Gary Brokaw
Gary George Brokaw (born January 11, 1954) is a retired American basketball player and a basketball coach.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 11, 1954 New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 178 lb (81 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | New Brunswick (New Brunswick, New Jersey) |
| College | Notre Dame (1972–1974) |
| NBA draft | 1974: 1st round, 18th overall pick |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 1974–1977 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 25, 7 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1974–1977 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1977 | Buffalo Braves |
| As coach: | |
| 1986–1991 | Iona |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career statistics | |
| Points | 1,928 (8.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 407 (1.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 715 (3.0 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Playing career
Brokaw attended New Brunswick High School.[1] He played collegiately for the University of Notre Dame.
He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round (18th pick overall) of the 1974 NBA draft.
He played for the Bucks (1974–76), Cleveland Cavaliers (1976–77) and Buffalo Braves (1977–78) in the NBA for 241 games.
NBA career statistics
| 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
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–75 | Milwaukee | 73 | - | 22.5 | .455 | - | .685 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 8.1 |
| 1975–76 | Milwaukee | 75 | - | 19.6 | .457 | - | .700 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 8.4 |
| 1976–77 | Milwaukee | 41 | - | 21.7 | .401 | - | .766 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 8.9 |
| 1976–77 | Cleveland | 39 | - | 15.3 | .467 | - | .707 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 7.2 |
| 1977–78 | Buffalo | 13 | - | 10.0 | .419 | - | .750 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Career | 241 | - | 19.6 | .446 | - | .713 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 8.0 | |
Coaching career
In the 1980s he worked as a head coach for Iona College basketball team and as an assistant coach for Notre Dame under Digger Phelps. He later worked as NBA director of basketball operations (1991–95) and an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats (2004–05), where he was hired to replace Sam Mitchell after Mitchell left the Bobcats to become the head coach for the Toronto Raptors.
Brokaw continues to coach in the Tampa Bay area with the private coaching service, CoachUp.[2]
References
- Gary Brokaw, Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed September 17, 2007.
- www.coachup.com/coaches/garyb-11
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- NBA page on Brokaw