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player, analyst, and co-owner of NASCAR Cup Series team

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. He played

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for the North Carolina Tar Heels and professionally with the

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of the

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(NBA).

Amateur career

Daugherty played basketball at Charles D. Owen High School in Black Mountain, North Carolina, where he led the Warhorses to the 1982 state finals. Daugherty accepted a scholarship to play at the University of North Carolina under legendary college basketball coach

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Daugherty was one of the greatest big men ever to play at the University of North Carolina. He entered college as a 16-year-old freshman and was a two-time All-ACC first team selection, and a first team All-American in 1986. He was named to the

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in 2002 and was inducted into the

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. Daugherty averaged more than twenty points per game in his senior season.

Professional career

Cleveland Cavaliers (1986–1996)

Daugherty was taken as the first overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1986 NBA draft. Cleveland had obtained the rights to the first pick in a trade with the

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for

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and cash. The Cavaliers also drafted

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with the eighth pick in the 1986 draft and obtained the rights to

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(in a trade with the Dallas Mavericks) the 25th pick (second round). Harper, Price and Daugherty, along with fellow rookie John "Hot Rod" Williams immediately began to pay dividends for Cleveland. Daugherty, Williams, and Harper were all named to the 1986–87 All-Rookie team. Daugherty averaged nineteen points and ten rebounds per game over eight seasons in the NBA and retired as the Cavaliers all-time leading scorer (10,389 points) and rebounder (5,227). Daugherty's all time-leading scorer record stood until March 21, 2008, when

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broke the point record against the

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. His leading rebounder record stood until December 9, 2008, when

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broke the rebound record, again against the Raptors. He played in 41 postseason games and led the Cavaliers as far as the Eastern Conference Finals in 1992. Brad was a five time All-Star (1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993). As part of the Cavaliers' 30th anniversary in 1999–2000, Daugherty was a unanimous selection to the All-Time Cleveland Cavalier team. Daugherty's career in the NBA was cut short at the age of 28 because of recurring back troubles. He never played another game after the 1993–94 season, though he did make one appearance in uniform for the

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movie ''

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'' along with teammates

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, John Battle,

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, and

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. After two consecutive seasons of inactivity, he announced his retirement after the 1995–96 season. His #43 jersey, a number he picked as a tribute to NASCAR legend Richard Petty (whom Daugherty lists as his favorite sportsman) was retired by the Cavaliers on March 1, 1997.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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, 79 , , 78 , , 37.4 , , .510 , , .000 , , .716 , , 8.4 , , 4.2 , , 0.6 , , 0.7 , , 18.7 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

, 78 , , 78 , , 36.2 , , .538 , , .333 , , .737 , , 9.2 , , 3.7 , , 0.8 , , 0.5 , , 18.9 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

, 41 , , 40 , , 35.1 , , .479 , , .000 , , .704 , , 9.1 , , 3.2 , , 0.7 , , 0.5 , , 16.8 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

, 76 , , 76 , , 38.8 , , .524 , , .000 , , .751 , , 10.9 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , 0.6 , , 21.6 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 73 , , 73 , , 36.2 , , .570 , , .000 , , .777 , , 10.4 , , 3.6 , , 0.9 , , 1.1 , , 21.5 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" ,

, 71 , , 71 , , 37.9 , , .571 , , .500 , , .795 , , 10.2 , , 4.4 , , 0.7 , , 0.8 , , 20.2 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 50 , , 50 , , 36.8 , , .488 , , .000 , , .785 , , 10.2 , , 3.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.7 , , 17.0 , - class=sortbottom , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 548 , , 546 , , 36.5 , , .532 , , .143 , , .747 , , 9.5 , , 3.7 , , 0.8 , , 0.7 , , 19.0 , -

Playoffs

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, 5, , 5, , 33.4, , .362, , .000, , .600, , 9.2, , 2.4, , 1.2, , 1.0, , 11.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 9, , 9, , 39.6, , .557, , .000, , .800, , 11.7, , 3.4, , 0.7, , 0.8, , 18.7 , - , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" , Career , 41, , 41, , 39.0, , .519, , .000, , .756, , 10.2, , 3.3, , 0.7, , 1.0, , 19.1

Post-basketball career

Daugherty's business interests include car dealerships, waste management and commercial real estate. He is also a college basketball analyst and was a NASCAR broadcaster for

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. For one season, he was a color commentator, alongside

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, for

telecasts. He is active in many charities including hosting the Presbyterian Home for Children's annual golf tournament, which raises money in support of the home, located in Black Mountain. He also has sponsored an annual scholarship to help a child from Presbyterian Home receive a higher education. At UNC, he has given to the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History and has served on the Board of Visitors and the athletic council of the General Alumni Association Board. Following his retirement from the NBA, Daugherty co-owned a

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Camping World Truck Series team (Liberty Racing) featuring such drivers as

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and

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. In 1997 Irwin won two Craftsman Truck Series races driving for Daugherty ( Homestead-Miami Speedway in March and

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in June). Daugherty joined ESPN's return to NASCAR racing telecasts in 2007. He was an analyst on the weekly topical show ''

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'' on

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, and on ''

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'', a nightly

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on the sport. He is also part owner of

, which owns the No. 47 Camaro ZL1 1LE driven by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The team's only win came in 2014 at

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with A.J. Allmendinger driving the No. 47 Chevrolet. On October 28, 2014 it was announced that Daugherty would serve as an NBA and college basketball analyst for ESPN, beginning in November. After years of animosity for the team's handling of his close friend and former General Manager

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, Daugherty joined

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for select Cavaliers telecasts in the 2019–20 season as part of the franchise's 50th season celebration. On July 28, 2020 it was announced that Daugherty would be an analyst for ''

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'' from the first

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race onwards. Daugherty also served as a roaming reporter for

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coverage of the 2021 SRX Series. On August 20, 2020 Daugherty represented the

in the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery.

References

External links

nba.com/historical/playerfileBrad Daugherty ESPN Bio
at basketball-reference.com
"From Basketball to Business"
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