Brad Wright (basketball)

Brad Wright
Personal information
Born (1962-03-27) March 27, 1962 (age 62)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolDaniel Murphy
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeUCLA (1981–1985)
NBA draft1985: 3rd round, 49th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career1985–1995
PositionPower forward / center
Number8, 35
Career history
1985–1986Caen
1985–1986Cincinnati Slammers
1986–1987Wyoming Wildcatters
1987New York Knicks
1987–1988Wyoming Wildcatters
1988Denver Nuggets
1987–1988Rockford Lightning
1988–1989Libertas Livorno
1989–1990Basket Rimini
1990–1991Ourense Baloncesto
1991–1992Bàsquet Manresa
1992–1993CB Las Rozas
1993–1994Ourense Baloncesto
1994–1995C.C.Llobregat Cornellà
1998–1999Mens Sana Basket
Career highlights and awards
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Bradford William Wright (born March 27, 1962, in Hollywood, California), is an American former professional basketball player. He attended Daniel Murphy High School in Los Angeles, and played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins.[2] Wright was drafted by the NBA's Golden State Warriors with the 49th pick of the 1985 NBA draft. He played 14 games with the New York Knicks and 2 games with the Denver Nuggets before injury.

Wright attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he majored in history.[3] As a senior with the Bruins in 1984–85, he made 10 of 11 field goals, scoring 23 points along with 12 rebounds and four blocked shots in a win over Louisville in the semifinals of the 1985 National Invitation Tournament.[4] UCLA defeated Indiana in the finals, when Wright held the Hoosiers' 7-foot-2-inch (2.18 m) center, Uwe Blab, to 12 points and forced him to foul out with 54 seconds remaining in the game.[5]

  1. ^ "CBA all-stars". USA Today. January 22, 1988. p. 5C. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Former NBA player takes L.A. County foster children, hundreds of them, to the circus in Glendale". Glendale News-Press. December 4, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Franklin, Paul (April 3, 1985). "UCLA senior see future and wonders what it holds". The Courier-News. p. D-1. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. ^ Sutton, Stan (March 29, 1985). "UCLA, Wright have come a long way to NIT title game with IU". p. E3. Retrieved February 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Yannis, Alex (March 30, 1985). "Hazzard ends up a big winner". The Miami News. New York Times News Service. p. 5B. Retrieved February 24, 2022.