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Bradley joins high-powered tournament field next year at Fort Myers

Bradley will join three Power 5 conference teams at Fort Myers, Fla., in its Thanksgiving week men’s basketball tournament next year.

The second annual Fort Myers Tip-Off will include Kansas State, Northwestern, Pittsburgh and the Braves, according to a Wednesday announcement by tournament officials.

“The beautiful shores of Southwest Florida have provided an unbelievable backdrop for the competitive basketball that we’ve witnessed this week during the inaugural Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans Fort Myers Tip-Off,” said Drew Russell, Intersport’s executive vice president of sports properties and media assets, in a statement. “We are thrilled to welcome these four elite men’s college basketball teams and their fans to Fort Myers next November.