List of Bradley Braves men's basketball head coaches

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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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