Name: | Shawn Bradley |
Occupation: | Basketball Player |
Gender: | Male |
Birth Day: | March 22, 1972 |
Age: | 48 |
Birth Place: | Landstuhl, Germany |
Zodiac Sign: | Aries |
Shawn Bradley
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Before Fame
He played college basketball at BYU and was selected 2nd overall in the 1993 NBA Draft.
Biography
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Shawn Bradley was born on March 22, 1972, in Landstuhl, West Germany (now Germany), where his father was working at a U.S. military hospital. Bradley’s parents were both tall: his father Reiner Bradley (1949–2010) stood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), and his mother Teresa stands 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m). Bradley was already 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) tall by the end of junior high school (age 14–15), and by the end of his junior year of high school (age 16–17) he had grown to 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m), one inch shy of his adult height of 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m). In 2018, genetic analysis of Bradley’s DNA showed that his great height is the not the result of any physical or genetic disorders, but because he happened to inherit an extremely rare combination of the thousands of common genetic variants that determine human height.
Bradley was heavily recruited by many colleges from across the United States, but ultimately decided to play at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. During his freshman season (1990–91), he started all 34 games for BYU, averaging 14.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. But his main contribution to the team was shot-blocking: he led the entire nation in total blocks (177) and average (5.2 per game)—setting an NCAA freshman record in both categories. In one game against Eastern Kentucky (EKU), Bradley blocked 14 shots, tying the NCAA single-game record set by Navy’s David Robinson in 1986. In that same game, Bradley also established a new career high by scoring 29 points.
Bradley lifted his game to new levels in March 1996. He posted a career-high 32 points and added 15 rebounds against Dallas early in the month, and set another career high a week later with 10 blocked shots against the Phoenix Suns. He recorded his first career triple-double in the very next game, tallying 19 points, 17 rebounds, and a career-best 11 blocked shots in another match-up against Mureşan and the Bullets. In April, Bradley posted back-to-back triple-doubles (against Boston and Toronto); in the process, he became the first player in NBA history to record consecutive games of double-figure blocked shots twice in a single season. His season averages for 1995–96 were 11.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks per game – all career highs.
Bradley had a role in the film Space Jam in 1996, depicted as one of the NBA stars who lose their talent alongside Muggsy Bogues, Larry Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Patrick Ewing. He also appeared as himself in an episode of Walker, Texas Ranger, and had a cameo appearance as an auto mechanic in The Singles Ward movie. In 2011, he appeared in a music video tribute to Jimmer Fredette, along with former BYU football star Chad Lewis and legendary coach LaVell Edwards. He has also appeared in an episode of Studio C.
Bradley played 7 more seasons in the league, remaining with the Mavericks until his retirement in 2005. Over that span, his playing time slowly declined, mainly due to some injuries and constant juggling of the team’s lineups and rotations by coach Don Nelson. In particular, Bradley’s offensive role became very limited, but he remained an imposing defensive presence. In fact, in the 2000–01 season, he broke his own team record by blocking 228 shots for Dallas – the highest total in the NBA that year. The Mavericks emerged as a perennial playoff contender, mostly due to the rise of star players such as Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash, but Bradley’s defense made a significant contribution. He finished his career with averages of 8.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks in 23.5 minutes of action per game.
On March 19, 2010, Bradley filed papers to run as a Republican against incumbent Democratic Representative Tim Cosgrove for the 44th District seat in the Utah House of Representatives. On November 2, 2010, Bradley lost the election to Cosgrove, earning 46.49% of the vote against Cosgrove’s 51.13%.
🎂 Upcoming Birthday
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