Dudley Bradley

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Dudley Bradley
Personal information
Born (1957-03-19) March 19, 1957 (age 67)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolEdgewood (Edgewood, Maryland)
CollegeNorth Carolina (1975–1979)
NBA draft1979: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career1979–1993
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number7, 22, 24
Career history
1979–1981Indiana Pacers
1981–1982Phoenix Suns
1982–1983Chicago Bulls
1983–1984Detroit Spirits
1983–1984Toronto Tornados
1984–1986Washington Bullets
1986–1987Milwaukee Bucks
1987–1988New Jersey Nets
1988–1989Atlanta Hawks
1991Saskatchewan Storm
1991–1992Omaha Racers
1992–1993Oklahoma City Cavalry
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,131 (5.2 ppg)
Rebounds1,098 (1.8 rpg)
Assists1,147 (1.9 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Dudley Leroy Bradley (born March 19, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Bradley played collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was selected 13th overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. He played for seven different NBA teams and left the league after the 1988–89 NBA season with averages of 5.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.

In two separate games in November 1980, as a member of the Pacers, Bradley recorded a notable 9 steals.[1] The season before (1979–80) he set an NBA rookie record for steals in a season with 211 (2.57 per game).[2]

As a college player, Bradley made one of the most memorable plays in University of North Carolina history on Jan. 17, 1979. With the game clock under 10 seconds and the Tar Heels trailing by one point in a road game against rival N.C. State, Bradley stole the ball from Wolfpack guard Clyde Austin and dribbled for an uncontested dunk that gave UNC a 70–69 win. His prowess at forcing turnovers and defending opposing players in college earned Bradley the nickname "The Secretary of Defense."

After his NBA career, Bradley played a season or two in the World Basketball League. He played in that league for the Saskatchewan Storm in 1990–91.[3] He also worked as a coach in the Continental Basketball Association and the World Basketball League.[4] In 1994, he was named head coach of the Brevard College Tornados men's basketball team, a position he held until 1999.[5]

In September 2003, Bradley became a Maryland Transportation Authority police officer.[5]

NBA career statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1979–80 Indiana 82 - 24.7 .452 .400 .782 2.7 3.1 2.6 0.6 8.4
1980–81 Indiana 82 - 22.8 .474 .125 .702 2.4 2.3 2.3 0.5 8.0
1981–82 Phoenix 64 3 14.6 .445 .250 .740 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.2 5.1
1982–83 Chicago 58 11 11.8 .516 .200 .800 1.8 1.8 0.8 0.2 3.5
1984–85 Washington 73 24 16.9 .475 .313 .684 1.8 2.4 1.3 0.3 4.9
1985–86 Washington 70 7 12.0 .349 .250 .571 1.4 1.5 1.2 0.0 2.8
1986–87 Milwaukee 68 2 13.2 .357 .260 .810 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.1 3.1
1987–88 Milwaukee 2 0 2.5 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987–88 New Jersey 63 15 22.7 .429 .366 .763 2.0 2.4 1.8 0.7 6.7
1988–89 Atlanta 38 0 7.0 .326 .258 .500 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.9
Career 600 62 17.0 .440 .293 .730 1.8 1.9 1.6 0.3 5.2

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1980–81 Indiana 2 - 9.5 .333 1.000 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 4.5
1981–82 Phoenix 7 - 3.4 .250 .000 1.000 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.7
1984–85 Washington 4 0 10.3 .556 .200 .750 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 3.5
1985–86 Washington 5 0 16.4 .414 .300 .667 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.0 6.6
1986–87 Milwaukee 12 0 3.8 .364 .000 .500 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.8
Career 30 0 7.1 .394 .227 .722 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.0 2.3

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Most steals in an NBA game
  2. ^ "NBA.com: Regular season records: steals". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-20. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
  3. ^ World Basketball League
  4. ^ "New basketball coach named". The Clarion. Brevard, North Carolina: Brevard College. November 9, 1994. p. 10. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Whittaker, Matt (September 13, 2003). "Ex-athlete on the rebound". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 20, 2012.

External links[edit]

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