The Bradley men's basketball team released one of its most competitive non-conference schedules in years on Wednesday, announced by head coach Brian Wardle. Nearly half of the 11-game non-conference slate is against perennial contenders that have played in at least one of the last two NCAA Tournaments – including a pair of top-10 SEC schools – with additional highlights including six home games and a return trip to the Cancun Challenge.
Overall, the Braves are slated to face as many as five programs that advanced to the national tournament in either 2021 or 2022, with their three contests against schools from the most recent NCAA field marking their most in a non-conference campaign since 2015-16.