The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and played their home games at Carver Arena.
They won the MVC regular season championship as well as the conference tournament.
[2] Bradley finished the season 26–5, and qualified for the NCAA tournament.
They were led by second-year head coach, and MVC Coach of the Year, Stan Albeck, and Consensus First-team All-American Hersey Hawkins, who led the nation in scoring by averaging 36.3 points per game.
[3] Hawkins collected multiple national player of the year awards, and remains the career scoring leader in Missouri Valley Conference history.