Bruce Spraggins

Bruce Spraggins
Personal information
Born 1940 (age 7576)
Williamsburg, Virginia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
College Virginia Union (1958–1961)
NBA draft 1961 / Round: 5 / Pick: 47th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia Warriors
Playing career 1961–1971
Position Small forward
Number 30
Career history
1961–1962 New York Tapers (ABL)
1962–1963 Philadelphia Tapers (ABL)
1963–1966 Trenton Colonials (CBA)
1966–1967 New Haven Elms (CBA)
1967–1968 New Jersey Americans (ABA)
1968–1971 New Haven Elms / Hamden Bics (CBA)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team all-CIAA (1960, 1961)
  • NCAA Small College leading scorer (1961)
  • CIAA Hall of Fame (2012)
  • Virginia Union Hall of Fame (2008)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Warren Bruce Spraggins (born 1940) is an American former professional basketball player.[1] In college, he led the NCAA Small Colleges in scoring in 1960–61 and was a two-time first-team All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association player for the Virginia Union Panthers. Professionally, Spraggins' career lasted from 1961 to 1971 spanning three different leagues (American Basketball League, Continental Basketball Association, and American Basketball Association).

References

  1. "Bruce Spraggins ABA/NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2016.


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