Steve Bracey
American basketball player (1950–2006)
Stephen Henry Bracey (August 1, 1950 – February 14, 2006) was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball point guard and shooting guard.
Bracey initially attended Kilgore Junior College, where in his sophomore year in 1969–70 he was the nation's top junior college scorer at 33.4 points per game. He was named to the 1969–70 All-American Junior College First Team, and later inducted into Kilgore's Athletic Hall of Fame.
Bracey transferred to the University of Tulsa as a junior, and in his senior season in 1971–72 he averaged 24.1 points (2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference), and in one game scored 47 points against Drake University. He was named to the 1971–72 All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team, as well as an honorable mention All-American, and was later inducted into the University of Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame.
Bracey was the 21st overall pick in the 1972 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He played in the NBA, first for two season with the Hawks. He then played for one season with the Golden State Warriors, which whom he was an NBA Champion in 1975.
Early life
Steve Bracey grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in the Kingsborough Houses. He attended Midwood High School ('68).
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