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OPENING TIPS
•  The youngest team in college basketball will play its first Missouri Valley Conference home game of the 2015-16 campaign Sunday afternoon when Bradley welcomes Wichita State to Carver Arena for a 1 p.m. tip.
•  Wichita State becomes the fourth 30-win team from 2014-15 on Bradley's schedule this season.
•  Bradley's 12-man active roster includes one senior, one sophomore and 10 freshmen, a group that has combined for 1,265 career points to date.
•  By comparison, the two-time defending MVC champion Shockers field an active roster that boasts 5,005 combined career points.
•  Sunday's game will be the last opportunity to purchase tickets in Bradley's Marquee 3 multiple-game plan, which includes tickets to the Wichita State, Illinois State and any other game of the buyer's choice for the discounted rates of $16, $30 or $44, based on location.
•  Sunday's promotions include the return of the Barnyard Discoveries petting zoo to Kaboom's Korner, as well as the opportunity for fans to redeem Sunday's men's basketball game ticket for free admission to Sunday evening's women's basketball Valley opener versus Loyola Chicago at Renaissance Coliseum.

GAME DAY PROMOTIONS
Kaboom!'s Korner
•  Set up in the Peoria Civic Center's Great Hall lobby, Kaboom!'s Korner opens 90 minutes prior to each home game and provides family-friendly entertainment through halftime.
•  Each game will include the Basketball Jam Bounce House for the youngsters and a Kaboom! photo station, as well as a rotation of entertainment stations:
Jan. 3 vs. Wichita State: Petting zoo by Barnyard Discoveries

Halftime Entertainment
K9 Frisbee Dogs

Women's Basketball Free Admission
Sunday's Bradley-Wichita State men's basketball game ticket may be redeemed for free admission to Sunday evening's women's basketball Valley opener between Bradley and Loyola Chicago at Renaissance Coliseum.

District 150 Attendance Reward
Peoria's District 150 students with two of fewer absences during the Fall semester received vouchers redeemable for two free tickets to one of Bradley's next three home games: Jan. 3 (Wichita State), Jan. 6 (Southern Illinios) or Jan. 16 (Missouri State).

TICKET OPTIONS
Single-Game
$8 White, $14 Red, $20 Bronze, $55 Silver

Marquee 3 Package
Includes Jan. 3 (Wichita State), Jan. 20 (Illinois State) and one game of the buyer's choice for the price of the two games versus the Shockers and Redbirds.
$16 White, $30 Red, $44 Bronze

Pick 5 Plan
Choose any 5 home games for the price of four (price increases slightly if Wichita State or Illinois State are included).
$32-34 White, $56-60 Red, $80-90 Bronze

Bradley Athletics Ticket Office
Phone: (309) 677-2625
Email: BradleyTicketOffice@bradley.edu
Buy Online: TicketMaster.com

SERIES HISTORY
•  Sunday's game will be the 138th meeting in the all-time series, the second-most played series in Bradley Basketball history.
•  Bradley owns a 71-66 lead in the all-time series and the 71 win against Wichita State are second only to the 82 victories against Drake.
•  Despite the overall series advantage, Wichita State has had the upper hand of late by winning 11 straight versus the Braves since the start of the 2010-11 season.
•  The 11-game series drought is the longest for the Braves against any Valley rival and it is second only to a 15-game winless streak against DePaul from 1954-92 in Bradley Basketball history.
•  The Braves are 49-20 all-time at home against Wichita State, including 20-13 at Carver Arena, but the Shockers have won five straight in Peoria since Bradley's last series victory, a 75-73 decision Feb. 24, 2010.

THE ROCKFORD AUBURN CONNECTION
•  Sunday's game features two graduates of Rockford (IL) Auburn High School - Wichita State senior guard Fred VanVleet and Bradley freshman guard Antoine Pittman.
•  Pittman and VanVleet were high school teammates for the 2011-12 season.
•  VanVleet is considered among the top point guards in the country after leading Wichita State to the 2013 Final Four and an undefeated regular-season in 2013-14.
•  Pittman is Bradley's third-leading scorer at 8.0 points per game and has averaged 9.8 ppg since moving into the starting lineup eight games ago.
•  Pittman's numbers through his first 11 career games matchup favorably with those of his former high school teammate.
1st 11 Career Gms        MPG   PPG  RPG  APG
Antoine Pittman          24.6  8.0  1.9  1.2
Fred VanVleet (2012-13)  14.2  3.3  2.1  1.9

COMMON OPPONENT
• Bradley and Wichita State share one common non-conference opponent this season - Seton Hall (12-2 overall, 2-0 Big East).
• Although Bradley dropped a 67-59 decision to the Pirates in the second round of the Gildan Charleston Classic, the Braves were within 56-52 with 6:28 left in the game.
• Seton Hall rallied for an 80-76, overtime win at home against Wichita State Dec. 19.