Wright State University Athletics

Mike Bradbury was named as the sixth Raider women's basketball coach at Wright State on April 21, 2010.

In 2015-16, the Raiders finished 24-11 and made their second straight appearance in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) at Michigan.  For the third consecutive year, the Horizon League Player of the Year was from WSU as senior guard Kim Demmings received the honor.  Demmings, who was also named to the league's All-Tournament Team, ended her career as the school's all-time leading scorer (men's and women's) and as the league's all-time scoring leader in women's basketball with 2677 points.

Along with Demmings, two other Raiders earned postseason honors as guard Emily Vogelpohl was named to the All-Freshman Team while junior center Richelle van der Keijl was chosen to the All-Defensive Team. 

Bradbury was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year in 2014-15 despite losing Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year Kim Demmings to an injury just seconds into the season opener.  WSU finished 25-9 overall, 12-4 in the Horizon League, and came up just short of winning its second straight league tournament title, falling in overtime at Green Bay.  The Raiders then made their first-ever appearance in the WNIT at Toledo.

Senior guard Tay'ler Mingo became the second Wright State player in as many years to be selected as the Horizon League Player of the Year.  A finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award, given to the top point guard in the nation, and a Third Team High Major All-American by College Sports Madness, Mingo finished sixth in nation in scoring at 22.8 points per game, 12th in steals per game at 3.15 and 21st in assists per game at 5.8.

Mingo was also selected to the league's All-Defensive Team and to the All-Tournament Team along with senior forward Breanna Stucke and junior guard Symone Denham.

As a team, WSU was eighth in scoring at 78.8 points per game, reaching 100 or more points three times, including a school-record against Central State on December 31, 2014.  The Raiders also set a league tournament record with 99 points against Cleveland State in the semifinals and tournament records with 271 points and 91 field goals in the three tournament games.

The 2013-14 campaign was a banner one for the Raiders as they set a new mark for wins in a season (26) and won their first-ever Horizon League Tournament title, posting their first-ever win over Green Bay on the Phoenix’s home court.

Wright State then made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament as a Division I member, facing the #10 ranked Kentucky Wildcats in the opening round in Lexington.

Junior Kim Demmings became the first Wright State player to be selected as the Horizon League Player of the Year and as the Tournament MVP and, with the addition of senior Ivory James, the Raiders had two First Team All-League selections for the first time.  Demmings was also named a Fourth Team High Major All-American by College Sports Madness.

Junior Tay'ler Mingo, who was selected to the league's All-Defensive Team, joined Demmings on the All-Tournament Team as she set a league record with 81 points in three games.

In 2012-13, Demmings collected her 1,000 career point in just her 54th game.  The Richmond, Indiana, native also was honored with a Second Team All-Horizon League selection..

In his second season in 2011-12, his Raiders recived its second post-season bid in as many years with a trip to the Women's Basketball Invitational.  The squad also posted 21 wins, the most in Division I.  Freshman Kim Demmings took the Horizon League by storm and was named first-team, Newcomer of the Year and a Freshman All American.  Senior Molly Fox also collected hardware as she was named the League's second team.

His first year at WSU was also a year of firsts for the WSU women's basketball program as it played in its first post-season tournament as a division I school when it hosted two rounds of the Women's Basketball Invitational. The team also recorded the most wins in Division I with a 20-13 record. Three Raiders received Horizon League honors--LaShawna Thomas first team, Molly Fox second team and Shaunda Sandifer Newcomer Team.

Bradbury, who led Morehead State to a 50-44 record over three seasons, posted a 22-11 slate in 2009-10, including a bid to the post-season Women's Basketball Invitational. He also spent time as an assistant coach at Xavier and Cincinnati.

Bradbury was an integral part in signing the nation's top-ranked player at Xavier in 2006-07. While at UC, he helped sign three top 25 classes. In each of his last ten seasons as an assistant coach, his teams qualified for postseason play. In all, 12 of the 17 teams he has been involved with have made postseason appearances, and nearly every team has posted a .500 record or better.

Bradbury spent five seasons at Xavier, and all five resulted in postseason appearances, including two NCAA tournament berths. In his initial season at Xavier, in 2002-03, the Musketeers went 20-10 overall and advanced the NCAA Tournament first round after posting a 12-19 record the season before. In 2006-07, Bradbury helped lead XU to a 26-8 record and another NCAA Tournament berth. In between, his teams made three consecutive WNIT appearances, including a quarterfinal game in 2004-05. In his five seasons, Xavier was 106-50 (.679 winning percentage).

Prior to his time at Xavier, Bradbury was a top assistant coach and the primary recruiter for crosstown school Cincinnati for six years, where he helped the Bearcats to two NCAA Tournament berths and a 127-57 record (.690 winning percentage). His UC career culminated in the 2001-02 squad going 27-5 and advancing to the NCAA Tournament second round. He also helped guide the 1998-99 team to a 22-9 record and a first-round NCAA game. Bradbury's time at UC resulted in three WNIT appearances as well.

Bradbury went to Cincinnati after one season at VCU and one at East Tennessee State. At ETSU, his 1995 team took sixth place in the WNIT and compiled a 21-9 record. His coaching career began at Chattanooga, where he graduated in 1993 with a degree in recreation. He spent the 1991-92 and 1992-93 seasons as a student assistant coach before his first full-time assistant coaching assignment came in 1993-94. The 1991-92 UTC team also advanced to the NCAA Tournament first round.

Bradbury Year-by-Year at Wright State