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Entering her ninth year as head coach of the Warrior women's basketball program, Gloria Bradley is excited about the upcoming season after WSU won eight of nine last winter and recorded a first round victory at top-seeded Hillsdale in her 400th game as a collegiate head coach.
In her eight years at the helm at WSU, Bradley's squads have qualified for the GLIAC tournament seven times and made an NCAA tournament appearance in 2003, the first in school history.
Taking over a program that never produced a single All-American, Bradley has mentored two such players in Keneisha Moss (2003) and Jodi Young (2004). In addition, she has coached 14 Academic All-GLIAC selections, six GLIAC All-Defensive Team honorees and 14 All-GLIAC selections.
Last season's post-season success marked WSU's first playoff road victory, since a March 5, 1981, win (70-64) at Central Michigan. Wayne State's previous post-season wins away from Detroit were on a neutral court. The win versus the Chargers propelled WSU into the GLIAC semifinals for the first time since 2003. That year, the Warriors suffered an 84-83 setback at Lake Superior in the GLIAC semifinals but advanced to the NCAA tournament with 17 wins.
That 2003 squad was ranked as high as seventh in the Great Lakes Region and the 17 victories were the most in nearly a decade.
In 2007-08 Wayne State, led the GLIAC in steals per game (12.15) and also turnover margin (+5.96 per game), while recording its most league wins since 2002-03.
In her first two years at WSU, Bradley took huge steps into building a winning foundation for the Wayne State women's basketball program. In her first season, WSU posted a 15-12 record, which included a berth in the GLIAC Tournament, following a 9-8 league mark. The improvements and success continued the next season with a 16-11 overall record and another appearance in the conference tournament with a 9-8 GLIAC record.
On February 8, 2007, she recorded her 200th collegiate victory with a 57-51 triumph at Mercyhurst. She earned her 100th win at Wayne State with a 71-55 victory over Grand Valley on February 16, 2008.
Prior to Wayne State, Bradley spent seven seasons as head coach at Montclair State University in New Jersey (1993-2000). While at Montclair, she compiled an overall record of 114-69 (.623), which included three Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships (1994, 1997, 1999), one New Jersey Athletic Conference title (1995) and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1995.
At the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1995, Bradley's squad advanced to the round of 32, defeating Elizabethtown in first round play. Before joining the Red Hawks, Bradley spent five years at East Orange High School in New Jersey as a coach and teacher (1988-1993) and was an assistant coach at her alma mater, Seton Hall University, for two seasons from 1985-87.
Bradley ranks 48th among active Division II head coaches with 215 collegiate victories.
Bradley graduated from Seton Hall University in 1984, where she earned a bachelor of science degree in secondary education with a specialization in mathematics. While at Seton Hall, Bradley was a four-year letterwinner for the Pirates in basketball and was named First Team All-Big East Conference and New Jersey Player of the Year in 1984. Bradley still ranks near the top of many career statistical categories for the Pirates, including first in field goal percentage (474-for-829, .572), second in blocks (189), third in rebounds (964), 11th in field goals made (474), 12th in steals (166) and 13th in scoring (1,165 pts.).
After her playing days at Seton Hall, Bradley was selected in the seventh round of the American Basketball League draft by the Atlanta Comets. Bradley went on to lead the team in rebounds and blocked shots in her only season as a professional.
Along with her bachelor's degree, Bradley also received her master's degree in administration/supervision-teacher training from Montclair State in May of 2000. Bradley is a native of Jersey City, New Jersey, where she received her high school diploma from the Academy of St. Aloysius.
| Gloria Bradley's Year-By-Year Head Coaching Record | ||||||||||
| at Montclair State University (7 seasons) | ||||||||||
| Year | GP | Won | Lost | Pct. | ||||||
| 1993-94 | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | ||||||
| 1994-95 | 27 | 20 | 7 | .741 | ||||||
| 1995-96 | 25 | 15 | 10 | .600 | ||||||
| 1996-97 | 28 | 20 | 8 | .714 | ||||||
| 1997-98 | 27 | 15 | 12 | .556 | ||||||
| 1998-99 | 27 | 20 | 7 | .741 | ||||||
| 1999-00 | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 | ||||||
| MSU | 183 | 114 | 69 | .623 | ||||||
| at Wayne State University (8 seasons) | ||||||||||
| Overall | GLIAC | |||||||||
| Year | GP | Won | Lost | Pct. | Won | Lost | Pct. | Finish | ||
| 2000-01 | 27 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 9 | 8 | .529 | T-3rd/South | ||
| 2001-02 | 27 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 9 | 8 | .529 | T-4th/South | ||
| 2002-03 | 29 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 2nd/South | ||
| 2003-04 | 27 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3rd/South | ||
| 2004-05 | 26 | 6 | 20 | .231 | 3 | 14 | .176 | 6th/South | ||
| 2005-06 | 27 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 7 | 10 | .411 | 4th/South | ||
| 2006-07 | 28 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3rd/South | ||
| 2007-08 | 27 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4th/South | ||
| WSU | 218 | 101 | 117 | .463 | 65 | 71 | .478 | --- | ||
| Total (14 Seasons) | ||||||||||
| GP | Won | Lost | Pct. | |||||||
| Career | 401 | 215 | 186 | .536 | ||||||
