Michael Louis Bratz (born October 17, 1955) is a retired American basketball player and former the assistant general manager for the Sacramento Kings.[1] He played professionally in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, and Sacramento Kings.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 17, 1955 Lompoc, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lompoc (Lompoc, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1977: 3rd round, 66th overall pick |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Playing career | 1977–1986 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 23, 10 |
| Career history | |
| 1977–1980 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1980–1981 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1981–1982 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1983 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1983–1985 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1986 | Sacramento Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 4,081 (7.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,030 (1.8 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,851 (3.2 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Early life and career
editBratz was born in Lompoc, California, and graduated from Lompoc High School. He played college basketball at Allan Hancock College and Stanford University.[2]
After being selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1977 NBA draft,[3] and made his NBA debut on October 18, 1977, with the Suns.[4] Bratz played nine seasons in the NBA. He is famous for being the last Bulls player to wear number 23 prior to Michael Jordan.[5] Referencing his time wearing number 23 while with the Bulls, Bratz appeared in a commercial for the Chicago area sports bar Candlelite in 2008. The commercial teased that he was Michael Jordan before being revealed on camera, to which he said "What, you're expecting someone else?"
NBA career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977–78 | Phoenix | 80 | – | 11.7 | .403 | – | .824 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| 1978–79 | Phoenix | 77 | – | 16.8 | .454 | – | .818 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.1 |
| 1979–80 | Phoenix | 82 | – | 19.4 | .392 | .244 | .870 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 8.5 |
| 1980–81 | Cleveland | 80 | – | 32.4 | .390 | .337* | .811 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 10.0 |
| 1981–82 | San Antonio | 81 | 3 | 20.0 | .407 | .333 | .783 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| 1982–83 | Chicago | 15 | 0 | 9.3 | .333 | .125 | .769 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| 1983–84 | Golden State | 82 | 0 | 17.4 | .409 | .294 | .876 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| 1984–85 | Golden State | 56 | 6 | 13.3 | .424 | .231 | .841 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| 1985–86 | Sacramento | 33 | 0 | 8.2 | .371 | .286 | .778 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Career | 586 | 9 | 18.1 | .407 | .305 | .830 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.0 | |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Phoenix | 2 | – | 4.5 | .200 | – | – | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 1979 | Phoenix | 15 | – | 19.5 | .496 | – | .763 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 10.6 |
| 1980 | Phoenix | 8 | – | 21.1 | .512 | .391 | .900 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 13.0 |
| 1982 | San Antonio | 9 | – | 20.0 | .288 | .278 | .800 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| 1986 | Sacramento | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | – | 1.000 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Career | 37 | 0 | 18.0 | .454 | .341 | .788 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.5 | |
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Michael Louis Bratz (Mike)". databaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "Michael Louis Bratz". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "Michael Louis Bratz (Mike)". Legends of Basketball. May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "Bulls by the Numbers". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
External links
edit- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
- databaseBasketball.com
- Legends of Basketball
- Sports Illustrated: Bulls by the Numbers