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Celtics select Bradley with No. 19 pick in NBA draft
Written by Travis Duncan    Thursday, June 24 2010 20:23    PDF Print E-mail

The Boston Celtics have drafted Texas freshman point guard Avery Bradley with the No. 19 pick in the 2010 NBA draft.

Full Name: Avery Antonio Bradley, Jr.
Position: Guard
Height/Weight: 6-2 (1.88 m)/ 180 (81.7 kg)
Birthdate: Nov. 26, 1990 (Tacoma, Wash.)
High School: Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.)
College: Texas

Career Highlights: A Big 12 All-Freshman Team and All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection
in 2009-10. Competed for the USA Junior Select Team in the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit
as a high school senior.

Freshman (2009-10): Ranked second on Texas in scoring (11.6 ppg), steals (44) and minutes
played (29.5 mpg). Shot 37.5 percent from three-point range and recorded an impressive
18 blocks. A Big 12 All-Rookie Team selection by the league coaches and Big 12 All-
Freshman Team by the media. Named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention by the coaches.
Posted season highs in points (29) and rebounds (9) vs. Colorado, shooting 12-of-14 from
the field and 3-for-3 from three-point range. Recorded 25 points and five rebounds vs.
Nebraska. Had 24 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals at Iowa State, converting
10-fo-14 shots. Totaled 21 points and three steals at Oklahoma, shooting 9-of-16 from
the field.
 

High School: Spent his senior year at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada, averaging 19.1
points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.9 steals. Led Findlay to a 33-0 record and the mythical
high school national championship. Named the ESPNRISE.com High School National
Player of the Year and ranked as the No. 1 prospect nationally by ESPNU. A McDonald's
All-American and Jordan All-American. Won the slam dunk contest at the McDonald's All-
American Game. First-team Parade Magazine All-American. Recorded 21 points (10-of-14
FG) in 29 minutes for the USA Junior Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit. Transferred
to Findlay after spending his freshman through junior years at Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma,
Wash.).
Strengths: Quick and explosive athlete, who plays bigger than his height. Excellent
defender. Can create his own shot and score off the dribble. Solid mid-range shooter.
Personal: Became a Texas fan when his family lived in Arlington, Texas from 2001-04.
Family moved back to Tacoma in the summer prior to his eighth grade year (2004).

Last Updated ( Thursday, June 24 2010 20:25 )
 

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