Bradley Allen Lohaus (born September 29, 1964) is an American former

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player who was selected by the

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in the second round (45th pick overall) of the 1987 NBA Draft. A 6'11"

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from the

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, Lohaus played in eleven NBA seasons for eight different teams: the Celtics,

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and

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. He was featured in the 1993 arcade edition of the popular video game ''

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High school and college

Lohaus was a

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under varsity coach Pete Babcock, who went on to work for six different NBA franchises in various capacities, including general manager. Lohaus played at the

from 1982 to 1987 under three different head coaches. He was recruited and played his freshman season under head coach

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. After Olson left for the

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, Lohaus reluctantly stayed at Iowa and played his sophomore and junior seasons under George Raveling (redshirting a year between seasons). He then flourished during his senior season under new coach

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as a shooting big man who defended the front of the Hawkeyes' fullcourt pressing defense. That year, the team reached the NCAA Elite Eight, ending with a school record 30 wins, with Lohaus averaging 11.3 points and leading the team in rebounds and blocked shots.

Professional career

Lohaus was drafted by the Boston Celtics late in the second round; in 1987–88 the team went 57–25 in the regular season, and bowed out to the

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in the hard-fought six-game Eastern Conference Finals. He was traded along with

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to the

for

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and

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on February 23, 1989. Lohaus was acquired by the

in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, then traded on January 4, 1990, to the

for center

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, giving Lohaus the opportunity to further display his perimeter game and long-range shooting ability. He also completed his bachelor's degree at the University of Iowa the ensuing summer semester. After that season, Lohaus played an additional four full seasons for the Bucks, scoring 314 three-point field goals (whereas he was 5 for 40 in his first 2 seasons). The Bucks advanced to the playoffs twice in that timeframe. He then played for the

in 1994–95 with former Iowa teammate

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, where Lohaus averaged 4.4 points per game. He spent his final three seasons with the Spurs, Knicks (via trade, with the Knicks getting Lohaus,

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and a first-round pick in 1996, while the Spurs received Charles Smith and

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), Toronto (November–December 1996), a stint with the Italian team Scavolini Pesaro (October–December 1997), then back again with the Spurs in 1997–98, later in the season and into the playoffs. During the lengthy NBA lockout in 1998–99, Lohaus contemplated retiring and ultimately did not play professionally again. In his NBA career, Lohaus played in 656 games over 11 years, scoring a total of 3,854 points, and converting 392 three-point shots (over 30% of his total points scored). Lohaus appears in the video game ''

'' as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, as B.Lohaus.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 1987–88 , align="left" ,

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, 70 , , 4 , , 10.3 , , .496 , , .231 , , .806 , , 2.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.6 , , 4.2 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

, 48 , , 15 , , 15.4 , , .433 , , .000 , , .761 , , 3.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 5.6 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" ,

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, 29 , , 10 , , 16.4 , , .431 , , .143 , , .807 , , 3.9 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , 1.0 , , 8.0 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

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, 28 , , 24 , , 21.1 , , .465 , , .063 , , .808 , , 3.9 , , 2.2 , , 0.5 , , 0.8 , , 7.5 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

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, 52 , , 17 , , 26.0 , , .458 , , .380 , , .701 , , 5.5 , , 2.0 , , 0.8 , , 1.3 , , 10.0 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

, 81 , , 3 , , 15.0 , , .431 , , .277 , , .685 , , 2.7 , , 0.9 , , 0.6 , , 0.9 , , 5.3 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 70 , , 8 , , 15.4 , , .450 , , .396 , , .659 , , 3.6 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , 1.0 , , 5.8 , - , align="left" , 1992–93 , align="left" ,

, 80 , , 24 , , 22.1 , , .461 , , .370 , , .723 , , 3.5 , , 1.6 , , 0.6 , , 0.9 , , 9.1 , - , align="left" , 1993–94 , align="left" ,

, 67 , , 2 , , 14.4 , , .363 , , .343 , , .690 , , 2.2 , , 0.9 , , 0.4 , , 0.8 , , 4.0 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

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, 61 , , 1 , , 12.0 , , .420 , , .406 , , .667 , , 1.7 , , 0.7 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 4.4 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

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, 32 , , 1 , , 8.5 , , .406 , , .415 , , .667 , , 1.0 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 0.2 , , 3.3 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

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, 23 , , 7 , , 14.1 , , .405 , , .421 , , 1.000 , , 1.3 , , 1.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 3.9 , - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" ,

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, 6 , , 0 , , 7.5 , , .267 , , .286 , , .000 , , 1.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.0 , , 1.7 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

, 9 , , 0 , , 11.3 , , .333 , , .286 , , .333 , , 1.3 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 0.2 , , 2.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 656 , , 116 , , 15.8 , , .440 , , .361 , , .733 , , 2.8 , , 1.1 , , 0.5 , , 0.8 , , 5.9

Playoffs

, - , align="left" , 1987–88 , align="left" ,

, 9 , , 0 , , 2.9 , , .727 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.4 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.1 , , 1.8 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 4 , , 36.8 , , .400 , , .375 , , .000 , , 6.8 , , 1.3 , , 2.0 , , 2.3 , , 9.5 , - , align="left" , 1990–91 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , 0 , , 13.7 , , .313 , , .375 , , .500 , , 3.0 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 4.7 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

, 4 , , 0 , , 2.5 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 20 , , 4 , , 11.2 , , .426 , , .346 , , .500 , , 2.1 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 3.4

College

, - , align="left" , 1982–83 , align="left" ,

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, 20 , , - , , - , , .310 , , 1.000 , , .538 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 1.3 , - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

, 28 , , - , , 22.4 , , .404 , , - , , .673 , , 5.2 , , 1.0 , , 0.4 , , 0.4 , , 6.8 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

, 32 , , - , , 12.7 , , .431 , , - , , .794 , , 3.2 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 3.6 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

, 35 , , - , , 26.9 , , .540 , , .347 , , .692 , , 7.7 , , 1.8 , , 0.5 , , 1.1 , , 11.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 115 , , - , , 20.8 , , .467 , , .356 , , .695 , , 4.6 , , 1.0 , , 0.4 , , 0.6 , , 6.3

Personal life

He has had a home in the Iowa City area since 1987, and is a scout with the Spurs organization, covering the midwest region, and also is a broker for commercial airplanes and airplane parts. He endowed a full athletic scholarship to the Iowa Hawkeyes basketball program in 1996, the first former student-athlete to do so in the school's history. He and his wife Anne have two sons, Wyatt and Tanner, who both formerly played basketball for the

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. His youngest son, Tayeton Lohaus is an all state football player from Humboldt.

References

External links

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Additional Lohaus Stats
@ hoopedia.nba.com

@ nba.com
PESARIO: Lohaus Player Profile Legabasket.it
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