Mike Bradbury
American basketball coach (born 1969)
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Michael Downs Bradbury (born 1969) is an American college basketball coach who the head coach of the New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team from 2016 to 2026, Wright State from 2010 to 2016, and Morehead State from 2007 to 2010.
Bradbury in 2017 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant Coach |
| Team | Louisville |
| Conference | ACC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Chattanooga ('93) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1995 | East Tennessee State (assistant) |
| 1995–1996 | VCU (assistant) |
| 1996–2002 | Cincinnati (assistant) |
| 2002–2007 | Xavier (assistant) |
| 2007–2010 | Morehead State |
| 2010–2016 | Wright State |
| 2016–2026 | New Mexico |
| 2026–present | Louisville (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 380–230 (.623) |
| Tournaments | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
| Mountain West Coach of the Year (2024) | |
Coaching history
Bradbury served as an assistant coach at Xavier from 2002 until 2007, Cincinnati from 1996 until 2002, and VCU from 1995 until 1996 after beginning his career as an assistant coach at ETSU from 1994 until 1995.[1][2] He spent the 1991–92 and 1992–93 seasons as a student assistant coach at Chattanooga before his first full-time assistant coaching assignment.[3]
From 2007 to 2010, Bradbury led Morehead State to a 50–44 record over the course of three seasons, including a 22–11 record and a bid to the WBI in his final season as head coach.[4] The 22-win mark set the school's NCAA-era record for victories in a season, and the 14–4 conference mark in the same year set the school's single season conference wins record and was also the highest conference winning percentage in a season in school history.[5]
At Wright State from 2010 to 2016, Bradbury had five seasons with 20 or more wins and led the school to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014, in addition to WBI appearances in 2011 and 2012 and WNIT appearances in 2015 and 2016.[6]
On March 31, 2016, New Mexico hired Bradbury as head women's basketball coach.[7] Bradbury was fired in March 2026 following the conclusion of the 2025–26 season.
Personal life
Bradbury was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[8] He is married and has two sons, Alex and Chris, and a daughter, Sena Nicole. Sena was adopted from Ethiopia in April 2010, shortly after Bradbury accepted the head coaching position at Wright State.[9]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (2007–2010) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Morehead State | 11–19 | 9–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Morehead State | 17–14 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Morehead State | 22–11 | 14–4 | 2nd | WBI first round | ||||
| Morehead State: | 50–44 (.532) | 34–22 (.607) | |||||||
| Wright State Raiders (Horizon League) (2010–2016) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Wright State | 20–13 | 11–7 | 4th | WBI second round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Wright State | 21–13 | 12–6 | 3rd | WBI second round | ||||
| 2012–13 | Wright State | 12–18 | 6–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Wright State | 26–9 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Wright State | 25–9 | 12–4 | 2nd | WNIT first round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Wright State | 24–11 | 12–6 | T–2nd | WNIT first round | ||||
| Wright State: | 128–73 (.637) | 53–31 (.631) | |||||||
| New Mexico Lobos (Mountain West Conference) (2016–2026) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | New Mexico | 15–15 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2017–18 | New Mexico | 25–11 | 10–8 | 6th | WNIT third round | ||||
| 2018–19 | New Mexico | 24–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | WNIT first round | ||||
| 2019–20 | New Mexico | 15–17 | 6–12 | T–9th | |||||
| 2020–21 | New Mexico | 15–5 | 11–3 | 1st | WNIT first round | ||||
| 2021–22 | New Mexico | 26–10 | 14–4 | 2nd | WNIT third round | ||||
| 2022–23 | New Mexico | 21–13 | 12–6 | T–3rd | WNIT second round | ||||
| 2023–24 | New Mexico | 21–11 | 12–6 | 2nd | |||||
| 2024–25 | New Mexico | 18–14 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2025–26 | New Mexico | 22–10 | 14–6 | 4th | |||||
| New Mexico: | 202–113 (.641) | 114–64 (.640) | |||||||
| Total: | 380–230 (.623) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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