Brogdon in 2014
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No. 13 – Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||
League | NBA | |||||||||
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Born |
Atlanta, Georgia |
December 11, 1992 |||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||
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High school |
Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross, Georgia) |
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College | Virginia (2011–2016) | |||||||||
NBA draft | 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall | |||||||||
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | |||||||||
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2016–present | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||
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Malcolm Moses Adams Brogdon (born December 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers under Tony Bennett. As a senior in 2015–16, he was named the ACC Player of the Year and ACC Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in conference history to earn both honors in the same season.
Brogdon redshirted his sophomore year after suffering a serious foot injury the prior season. He was known as one of the top contributors to the team's successful 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. In the 2013–14 season, Brogdon averaged 12.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. In 2014–15, he was named as a consensus second-team All-American, as well as the first-team All-ACC and ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year.
In July 2015, Brogdon participated in a training camp for the United States men's national basketball team, and represented the United States at the 2015 Pan American Games, where the team took the bronze medal.
As a senior at Virginia in 2015–16, Brogdon was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy, and earned numerous prestigious awards, including ACC Player of the Year, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-American, and a finalist for the Naismith Award. His college jersey number, 15, was retired on February 20, 2017.
On June 23, 2016, Brogdon was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 36th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. On July 30, 2016, he signed with the Bucks. He made his NBA debut in the Bucks' season opener on October 26, 2016, recording eight points, five rebounds and five assists in 21 minutes off the bench in a 107–96 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. On November 1, 2016, he recorded 14 points and four steals in a 117–113 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. On December 23, 2016, he made all seven of his shots for 17 points, and added seven assists in 29 minutes in a 123–96 win over the Washington Wizards. On December 31, 2016, he recorded his first career triple-double with 15 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds in a 116–96 win over the Chicago Bulls. On January 8, 2017, he scored a career-high 22 points in a 107–101 loss to the Washington Wizards. On January 23, 2017, he had his second game of the season with four steals in a 127–114 win over the Houston Rockets. Two days later, he was named in the U.S. Team for the 2017 Rising Stars Challenge.