Craig Brackins
 Brackins scoring for Iowa State |
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| Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||
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| Power Forward | |||||||||||||
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| Born | October 9, 1987 Lancaster, California |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| High school | Brewster Academy | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College | Iowa State | ||||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder | |||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||
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Craig Lee Brackins (born October 9, 1987 in Lancaster, California) is an American basketball player with the Philadelphia 76ers.
He played collegiately for the Iowa State Cyclones.[1] A power forward, Brackins was the highest-touted recruit to choose Iowa State after spending time at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire. In March 2009, Brackins was predicted to be a first round draft pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. He was picked by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 21st overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. He was immediately traded to the New Orleans Hornets, and later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
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[edit] College career
[edit] 2008–09 season
Craig Brackins rose to national prominence following a game in January 2009 against Kansas in which he scored 42 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, despite Iowa State losing 82–67 to the Jayhawks.[2]
[edit] 2009–10 season
Brackins scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 96–55 blowout of Mississippi Valley State on November 22, 2009. Brackins declared himself eligible for the 2010 NBA Draft on March 12, 2010[3]
[edit] NBA
He was drafted with the 21st pick by the Oklahoma City Thunder at the 2010 NBA Draft. On July 8, 2010, he was traded to the New Orleans Hornets along with fellow rookie Quincy Pondexter in exchange for the rights to Cole Aldrich and Morris Peterson.[4]
On September 23, 2010, he was again traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along with Darius Songaila in exchange for Willie Green and Jason Smith.[5]
On November 30, 2010, Brackins was assigned to the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League.[6] In 5 games with the Armor, Brackins averaged 17.2 points and 8.6 rebounds.[7] On December 12, 2010 he was recalled to the 76ers.[8] He was sent back to Springfield on January 15, 2011,[9] then recalled by the 76ers on February 7, 2011.[10] He was sent back for another stint with the Armor on March 24, 2011.[11]
In February 2012, Brackins was assigned to the Maine Red Claws.[12] He was recalled on March 2, 2012.[13]
[edit] Israel
In August 2011, Brackins signed with Maccabi Ashdod B.C. of Israel.[14]
In November 2011, Brackins' contract with Maccabi Ashdod B.C. ended.[15]
[edit] NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2010–11 | Philadelphia | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 1.3 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 2.7 |
| Career | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 1.3 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 2.7 |
[edit] References
- ^ Player Biography at Cyclones.com
- ^ Brackins spurns NBA's advances ESPN.com, June 30, 2009
- ^ "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils vs. Iowa State Cyclones – Recap – November 22, 2009". Sports.espn.go.com. November 22, 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293260066. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ "HORNETS FINALIZE TRADE FOR BRACKINS AND PONDEXTER". NBA.com. July 8, 2010. http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets_finalize_trade_for_bra_2010_07_08.html. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ^ "76ers acquire Songaila, Brackins for Green, Smith". NBA.com. September 23, 2010. http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/songaila_100923.html. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ^ 76ers Send Craig Brackins to Armor
- ^ Craig Brackins NBA.com playerfile
- ^ Sixers Recall Brackins from D-League
- ^ "76ers Re-Assign Brackins To Springfield". Realgm.com. http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/71166/20110115/76ers_re_assign_brackins_to_springfield/. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ Philadelphia 76ers bring back former Cyclone Craig Brackins[dead link]
- ^ "Sixers Reassign Brackins To D-League". Basketball.realgm.com. March 24, 2011. http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/212510/Sixers_Reassign_Brackins_To_D_League. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ SIXERS ASSIGN CRAIG BRACKINS TO D-LEAGUE - 2/7/2012
- ^ SIXERS RECALL CRAIG BRACKINS FROM D-LEAGUE - 3/2/2012
- ^ "Craig Brackins joins Maccabi Ashdod". Eurobasket.com. http://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/basketball.asp?NewsID=239627. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ "Craig Brackins Leaves Ashdod". Eurobasket.com. November 19, 2011. http://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/basketball.asp?NewsID=249065. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
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