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: |
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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.
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]
|-| 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|}
|-| 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|}