1995–96 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1995–96 Bradley Braves men's basketball | |
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MVC Regular season champions | |
NCAA Tournament | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 22–8 (15–3 MVC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Carver Arena |
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1996 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1995–96 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Molinari, the Braves finished the season with a 22–8 record (15–3 MVC). They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the East Region where they fell to Stanford in the opening round.[2]
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 16, 1995* | Republic of Georgia | W 92–42 | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | ||||||||
Nov 21, 1995* | AAU Pella Window | W 88–66 | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 25, 1995* | at Kansas State | L 72–75 OT | 0–1 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
Nov 29, 1995* | at No. 3 Villanova | L 63–70 | 0–2 | The Pavilion Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 2, 1995* | New Orleans | W 87–72 | 1–2 | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 5, 1995* | Saint Louis | W 78–68 | 2–2 | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 16, 1995* | Western Illinois | W 71–54 | 3–2 | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 23, 1995* | Chicago State | W 110–80 | 4–2 | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 29, 1995* | vs. Georgia Tech Cable Car Classic | W 84–82 | 5–2 | San Jose Arena San Jose, California | |||||||
Dec 30, 1995* | vs. Penn State Cable Car Classic | L 72–75 | 5–3 | San Jose Arena San Jose, California | |||||||
Jan 3, 1996 | at Creighton | W 75–62 | 6–3 (1–0) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Jan 6, 1996 | at Northern Iowa | W 60–51 | 7–3 (2–0) | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa | |||||||
Jan 10, 1996 | Creighton | W 68–54 | 8–3 (3–0) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 13, 1996 | Southwest Missouri State | L 58–61 | 8–4 (3–1) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 15, 1996 | Southern Illinois | W 73–57 | 9–4 (4–1) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 20, 1996 WMBD | at Illinois State | L 72–77 | 9–5 (4–2) | Redbird Arena (10,310) Normal, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 23, 1996 | at Evansville | W 71–60 | 10–5 (5–2) | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 25, 1996 | at Indiana State | W 68–58 | 11–5 (6–2) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 29, 1996 | Wichita State | W 68–49 | 12–5 (7–2) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 31, 1996 | Drake | W 77–60 | 13–5 (8–2) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 4, 1996 | Tulsa | W 85–72 OT | 14–5 (9–2) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 7, 1996 | at Southwest Missouri State | W 68–57 | 15–5 (10–2) | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
Feb 10, 1996 | Northern Iowa | W 73–71 | 16–5 (11–2) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 15, 1996 | at Wichita State | L 60–76 | 16–6 (11–3) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Feb 17, 1996 | at Tulsa | W 74–73 | 17–6 (12–3) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Feb 21, 1996 | Evansville | W 73–58 | 18–6 (13–3) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 24, 1996 ESPN | Illinois State | W 65–64 | 19–6 (14–3) | Carver Arena (10,926) Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 26, 1996 | at Southern Illinois | W 79–76 | 20–6 (15–3) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois | |||||||
Missouri Valley Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 1996* | (1) | vs. (8) Drake Quarterfinals | W 64–51 | 21–6 | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
Mar 3, 1996* | (1) | vs. (4) Southwest Missouri State Semifinals | W 64–62 | 22–6 | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
Mar 4, 1996* | (1) | vs. (3) Tulsa Championship game | L 46–60 | 22–7 | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 1996* CBS | (8 E) | vs. (9 E) Stanford First Round | L 58–66[2] | 22–8 | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time. |
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Awards and honors
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ a b "Stanford Overcomes One-Man Gang, 66-58". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "1995-96 Basketball (M) Roster". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "1995-96 Basketball (M) Schedule". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2022.