PEORIA, IL – Four of the all-time greats among their programs in Braves history will be inducted into the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame as the Class of 2016 during festivities Feb. 5-6 surrounding the men's basketball game versus Indiana State.
This year's induction class includes high-scoring men's basketball guard Phillip Gilbert, softball slugger Julie Jehle Barnett, soccer All-American Hamid Mehreioskouei and volleyball star Jenna Passman Regan. The induction class will be the featured guests at this year's third Braves Club Game Day Luncheon, presented by Busey Bank, Feb. 5 at Renaissance Coliseum, then officially will be inducted into the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame during halftime of the men's basketball game versus Indiana State Feb. 6 at Carver Arena.
Tickets for each of the two remaining Braves Club Game Day Luncheons are $20 for Braves Club members, $25 for the general public and may be reserved by contacting the Braves Club Office at (309) 677-2667. The Feb. 6 game versus Indiana State will tip off at 7 p.m. at Carver Arena. Game tickets start for as low as $8 and may be purchased in advance at the Bradley Athletics Ticket Office (309-677-2625) at Renaissance Coliseum or online at BradleyBraves.com.
Phillip Gilbert, Men's Basketball (2000-04) | East St. Louis, IL (East St. Louis H.S.)
A 6-foot-3 shooting guard from East St. Louis, Gilbert remains the ninth-leading scorer in Bradley Basketball history with 1,689 career points, the most by any Brave in the quarter century between Hersey Hawkins and Walt Lemon, Jr. Boasting a career scoring average of 15.4 points per game, Gilbert led the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring with 18.9 points per game as a junior in 2002-03. He is one of 10, three-time All-MVC selections in Bradley Basketball history, earning first-team honors in 2003, second-team notice in 2002 and honorable mention in 2004, despite missing more than half of the conference schedule that season with a broken foot.
Gilbert, who remains fourth in program history with 233 career 3-pointers, went on to play professionally in Germany, France and New Zealand and he now serves as the varsity boys basketball head coach at East St. Louis High School.
Julie Jehle Barnett, Softball (1993-96) | Pontiac, IL (Pontiac H.S.)
Jehle is one of three players in Bradley Softball history to earn All-Missouri Valley Conference honors three times. The slugging catcher was a first-team selection in 1995 and earned second-team All-MVC notice in 1994 and 1996. A 1995 Academic All-American, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, Jehle also is the only three-time MVC Scholar-Athlete in Bradley Softball history.
When Jehle graduated in 1996, she ranked fourth in program history with 169 career hits, third with 119 runs batted in, second with 28 doubles and tied for first with 13 career home runs. She also set the program record with 69 career walks and held the mark until 2014. Jehle still ranks second in slugging percentage (.498) and third in on-base percentage (.407) in Bradley Softball history.
Jehle helped the Braves to the winningest season by percentage (33-8, .805, in 1994) and second-winningest season by victories (35 in 1995) in program history. She led the team with a .389 batting average in 1995 and in RBI's in both 1993 (30) and 1995 (35), setting the single-season school record in 1995.
Hamid Mehreioskouei, Soccer (1999-2002) | Schaumburg, IL (Schaumburg H.S.)
Mehreioskouei is one of nine All-Americans in Bradley Soccer history, earning honorable mention recognition from College Soccer Online in 2000, and he helped the Braves to the first two NCAA Tournament appearances (2000 and 2002) in the program's history. Mehreioskouei still owns the school record for consecutive games scoring at least one point (goal or assist) at 10 straight games from Sept. 23-Oct. 22, 2000 and he remains second only to Gavin Glinton in school history with 84 career points on 28 goals and 28 assists.
A two-time NSCAA All-Midwest Region and two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection, Mehreioskouei earned first-team recognition at both levels in 2000 and second-team notice in 2001. He set Bradley's single-season record with 13 assists in 2000 and held the record until 2013. He also was a two-time MVC Scholar-Athlete, earning first-team honors in 2001 and honorable mention in 2002.
Following his senior season, Mehreioskouei was selected in the fourth round of the 2003 Major League Soccer SuperDraft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. He is currently the boys soccer varsity head coach at his high school alma mater, Schaumburg High School, and he has coached the team to two IHSA 3A sectional titles.
Jenna Passman Regan, Volleyball (2000-03) | Westfield, IL (Westfield H.S.)
A two-time, first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection, Passman was the 2004 recipient of the Bradley University Charles Orsborn Award. After earning second-team All-MVC honors in 2001, Passman was a first-team selection in 2002 and 2003, making her one of six players in Bradley history to twice be selected to the first team and one of five Braves to earn first- or second-team All-MVC honors three times. Passman also remains one of three Bradley players to be selected a three-time MVC Scholar-Athlete first-teamer and she was a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-District V pick in 2002.
A 6-foot middle blocker, Passman still owns the single-season school record for block assists (152) and total blocks (171), both set during the 2001 season when the Braves finished 24-8 overall and third in The Valley with a 14-4 league record. Passman also set the single-season record for attack percentage (.337) in 2001, broke the record in 2002 (.343) and held the mark for 10 seasons until Rachel Jones hit at a .344 clip in 2013. Passman still owns the school record with a .317 career attack percentage, 51 points better than the second-best mark in program history, and her 3.94 blocks per match played remain the best in program history.
Passman is married to former Bradley Soccer star Tim Regan, who was inducted into the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
