Al Brightman

Al Brightman
Personal information
Born	September 22, 1923; Eureka, California
Died	June 10, 1992 (aged 68); Portland, Oregon
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Wilson Classical; (Long Beach, California)
College	Long Beach State; Charleston (1945–1946);
Playing career	1946–1948
Position	Forward
Number	8, 16
Career history
As player:
1946–1947	Boston Celtics
1947–1948	Seattle Athletics
As coach:
1948–1968	Seattle University
1966–1968	Anaheim Amigos
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Horace Albert "Al" Brightman (September 22, 1923 – June 10, 1992) was an American basketball player and coach.

Born in Eureka, California, he played collegiately for the California State University, Long Beach, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians out of Wilson High School in Long Beach, Ca.

He played for the Boston Celtics (1946–47) in the BAA for 58 games. He became the first Celtic to score 20 points in a regular season game.

He later coached Seattle University from 1948 to 1956,^[1] leading the Chieftains to 4 NCAA Appearances and 1 NIT appearance. He had a coaching winning percentage of .726. He went on to coach the Anaheim Amigos in the ABA in the 1967-68 season.

Head coaching record

College basketball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Postseason
Seattle Chieftains (Independent) (1948–1956)
1948–49	Seattle	12-14
1949–50	Seattle	12-17
1950–51	Seattle	32-5
1951–52	Seattle	29-8
1952–53	Seattle	29-4	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1953–54	Seattle	26-2	NCAA First Round
1954–55	Seattle	22-7	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1955–56	Seattle	18-11	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Seattle:		180–68 (.726)
Total:		180–68 (.726)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Professional basketball

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W–L %	Win–loss %
Playoffs	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW–L %	Playoff win–loss %


Team	Year	G	W	L	W–L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW–L%	Result
ANA	1967–68	36	12	24	.333	5th in Western	-	-	-	-	Missed Playoffs
Career		36	12	24	.333		-	-	-	-

References

^ Rockne, Dick (June 11, 1992), "Brightman, Former Su Coach, Dies -- Basketball Innovator Put Seattle In National Spotlight", The Seattle Times

External links

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

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[rockne-1] Rockne, Dick (June 11, 1992), "Brightman, Former Su Coach, Dies -- Basketball Innovator Put Seattle In National Spotlight", The Seattle Times

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