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PEORIA -- Last spring and summer, when a coaching change and other factors caused nine players with eligibility left to depart the Bradley men’s basketball program, Donte Thomas did not join the crowd.
“I saw it as an opportunity to step up,” said Thomas. “I knew if I stayed, I’d be a big factor. Plus my mom can come see me play every (home) game.