Ramel Bradley
| No. 2 – Hapoel Holon | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| League | Ligat HaAl |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
February 5, 1985 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) |
| College | Kentucky (2004–2008) |
| NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Cedevita Zagreb |
| 2009–2010 | JDA Dijon |
| 2010–2011 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2011–2012 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2012–2013 | Berak Netanya |
| 2013–2014 | Türk Telekom |
| 2014–2015 | Yeşilgiresun Belediye |
| 2015–present | Hapoel Holon |
Ramel Bradley (born February 5, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball at the University of Kentucky.
High school
Bradley attended Manhattan Park West High School in New York under coach Abram White, where he averaged 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game as a senior. From there he spent a year at the Pendleton School at IMG Academy in Florida. He was then offered a scholarship to play at Kentucky, and was part of the recruiting class that included All-Americans Rajon Rondo, Joe Crawford, and Randolph Morris.
College
Although he was not a starter as a freshman, he played in every game and averaged 5.8 points per game during Southeastern Conference play. By his sophomore season, he was averaging 7.9 points per game, but was forced out with a broken left hand towards the end of the season. He averaged 13.4 points during his junior season, and opted to return for his senior season, despite the departure of Tubby Smith. Bradley exploded to average 20+ PPG in SEC play his senior season.[1]
After college
Ramel Bradley was invited by the New Jersey Nets to play in the NBA Summer League, because the New Jersey Nets liked his effort he gave in workouts and other basketball camps in which Bradley participated. He started playing European basketball in Zagreb, Croatia for the Cedevita Zagreb team, where he wore the number twelve. Ramel averaged 15.1 points and 2.4 assists during 2008-2009 season with Cedevita.
On June 28, 2009, Ramel Bradley signed with a French PRO-A team JDA Dijon. He played the entire 2009-2010 season with the team, averaging 12.0 points, 3.7 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 steal per appearance.
On August 10, 2010, Bradley signed to play for the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod.[2] After the eighteenth game of the season Bradley suffered a knee injury that forced him to undergo a surgery and miss the rest of the season.
On January 26, 2012, after playing twelve games for Maccabi Ashdod at the beginning of 2011-2012 season, Bradley signed with the team of Hapoel Jerusalem. He had his debut on the 29th with a winning of Hapoel over Barak Netanya.
On August 5, 2012, after playing the last season at Maccabi Ashdod and Hapoel Jerusalem, Bradley stayed in the Israeli Top League, and signed to play for Barak Netanya.
References
- ↑ "Ramel Bradley: Blue-Blooded and Brooklyn to the Bone". Susanshan.com. August 16, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Ramel Bradley joins Maccabi Ashdod". Eurobasket.com. August 10, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.