Stephen Henry Bracey (August 1, 1950 – February 14, 2006) was an American basketball player.

Biography

Bracey grew up in Brooklyn, where he attended Midwood High School. A 6' 1" guard, he first played at Kilgore Junior College in Texas, where in his sophomore year he averaged 33.4 points per game, and was the top junior college scorer. He then transferred to the

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, where he averaged 21.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in his two-year career. He was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference team as well as honorable mention All-American as a senior. He was inducted into the Tulsa University Athletic of Fame in 2000. Bracey played three seasons (1972–1975) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Atlanta Hawks and

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. He averaged 6.1

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and won an NBA Championship with Golden State in 1975. Bracey died from diabetes-related complications in 2006.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1972–73 , align="left" , Atlanta , 70 , , - , , 15.0 , , .486 , , - , , .664 , , 1.5 , , 1.8 , , - , , - , , 6.5 , - , align="left" , 1973–74 , align="left" , Atlanta , 75 , , - , , 19.5 , , .463 , , - , , .719 , , 1.9 , , 3.1 , , 0.8 , , 0.1 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" , 1974–75† , align="left" , Golden State , 42 , , - , , 8.1 , , .415 , , - , , .658 , , 0.9 , , 1.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 3.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 187 , , - , , 15.3 , , .466 , , - , , .684 , , 1.6 , , 2.2 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 6.1

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1972–73 , align="left" , Atlanta , 6 , , - , , 20.5 , , .511 , , - , , .688 , , 2.2 , , 3.3 , , - , , - , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" , 1974–75† , align="left" , Golden State , 4 , , - , , 3.5 , , .429 , , - , , 1.000 , , 0.3 , , 0.8 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 2.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 10 , , - , , 13.7 , , .500 , , - , , .750 , , 1.4 , , 2.3 , , 0.8 , , 0.0 , , 6.9

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* 1950 births 2006 deaths Basketball players from New York City Atlanta Hawks draft picks Atlanta Hawks players Deaths from diabetes Golden State Warriors players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Midwood High School alumni Point guards Sportspeople from Brooklyn Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball players American men's basketball players {{1950s-US-basketball-bio-stub