1995–96 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

1995–96 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1996 MVC tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

1995–96 Bradley Braves men's basketball
1995–96 Bradley Braves men's basketball
MVC Regular season champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	22–8 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach	Jim Molinari (4th season);
Home arena	Carver Arena

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]

Roster

1995–96 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	24	Anthony Parker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Naperville, Illinois

Head coach

Jim Molinari

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1995*		at Kansas State	L 72–75	0–1	Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
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
Feb 26, 1996		at Southern Illinois	W 79–76	20–6 (15–3)	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Missouri Valley Tournament
Mar 2, 1996*		vs. Drake Quarterfinals	W 64–51	21–6	Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 3, 1996*		vs. Southwest Missouri State Semifinals	W 64–62	22–6	Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 1996*		vs. 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.

[4]

Awards and honors

Anthony Parker – Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year

References

sports-reference.com 1995-96 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
"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.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1995-96 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[ncaa-2] "Stanford Overcomes One-Man Gang, 66-58". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[3] "1995-96 Basketball (M) Roster". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[4] "1995-96 Basketball (M) Schedule". Bradley University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

1995–96 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
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]

Bradley Braves men's basketball
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)
Rivalries	Illinois State
Culture & lore	Longest game in Division I history
Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics