Bradley Athletics 2015-16 Annual Report

[tornado]

I love the transparency and accountability - thank you Dr. Reynolds...

here's the full report on all aspects of the Bradley Athletics Dept., 2015-16

http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/bradley.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/10/Annual_Report_1516_Final.pdf?path=general

for those who may not want to click or read...
it is a recap of the timeline, the various sports & coaches, including the hires...

and the highlights include the tremendous academics and improvement in GPA,
the tremendous success of the first year of BU basketball under Dr. Reynolds & Coach Wardle from the enormous success of the Tradition Banquet to the big increase in fan interest despite an off year.

Record breaking success in the classroom.
Multiple conference & NATIONAL academic honors as well as team achievements
Athletic success, including the best ALL SPORTS finish ever & the best for all private schools

and get this...for the first time since 2009 the Braves Scholarship Society is UP...
The BSS is the HIGHEST giving category in the Braves Club, the Braves Scholarship Society - a group of dedicated donors who have accounted for as much as $1 to $2 million annually for Bradley Athletics...
... is up by 12-15% headed into 2016-17, for the first increase since KK was run off.....

Also - the fundraisers - the golf outings, auction and Chicagoland outing all brought in substantially increased revenue with the revenue increase up by 38%

[PhiAlphaBoy]

and get this...for the first time since 2009 the Braves Scholarship Society is UP...
The BSS is the HIGHEST giving category in the Braves Club, the Braves Scholarship Society - a group of dedicated donors who have accounted for as much as $1 to $2 million annually for Bradley Athletics...
... is up by 12-15% headed into 2016-17, for the first increase since KK was run off.....

Not to get too personal but were they able to convince THE Bradleyfans to rejoin?

[Da Coach]

Not entirely sure who that means, though I have a guess. But no, though the creators of this board are still big donors and have been for about 40 years now, they are not currently members of the BSS ($20K per year commitment for 5 years).

However, that could change.

Let me point out that many of the biggest donors in Bradley's recent history left the BSS and gave up long-held season tickets due to "shenanigans" by the previous administration. Thankfully, this administration is far more fan and donor friendly, IMO.