Get a burger on Bradley as men's basketball season ticket sales open for 2022
PEORIA — The Bradley Braves men's basketball program is ready to take on new season ticket holders for the 2022-23 season.
The team's annual renewal period ends Wednesday, paving the way for new sales to begin that same day with a pop-up event at Lou's Drive-In and then in full swing on Thursday.
Fans heading to Lou's Drive-In (4229 N. Knoxville Ave.) from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday will get first chance at seat locations. Fans who make a season ticket purchase of at least $150 will get a complimentary burger from Lou's, courtesy of Bradley Athletics.
Bradley has created a new price structure for season tickets, with eight price points. There are season tickets for all budgets, ranging from $75 (with no seat maintenance fee) and rising up to sideline courtside seats that run $1,000 plus a $2,500 seat maintenance fee.
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The Braves have a new arena seating graphic, with a chart of ticket costs by location, with seat maintenance fees included and other ticket information.
The 17-game home schedule starts with an exhibition outing against Illinois Wesleyan on Nov. 2 at Carver Arena.The toughest non-conference schedule in head coach Brian Wardle's era at BU's helm follows, ahead of a Missouri Valley Conference 20-game slate. The latter is expected to be announced next month.
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New season tickets can be purchased through the Bradley Athletics ticket office from 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning Thursday.
Season-ticket requests also may be made online. Additional “pop up” sales events around the area will be announced throughout the month of September.
Bradley jackpot at $24,000
Bradley has launched a "Catch Kaboom! Raffle" in the style of a progressive Queen of Hearts contest.
The current jackpot is over $24,000 after 41 of 52 drawings. The overall winner takes home half. Weekly winners take home 1% of the pot (now around $240) and there is still a $1,000 bonus card undiscovered.
Drawing No. 42 is Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for as little as $5 through the Catch Kaboom! site.
Money raised from the raffle supports the Braves Club and Bradley Athletics.
Bravely Speaking
Individual game and mini-plan tickets for Bradley men's basketball will go on sale in October. … A limited number of seats remain to travel with the Braves to the 2022 Cancun Challenge. Season-ticket holders get first priority.
Catch Kaboom! Raffle
Queen of Hearts-style progressive raffle
Current jackpot is over $24k with the winner taking home half. Weekly winners take home 1% of the pot (roughly $240 right now). There is still a $1,000 bonus card that hasn't been found as well.
Visit www.catchkaboom.com to purchase your tickets
Draw #42 is Wednesday 8/31/22 at 8:30pm CT
Odds are growing each week as only 11 cards remain!
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 deminian@pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @icetimecleve.
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