Junior Bridgeman
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| Position | Small forward/shooting guard |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Born | September 17, 1953 East Chicago, Indiana |
| Nationality | USA |
| College | Louisville |
| Draft | 8th overall, 1975 Los Angeles Lakers |
| Pro career | 1975–1987 |
| Former teams | Milwaukee Bucks (1975–1984; 1987) Los Angeles Clippers (1984–1986) |
Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman (born September 17, 1953, East Chicago, Indiana) is a retired American basketball player.
Bridgeman was a member of the 1971 East Chicago Washington High School Senators basketball team, which went undefeated (29-0) and won the Indiana state high school basketball championship. Among his teammates were Pete Trgovich (who played at UCLA) and Tim Stoddard (N.C. State), who would go on to have success as a Major League Baseball pitcher.
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, Dave Meyers and Elmore Smith 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. Although he was a sixth man for most of his career, he averaged double figures in scoring for nine consecutive seasons. He played in 711 games for the Bucks, still the most in franchise history, although he started only 105 times. 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]
[edit] External links
- Junior Bridgeman Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- Profile at www.nba.com/bucks
| Preceded by Dave Casper Anita DeFrantz Pat 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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