GAME 8, DEC. 3, 2006 BRADLEY BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications 1501 W. Bradley Avenue, Haussler Hall, Peoria, IL 61625 O: (309) 677-2624 • C: (309) 256-4302 • F: (309) 677-2626 BRADLEY BRAVES [email protected] • www.bubraves.com 2006-07 BRADLEY SCHEDULE SETTING THE SCENE PRESEASON EXHIBITIONS Date: Sun., Dec. 3, 2006 Date Opponent W/L Score Tipoff: 12:05 p.m. (EST) O 27 Red-White Scrimmage (RFH) Red 41-40 Location: East Lansing, Mich. N 1 Winona State (RFH) W 90-77 Arena: Breslin Center N 4 Northwest Missouri State W 87-59 Arena Capacity: 14,759 Television: ESPN+ REGULAR-SEASON Radio: WMBD AM 1470 Date Opponent W/L Score BRADLEY MICHIGAN STATE (www.wmbdradio.com) N 11 DePaul (WEEK) W 78-58 BRAVES SPARTANS Video Stream: None N 15 SIU-Edwardsville W 74-58 5-2, 0-0 Missouri Valley 6-2, 0-0 Big Ten Big Ten Take Two: Chicago Invitational Challenge1 • Bradley will try to halt its two- N 19 Illinois-Chicago W 81-72 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH game losing streak Sunday in its N 21 Florida A&M W 107-75 Jim Les (Bradley ‘86) Tom Izzo (N. Michigan ‘77) second game against a Big Ten N 24 vs. Rutgers W 101-72 5th year at BU: 67-62 12th year at MSU: 261-111 Conference member in eight days. N 25 vs. Illinois L 71-75 5th year overall: Same 12th year overall: Same • After a 5-0 start, Bradley’s N 29 at Tennessee Tech L 84-86 current two-game skid started with PROBABLE STARTERS PROBABLE STARTERS a 75-71 loss to Illinois in the Date Opponent Time Point Guard Point Guard championship game of the D 3 at Michigan State (ESPN+) 11:00 am 20 • Daniel Ruffin • 5-10 • Jr. 5 • Travis Walton • 6-2 • So. Chicago Invitational Challenge D 5 Wright State 7:05 pm 11.8 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 5.0 apg 6.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4.6 apg Nov. 25 at the new Sears Centre Mediacom Cyclone Capital Classic2 Combo Guard Shooting Guard in Hoffman Estates, Ill. D 16 vs. Iowa State (ESPN2) 2:05 pm 4 • Will Franklin • 6-0 • Sr. 11 • Drew Neitzel • 6-0 • Jr. • The Braves are coming off an D 19 Loyola-Chicago 7:05 pm 13.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 6.0 apg 17.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.5 apg 86-84 loss to Tennessee Tech D 23 Southern Miss 7:05 pm Third Guard Small Forward Wednesday night in Cookeville, D 27 *at UNI (ESPN2) 8:05 pm 10 • J.J. Tauai • 6-3 • Sr. 2 • Raymar Morgan • 6-7 • Fr. Tenn. D 30 *Evansville 7:05 pm 9.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.9 apg 10.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.0 apg • Sunday’s game features two J 2 *Missouri State (Mediacom) 7:05 pm Fourth Guard Power Forward of the top 3-point shooters in the J 4 *at Wichita State 7:05 pm 14 • Jeremy Crouch • 6-5 • Jr. 41 • Marquise Gray • 6-8 • So. nation in the early going this year: J 6 *at Drake (WTVP) 7:05 pm 17.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.0 apg 4.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, .368 FG% Bradley junior guard Jeremy J 10 *Southern Illinois (WSIU/WTVP) 7:05 pm Center Center Crouch (26 3-pointers, .644 J 13 *at Indiana State (WEEK) 6:05 pm 21 • Zach Andrews • 6-8 • Sr. 00 • Idong Ibok • 6-11 • So. 3FG%) and Michigan State junior J 18 *at Creighton (NETV) 7:05 pm 14.6 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 0.7 bpg 0.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.6 bpg guard Drew Neitzel (23, .426). J 20 *Wichita State (WTVP) 7:05 pm J 24 *Illinois State (WEEK) 7:35 pm BIG TEN TAKE TWO J 27 *at Missouri State 7:05 pm • Bradley is playing its second game against a Big 10 Conference school in the last eight days, beginning with a 75- J 31 *Creighton (FSN/Comcast) 7:35 pm 71 loss to Illinois Nov. 25 in the championship game of the Chicago Invitational Challenge at the Sears Center in F 3 *at Illinois State (WMBD) 7:05 pm Hoffman Estates, Ill. F 7 *at Southern Illinois (FSN/Comcast) 7:35 pm • Bradley has not played two Big Ten schools in the same season since playing three consecutive games at Michigan, F 10 *Drake (WEEK) 2:05 pm versus Illinois at the United Center and at home versus Penn State Dec. 2-12, 1998. F 14 *at Evansville 7:05 pm • The Braves are 22-49 all-time versus the Big Ten’s current 11-team membership, including a 7-29 road record. F 17 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA • Bradley has dropped 10 straight road games versus the Big Ten, dating back to a 62-58 win Dec. 1, 1960 at F 20 *UNI 7:05 pm Minnesota. F 24 *Indiana State (MVC Wildcard) 7:05 pm State Farm MVC Tournament3 BRADLEY-MICHIGAN STATE SERIES M 1 Session I -- First Round 6:05 pm • Bradley and Michigan State have met only once before, an 89-87 Spartans victory Dec. 19, 1969 in the first round M 2 Session II -- Quarterfinals (FSN/Comcast) 12:05 pm of the Utah Classic in Salt Lake City. Session III -- Quarterfinals (FSN/Comcast) 6:05 pm • Bradley is not making its first appearance at the Breslin Center, however, as the Braves split its two games in the 2000 M 3 Session IV -- Semifinals (FSN/Comcast) 1:35 pm Spartan Coca-Cola Classic, losing to Eastern Washington (62-56) in the first round before bouncing back for a 72-69 M 4 Session V -- Championship (CBS) 1:05 pm win against Cornell in the third-place game. All times CST and subject to change TRYING TO STOP THE SLIDE Home games in Bold and played at the Peoria Civic • Bradley has dropped two straight games heading into Sunday’s contest at Michigan State and the Braves will be Center Carver Arena unless otherwise noted trying to avoid their first three-game slide since Jan. 5-11, 2006. • The Braves responded to the third loss in that slide, an 86-76 home defeat against Wichita State, by winning 10 of RFH Robertson Memorial Fieldhouse their last 13 regular-season games and playing their way into the 2006 NCAA Tournament field. 1 Final two games played at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill. FOUR STRAIGHT WINS IN MICHIGAN 2 Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa • Bradley has won four straight games in the state of Michigan, most recently dumping #12 Kansas (77-73) and #16 * Missouri Valley Conference games Pittsburgh (72-66) in the first two rounds of the 2006 NCAA Tournament at the Palace of Auburn Hills. 3 Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. • The four-game Michigan winning streak also includes a 71-65 victory Dec. 3, 2003 at Central Michigan and the 72- 69 victory versus Cornell Nov. 25, 2000 in the third-place game of the Spartan Coca-Cola Classic at Michigan State. www.bubraves.com 2006-07 Bradley Braves Basketball GAME 8, DEC. 3, 2006 THE BRADLEY BRAVES • 2 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Dec. 3 Dec. 4 Dec. 5 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 at Michigan State Practice vs. Wright State Practice Practice Practice Practice East Lansing, Mich. Ask SID Carver Arena Ask SID Ask SID Ask SID Ask SID 11:05 a.m. (CST) 7:05 p.m. ESPN+ Press Conference 3 p.m. MVC Teleconference Robertson F.H. 10-11 a.m. (913) 981-5509 BRADLEY MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF 2006-07 BRADLEY NUMERICAL ROSTER Bobby Parker Associate AD/Communications No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt Hometown Primary Men’s Basketball Contact 1 Saihou Jassey RS Fr. F 6-6 205 Banjul, Gambia/Rose Hill Christian H.S. (Ky.) Office Phone . (309) 677-2624 2 Ray Brown So. G 6-6 213 Richfield (Minn.) H.S. Mobile Phone . (309) 256-4302 4 Will Franklin3 Sr. G 6-0 185 Houston (Texas) Alief Hastings H.S. Email . [email protected] 5 Ryan Phillips Fr. G 6-3 198 Peoria (Ill.) Richwoods H.S. Jim Rea . Assistant Sports Information Director 10 J.J. Tauai Sr. G 6-3 221 Verona (Mo.) H.S. Office Phone . (309) 677-3869 14 Jeremy Crouch Jr. G 6-5 211 Pekin (Ill.) Community H.S. Mobile Phone . (309) 256-4379 20 Daniel Ruffin So. G 5-10 160 Peoria (Ill.) H.S. Email . [email protected] 21 Zach Andrews2 Sr. F 6-8 228 Rancho Cordova (Calif.) Cordova H.S. Ryan O’Hara . Sports Information Intern 22 Matt Salley3 Jr. F 6-7 220 Charlotte (N.C.) North Mecklenburg H.S. Office Phone . (309) 677-3788 23 Jeremy Fears4 Jr. G 6-4 184 Joliet (Ill.) Township H.S. Mobile Phone . (309) 657-6098 24 Andrew Warren Fr. G 6-5 194 Indianapolis (Ind.) Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School Email . [email protected] 32 Danny Adams Sr. G 6-4 218 Metamora (Ill.) Community H.S. SID Fax . (309) 677-2626 50 Brian Lavin So. G 6-0 168 Peoria (Ill.) Notre Dame H.S. Official Athletics Website . www.bubraves.com 54 Sam Singh So. C 6-9 266 Ozark (Mo.) H.S. 1 Franklin transferred to Bradley from Kilgore (Texas) College Mailing Address 2 Andrews transferred to Bradley from Yuba (Calif.) College Bradley University Sports Information 3 Salley transferred to Bradley from Monroe (N.Y.) College Haussler Hall 4 Fears transferred to Bradley from Ohio University and will sit out the 2006-07 season as a NCAA Division I transfer 1501 W.