(From Bradley University) - Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame announcer Dave Snell will participate in his 1000th Bradley Basketball radio broadcast on 1470 WMBD, all in succession, Saturday night when the Braves host #24 Creighton at Carver Arena.
Since making his debut as the Voice of the Braves Nov. 30, 1979 in Bradley's game against #2 Kentucky at the Great Alaska Shootout, Dave has provided the radio call for many of Bradley Basketball's memorable moments:
The 1982 NIT championship against Purdue at Madison Square Garden
Two Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championships Five MVC regular-season titles
What remains the last undefeated regular-season championship (16-0) in Valley history and the best single-season record (32-3) in Bradley Basketball history
The longest game in NCAA men's basketball history (seven overtimes against Cincinnati Dec. 21, 1981)
The final 48 men's basketball games in the history of Robertson Memorial Fieldhouse
The first 431 games in the history of Carver Arena
The first men's basketball game at Renaissance Coliseum
The greatest play in the first 20 years of Arch Madness history (Deon Jackson's 1996 shot to beat Missouri State in the MVC Tournament semifinals)
The longest, game-winning shot in college basketball postseason history (Chris Roberts' 75-footer at the buzzer to beat Oakland in the 2009 CIT)
He is the only broadcaster to call the championship game of three different college basketball postseason tournaments
The largest home crowd in Bradley Basketball history (11,597 on Dec. 4, 2007 versus #9 Michigan State)
All of Hersey Hawkins' MVC and Bradley career record 3,008 points, including the school and MVC record 63-point night Feb. 22, 1988 at Detroit.
Fans are invited to send a congratulatory note to Snell, or share their favorite Dave Snell moment, on the Bradley athletics website www.bradleybraves.com.
