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. |
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– | 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] |
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b "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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Bradley Braves men's basketball head coaches
- No coach (1902–1909)
- Fred Brown (1909–1918)
- Harold Olsen (1918–1919)
- Fred Brown (1919–1920)
- Bill Allen (1920)
- Alfred J. Robertson (1920–1943)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Alfred J. Robertson (1945–1948)
- Forddy Anderson (1948–1954)
- Bob Vanatta (1954–1956)
- Chuck Orsborn (1956–1965)
- Joe Stowell (1965–1978)
- Dick Versace (1978–1986)
- Stan Albeck (1986–1991)
- Jim Molinari (1991–2002)
- Jim Les (2002–2011)
- Geno Ford (2011–2015)
- Brian Wardle (2015– )