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PEORIA — The Bradley Braves are moving closer to finalizing their schedule for the 2024-25 basketball season.
“We need about two more games to finish, but so do a lot of teams out there,” Bradley coach Brian Wardle said. “It’s a complicated process.”
The Missouri Valley Conference is requiring teams to schedule a minimum of four Quad 1 and Quad 2 nonconference games. That is part of the Valley’s drive to position itself for a second bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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Bradley adds in-state team to nonconference
Northern Illinois will be among Bradley’s nonconference opponents, coming in for a Nov. 16 game at Carver Arena. BU last saw Northern Illinois in a 66-63 victory at Peoria in 2010.
The Huskies were 11-20 overall last season and 5-20 in the MAC. They faced teams like Northern Iowa, Indiana State, Northwestern, Marquette and they beat Georgia State and DePaul.
Bradley in 2024 Myrtle Beach Invitational field
Bradley has also signed on to the field for the 2024 Myrtle Beach Invitational, according to bracketeer.org’s Rocco Miller. It runs Nov. 21, 22 and 24.
Bradley will be in a lineup with Middle Tennessee, Ohio, Portland, Princeton and South Florida. The final two teams — believed to be Wright State and Louisiana-Monroe — are finalizing their commitment to the tourney.
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Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men’s basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. He can be reached at 686-3206 or [email protected]. Follow him on X.com @icetimecleve.
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