Kevin Bradshaw

Kevin Bradshaw
Personal information
Born	February 13, 1965 (age 59); Gainesville, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
High school	Buchholz (Gainesville, Florida)
College	Bethune-Cookman (1983–1985); US International (1989–1991);
NBA draft	1991: undrafted
Position	Shooting guard
Coaching career	2004–present
Career history
As coach:
2005–2010	Hapoel Eilat (assistant)
2009–2014	Point Loma Nazarene
Career highlights and awards
	NCAA Division I scoring leader (1991);

Kevin Bradshaw (born February 13, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player and current collegiate basketball coach. He is best known as the NCAA record-holder for most points in a single game against a Division I opponent.

College career

Bradshaw, a 6'6" guard, played high school basketball at Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Florida. Playing alongside future NBA player Vernon Maxwell, Bradshaw averaged 30.6 points per game as a senior in 1983 and was named first team All-State.^[1]

Bradshaw turned down his hometown Florida Gators, instead opting to play for the smaller Bethune-Cookman University. After his sophomore season, he left the school and joined the Navy. After being stationed on a submarine tender near San Diego, Bradshaw began playing with the All-Navy team. He would go on to travel the country playing with the Navy All Stars and later the All-Armed Forces team, alongside future NBA star David Robinson. After getting permission from the Navy to once again pursue his education, Bradshaw was recruited by Gary Zarecky, head coach of the Gulls of U.S. International University, who saw a great fit for his team's fast-paced style of play.^[2] It was the perfect match of player and system, as Bradshaw went on to lead the NCAA in scoring as a senior in 1990-91 at 37.6 points per game.

On January 5, 1991, Bradshaw made NCAA history as he scored 72 points in a 186-150 loss to Loyola Marymount University - a meeting of two teams specializing in that fast-break style of play. This performance broke Pete Maravich's NCAA record for most points scored against a Division I opponent. The previous record had been 69 points, set by Maravich in a 1970 game against Alabama.^[3]

Bradshaw ended his college career with 2,804 points - currently #16 on the all-time NCAA career scoring list.

College statistics

Season Averages
Season	Team	G	PTS	PPG	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%
1983-84	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	28	361	12.9	2.8	1.3	-	-	.435	-	.686
1984-85	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	27	514	19.0	4.4	1.6	-	-	.430	-	.698
1989-90	US International Gulls	28	875	31.3	4.9	2.5	1.7	0.5	.412	.338	.844
1990-91	US International Gulls	28	1054	37.6	5.1	2.4	1.8	1.0	.428	.316	.822
Totals:		111	2804	25.3	4.3	1.9	1.7	0.8	.425	.328	.801

Post-college

After failing to catch on with the NBA, Bradshaw played professionally in Israel for eleven years. He set numerous offensive records there, including once scoring 101 points in a game. After his playing career was over he became the first African-American coach in Israeli professional basketball history, guiding Hapoel Elat to a 58-39 record in three years with the team. In 2008 he returned to the US and spent two years as an assistant coach at NAIA school Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California. He currently teaches and coaches at an inner-city high school (King-Chavez) in San Diego while running "Be the Best" basketball camps, which tours nationwide and internationally in Israel, providing instruction for children of all ages.^[4]

References

External links

[1] ttp://www.pointloma.edu/Athletics/MensBasketball/Coaches/Assistant_Coach_Kevin_Bradshaw.htm

[2] Gunner for the Gulls

[3] 72-Point Performance Erases Maravich's Record

[4] Kevin Bradshow at ESPN's Fandom

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College career

College statistics

Post-college

See also

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