Steve Bracey

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). 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.

College Kilgore Junior College 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. He was named to the 1969–70 All-American First Team Junior College Team, along with among others fellow future NBA player Paul Stovall.

Bracey was inducted into Kilgore's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003.

University of Tulsa 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.

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. He was named to the 1971–72 All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team, as well as an honorable mention All-American.

NBA

Atlanta Hawks 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. In July 1975, he became a free agent. He died from diabetes-related complications in 2006, at the age of 55.

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