PEORIA — The Bradley Braves are expected to be a top contender for a Missouri Valley Conference title, and on Friday they learned what that path will look like in the 2024-25 season.

The conference released game dates, completing Bradley's 2024-25 schedule. BU's sneak-peek Valley opener is Dec. 3 at Southern Illinois. Its other early conference game is a Valley home opener Dec. 29 against Valparaiso at Carver Arena.

Bradley will play a home-and-home series with nine of its 11 MVC opponents. The remaining two will be single-game series as BU hosts Missouri State and travels to Evansville.

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Here is the complete Bradley basketball 31-game schedule:

Bradley basketball schedule 2024-25

Oct. 12: Red-White Showcase, Renaissance Coliseum, 11 a.m.

Oct. 30: Millikin (exhibition), Carver Arena.

Nov. 4: Southeast Missouri State University, Carver Arena.

Nov. 8: at Washington State.

Nov. 12: Texas-San Antonio, Carver Arena

Nov. 16: Northern Illinois, Carver Arena.

Nov. 21-24: 2024 Myrtle Beach Invitational, at Conway, S.C. (vs Texas State, then Princeton/Wright State).

Nov. 29: Judson, Carver Arena

Dec. 14: vs Santa Clara, at the Jack Jones Classic, Henderson, Nev.

Dec. 17: San Francisco, Carver Arena.

Dec. 21: Canisius, Carver Arena.

Dec. 3: at Southern Illinois, Banterra Center. BU 23-point comeback their largest in school history.

Dec. 29: Valparaiso, Carver Arena.

Jan. 1: at Indiana State, Hulman Center.

Jan. 4: Missouri State, Carver Arena.

Jan. 8: Drake, Carver Arena.

Jan. 11: at UIC, Credit Union 1 Arena.

Jan. 15: Indiana State, Carver Arena.

Jan. 18: at Murray State, Racer Arena.

Jan. 21: at Belmont, Curb Event Center.

Jan. 25: Illinois State, Carver Arena.

Jan. 29: UIC, Carver Arena.

Feb. 2: at Northern Iowa, McLeod Center.

Feb. 5: Belmont, Carver Arena.

Feb. 8: at Evansville, Ford Center.

Feb. 12: Southern Illinois, Carver Arena.

Feb. 16: at Drake, Knapp Center.

Feb. 19: at Illinois State, CEFCU Arena.

Feb. 22: Murray State, Carver Arena.

Feb. 26: at Valparaiso, the ARC.

March 2: Northern Iowa, Carver Arena.

Missouri Valley Conference tournament: March 6-10, Enterprise Center, St. Louis.

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 X.com @icetimecleve.

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