List of Bradley Braves men's basketball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Bradley Braves men's college basketball team.[1]

Seasons

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
No coach (Independent) (1902–1909)
1902–03 No coach 5–2
1903–04 No coach 0–4
1904–05 No coach 5–4
1905–06 No coach 4–5
1906–07 No coach 7–6
1907–08 No coach 9–5
1908–09 No coach 6–7
Fred Brown (Independent) (1909–1918)
1909–10 Fred Brown 6–7
1910–11 Fred Brown 10–3
1911–12 Fred Brown 11–6
1912–13 Fred Brown 14–4
1913–14 Fred Brown 10–10
1914–15 Fred Brown 13–5
1915–16 Fred Brown 8–10
1916–17 Fred Brown 10–6
1917–18 Fred Brown 6–8
Fred Brown: 91–65 (.583)
Harold Olsen (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918–19 Harold Olsen 6–9
Harold Olsen: 6–9 (.400)
Bill Allen (Independent) (1919–1920)
1919–20 Bill Allen 5–10
Bill Allen: 5–10 (.333)
Alfred J. Robertson (Independent) (1920–1948)
1920–21 Alfred J. Robertson 7–9
1921–22 Alfred J. Robertson 12–6
1922–23 Alfred J. Robertson 14–5
1923–24 Alfred J. Robertson 11–10
1924–25 Alfred J. Robertson 11–10
1925–26 Alfred J. Robertson 15–4
1926–27 Alfred J. Robertson 7–8
1927–28 Alfred J. Robertson 14–5
1928–29 Alfred J. Robertson 8–8
1929–30 Alfred J. Robertson 13–4
1930–31 Alfred J. Robertson 10–9
1931–32 Alfred J. Robertson 7–10
1932–33 Alfred J. Robertson 8–5
1933–34 Alfred J. Robertson 3–14
1934–35 Alfred J. Robertson 1–13
1935–36 Alfred J. Robertson 6–10
1936–37 Alfred J. Robertson 15–4
1937–38 Alfred J. Robertson 18–2 NIT Quarterfinal
1938–39 Alfred J. Robertson 19–3 NIT Third Place
1939–40 Alfred J. Robertson 14–6
1940–41 Alfred J. Robertson 16–6
1941–42 Alfred J. Robertson 15–5
1942–43 Alfred J. Robertson 8–11
1943–44 *** No Basketball due to World War II ***
1944–45 *** No Basketball due to World War II ***
1946–47 Alfred J. Robertson 25–7 NIT Quarterfinal
1947–48 Alfred J. Robertson 28–3
Alfred J. Robertson: 316–187 (.628)
Forrest "Forddy" Anderson (Missouri Valley Conference) (1948–1951)
1948–49 Forddy Anderson 27–8 6–4 3rd NIT Fourth Place
1949–50 Forddy Anderson 32–5 11–1 1st NCAA Runner-up
NIT Runner-up
1950–51 Forddy Anderson 32–6 11–3 T–2nd National Campus Tournament Runner-up
Forddy Anderson (Independent) (1951–1954)
1951–52 Forddy Anderson 17–12
1952–53 Forddy Anderson 15–12
1953–54 Forddy Anderson 19–13 NCAA Runner-up
Forddy Anderson: 142–56 (.717) 25–8
Bob Vanatta (Independent) (1954–1956)
1954–55 Bob Vanatta 9–20 NCAA Elite Eight
1955–56 Bob Vanatta 13–13 3–9 T–6th
Bob Vanatta: 22–33 (.400) 3–9
Chuck Orsborn (Missouri Valley Conference) (1956–1965)
1956–57 Chuck Orsborn 22–7 9–5 2nd NIT Champion
1957–58 Chuck Orsborn 20–7 12–2 2nd NIT first round
1958–59 Chuck Orsborn 25–4 12–2 2nd NIT Runner-up
1959–60 Chuck Orsborn 27–2 12–2 2nd NIT Champion
1960–61 Chuck Orsborn 21–5 9–3 2nd
1961–62 Chuck Orsborn 21–7 10–2 T–1st NIT first round
1962–63 Chuck Orsborn 17–9 6–6 T–3rd
1963–64 Chuck Orsborn 23–6 7–5 3rd NIT Champion
1964–65 Chuck Orsborn 18–9 9–5 T–2nd NIT first round
Chuck Orsborn: 194–56 (.776) 86–32
Joe Stowell (Missouri Valley Conference) (1965–1978)
1965–66 Joe Stowell 20–6 9–5 T–2nd
