Michael Bradley, the No. 17 pick by Toronto in the 2001 NBA Draft, played five seasons in the NBA and three overseas.
Bradley, in his first season as an assistant at EKU, compiled a 93-12 record as the head boys’ basketball coach Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati from 2010-14. After leading the 2012 team to a 26-1 record and the first Ohio State Championship in program history, Bradley earned Associated Press State Coach of the Year honors.
“Michael brings a wide range of experiences to our program,” McHale said. “He’s an excellent teacher of the game, a great evaluator of talent and an outstanding person.”
Bradley participated in the NBA Assistant Coaches Program during the spring and summer of 2014. He was chosen as one of eight former NBA players to coach at the Portsmouth Invitational in April, 2014. He was invited to the NBA Leadership Development Program for aspiring coaches, scouts and front office personnel in July, 2014.
The Worcester, Massachusetts native has owned and operated several businesses and a charitable foundation. From 2008 to 2010, he operated Bradley Sports Management, serving as a certified NBA and FIBA player representative.
During his NBA playing career, Bradley played for the Toronto Raptors, the Atlanta Hawks, the Orlando Magic, the Sacramento Kings and the Philadelphia 76ers. He averaged 5.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game while playing in 67 games for Toronto during the 2002-03 season.
Bradley played two seasons at the University of Kentucky (1997-99) before concluding his collegiate career at Villanova University. As a freshman at UK, he saw action in 32 games for the 1997-98 National Championship team. As a sophomore he broke the school single season record for field goal percentage, hitting on 65.7 percent of his shots. The 6-foot-10 forward capped his collegiate career by leading Villanova in scoring (20.8 ppg) and rebounding (9.8 rpg) on his way to earning All-Big East and All-America honors in 2001.
Bradley earned a bachelor’s of arts degree from Villanova in 2005.
