Avery Bradley

Avery Bradley

Bradley (left) with the Celtics
No. 0 – Boston Celtics
Point guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	November 26, 1990 (1990-11-26) Tacoma, Washington
Nationality	American
High school	Findlay College Prep
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	Texas (2009–2010)
NBA Draft	2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Pro career	2010–present
Career history
2010–present	Boston Celtics
2011	→Maine Red Claws (D-League)
2011	Hapoel Jerusalem BC
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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.

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, Rivals.com rated him the #4 player in the country, and Scout.com rated him #5. 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. 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]}

College career

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

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

NBA and NBA D-League

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. 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.

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. On April 13, 2011, Bradley scored a career high 20 points against the New York Knicks.

Israel

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

NBA career statistics

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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	Boston	31	0	5.2	.343	.000	.500	.5	.4	.3	.0	1.7
Career		31	0	5.2	.343	.000	.500	.5	.4	.3	.0	1.7

External links

• ESPNU Profile
• DraftExpress.com Profile
• Scout.com Profile
• Rivals.com Profile