DeAndre Cortez "Pedro" Bradshaw (born October 14, 1998) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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and the

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Early life and high school career

Bradshaw attended Russellville High School in

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. He averaged 21.1 points and 12.2 rebounds per game as a junior. As a senior, he averaged 22.1 points and 13.1 rebounds per game, leading the team to the Region 4 Tournament championship game. Bradshaw earned co-Region 4 Player of the Year honors. He was a finalist for

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and finished his career with 1,938 points and 1,169 rebounds, both school records. Bradshaw committed to playing college basketball for Belmont, choosing the Bruins over

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and

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College career

Bradshaw was urged to take a redshirt year by Belmont coach

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, but he declined. Bradshaw opted to transfer to

in December 2017, after not seeing playing time in nine games. He sat out a season and was eligible at the semester break in 2018. Bradshaw averaged 2.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore at Eastern Kentucky, and entered the transfer portal after the season. He ended up coming to Division II program Bellarmine and had immediate eligibility. Bradshaw averaged 9.2 points per game, helping the Knights finish 20–8. As a senior, he averaged 16 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game as Bellarmine transitioned to Division I. Bradshaw was named to the First Team All- ASUN. Following the season, he declared for the

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Professional career

Salt Lake City Stars (2021)

Bradshaw was selected with the 10th pick of the second round of the 2021 NBA G League draft by the

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. On November 7, 2021, he scored 23 points against the

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. Bradshaw averaged 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, but was waived in December 2021.

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2021–2022)

On December 6, he signed with the

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. He was later waived on January 13, 2022.

Iowa Wolves (2022)

On January 16, 2022, Bradshaw was acquired via available player pool by the

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. He was waived on January 31, after appearing in three games averaging 1.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Bradshaw was re-acquired on February 14, but waived again on February 19.

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2022–present)

On February 21, 2022, Bradshaw was acquired via available player pool by the

Career statistics

College

NCAA Division I

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NCAA Division II

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References

External links

Bellarmine Knights bioEastern Kentucky Colonels bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bradshaw, Pedro 1998 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Kentucky Bellarmine Knights men's basketball players Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball players Fort Wayne Mad Ants players Iowa Wolves players People from Russellville, Kentucky Salt Lake City Stars players Shooting guards Sioux Falls Skyforce players