List of Bradley Braves men's basketball head coaches

Last updated June 11, 2025

The following is a list of Bradley Braves men's basketball head coaches. The Braves have had 14 coaches in their 119-season history.^[1]

Bradley's current head coach is Brian Wardle. He was hired in March 2015^[2] to replace Geno Ford, who was fired after the 2014–15 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
–	1902–1909	No coach	7	36–33	.522
1	1909–1918 1919–1920^[a]	Fred Brown	10	89–64	.582
2	1918–1919	Harold Olsen	1	6–9	.400
3	1920^[a]	Bill Allen	1	2–4	.333
4	1920–1948^[b]	Alfred J. Robertson	26	316–187	.628
5	1948–1954	Forddy Anderson	6	142–56	.717
6	1954–1956	Bob Vanatta	2	22–33	.400
7	1956–1965	Chuck Orsborn	9	194–56	.776
8	1965–1978	Joe Stowell	13	197–147	.573
9	1978–1986	Dick Versace	8	156–88	.639
10	1986–1991	Stan Albeck	5	75–71	.514
11	1991–2002	Jim Molinari	11	174–152	.534
12	2002–2011	Jim Les	9	154–140	.524
13	2011–2015	Geno Ford	4	46–86	.348
14	2015–present	Brian Wardle	8	135–126	.517
Totals		14 coaches	119 seasons	1,744–1,252	.582
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

1 2 Brown left the team partway through the 1919–20 season; Allen coached the last six games of the season.
↑ Bradley did not field basketball teams for the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons.

References

1 2 "Bradley Men's Basketball Records Book" (PDF). Bradley Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ Reynolds, Dave (March 27, 2015). "Bradley names Brian Wardle as men's basketball coach" . Journal Star . Retrieved February 25, 2023.
↑ Wise, Brandon (March 22, 2015). "Report: Bradley fires coach Geno Ford". CBSSports.com . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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[BrownAllen-4] 1 2 Brown left the team partway through the 1919–20 season; Allen coached the last six games of the season.

[NoTeams-5] Bradley did not field basketball teams for the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons.

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "Bradley Men's Basketball Records Book" (PDF). Bradley Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[2] Reynolds, Dave (March 27, 2015). "Bradley names Brian Wardle as men's basketball coach" . Journal Star . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[3] Wise, Brandon (March 22, 2015). "Report: Bradley fires coach Geno Ford". CBSSports.com . Retrieved February 25, 2023.

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Venues	Peoria YMCA (1902–1909) Hewitt Gymnasium (1909–1925) Peoria Armory (1925–1941) Woodruff High School Gymnasium (1941–1943) Peoria Armory (1945–1949) Robertson Memorial Field House (1949–1982) Carver Arena (1982–present)
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Culture & lore	Longest game in Division I history Point-shaving scandal Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics