Junior Bridgeman
| Small forward / Shooting guard | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 17, 1953 East Chicago, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Louisville (1971–1975) |
| NBA Draft | 1975 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8th overall |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Pro career | 1975–1987 |
| Career history | |
| 1975–1984 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1984–1986 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1986–1987 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 11,517 (13.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,995 (3.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 2,066 (2.4 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman (born September 17, 1953) is a retired American basketball player.
Born in East Chicago, Indiana, Bridgeman was a member of the 1971 East Chicago Washington High School Senators basketball team, which went undefeated (29-0) and won the Indiana state high school basketball championship. Among his teammates were his brother Sam, Pete Trgovich (who played at UCLA) and Tim Stoddard (N.C. State), who would go on to have success as a Major League Baseball pitcher.
A 6'5" guard/forward from the University of Louisville, Bridgeman was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1975 and immediately traded with Brian Winters, David Meyers and Elmore Smith to the Milwaukee Bucks for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Bridgeman went on to have a solid 12-year NBA career, spent mostly with the Bucks, and he scored 11,517 total points. Although he was a sixth man for most of his career, he averaged double figures in scoring for nine consecutive seasons. He played in 711 games for the Bucks, still the most in franchise history, although he started only 105 times. His #2 jersey was retired by the Bucks franchise in 1988.
Bridgeman is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[1]
Currently, Bridgeman is the President of Bridgeman Foods LLC.[2] His company owns and operates over 160[3] Wendy's restaurant franchises across the country.[4]
He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
[edit] References
- ^ Hartford Alphas
- ^ http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=30270850
- ^ http://www.gecapital.com/en/our-customers/wendys.html
- ^ Paul King. "Former NBA star scores on Wendy's team: Bridgeman takes game to franchise court, retains no. 2 as second-largest player". Nation's Restaurant News. August 23, 2004. Retrieved on February 25, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Junior Bridgeman at Basketball-Reference.com
- Profile at www.nba.com/bucks
| Preceded by Dave Casper Anita DeFrantz Pat Summitt Lynn Swann Robert R. Thomas Bill Walton |
Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 2000 Dianne Baker Junior Bridgeman Pat Haden Lisa Rosenblum John Dickson Stufflebeem John Trembley |
Succeeded by Alpha V. Alexander Archie Griffin Steve Largent Steve Raible Lee Roy Selmon Wally Walker |
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- People from East Chicago, Indiana
- National Basketball Association players with retired numbers
- African American basketball players
- African-American businesspeople
- Basketball players from Indiana
- Los Angeles Clippers broadcasters
- Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players
- Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
