DePaul University Athletics
Bradley Bruno - WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
- Title:
- Director of Basketball Operations
- Email:
- bbruno2@depaul.edu
- Phone:
- (773) 325-7507
Bradley Bruno enters his fourth season on the DePaul women’s basketball staff in 2026-27. Bruno was first named an assistant coach on May 31, 2023, and was retained on Jill Pizzotti’s staff as assistant coach and general manager in May 2025. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Bruno assists with name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities, transfer portal education and roster construction.
Working primarily with the post unit, Bruno tutored Jorie Allen to an All-BIG EAST First Team and BIG EAST Most Improved Player season in 2024-25. Allen averaged 20.0 points per game, second in the BIG EAST, and scored in double figures in all 32 games, a streak that ranked among the top 15 nationally. She also led DePaul in assists (121), steals (42) and blocks (25). Forward Meg Newman ranked fourth in the league in rebounding at 8.2 boards per game and posted eight games with 10 or more rebounds.
Bruno returned to Lincoln Park after two seasons (2021-23) on Samantha Quigley Smith’s staff at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). At SIUE, he worked primarily with the post group while overseeing recruiting and assisting with all aspects of the program. Two Cougars earned All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team honors during his tenure, and SIUE won games in the OVC Tournament in back-to-back seasons.
Before SIUE, Bruno spent six seasons on staff at DePaul, serving as video coordinator from 2015-19 before moving into the director of basketball operations role from 2019-21. During that stretch, the Blue Demons made five NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16 run, and won three BIG EAST Tournament titles.
Bruno earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a concentration in law, crime and criminology from DePaul in 2014. As a student, he was a member of the Blue Demons’ practice squad and helped the 2011 and 2014 teams reach the NCAA Sweet 16. Before arriving at DePaul, Bruno played one season at Saint Mary’s University, a Division III program in Winona, Minn., appearing in 25 games with 14 starts and averaging 7.6 points and 4.5 rebounds for the Cardinals. He recorded two double-doubles, including a 22-point, 10-rebound performance against Hamline.
