Bradley University Athletics

Braves Earn Invitation to 2019 Fort Myers Tip-Off

Men's Basketball 11/21/2018 8:00:00 AM

The Bradley men's basketball team will be joined by three Power 5 programs at the second-annual Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans Fort Myers Tip-Off, announced by the tournament on Wednesday. Bradley, Kansas State, Northwestern and Pittsburgh will battle it out next November for the title in Fort Myers, Florida.

"The beautiful shores of Southwest Florida have provided an unbelievable backdrop for the competitive basketball that we've witnessed this week during the inaugural Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans Fort Myers Tip-Off," said Drew Russell, Intersport's Executive Vice President of Sports Properties and Media Assets. "We are thrilled to welcome these four elite men's college basketball teams and their fans to Fort Myers next November."

Bradley has played at least five games against each of the other schools but only twice this century. The Braves own a 2-3 record against Kansas State of the Big 12, are 1-8 versus the Big Ten's Northwestern and have won 5-of-6 contests versus Pittsburgh of the ACC, including the last matchup in the 2006 NCAA Tournament Round of 32.

The tournament will once again be staged at Suncoast Credit Union Arena, a $28 million state-of-the-art arena where Boston College, Loyola Chicago, Richmond and Wyoming have been competing this week in the inaugural Fort Myers Tip-Off. Game times and matchups for the 2019 tournament will be announced at a later date.

Fans can immediately begin planning to catch all the action at the 2019 Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans Fort Myers Tip-Off. Visit www.fortmyerstipoff.com to sign up for the latest updates regarding ticket presales and travel packages, good for access to all four games of the 2019 Tournament.

Bradley wraps up its 2018 regular-season tournament tonight, meeting Penn State in the Cancun Challenge championship game. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT and can be seen live on CBS Sports Network.

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