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.

1995–96 Bradley Braves men's basketball
MVC Regular season champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	22–8 (15–3 MVC)
Head coach	Jim Molinari (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Duane Broussard Pat Donahue Rob Johnson
Home arena	Carver Arena

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

Roster

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 Jim Molinari Assistant coach(es) Duane Broussard Pat Donahue Rob Judson Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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