Bradley

Official Name: 
Bradley University
Nickname: 
Braves
Mailing Address: 

1501 West Bradley Avenue
Peoria, IL 61625

Website: 
www.bradleybraves.com
Telephone: 
(309) 677-2624
Fax: 
(309) 677-2626
Enrollment: 
6,000
Arena: 

Carver Arena
Capacity: 11,300
Year Opened: 1982

School Colors: 
Red and White
Conference: 

Missouri Valley (1949-51 and since 1956)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(8) 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1961, and 1962

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(8) 1950, 1954, 1955, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1996, and 2006
11-8 record (.579)
Reached Final Four in 1950 (2nd) and 1954 (2nd)

NIT Appearances: 

(21) 1938, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2007
26-18 record (.591)
Finished 3rd in 1939, 4th in 1949, 2nd in 1950, 1st in 1957, 2nd in 1959, 1st in 1960, 1st in 1964 and 1st in 1982

CCAT/NCIT Record: 

1-1 in 1974

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

A.J. Robertson (26 years from 1921-48, 312-186 record, .627)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Hersey Hawkins (3,008 points from 1985-88)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Dick Estergard (1,414 from 1952-54)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Hersey Hawkins (63 points as senior at Detroit on 2/22/88)

All-American Selections: 

(11) G Bob Carney (1954), G Hersey Hawkins (1988), G-F Bobby Joe Mason (1960), G Gene Melchiorre (1950 and 1951), G-F Roger Phegley (1978), F Paul Unruh (1949 and 1950), F Chet Walker (1960, 1961 and 1962)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(5) Paul Unruh (1950), Gene Melchiorre (1951), Chet Walker (1961 and 1962), Hersey Hawkins (1988)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Hersey Hawkins* (63 at Detroit)
February 22, 1988 (senior/36.3 ppg)
*Missouri Valley Conference record.

1

2

Total

Bradley

63

59

122

Detroit

51

56

107

Bradley

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Jones

2-4

0-0

2-2

6

Trimpe

1-2

1-2

0-0

3

Jackson

2-5

0-0

2-3

6

Manuel

5-12

0-0

2-2

15

Hawkins

21-28

0-0

18-20

63

Powell

6-7

0-0

9-9

21

Thomas

4-7

0-0

0-0

8

Wilson

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

41-66

7-18

33-36

122

Percentages

.621

.389

.917

Detroit

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Kennedy

3-6

2-3

0-0

8

McKinney

11-18

0-1

5-6

27

Johnson

0-4

0-0

0-2

0

Owens

3-10

0-1

5-6

11

Tullos

18-33

4-7

9-12

49

Maher

1-2

0-0

0-1

2

Brown

0-1

0-0

0-1

0

Williams

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Fifield

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Clay

1-1

0-0

0-1

2

Wood

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Taylor

3-3

0-0

0-2

6

Totals

41-80

6-12

19-31

107

Percentages

.513

.500

.613
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Fred Brown

10

1910-20

82-59

.582

1911

7-2

Harold Olsen

1

1919

4-7

.364

1919

4-7

Alfred J. "Robby" Robertson

26

1921-48

316-187

.628

1948

28-3

Forrest "Forddy" Anderson

6

1949-54

142-56

.717

1950

32-5

Bob Vanatta

2

1955-56

22-33

.400

1956

13-13

Chuck "Ozzie" Orsborn

9

1957-65

194-56

.776

1960

27-2

Joe Stowell

13

1966-78

197-147

.573

1966

20-6

Dick Versace

8

1979-86

156-88

.639

1986

32-3

Stan Albeck

5

1987-91

75-71

.514

1988

26-5

Jim Molinari

11

1992-2002

174-152

.534

1994

23-8

Jim Les

9

2003-11

154-140

.524

2006

22-11
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,565-1,041 (.601) from 1903 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Bradley (IL) did not have an official head coach in its first seven seasons from 1903-09 while compiling a 34-33 record (.507)
  • Brown compiled a 3-6 record in 1919-20 when he shared coaching duties with Allen
  • Bradley did not field a formal team in 1943-44 and 1944-45 during World War II.