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Steve Bracey
Personal information
Born(1950-08-01)August 1, 1950
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 14, 2006(2006-02-14) (aged 55)
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolMidwood (Brooklyn, New York)
College
NBA draft1972: 2nd round, 21st overall pick
Drafted byAtlanta Hawks
Playing career1972–1975
PositionPoint guard
Number20, 22
Career history
1972–1974Atlanta Hawks
1974–1975Golden State Warriors
Career highlights
Career statistics
Points1,141 (6.1 ppg)
Rebounds291 (1.6 rpg)
Assists408 (2.2 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

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Steve Bracey grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in the Kingsborough Houses.[1] He attended Midwood High School ('68). He played point guard for the Midwood High School basketball team coached by Bob Coccodrilli, and the team was runner-up to Tilden High School's basketball team in 1967 for the New York City High School Basketball Championship.[2][3][4][5]

College

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Kilgore Junior College

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A 6' 1" guard, Bracey attended Kilgore Junior College in Texas for two years. In his sophomore year in 1969–70 he averaged 33.4 points per game over 29 games for the Rangers, and was the top junior college scorer.[6][7] He was named to the 1969–70 All-American First Team Junior College Team, along with among others fellow future NBA player Paul Stovall.[8][9]

Bracey was inducted into Kilgore's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003.[10][11][12][13]

University of Tulsa

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Bracey transferred to the University of Tulsa as a junior for the 1970-71 season, where he averaged 21.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in his two-year career, playing for the school's Golden Hurricane basketball team.[11]

In 1970–71 as a junior he averaged 19.4 points (8th in the Missouri Valley Conference) and 5.0 rebounds over 25 games.[14]

In 1971–72, as a senior, Bracey averaged 24.1 points (2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference, behind John Williamson) and 4.7 rebounds, while shooting 47% from the floor, over 26 games.[14] He had four games in which he scored 34 or more points, including one in which he scored 47 points against Drake University; as of 2004 that was the third-highest scoring game of any Tulsa player ever.[15] He was named to the 1971–72 All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team, as well as an honorable mention All-American.[16][11][14]

Bracey was inducted into the University of Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.[17][18][19]

NBA

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Atlanta Hawks

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Bracey was the 21st overall pick in the 1972 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks in April 1972, and signed a multi-year contract with the team.[14][4] He played three seasons (1972–75) in the National Basketball Association, two seasons as a member of the Atlanta Hawks. [14]

In 1972–73, at 22 years of age, he averaged 15.0 minutes, 6.5 points, 1.8 assists, and 1.5 rebounds per game while shooting 48% from the field in 70 games alongside Pete Maravich.[14] In the playoffs, he averaged 20.5 minutes, 9.8 points, 3.3 assists, and 2.2 rebounds per game while shooting 51% from the field in 6 games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.[4]

In 1973–74, Bracey averaged 19.5 minutes, 7.3 points, 3.1 assists, and 1.9 rebounds per game while shooting 46% from the field in 75 games, again alongside Pete Maravich.[14] He was 13th in the NBA with 5.7 assists per 36 minutes, and 14th in the NBA with 6.8 assists per 100 possessions.[20]

Golden State Warriors; NBA champion

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In September 1972, the Golden State Warriors traded for him, and he played one season with the team. In 1974–75, Bracey averaged 8.1 minutes, 3.2 points, 1.2 assists, and 0.9 rebounds per game in 42 games, as Rick Barry and Jamaal Wilkes played at the forward position. [14] In the playoffs, he averaged 3.5 minutes, 2.5 points, and 0.8 assists per game, as he sank all four of his foul shots, in 4 games.[4] Bracey won an NBA Championship with Golden State in 1975.[20] In July 1975, he became a free agent.[4]

Later life

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Bracey was a transportation company executive in 2005.[21] He died from diabetes-related complications in 2006, at 55 years of age.[22]

NBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1972–73 Atlanta 70-15.0.486-.6641.51.8--6.5
1973–74 Atlanta 75-19.5.463-.7191.93.10.80.17.3
1974–75† Golden State 42-8.1.415-.6580.91.20.30.03.2
Career 187-15.3.466-.6841.62.20.60.16.1

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1972–73 Atlanta 6-20.5.511-.6882.23.3--9.8
1974–75† Golden State 4-3.5.429-1.0000.30.80.80.02.5
Career 10-13.7.500-.7501.42.30.80.06.9

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Jesse A. Mayfield (2009). Away from My Mother's Watchful Eye
  2. ↑ "Steve Bracey" ballislife.com.
  3. ↑ Barry Goldsmith (2020). The Wisdom of a Coach: Health, Wealth, Education, Athletics, a Game Plan for Life.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Uehara, Rafael. "Steve Bracey Player Profile, Golden State Warriors, NBA Stats, NCAA Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards". Basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ Quealy, Kevin (December 25, 2012). "Pick Your All-Time New York City N.B.A. Team - Interactive Feature". The New York Times. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Men_Basketball_Rosters_1937-2014," ilgore.edu.
  7. ↑ "Steve Bracey" Wellington Daily News, May 6, 1970.
  8. ↑ "1969-70 All-American Team -- FIRST TEAM," jucohoopscoop.com.
  9. ↑ "All-Americans – non-NCAA d1," naismithtonash.ca.
  10. ↑ "San Bernardino Sun 7 May 1970". Cdnc.ucr.edu. May 7, 1970. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  11. 1 2 3 "Steve Bracey - University of Tulsa Athletics". Tulsahurricane.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Steve Bracey". US-DE: The Draft Review. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  13. ↑ Mulvoy, Mark (November 30, 1970). "Five On The Move And The Best Of The Rest | Vault". Si.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Steve Bracey," sports-reference.
  15. ↑ Chad Bonham (2004) Golden Hurricane Basketball at the University of Tulsa
  16. ↑ MVC MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Steve Bracey - Hall of Fame - University of Tulsa Athletics". Tulsahurricane.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  18. ↑ "TU to induct 4 players, 1952 bowl team". tulsaworld.com. January 21, 2001. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  19. ↑ Kroner, Steve (May 25, 2009). "Where are they now". SFGate. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  20. 1 2 "Steve Bracey Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  21. ↑ "1974-75 WARRIORS / THEY WON A CHAMPIONSHIP -- BUT NOT THE ACCOLADES," San Francisco Chronicle, May 22, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Where are they now". sfgate.com. May 25, 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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