Avery Bradley biography
Date of birth : 1990-11-26
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Castle Air Force Base, near Merced, California
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-04-14
Credited as : Basketball player NBA, guard for the Celtics, NBA Draft
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Avery Bradley is an American basketball guard with the Boston Celtics of the NBA.
He was selected by the Boston Celtics with the nineteenth overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft.
Career history:
2010–present Boston Celtics
2011 →Maine Red Claws (D-League)
2009-10 :
Ranked second on Texas in scoring (11.6 ppg), steals (44) and minutes played (29.5 mpg)...Shot 37.5 percent from three-point range and recorded an impressive 18 blocks...A Big 12 All-Rookie team selection by the league coaches and Big 12 All-Freshman Team by the media...Named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention by the coaches...Posted season highs in points (29) and rebounds (9) vs. Colorado, shooting 12-of-14 from the field and 3-for-3 from three-point range...Recorded 25 points and five rebounds v. Nebraska...Had 24 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals at Iowa State, converting 10-for-14 shots...Totaled 21 points and three steals at Oklahoma, shooting 9-of-16 from the field.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Spent his senior year at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada, averaging 19.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.9 steals...Led Findlay to a 33-0 record and the mythical high school national championship...Named the ESPNRISE.com High School National Player of the Year and ranked as the No. 1 prospect by ESPNU...A McDonald’s All-American and Jordan All-American...Won the slam dunk contest at the McDonald’s All-American Game...First-team Parade Magazine All-American...Recorded 21 points (10-of-14 FG) in 29 minutes for the USA Junior Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit...Transferred to Findlay after spending his freshman through junior years at Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, WA).
PERSONAL:
Full name is Avery Antonio Bradley, Jr. ..Son of Alicia Jones and Avery Bradley, Sr...Became a Texas fan when his family lived in Arlington, Texas from 2001-2004...Family moved back to Tacoma in the summer prior to his eighth grade year (2004).
