Bruce Spraggins | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lb: | 188 |
Birth Date: | 31 August 1939 |
Birth Place: | Williamsburg, Virginia |
Death Place: | Charles City, Virginia |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Bruton Heights (Williamsburg, Virginia) |
College: | Virginia Union (1958–1961) |
Draft Year: | 1961 |
Draft Round: | 5 |
Draft Pick: | 47 |
Draft Team: | Philadelphia Warriors |
Career Start: | 1961 |
Career End: | 1971 |
Career Number: | 30 |
Career Position: | Small forward |
Years1: | 1961–1963 |
Team1: | New York/Philadelphia Tapers |
Years2: | 1963–1966 |
Team2: | Trenton Colonials |
Years3: | 1966–1967 |
Team3: | New Haven Elms |
Team4: | New Jersey Americans |
Years5: | 1968–1971 |
Team5: | New Haven Elms / Hamden Bics |
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Warren Bruce Spraggins (August 31, 1939 – September 12, 2021) was an American professional basketball player.[1] In college, he led the NCAA Small Colleges in scoring in 1960–61 and was a two-time first-team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association player for the Virginia Union Panthers. Professionally, Spraggins' career lasted from 1961 to 1971 spanning three different leagues (American Basketball League, Continental Basketball Association, and American Basketball Association).
Spraggins died on September 12, 2021, in Charles City, Virginia, at age 82.[2]