a 29-game home winning streak against non-MVC teams from Nov. 21, 2003-Dec. 1, 2007.
•  In the 32-year Carver Arena era, Bradley has enjoyed five double-digit, non-conference home winning streaks.
Non-Con Home Win Streaks (1982-Present)
Rk.  #  Started     Ended (Opponent)
1.  29  11/21/2003  12/4/2007 (Michigan St.)
2.  14  12/20/1984  2/7/1987 (Memphis)
3.  13  12/19/1992  3/20/1995 (Canisius)
4.  11  12/10/1996  3/10/1999 (Butler)
    11  12/21/1982  12/15/1984 (Loyola)
6.   9  12/4/2012   Active
     9  2/9/1987    1/24/1989 (DePaul)

All-Time Non-Con Home Win Streaks
Rk.   #  Started     Ended (Opponent)
1.   56  12/29/1962  12/15/1969 (Murray St.)
2.   29  11/21/2003  12/4/2007 (Michigan St.)
3.   28  2/17/1958   12/12/1961 (Butler)
4.   24  12/31/1947  1/1/1949 (San Francisco)
5.   21  2/28/1955   12/14/1957 (Seattle)
     21  12/19/1949  3/31/1951 (Syracuse)
7.   20  12/9/1972   1/21/1975 (Creighton)
8.   14  12/20/1984  2/7/1987 (Memphis)
     14  12/12/1979  12/19/1981 (Murray St.)
10.  12  1/10/1946   3/10/1947 (Colo. College)