Steve Bracey Explained

Steve Bracey
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:175
Birth Date:1 August 1950
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
High School:Midwood (Brooklyn, New York)
College:
Draft Year:1972
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:21
Draft Team:Atlanta Hawks
Career Start:1972
Career End:1975
Career Position:Point guard
Career Number:20, 22
Years1:
Team1:Atlanta Hawks
Team2:Golden State Warriors
Highlights:
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:1,141 (6.1 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:291 (1.6 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:408 (2.2 apg)
Bbr:bracest01

Stephen Henry Bracey (August 1, 1950 – February 14, 2006) was an American basketball player.

Biography

Bracey grew up in Brooklyn, where he attended Midwood High School.[1] [2]

A 6' 1" guard, he first played at Kilgore Junior College in Texas, where in his sophomore year he averaged 33.4 points per game, and was the top junior college scorer.[3] [4] [5] [6] He then transferred to the University of Tulsa, where he averaged 21.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in his two-year career.[4] He was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference team as well as honorable mention All-American as a senior.[4] He was inducted into the Tulsa University Athletic of Fame in 2000.[7] [8] [9]

Bracey played three seasons (1972–1975) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Atlanta Hawks and Golden State Warriors. He averaged 6.1 points per game and won an NBA Championship with Golden State in 1975.[10]

Bracey died from diabetes-related complications in 2006.[11]

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|-| align="left" | 1972–73| align="left" | Atlanta| 70 || - || 15.0 || .486 || - || .664 || 1.5 || 1.8 || - || - || 6.5|-| align="left" | 1973–74| align="left" | Atlanta| 75 || - || 19.5 || .463 || - || .719 || 1.9 || 3.1 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 7.3|-| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" | 1974–75†| align="left" | Golden State| 42 || - || 8.1 || .415 || - || .658 || 0.9 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 3.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 187 || - || 15.3 || .466 || - || .684 || 1.6 || 2.2 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 6.1|}

Playoffs

|-| align="left" | 1972–73| align="left" | Atlanta| 6 || - || 20.5 || .511 || - || .688 || 2.2 || 3.3 || - || - || 9.8|-| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" | 1974–75†| align="left" | Golden State| 4 || - || 3.5 || .429 || - || 1.000 || 0.3 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 2.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 10 || - || 13.7 || .500 || - || .750 || 1.4 || 2.3 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 6.9|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uehara . Rafael . Steve Bracey Player Profile, Golden State Warriors, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards . Basketball.realgm.com . 2019-12-27.
  2. Web site: Quealy . Kevin . Pick Your All-Time New York City N.B.A. Team - Interactive Feature . . 2012-12-25 . 2019-12-27.
  3. Web site: San Bernardino Sun 7 May 1970 . Cdnc.ucr.edu . 1970-05-07 . 2019-12-27.
  4. Web site: Steve Bracey - University of Tulsa Athletics . Tulsahurricane.com . 2019-12-27.
  5. Web site: Steve Bracey . US-DE . The Draft Review . 2019-12-27.
  6. Web site: Mulvoy . Mark . Five On The Move And The Best Of The Rest | Vault . Si.com . 1970-11-30 . 2019-12-27.
  7. Web site: Steve Bracey - Hall of Fame - University of Tulsa Athletics . Tulsahurricane.com . 2019-12-27.
  8. Web site: TU to induct 4 players, 1952 bowl team . tulsaworld.com . 2001-01-21 . 2019-12-27.
  9. Web site: Kroner . Steve . Where are they now . SFGate . 2009-05-25 . 2019-12-27.
  10. Web site: Steve Bracey Stats . Basketball-Reference.com . 2019-12-27.
  11. Web site: Where are they now . sfgate.com . May 25, 2009 . June 29, 2011.