Don Bragg (basketball)

Don Bragg

Bragg with UCLA c. 1954
Personal information
Born	(1933-02-24)February 24, 1933 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	November 2, 1985(1985-11-02) (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Career information
High school	Galileo (San Francisco, California)
College	UCLA (1951–1955)
NBA draft	1955: 7th round, 54th overall pick
Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers
Position	Forward / Guard
Career history
1955–1956	Los Angeles Kirby's Shoes
1956–1958	Air Force All-Stars
Career highlights and awards
AAU champion (1957) 3× Honorable mention All-American (1953–1955) 2× First-team PCC All-Southern Division (1954, 1955) Second-team PCC All-Southern Division (1953) California Mr. Basketball (1950)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Donald Edward Bragg^[1] (February 24, 1933 – November 2, 1985) was an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins. Three times he earned honorable mention as an All-American. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.

Bragg was named California Mr. Basketball as the state's top high school player in 1950. Playing in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) with UCLA, he was a three-time All-Southern Division selection, including twice on the first team. Bragg later served in the United States Air Force, where he won an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championship with the Air Force All-Stars basketball team. He became a savings and loan executive.