Bill Bradley
School:
Height:
6-5
Position:
Forward
Hometown:
Crystal City, MO
- Named national player of the year by AP, UPI and USBWA in 1965
- NCAA unanimous first-team All-American in 1964 and 1965
- All-American Recognition: 1963 (Associated Press 2nd Team, Converse 2nd Team, United Press International 2nd Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd Team), 1964 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team) and 1965 (Associated Press 1st Team, Converse 1st Team, National Association of Basketball Coaches 1st Team, United Press International 1st Team, United States Basketball Writers Association 1st Team)
- Academic All-America as senior
- Led the nation in free-throw percentage in 1965 after finishing 2nd in 1963 and 15th in 1964
- Ranked among the nation's leading scorers in 1963 (5th), 1964 (4th) and 1965 (3rd)
- Ranked 25th in the nation in field-goal percentage in 1965
- Ivy League's all-time leading scorer
- Led Princeton in scoring and rebounding all three seasons, including the third-place team in 1965 NCAA Tournament (23-6 record)
- Final Four Most Outstanding Player in 1965 (87 points, 24 rebounds, 63.0 FG%, 95.0 FT%)
- Named to 1965 All-NCAA Tournament team
- Averaged 33.7 points and 12 rebounds in nine NCAA Tournament games from 1963 through 1965 (5-4 record)
- Member of 1964 U.S. Olympic team (10.1 ppg, 95.8 FT%)
- Selected as a territorial pick by the New York Knicks in 1965 NBA draft
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.