Year: | 2023–24 |
Mode: | Basketball |
Prev Year: | 2022–23 |
Next Year: | 2024–25 |
Team: | Bradley Braves |
Sport: | Basketball |
Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
Short Conf: | MVC |
Record: | 23–12 |
Conf Record: | 13–7 |
Hc Year: | 9th |
Assoc Coach: | Mike Bargen |
Asst Coach1: | Jimmie Foster |
Asst Coach2: | Mike Black |
Champion: | SoCal Challenge Surf Division Champions |
Tourney Result: | Second Round |
The 2023–24 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by ninth-year head coach Brian Wardle, played their home games at Carver Arena located in Peoria, Illinois, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 13–7 in MVC play to finish in third place. They defeated UIC in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Drake. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 3 seed. They defeated Loyola Chicago before losing to Cincinnati in the second round.
The Braves finished the 2022–23 season 25–10, 16–4 in MVC play to win the regular season championship for the first time since 1996.[1] They defeated Northern Iowa and Indiana State in the MVC tournament before losing to Drake in the championship game.[2] As a regular season champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT.[3] There they lost to Wisconsin in the first round.[4]
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