Bradley Braves basketball
Bradley Braves basketball history
Bradley University (Peoria, IL)
Carver Arena
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)
Current head coach: Brian Wardle (2015-)
- Assoc. HC: Mike Bargen (2015-)
- Assoc. HC: Jimmie Foster (2015-)
- Asst: Mike Black (2021-)
- Special Asst. to the HC: Pat Althoff (2022-)
- DPD: Darrell Brown Jr. (2023-)
- DBO: Chris Braun (2012-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1950, 1954)
- Final Four Appearances: 2 (1950, 1954)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 4 (1950, 1954, 1955, 2006)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 9 (1950, 1954, 1955, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1996, 2006, 2019)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 11-9
- NIT Championships: 4 (1957, 1960, 1964, 1982)
- NIT Appearances: 23 (1938, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2023, 2024)
- NIT Overall Record: 26-20
- CBI Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 2008)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2008)
- CBI Overall Record: 4-2
- CIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 2009)
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2009, 2013)
- CIT Overall Record: 5-2
- NCIT Appearances: 1 (1974)
- NCIT Overall Record: 1-1
Conference Titles (Missouri Valley):
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Championships: 8 (1950, 1962, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1996, 2023)
- Missouri Valley Tournament Championships: 4 (1980, 1988, 2019, 2020)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 1 (Hersey Hawkins, 1988)
- AP Player of the Year: 1 (Hersey Hawkins, 1988)
- Sporting News Player of the Year: 1 (Hersey Hawkins, 1988)
- AP All-Americans: 6 (last = Hersey Hawkins, 1988)
- Missouri Valley Player of the Year: 6 (last = Anthony Parker, 1996)
Bradley head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Brian Wardle | 2015-Pres | 158-138 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Geno Ford | 2011-15 | 46-86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Les | 2002-11 | 154-140 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Molinari | 1991-2002 | 174-152 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stan Albeck | 1986-91 | 75-71 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Versace | 1978-86 | 156-88 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Stowell | 1965-78 | 197-147 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Orsborn | 1956-65 | 194-56 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Vanatta | 1954-56 | 22-33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forddy Anderson | 1948-54 | 142-56 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alfred J. Robertson | 1920-48 | 316-187 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Allen | 1919-20 | 2-4 | – | – | – |
| Fred Brown | 1909-18, 19-20 | 91-65 | – | – | – |
| Harold Olsen | 1918-19 | 6-9 | – | – | – |
| no coach | 1902-09 | 36-33 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
