Men’s basketball makes assistant coaching hires official
Bradley athletics announced the hiring of three men’s basketball administrators.
Drew Adams, Jimmie Foster and Rick Karius were hired on Monday to serve as the two assistant coaches and Director of Basketball Operations, respectively.
“Drew, Jimmie and Rick all have different personalities, as well as strengths and weaknesses,” Bradley basketball head coach Brian Wardle said in a press release. “[That] will provide a good balance and create a healthy environment for our student-athletes.”
Adams comes from New Mexico, while Foster and Karius both follow Wardle from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
With the hiring of Adams, Foster and Karius, one more assistant coaching position remains open on Wardle’s staff.
COM 460 class hosting “Bradley Night” at Dozer Park
The Peoria Chiefs, in collaboration with Bradley’s sports publicity and promotion class, will host a “Bradley Night” at Dozer Park on April 23.
All students, staff and alumni are invited to come to the game, which starts at 7 p.m., but also includes a pregame tailgate at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets for the game cost $5, however tickets can be discounted to $3 with a Bradley student I.D.
Along with the game, the class has in-game promotions, entertainment and contests planned for every inning. Those in attendance can dance with either Kaboom! or Homer, the Chief’s mascot, or attempt to stump a Bradley professor for a Bradley campus gift card.
Following the Chiefs game, those who are of age can use their Chiefs ticket to receive free admission into the Country Club bar, located on Farmington Road.
Bradley soccer kicking spring schedule into high gear
The Bradley men’s soccer team returns to action in Peoria this weekend, as part of their spring exhibition schedule.
Marquette University will come to town to take on the Braves at 5 p.m. April 18, which would finish the first half of the Braves spring schedule.
Prior to this weekend’s match against the Golden Eagles, Bradley played two other exhibition games against Indy11, which is a professional soccer team of the North American Soccer League, and Creighton University, losing both matches 5-0 and 3-1, respectively.
The Braves will finish off their exhibition schedule at Shea Stadium, facing off against University of Illinois-Chicago on April 25 and Western Illinois on May 1.
