Craig Bradshaw

This article is about a New Zealand professional basketball player. For the former professional American football player, see Craig Bradshaw (American football).

Craig Robert Bradshaw (born 28 July 1983 in Lower Hutt) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. Craig grew up in Stokes Valley and was a promising rugby union player. He was noticed for his basketball talent at St. Bernard's College in Lower Hutt and spent his last two years of high school at Wellington High School,[1] where he focused solely on basketball. In 2002 and 2003, he played for the Wellington Saints[2] before moving to the United States to attend college.

College

Bradshaw completed his college career at Winthrop University in South Carolina, where he helped the Eagles to their third consecutive Big South Conference championship and a second round appearance at the NCAA national championships. Bradshaw averaged 9.4 point and 4.7 rebounds over his college career.

Bradshaw went undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft. He then played in the NBA Summer League with the Atlanta Hawks, but unfortunately didn't make any NBA roster.

Professional career

Bradshaw joined the NBL for the 2007–08 season playing for the Brisbane Bullets where he averaged 13 points per game. He then moved to Spain in 2008 where he played for Baloncesto León in 2008–09. In 2009, he became a starting player for the Korean Basketball League (KBL) side LG Sakers out of Changwon, South Korea. He also played for the Gold Coast Blaze and BK VEF Rīga during the 2009–10.

On 23 December 2010, Bradshaw with the Otago Nuggets for the 2011 New Zealand NBL season. After winning just two games with the Nuggets in 2011, he left Otago and signed with the Southland Sharks for the 2012 season.[3]

Tall Blacks

Bradshaw debuted for the Tall Blacks during their 2004 Olympics campaign and has stepped his game up a level since the retirements of veteran "bigs" Sean Marks and Ed Book. He also played for the Tall Blacks at the 2006 FIBA World Championships in Japan and the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey.

References

  1. ↑ "Prospect Profile: Craig Bradshaw". NBA.com. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  2. ↑ 2003 NBL Teams and Draw
  3. ↑ Craig Bradshaw slam-dunks his old Otago team

External links

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