Stephen Henry Bracey (August 1, 1950 – February 14, 2006) was an American

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player.

Biography

Steve Bracey grew up in Brooklyn, where he attended

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. A 6' 1"

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, Bracey attended Kilgore Junior College in Texas for two years. In his sophomore year he averaged 33.4 points per game, and was the top junior college scorer. Bracey was inducted into Kilgore's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000. Bracey transferred to the

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as a junior for the 1970-71 season, where he averaged 21.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in his two-year career. He was named to the 1971-72 All-Missouri Valley Conference team as well as honorable mention All-American as a senior. He was inducted into the University of Tulsa Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000. Bracey was the 21st overall pick in the 1972 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Bracey played three seasons (1972–1975) in the

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.Two seasons as a member of the

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and one season with the

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. He averaged 6.1

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and won an NBA Championship with Golden State in 1975. Bracey died from

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-related complications in 2006.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 75 , , - , , 19.5 , , .463 , , - , , .719 , , 1.9 , , 3.1 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" , 1974–75† , align="left" , Golden State , 42 , , - , , 8.1 , , .415 , , - , , .658 , , 0.9 , , 1.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 3.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 187 , , - , , 15.3 , , .466 , , - , , .684 , , 1.6 , , 2.2 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 6.1

Playoffs

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* 1950 births 2006 deaths 20th-century American sportsmen American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks draft picks Atlanta Hawks players Basketball players from Brooklyn Carolina Cougars draft picks Diabetes-related deaths Golden State Warriors players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Midwood High School alumni Point guards Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball players {{1950s-US-basketball-bio-stub