Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
Bradley University Men's Basketball
Peoria, IL · the Braves · Bradley University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$3.9M
Team budget
62nd percentile in Division I
$241,882
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
995
APR
99% of players retained
77%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Bradley University fields a men's basketball team in the Missouri Valley Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,870,120, above the median of $3M — $241,882 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 995, about the median of 967, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,309,911 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $14,258 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#140Team budgetof 362 · Division I#142Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#16APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,870,120 for the year
- Operating expenses$706,462 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$241,882 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate995 multi-year; 980 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,309,911 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,258 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$157,209 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Wardle head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Mike Black | Men's Basketball Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Brian Jones | Men's Basketball Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Bobby Suarez | Men's Basketball Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kamrein Street | Men's Basketball Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →3,883undergraduates · 5,217 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →77%admitted · of 10,138 applicants
SAT middle 50%1090 – 1300
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate995
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,870,120 $241,883 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,309,911
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $157,209
Cost
Full picture →$24,703net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $39,680
Campus safety
Full picture →2.02violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 23 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 25 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Bradley University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions77% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$24,703 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 3,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety2.02 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | 27 | $135k | — | 88% | |
| Illinois State University Division I · Missouri Valley Conference | 35 | 15 | $3.2M | 961 | 89% | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 36 | 21 | $332k | — | 45% | |
| Knox College Division III · Midwest Conference | 43 | 16 | $203k | — | 71% | |
| Monmouth College (Illinois) Division III · Midwest Conference | 55 | 21 | $105k | — | 87% | |
| Western Illinois University Division I · Ohio Valley Conference | 58 | 14 | $1.4M | 995 | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 67 | 15 | $550k | — | 84% | |
| Millikin University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 68 | 22 | $243k | — | 54% | |
| Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | 74 | 27 | $268k | — | 68% | |
| Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference | 75 | 23 | $231k | — | 75% | |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference | 84 | 14 | $21M | 948 | 44% | |
| Northern Illinois University Division I · Horizon League | 96 | 17 | $3.5M | 951 | 70% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Missouri Valley Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont University 1 over cap | 16 | $4.3M | $267,528 | 1000 | vs | |
| Drake University room for 3 | 12 | $4.3M | $356,265 | 968 | vs | |
| University of Illinois Chicago at cap | 15 | $4M | $267,363 | 954 | vs | |
| Bradley University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.9M | $241,882 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Northern Iowa 1 over cap | 16 | $3.4M | $209,683 | 980 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 2 over cap | 17 | $3.3M | $196,340 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Evansville 1 over cap | 16 | $3.2M | $200,801 | 966 | vs | |
| Illinois State University at cap | 15 | $3.2M | $211,144 | 961 | vs | |
| Southern Illinois University at Carbondale room for 1 | 14 | $3M | $214,904 | 962 | vs | |
| Indiana State University 1 over cap | 16 | $3M | $185,873 | 976 | vs | |
| Murray State University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $174,097 | 954 | vs |
Every Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked