| Year: | 2018–19 |
| Team: | Bradley Braves |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Record: | 20–15 |
| Conf Record: | 9–9 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Drew Adams |
| Asst Coach2: | Mike Bargen |
| Asst Coach3: | Jimmie Foster |
| Champion: | Missouri Valley Tournament champions Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament, First Round |
The 2018–19 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Wardle, played their home games at Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Missouri State,[1] Loyola,[2] and Northern Iowa to win the tournament championship.[3] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region.[4] There they lost to No. 2-seeded Michigan State in the first round.[5]
The Braves finished the 2017–18 season 20–13, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Drake in the first round of the MVC tournament before losing to Loyola–Chicago in the semifinals.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donte Thomas | 1 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Ryan Stipanovich | 21 | G/F | 6'7" | 210 | Freshman | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| JoJo McGlaston | 24 | G | 6'5" | 205 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Chudier Bile | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Stayed one Summer Session then transferred to Northwestern State | |||
| Callum Barker | 30 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Graduate transferred to Missouri Baptist |
|-! colspan="9" style=| Exhibition|-! colspan="9" style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Missouri Valley Conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournamentSource[6]