The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Avery Bradley
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Tacoma, Wash.
- High School:
- Findlay Prep [Nev.]
Should compete immediately for time in the backcourt ... skilled combo guard who comes to Texas with the reputation as an outstanding on-the-ball perimeter defender ... ESPNRISE.com High School National Player of the Year and ranked as the No. 1 prospect nationally by ESPNU following his senior season ... McDonald[apos]s All-American and Jordan All-American ... won the slam dunk contest at the McDonald[apos]s All-American Game ... first-team Parade Magazine All-American.
High School:
Spent his senior year at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev. (head coach Michael Peck) ... ESPNRISE.com High School National Player of the Year ... ranked as the No. 1 prospect nationally by ESPNU following his senior season ... McDonald[apos]s All-American and Jordan All-American ... first-team All-American by Parade Magazine ... won the slam dunk contest at the McDonald[apos]s All-American Game ... posted 15 points and six rebounds in 23 minutes for the West team in a 113-110 defeat at the McDonald[apos]s All-American Game in Miami (April 1) ... tallied 21 points (10-of-14 FG) in 29 minutes for the USA Junior Select Team in a 97-89 loss to the World Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland (April 11) ... also paired with fellow UT recruit Jordan Hamilton and scored 14 points to lead the Black Team to a 110-103 win at the Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden (April 18) ... led Findlay to a 33-0 record and the mythical high school national championship ... averaged 19.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.9 steals per game as a senior ... converted 54 percent of his field goal attempts (258-of-477), 76.1 percent from the free throw line (83-of-109) and 38.3 percent from the three-point line (31-of-81) ... named MVP at the ESPNRISE National High School Invitational (April 3-5), averaging 20.7 ppg while leading Findlay to the tournament title ... recorded 27 points (10-of-21 FG), six boards, four steals and three blocks in the semifinal win against Montrose Christian (April 4) ... registered 20 points, eight rebounds and two steals in the championship game victory against Oak Hill Academy (April 5) ... transferred to Findlay in September 2008 after spending his freshman through junior years at Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, Wash.) ... two-time first-team all-state pick (sophomore and junior seasons) ... averaged a team-best 25.7 points per game while leading Bellarmine to the Class 4A state semifinals with a 25-4 mark as a junior ... set the school single-game scoring record with 52 points as a sophomore in a triple-overtime win against Mount Tahoma High School.
Personal:
Full name is Avery Antonio Bradley, Jr. ... son of Alicia Jones and Avery Bradley, Sr. ... born Nov. 26, 1990 in Tacoma, Wash. ... became a Texas fan when his family lived in Arlington, Texas from 2001-04 ... family moved back to Tacoma in the summer prior to his eighth grade year (2004).
