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1995–96 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

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1995–96 Bradley Braves men's basketball
MVC Regular season champions
NCAA Tournament
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–8 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Duane Broussard
  • Pat Donahue
  • Rob Johnson
Home arenaCarver Arena
Seasons
← 1994–95
1996–97 →
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]

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

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1995–96 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 00 Ben Coupet 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Simeon Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Aaron Zobrist 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Metamora Township Metamora, Illinois
G 10 Eric Roberson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Penn Hills Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 12 Billy Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Richmond Richmond, Indiana
G 21 Marcus Samuels 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Wheeling Wheeling, Illinois
G/F 24 Anthony Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Central Naperville, Illinois
G 25 Kerry Burrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Simeon Chicago, Illinois
F/C 30 Chad Kleine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Mount Vernon Fortville, Indiana
F 32 Gavin Schairer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Central Burlington, Illinois
F 34 Dwayne Funches 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Orr Chicago, Illinois
F 40 Mbaukwu Nwaogwugwu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Agricultural Science Chicago, Illinois
F 42 Deon Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Patterson Dayton, Ohio
C 44 James Baptist 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Whitney Young Chicago, Illinois
F/C 55 Adebayo Akinkunle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Morgan Park Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Duane Broussard
  • Pat Donahue
  • Rob Judson

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

Roster

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Schedule

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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[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.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b "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.