# 2015–16 Bradley Braves women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves were led by fourth year head coach Michael Brooks. The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference and played their home games at Renaissance Coliseum. They finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament, where they lost to Northern Iowa.
On March 14, Michael Brooks was fired. He finished at Bradley with a four year record 37–84.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2015* 2:00 pm | McKendree | W 52–38 | | Renaissance Coliseum Peoria, IL |
| 11/07/2015* 2:00 pm | Missouri–Saint Louis | W 78–65 | | Renaissance Coliseum (512) Peoria, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Detroit | W 75–67 | 1–0 | Calihan Hall (255) Detroit, MI |
| 11/15/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bowling Green | L 53–66 | 1–1 | Stroh Center (1,506) Bowling Green, OH |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 17 Oklahoma | L 46–79 | 1–2 | Renaissance Coliseum (778) Peoria, IL |
| 11/24/2015* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | Western Michigan | L 59–72 | 1–3 | Renaissance Coliseum (1,504) Peoria, IL |
| 11/28/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eureka | W 87–47 | 2–3 | Renaissance Coliseum (609) Peoria, IL |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | at Chicago State | W 66–60 | 3–3 | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (225) Chicago, IL |
| 12/05/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | UIC | L 56–66 | 3–4 | Renaissance Coliseum (521) Peoria, IL |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Kent State | W 68–60 | 4–4 | Renaissance Coliseum (412) Peoria, IL |
| 12/19/2015* 5:00 pm | at Iowa | L 53–60 | 4–5 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,051) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | L 64–68 | 4–6 | Convocation Center (409) DeKalb, IL |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 58–75 | 4–7 | Chaifetz Arena (1,513) St. Louis, MO |
| Missouri Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Loyola-Chicago | L 54–67 | 4–8 (0–1) | Renaissance Coliseum (572) Peoria, IL |
| 01/08/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois | L 49–75 | 4–9 (0–2) | SIU Arena (593) Carbondale, IL |
| 01/10/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Evansville | L 46–62 | 4–10 (0–3) | Ford Center (429) Evansville, IN |
| 01/15/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | L 44–55 | 4–11 (0–4) | Renaissance Coliseum (491) Peoria, IL |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wichita State | W 50–44 | 5–11 (1–4) | Renaissance Coliseum (768) Peoria, IL |
| 01/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Illinois State | L 49–54 | 5–12 (1–5) | Redbird Arena (1,142) Normal, IL |
| 01/24/2016 11:00 am, ESPN3 | at Indiana State | L 37–59 | 5–13 (1–6) | Hulman Center (1,650) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Drake | L 64–76 | 5–14 (1–7) | Renaissance Coliseum (591) Peoria, IL |
| 01/31/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Iowa | L 47–55 | 5–15 (1–8) | Renaissance Coliseum (1,015) Peoria, IL |
| 02/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Evansville | W 66–52 | 6–15 (2–8) | Renaissance Coliseum (471) Peoria, IL |
| 02/07/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southern Illinois | L 51–65 | 6–16 (2–9) | Renaissance Coliseum (676) Peoria, IL |
| 02/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wichita State | W 55–50 | 7–16 (3–9) | Charles Koch Arena (1,373) Wichita, KS |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Missouri State | L 56–59 | 7–17 (3–10) | JQH Arena (3,427) Springfield, MO |
| 02/19/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Indiana State | L 59–68 | 7–18 (3–11) | Renaissance Coliseum (698) Peoria, IL |
| 02/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Illinois State | W 52–38 | 8–18 (4–11) | Renaissance Coliseum (717) Peoria, IL |
| 02/26/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Iowa | L 41–65 | 8–19 (4–12) | McLeod Center (1,505) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 02/28/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Drake | L 45–78 | 8–20 (4–13) | Knapp Center (2,433) Des Moines, IA |
| 03/05/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Loyola-Chicago | L 63–69 | 8–21 (4–14) | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL |
| Missouri Valley Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Wichita State First Round | W 56–51 | 9–21 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| 03/11/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Northern Iowa Quarterfinals | L 45–46 | 9–22 | iWireless Center Moline, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||