Jim Bredar
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | October 22, 1931 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | August 28, 1997 (aged 65) Owensboro, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Salem Community (Salem, Illinois) |
| College | Illinois (1950–1953) |
| NBA draft | 1953 / Round: -- / Pick: -- |
| Selected by the Fort Wayne Pistons | |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 19 |
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James A. Bredar (October 22, 1931 – August 28, 1997) was an NCAA All-American basketball player at the University of Illinois during a career that spanned from 1949 to 1953, and then was drafted by the Ft. Wayne Pistons of the National Basketball Association in the 1953 draft
A native of Salem, Illinois, Bredar attended Salem Community High School from 1945–46 to 1948–49. He was a 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) guard who led the Wildcats in scoring with 422 points as a senior, averaging 15.6 points per game and was named to the all-conference basketball team.
Bredar chose to play basketball at Illinois after high school. He spent his first season on the freshman team, moving to the varsity squad as a sophomore. Bredar played in 68 of the 75 games during the next three years as an Illini, starting at guard for the final two seasons.
In his sophomore season of 1950–51, the Fighting Illini won the Big Ten Conference title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Illinois would defeat Columbia (ranked #3) and North Carolina State (ranked #8) to earn a berth in the Final Four (only 16 teams played in the tournament back then), but would lose to eventual national champion Kentucky (ranked #1) 74–76 in the national semifinals. They would defeat Oklahoma A&M (ranked #14), 61-46 in the third place game held at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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