List of Bradley Braves men's basketball seasons

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

Seasons

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
No coach (Independent)(1902–1909)
1902–03No coach 5–2
1903–04No coach 0–4
1904–05No coach 5–4
1905–06No coach 4–5
1906–07No coach 7–6
1907–08No coach 9–5
1908–09No coach 6–7
Fred Brown (Independent)(1909–1918)
1909–10Fred Brown 6–7
1910–11Fred Brown 10–3
1911–12Fred Brown 11–6
1912–13Fred Brown 14–4
1913–14Fred Brown 10–10
1914–15Fred Brown 13–5
1915–16Fred Brown 8–10
1916–17Fred Brown 10–6
1917–18Fred Brown 6–8
Fred Brown:91–65 (.583)–
Harold Olsen (Independent)(1918–1919)
1918–19Harold Olsen 6–9
Harold Olsen:6–9 (.400)–
Bill Allen (Independent)(1919–1920)
1919–20Bill 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 Basketballdue to WorldWar II ***
1944–45*** No Basketballdue to WorldWar 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 27–86–43rd NIT Fourth Place
1949–50 Forddy Anderson 32–511–11st NCAA Runner-up
NIT Runner-up
1950–51 Forddy Anderson 32–611–3T–2ndNational 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 13–133–9T–6th
Bob Vanatta:22–33 (.400)3–9
Chuck Orsborn (Missouri Valley Conference)(1956–1965)
1956–57 Chuck Orsborn 22–79–52nd NIT Champion
1957–58 Chuck Orsborn 20–712–22nd NIT first round
1958–59 Chuck Orsborn 25–412–22nd NIT Runner-up
1959–60 Chuck Orsborn 27–212–22nd NIT Champion
1960–61 Chuck Orsborn 21–59–32nd
1961–62 Chuck Orsborn 21–710–2T–1st NIT first round
1962–63 Chuck Orsborn 17–96–6T–3rd
1963–64 Chuck Orsborn 23–67–53rd NIT Champion
1964–65 Chuck Orsborn 18–99–5T–2nd NIT first round
Chuck Orsborn:194–56 (.776)86–32
Joe Stowell (Missouri Valley Conference)(1965–1978)
1965–66 Joe Stowell 20–69–5T–2nd
1966–67 Joe Stowell 17–96–8T–4th
1967–68 Joe Stowell 19–912–42nd NIT first round
1968–69 Joe Stowell 14–127–9T–6th
1969–70 Joe Stowell 14–127–96th
1970–71 Joe Stowell 13–126–86th
1971–72 Joe Stowell 17–98–64th
1972–73 Joe Stowell 12–144–10T–7th
1973–74 Joe Stowell 20–89–32nd NCIT second round
1974–75 Joe Stowell 15–117–74th
1975–76 Joe Stowell 13–134–8T–4th
1976–77 Joe Stowell 9–184–86th
1977–78 Joe Stowell 14–148–8T–5th
Joe Stowell:197–147 (.573)91–93
Dick Versace (Missouri Valley Conference)(1978–1986)
1978–79 Dick Versace 9–173–13T–8th
1979–80 Dick Versace 23–1013–31st NCAA Division I first round
1980–81 Dick Versace 18–910–6T–4th
1981–82 Dick Versace 26–1013–31st NIT Champion
1982–83 Dick Versace 16–1310–85th
1983–84 Dick Versace 15–137–9T–5th
1984–85 Dick Versace 17–139–7T–4th
1985–86 Dick Versace 32–316–01st NCAA Division I second round
Dick Versace:156–88 (.639)81–49
Stan Albeck (Missouri Valley Conference)(1986–1991)
1986–87 Stan Albeck 17–1210–42nd
1987–88 Stan Albeck 26–512–21st NCAA Division I first round
1988–89 Stan Albeck 13–147–74th
1989–90 Stan Albeck 11–206–8T–5th
1990–91 Stan Albeck 8–206–107th
Stan Albeck:75–71 (.514)41–31
Jim Molinari (Missouri Valley Conference)(1991–2002)
1991–92 Jim Molinari 7–233–15T–9th
1992–93 Jim Molinari 11–167–11T–7th
1993–94 Jim Molinari 23–814–4T–2nd NIT Quarterfinal
1994–95 Jim Molinari 20–1012–64th NIT second round
1995–96 Jim Molinari 22–815–31st NCAA Division I first round
1996–97 Jim Molinari 17–1312–6T–2nd NIT second round
1997–98 Jim Molinari 15–149–9T–5th
1998–99 Jim Molinari 17–1211–7T–2nd NIT first round
1999–2000 Jim Molinari 14–1610–85th
2000–01 Jim Molinari 19–1212–6T–2nd NIT first round
2001–02 Jim Molinari 9–205–138th
Jim Molinari:174–152 (.534)110–88
Jim Les (Missouri Valley Conference)(2002–2010)
2002–03 Jim Les 12–188–10T–5th
2003–04 Jim Les 15–167–11T–6th
2004–05 Jim Les 13–156–128th
2005–06 Jim Les 22–1111–7T–5th NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2006–07 Jim Les 22–1310–84th NIT second round
2007–08 Jim Les 21–79–9T–5th CBI Runner-up
2008–09 Jim Les 21–1510–84th CIT Runner-up
2009–10 Jim Les 16–159–95th
2010–11 Jim Les 12–204–14T–9th
Jim Les:154–140 (.524)74–88
Geno Ford (Missouri Valley Conference)(2011–2015)
2011–12 Geno Ford 7–252–1610th
2012–13 Geno Ford 18–177–11T–7th CIT Quarterfinal
2013–14 Geno Ford 12–207–117th
2014–15 Geno Ford 9–243–1510th
Geno Ford:46–86 (.348)74–88 (.457)
Brian Wardle (Missouri Valley Conference)(2015–present)
2015–16 Brian Wardle 5–273–159th
2016–17 Brian Wardle 13–207–11T–6th
2017–18 Brian Wardle 20–139–95th
2018–19 Brian Wardle 20–149–9T–5th NCAA Division I first round
2019–20 Brian Wardle 23–1111–7T–3rdNo postseason held
2020–21 Brian Wardle 12–166–128th
2021–22 Brian Wardle 17-1411-75th
2022–23 Brian Wardle 25-1016-41st 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

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