Junior Bridgeman
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Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman (born September 17, 1953 in East Chicago, Indiana) is a retired American basketball player.
A 6'5" guard/forward from the University of Louisville, Bridgeman was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1975 and immediately traded with Brian Winters to the Milwaukee Bucks for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Bridgeman went on to have a solid 12-year NBA career, spent mostly with the Bucks, and he scored 11,517 total points. His #2 jersey was retired by the Bucks franchise in 1988.
Bridgeman is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.[1]
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| Preceded by Dave Casper Anita DeFrantz Pat Head Summitt Lynn Swann Robert R. Thomas Bill Walton |
Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 2000 Dianne Baker Junior Bridgeman Pat Haden Lisa Rosenblum John Dickson Stufflebeem John Trembley |
Succeeded by Alpha V. Alexander Archie Griffin Steve Largent Steve Raible Lee Roy Selmon Wally Walker |
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