Cougar Legend Shawn Bradley Attends Texas-BYU Basketball Game
Jan 27, 2024, 1:14 PM | Updated: Jan 29, 2024, 5:27 pm
PROVO – BYU men’s basketball legend Shawn Bradley attended the Cougars’ only home game as a member of the Big 12 Conference against the Texas Longhorns.
Shawn Bradley recognized during Texas-BYU game
The No. 21 ranked Cougars hosted the Longhorns at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah on Saturday, January 27.
Bradley attended the contest and was recognized during the first half.
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The Cougars entered the contest with a 14-5 record, including 2-4 in Big 12 games.
BYU’s game against Texas is broadcast on ESPN2, KSL NewsRadio (102.7 FM & 1160 AM), and sports.ksl.com.
shout-out to Cougar LEGEND Shawn Bradley 💙 pic.twitter.com/XDf5fxs3vu
— BYU Men's Basketball (@BYUMBB) January 27, 2024
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About Shawn Bradley
Bradley, who spent his college career at BYU, averaged 14.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, and an NCAA record 5.2 blocks per game as a freshman before being drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the second overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft.
What Shawn Bradley did as a true freshman in his one season at #BYU was pretty special.
14.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 52% from the field. Some of his best highlights can be seen here 👇🏽#BYUHoops l @KSLSports pic.twitter.com/sqli41PF1n— Sam Farnsworth (@Samsworth_TV) March 17, 2021
The center was traded by the 76ers to the New Jersey Nets in 1995, before being sent to the Mavericks in 1997 where he would play the final seven seasons of his 12-year NBA career.
Bradley had career averages of 8.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks during his professional career.
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