# 1995–96 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 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 | 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. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Anthony Parker – Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year