Cory Bradford
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December 4, 1978 Memphis, Tennessee |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Raleigh-Egypt (Memphis, Tennessee) | ||||||||||||
| College | Illinois (1997–2002) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2002 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||
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Cory Bradford (born December 4, 1978) was a former high school, college, and professional basketball player. Bradford, a dominant high school guard, led Memphis's Raleigh-Egypt High School to a 1997 District 2A Championship while averaging 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game in his senior season. Bradford, an all-state, all-conference selection, was listed as the 72nd best high school prospect in 1997. He also averaged 22 points and nearly eight rebounds per game as a junior.
Bradford went on to play for the University of Illinois for four years, 1998-2002. He was part of the 2000-01 and 2001-02 back-to-back Big Ten championship teams coached by Bill Self. Each team qualified for the NCAA men's basketball tournament with the 2000-01 team advancing to the Elite Eight. Bradford scored 1,735 career points with 275 assists, 108 steals while having a .389 field goal percentage for the Fighting Illini. Bradford's most prominent claim to fame was his NCAA record for consecutive games with a three-point field goal at 88 games before the streak was snapped on Feb. 13, 2001 against Wisconsin.
Bradford played in one regular season game before making the transition to "redshirt" status.
As a freshman, Bradford appeared in all 32 of the Illini's games. He totaled a record-setting 494 points with 25 steals, 62 assists and hauled in 84 rebounds. Bradford led all Illini players in many scoring categories including total points (494), field goals made (174), field goal attempts (450) and making 85 three-point field goals after attempting 205. Bradford connected on a three-point field goal in each game of the season. Bradford was honored at the end of the season by being named Big Ten Freshman of the Year as well as making the Third-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and the Basketball News All-Freshman second team.
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