Brad Sellers
| No. 6, 2, 3, 4 | |
|---|---|
| Power forward / Center | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 17, 1962 Warrensville Heights, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Warrensville Heights (Warrensville Heights, Ohio) |
| College | Wisconsin (1981–1983) Ohio State (1984–1986) |
| NBA Draft | 1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Pro career | 1986–1999 |
| Career history | |
| 1986–1989 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1989–1990 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1990 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1990–1991 | Aris (Greece) |
| 1991–1992 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1992–1993 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1993–1994 | ASA Sceaux (France) |
| 1994–1995 | Paris Basket Racing (France) |
| 1995 | Gijón (Spain) |
| 1996–1997 | Montpellier (France) |
| 1997–1998 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion (Israel) |
| 1998 | Olympique Antibes (France) |
| 1999 | Paris Basket Racing (France) |
| 1999 | Hyères-Toulon (France) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Bradley Donn Sellers (born December 17, 1962 in Warrensville Heights, Ohio) is a retired American professional basketball player, and now the mayor of his suburban Cleveland hometown, as well as a basketball analyst on various local media outlets.
A 7'0" power forward/center from the University of Wisconsin and Ohio State University, he was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (ninth pick overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft.
Sellers was a controversial selection among the Bulls' staff and players. General manager Jerry Krause was attracted to Sellers because of his above-average shooting ability, which was rare in a player of Sellers' size. Michael Jordan and others, however, had wanted Krause to draft Johnny Dawkins, a hard-playing guard from Duke University and a friend of Jordan [1].
Sellers eventually became a part-time starter for the Bulls, but he never averaged more than 9.5 points or 4.7 rebounds in a season, and with the emergence of forward Scottie Pippen during the 1988 NBA Playoffs, he began to see his playing time diminish [2]. In 1989, he was finally traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for the 18th overall pick of the NBA Draft, which would become point guard B. J. Armstrong.
Sellers also played briefly for the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Detroit Pistons before leaving the NBA in 1993 to embark on a lengthy overseas career. Sellers played in Spain, Israel, Greece (Aris BC), and France before retiring in 2000 to become community liaison director for his hometown.
Sellers also has become a media personality in Cleveland as he is a postgame analyst for Cleveland Cavaliers radio broadcasts, and a Cavaliers/NBA analyst for WEWS channel 5 (ABC).
Sellers was elected mayor of his native Warrensville Heights on November 8, 2011, and sworn in on January 1, 2012.[1][2]
References [edit]
- ^ Krouse, Peter (2011-11-09). "Euclid Mayor Bill Cervenik Wins a Third Term, Incumbent Mayor Richard Balbier Prevails in Brooklyn". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ Brad Sellers for Mayor website
External links [edit]
- Career stats at basketball-reference.com
- A March 2, 2001 article about Brad Sellers
- basketpedya.com
- NYT article on political ambitions
- 1962 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Aris B.C. players
- Basketball players from Ohio
- Centers (basketball)
- Chicago Bulls draft picks
- Chicago Bulls players
- Detroit Pistons players
- Gijón Baloncesto players
- Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players
- Minnesota Timberwolves players
- Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players
- People from Warrensville Heights, Ohio
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Seattle SuperSonics players
- Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball players
