Avery Bradley



Avery Antonio Bradley Jr. (born November 26, 1990) is an American basketball guard with the Boston Celtics of the NBA.

He was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 19th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. {| class="toc" id="toc"

Contents
[hide] *1 High school career
 * 2 College career
 * 3 NBA
 * 4 NBA career highs
 * 5 Israel
 * 6 NBA career statistics
 * 6.1 Regular season
 * 7 References
 * 8 External links
 * }

[edit]High school career
Bradley was ranked as one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2009. He was rated #1 in the ESPNU100,[1] Rivals.com rated him the #4 player in the country,[2] and Scout.com rated him #5.[3] Bradley led Findlay College Prep to the National High School Basketball championship against Oak Hill Academy, and won 56–53. He played in the 2009 McDonald's All-American Game. He also won the 2009 McDonald's High School All-American Dunk Contest.[4] Before transferring to Findlay Prep for his senior season, Bradley was a three year starter at Bellarmine Preparatory School (Tacoma, WA), and along with University of Washington recruit Abdul Gaddy, led Bellarmine Prep to a third place finish in the 4A (highest classification) WIAA state tournament their junior year.[citation needed]

[edit]College career
Bradley attended the University of Texas at Austin.[5] Bradley spent parts of his childhood in Arlington, where he became a follower of the Texas Longhorns basketball program and watched T. J. Ford.[6]

His freshman season, Bradley started for the Longhorns, playing all 34 games, averaging 11.6 points per game [7]

[edit]NBA
At the 2010 NBA Draft he was selected as the 19th pick by the Boston Celtics. He signed his rookie deal with the Celtics on July 2, 2010.[8] On January 14, 2011, the Celtics assigned Bradley to the Maine Red Claws of the NBA D-League and on the same day made his debut game for the team, playing 21 minutes and scoring 11 points.[9]

Following the spinal cord injury suffered by Marquis Daniels on the game against Orlando Magic on February 6, 2011, Bradley was called up to the Boston Celtics' roster again, and joined the team for the game against the Charlotte Bobcats on February 7, 2011. During the 2011-12 NBA season, he has enjoyed much more playing time, and was promoted to a starting role following an injury to Ray Allen. Bradley's scoring output significantly increased during the season, including a career high 28 points against the Atlanta Hawks on April 20, 2012. He also received praise for his tremendous hustle and defense, including memorable blocks on Dwyane Wade and Russell Westbrook, among others.

[edit]NBA career highs

 * Points- 28 vs. Atlanta 04/20/12
 * Total rebounds- 6, two times
 * Assists- 7 @ Washington 01/22/12
 * Steals- 4 @ Atlanta 04/20/12
 * Blocks- 3 @ Oklahoma City 02/22/12
 * Minutes played- 43 vs. Utah 03/28/12

[edit]Israel
In October 2011, during the 2011 NBA lockout, Bradley signed with Hapoel Jerusalem BC.[10] He played three games with the team, averaging 13.7 points per game.

[edit]NBA career statistics

 * Correct as of April 20, 2012

[edit]References

 * 1) ^ Bradley #1 by ESPNU
 * 2) ^ Bradley #4 by Rivals
 * 3) ^ Bradley #5 by Scout
 * 4) ^ [1][dead link]
 * 5) ^ "TCU men sign Maverick's brother; Texas among top classes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 11, 2009.[dead link]
 * 6) ^ Hairopoulos, Kate (December 18, 2009), "Freshman Avery Bradley is fulfilling a childhood dream with spot on Texas Longhorns, big game in Arlington", Dallas Morning News
 * 7) ^ "Avery Bradley statistics on ESPN.com".
 * 8) ^ Bradley signs, has surgery
 * 9) ^ Celtics Assign Bradley To Maine
 * 10) ^ Avery Bradley joins to Hapoel Jerusalem