C. J. Bruton

C. J. Bruton
Brisbane Spartans
An illustration of C. J. Bruton during his tenure with the New Zealand Breakers
Position	Head coach
League	SEABL
Personal information
Born	(1975-12-13) 13 December 1975 (age 41) Wichita, Kansas
Nationality	Australian / American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Wichita East (Wichita, Kansas)
College	Indian Hills CC (1995–1997)
NBA draft	1997 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall
Selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies
Playing career	1994–2014
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Career history
As player:
1994	Perth Wildcats
1998	Brisbane Bullets
1998–2000	Wollongong Hawks
2000–2001	Sioux Falls Skyforce
2001	Marinos de Anzoategui
2001–2003	Canberra Cannons
2003–2006	Sydney Kings
2006–2008	Brisbane Bullets
2008–2014	New Zealand Breakers
2009	Ironi Ashkelon
2010–2011	Piratas de Quebradillas
2016–present	Brisbane Spartans
As coach:
2015–present	Brisbane Spartans
Career highlights and awards
6× NBL champion (2004, 2005, 2007, 2011–2013) NBL Grand Final MVP (2012) 2× All-NBL First Team (2006, 2009) All-NBL Second Team (2008) 2× All-NBL Third Team (2004, 2007) NBL Most Improved Player (1999) Gaze Medal (2005)

Calvin Thomas "C. J." Bruton, Jr. (born 13 December 1975) is an American-Australian former professional basketball player who played the majority of his career in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). Bruton moved to Australia at the age of three when his father Calvin Bruton, Sr. moved to Australia to play for the Brisbane Bullets in 1979. Bruton played for numerous NBL teams over his career: Perth Wildcats, Brisbane Bullets, Wollongong Hawks, Canberra Cannons, Sydney Kings and New Zealand Breakers. On 10 October 2013, Bruton was named in the Sydney Kings 25th Anniversary Team.

In 1994, Bruton debuted for the Perth Wildcats of the Australian National Basketball League, deeming him ineligible to play in the NCAA. In 1995, he enrolled at Indian Hills Community College of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Bruton was the starting point guard for the Warriors in both his freshman and sophomore seasons. In 1997, he led Indian Hills to the school's first championship and was named as an NJCAA All-American and the MVP of the 1997 national tournament. Bruton ended his career as the single–season and career steals leader at Indian Hills. He averaged 13.2 points per game as a freshman and 12.1 as a sophomore. He also led the team with 5.3 assists per game as a sophomore.

On 25 June 1997, Bruton was selected with the 52nd overall pick by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1997 NBA draft. His draft rights were later traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in a draft night trade.

Upon returning to the NBL in 1998, Bruton played for the Brisbane Bullets for one season before heading to Wollongong to play for the Hawks from 1998 to 2000.

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