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Better than ever - should be a huge success...
tickets will be available at door as always
tickets will be available at door as always
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As always, the Itoo Spaghetti Supper event was awesome..
fully 150 or more people there waiting outside at 5:00pm - a half an hour before doors opened! Then a packed house with most everyone staying right to the end of the program of player intros...
A few new tidbits were heard - including some talk of one of the top Aussie young players also is interested in Bradley as part of a future recruiting class... more on that later..
Next up, the Red-White scrimmage on Sunday, Oct. 23.
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Good time tonight...sat with Alex Foster and Koch Barr. Koch said he was freezing this morning .....I said it will get a lot colder and he has never seen snow, very happy so far on the Hilltop!Comment
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I hope there were more than just 150 people there.Originally posted by tornado View Post
Doesn't the Itoo Hall hold over 1000 for capacity? 
The True Gentleman is the man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, and whose self-control is equal to all emergencies... - John Walter WaylandComment
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The 150 number was the people waiting to get in at the start....
there were prob in the range of 500 altogether, even Dave Reynolds states the 500 figure...
but I am not sure 1000 would fit in the hall all at the same time.
it'll take more time to build back up to the kind of crowds we used to have, but certainly the enthusiasm is way back up..Comment
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Don't forget, the previous AD decided the program under their failed model did not need preseason events like the Itoo Hall Spaghetti Supper.Originally posted by tornado View Post
It was eliminated for several years, as were almost all other Bradley fan events. When you combine the kind of anti-fan mentality that our previous administration had, along with the terrible scheduling they gave the fans and tried to sell as a "great schedule", and along with massive failures on the court like-
>>86 losses in 4 years, which is 19 more losses than in any previous 4 year period under any previous coach in Bradley's 113 year history!
>> Winning percentage of 0.348 (46-86)- by far the worst winning percentage of any coach in Bradley history (for coaches who coached more than 1 season)
>> 2 dead last place conference finishes in 4 years under Geno Ford, including a dead last place finish in year 4 (with an MVC record of 3-15 in year 4!) and an unprecedented string of all 4 seasons landing in the Thursday play-in games.
BTW, here is a surprising fact- no other coach in Bradley history ever finished alone in last place in the MVC even a single time, or ever had 4 play-in finishes, let alone 4 in a row!
>>The only Bradley coach who never recruited a single player who ever received a single 1st team, 2nd team, or Honorable Mention All Conference award in their entire careers! (Donte Thomas is the lone remaining Geno recruit with a chance)
>> Not to mention unheard-of drops in season ticket sales, attendance, donations, BSS and Braves Club membership, general fan support and much more.
To me it is a miracle there are any fans left in the wake of that damage and it is a testament to the loyalty and perseverance of the great Bradley fans!Comment
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well, even worse, it was Michael Cross 100% who phased out the Itoo Supper & cancelled other preseason events, and yet in a writeup in the PJS they falsely BLAMED the whole thing on Ken Kavanagh.
Kavanagh himself heard about it and contacted the PJS and asked for a retraction and to set the record straight.
Just coincidentally, as he has stated multiple times before - Dr. Chris Reynolds said again last night
that the single thing he heard the most when he was hired as AD was the desire by Bradley fans to have the pre-season Itoo Supper brought back, and one of the first moves Dr. Reynolds made in 2015 was to announce it would be brought back.Comment
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Was Kirk Wessler at the Itoo?We miss you Coach BuescherComment
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Good question. I did not see him there (on Oct. 13) but I did see Dave Reynolds.
Dave Reynolds did tweet once to mention the Itoo Supper but just to link to his column in the PJS
It has a little info about Koch Bar & Alex Foster - LINKComment
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From Bradley Basketball on Twitter-
With 25 days until the season opener, meet No. 25 on the Braves roster -- freshman Nate Kennell
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a few facts on Nate KennellOriginally posted by Da Coach View Post
-he is a cousin of the Cubs' and Eureka's Ben Zobrist
-He is also a cousin of former Bradley Brave Aaron Zobrist
-Nate committed to Bradley on July 14, 2015 - long before Coach Wardle had ever coached a single game at Bradley - & Nate didn't wait long to accept the Bradley offer
-Nate also had offers from NIU, Siena & UIC and interest from other schools
-Nate's older brother Joe played NCAA basketball for North Central College (DIII)
-They may have never heard of Metamora, but Nate helped his Redbirds knock off a few of the best teams in Mississippi
-Nate was the 2015 Player of the Year per the PJStar - LINK
-Nate played AAU for the successful Illinois Wolves - showing that Coach Wardle has re-established Bradley as a legitimate recruiter among the top AAU programs in all of Illinois. (Former Wolves include NBAers Frank Kaminsky, Chasson Randle, Evan Turner, and many other top players, including Sam Maniscalco)Comment
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short video of Nate Kennell "on fire from beyond the arc"...Originally posted by tornado View Post
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Here's a few facts on newcomer Jojo McGlaston
- Joseph Demar Khalil McGlaston was born in Oakland and has 7 brothers & sisters
He will wear #24
-did not play last year, redshirted at Diablo Valley - and has two years of eligibility left but is already a 4th year college student and will likely be able to get his degree in one more year.
-Jojo was quite a scorer in high school. He avg 22 ppg (plus 8 rpg & 4 apg) as a senior but occasionally went off for 35-40
-Jojo was 6-2 and 170 pounds going into his senior season of high school but grew a bunch after that and is now 6-5 and 205 lb.
-Jojo - like Zach Andrews & Walt Lemon - has made NATIONAL headlines for his spectacular dunks!
-Jojo is not known as a 3-pt shooter but it is in his arsenal...
In his two seasons at Utah State he went 30-84, 36%,
which is BETTER than any player Bradley has had since Andrew Warren's 39% in 2010-11, six seasons ago!Comment
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Here's a few facts on newcomer Jerome Merritt
Athletic 6-5, 210 lb G/F whose nickname is "The Drone" for his ability to just hover and hang in mid-air
Jerome had a few offers up thru early April, 2016 - INCLUDING interest from ISU who were trying to get him to visit there, but he was undecided at that point.
Then he was spotted by our staff and invited to visit Bradley - which he did on April 17, 2016.
He loved Bradley so much that he committed on the spot & signed his Letter of Intent almost instantly.
He played varsity all four years in high school - even averaged 17 ppg/7 rpg as a freshman! Jerome also excelled at football & soccer in high school.
Who knows - some day he might become yet another BU recruit who plays in the NFL if not the NBA.
Played his junior season for Fivay HS in Hudson, FL
Averaged over 27 ppg, 13 rpg as a junior and scored 56 in a Dec. 8, 2014, 90-89 win over an archrival opponent
Played his senior season with nationally known prep powerhouse Oldsmar Christian HS scoring 13 ppg, 8 rpg
Known for his awesome dunks - he first dunked in 7th grade!
He also put on a dunking display for some BU campers - leaping over 7-footer Koch Bar!
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