1966–67 Joe Stowell 17–9 6–8 T–4th
1967–68 Joe Stowell 19–9 12–4 2nd NIT first round
1968–69 Joe Stowell 14–12 7–9 T–6th
1969–70 Joe Stowell 14–12 7–9 6th
1970–71 Joe Stowell 13–12 6–8 6th
1971–72 Joe Stowell 17–9 8–6 4th
1972–73 Joe Stowell 12–14 4–10 T–7th
1973–74 Joe Stowell 20–8 9–3 2nd NCIT second round
1974–75 Joe Stowell 15–11 7–7 4th
1975–76 Joe Stowell 13–13 4–8 T–4th
1976–77 Joe Stowell 9–18 4–8 6th
1977–78 Joe Stowell 14–14 8–8 T–5th
Joe Stowell: 197–147 (.573) 91–93
Dick Versace (Missouri Valley Conference) (1978–1986)
1978–79 Dick Versace 9–17 3–13 T–8th
1979–80 Dick Versace 23–10 13–3 1st NCAA Division I first round
1980–81 Dick Versace 18–9 10–6 T–4th
1981–82 Dick Versace 26–10 13–3 1st NIT Champion
1982–83 Dick Versace 16–13 10–8 5th
1983–84 Dick Versace 15–13 7–9 T–5th
1984–85 Dick Versace 17–13 9–7 T–4th
1985–86 Dick Versace 32–3 16–0 1st NCAA Division I second round
Dick Versace: 156–88 (.639) 81–49
Stan Albeck (Missouri Valley Conference) (1986–1991)
1986–87 Stan Albeck 17–12 10–4 2nd
1987–88 Stan Albeck 26–5 12–2 1st NCAA Division I first round
1988–89 Stan Albeck 13–14 7–7 4th
1989–90 Stan Albeck 11–20 6–8 T–5th
1990–91 Stan Albeck 8–20 6–10 7th
Stan Albeck: 75–71 (.514) 41–31
Jim Molinari (Missouri Valley Conference) (1991–2002)
1991–92 Jim Molinari 7–23 3–15 T–9th
1992–93 Jim Molinari 11–16 7–11 T–7th
1993–94 Jim Molinari 23–8 14–4 T–2nd NIT Quarterfinal
1994–95 Jim Molinari 20–10 12–6 4th NIT second round
1995–96 Jim Molinari 22–8 15–3 1st NCAA Division I first round
1996–97 Jim Molinari 17–13 12–6 T–2nd NIT second round
1997–98 Jim Molinari 15–14 9–9 T–5th
1998–99 Jim Molinari 17–12 11–7 T–2nd NIT first round
1999–2000 Jim Molinari 14–16 10–8 5th
2000–01 Jim Molinari 19–12 12–6 T–2nd NIT first round
2001–02 Jim Molinari 9–20 5–13 8th
Jim Molinari: 174–152 (.534) 110–88
Jim Les (Missouri Valley Conference) (2002–2010)
2002–03 Jim Les 12–18 8–10 T–5th
2003–04 Jim Les 15–16 7–11 T–6th
2004–05 Jim Les 13–15 6–12 8th
2005–06 Jim Les 22–11 11–7 T–5th NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2006–07 Jim Les 22–13 10–8 4th NIT second round
2007–08 Jim Les 21–7 9–9 T–5th CBI Runner-up
2008–09 Jim Les 21–15 10–8 4th CIT Runner-up
2009–10 Jim Les 16–15 9–9 5th
2010–11 Jim Les 12–20 4–14 T–9th
Jim Les: 154–140 (.524) 74–88
Geno Ford (Missouri Valley Conference) (2011–2015)
2011–12 Geno Ford 7–25 2–16 10th
2012–13 Geno Ford 18–17 7–11 T–7th CIT Quarterfinal
2013–14 Geno Ford 12–20 7–11 7th
2014–15 Geno Ford 9–24 3–15 10th
Geno Ford: 46–86 (.348) 74–88 (.457)
Brian Wardle (Missouri Valley Conference) (2015–present)
2015–16 Brian Wardle 5–27 3–15 9th
2016–17 Brian Wardle 13–20 7–11 T–6th
2017–18 Brian Wardle 20–13 9–9 5th
2018–19 Brian Wardle 20–14 9–9 T–5th NCAA Division I first round
2019–20 Brian Wardle 23–11 11–7 T–3rd No postseason held
2020–21 Brian Wardle 12–16 6–12 8th
2021–22 Brian Wardle 17-14 11-7 5th
2022–23 Brian Wardle 25-10 16-4 1st NIT first round
Brian Wardle: 84–93 (.475) 48–63 (.432)
Total: 1,687–1,219 (.581)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Bradley Braves Index | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.