Bryan Bracey

Bryan Patrick Bracey (born August 5, 1978) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville, Malcolm X College, and the University of Oregon. In 2001, he finished second in the Pac-10 in points per game and was selected to the All-Pac-10 first team. He was drafted in the second round (57th pick overall, the last pick) of the 2001 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs.

Bryan Bracey
Personal information
Born (1978-08-05) August 5, 1978
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolOak Park and River Forest
(Oak Park, Illinois)
College
NBA draft2001: 2nd round, 58th overall pick
Playing career2001–2011
PositionForward
Career history
2001Fayetteville Patriots
2001–2002Bnei Herzliya
2002Air Avellino
2002–2003Hapoel Jerusalem
2003–2004Huntsville Flight
2004CB Murcia
2004Cedar Rapids River Raiders
2004–2005Peristeri B.C.
2005Dynamo Moscow Region
2006–2007Legea Scafati
2007–2008Élan Chalon
2008–2009Dexia Mons-Hainaut
2009–2010Proteas EKA AEL
2010–2011Capitanes de Arecibo
2011AO Pagrati BC
Career highlights and awards

Early life and college

Bracey was born in Chicago and graduated from Oak Park High School at Oak Park, Illinois in 1996.[1] Bracey also has Irish citizenship.[2] He played at University of Wisconsin–Platteville, under Bo Ryan, his first year after high school and contributed 4 points in the only game he saw the floor.[3] He attended Malcolm X College, part of the City Colleges of Chicago, before transferring to the University of Oregon in 1999. In 2001, Bracey finished second in the Pac-10 with 18.6 points per game, led the Oregon Ducks with 7.1 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-Pac-10 first team.[4] In January 2001, he was named Pac-10 Conference player of the week after averaging 25.5 points and 9 rebounds in two games.[5]

Professional career

In the 2001 NBA draft, the San Antonio Spurs selected Bracey as the 57th pick, the final overall pick. He never played a game for the Spurs or any other NBA team, making him 1 of 8 players from the 2001 NBA Draft to never play a game in the league.

Bracey debuted professionally with the Fayetteville Patriots of the NBA Development League but played only one game with that team.[6] Bracey signed with Bnei Herzliya of Israeli Basketball Super League at the end of November 2001.[7] He was credited for helping Herzliya rally from an 0–10 start in the season.[8] Bracey left Israel in April 2002, during the Battle of Jenin.[7]

Until being released in November 2002, Bracey played 10 games with the Italian team Air Avellino. He played until summer 2003 with Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. in Israel.[7]

References
  1. "Bryan Bracey". Oregon Ducks. Archived from the original on 2 February 2002.
  2. "Bryan Bracey" (PDF). Priority Sports Entertainment. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  3. "Bryan Bracey" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2010.
  4. "Bryan Bracey College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. Duncan, Sean (10 January 2001). "Young Men Go West". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. "Bryan Bracey D-League statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  7. "Bryan Bracey". Eurobasket. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  8. Mittleman, Jerry (8 February 2002). "Wheeler, Bracey, Kennedy spark Herzliya comeback". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
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