Mike Bratz

Michael Louis Bratz (born October 17, 1955) is a retired American basketball guard and is currently the assistant general manager for the Sacramento Kings.[1] He played professionally in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, and Sacramento Kings.

Mike Bratz
Personal information
Born (1955-10-17) October 17, 1955
Lompoc, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolLompoc (Lompoc, California)
College
NBA draft1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career1977–1986
PositionPoint guard
Number23, 10
Career history
1977–1980Phoenix Suns
1980–1981Cleveland Cavaliers
1981–1982San Antonio Spurs
1983Chicago Bulls
1983–1985Golden State Warriors
1986Sacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points4,081 (7.0 ppg)
Rebounds1,030 (1.8 rpg)
Assists1,851 (3.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life and career

Bratz was born in Lompoc, California and graduated from Lompoc High School. He played college basketball at Allan Hancock College and Stanford University.[2]

After being selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1977 NBA Draft,[3] and made his NBA debut on October 18, 1977 with the Suns.[4] Bratz played nine seasons in the NBA. He is famous for being the last Bulls player to wear number 23 prior to Michael Jordan.[5] Referencing his time wearing number 23 while with the Bulls, Bratz appeared in a commercial for the Chicago area sports bar Candlelite in 2008. The commercial teased that he was Michael Jordan before being revealed on camera, to which he said "What, you're expecting someone else?"

NBA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1977–78 Phoenix 80–11.7.403–.8241.41.50.50.14.7
1978–79 Phoenix 77–16.8.454–.8181.82.30.80.18.1
1979–80 Phoenix 82–19.4.392.244.8702.02.71.10.18.5
1980–81 Cleveland 80–32.4.390.337.8112.55.71.70.210.0
1981–82 San Antonio 81320.0.407.333.7832.05.40.80.17.7
1982–83 Chicago 1509.3.333.125.7691.31.50.50.02.6
1983–84 Golden State 82017.4.409.294.8761.73.11.00.16.8
1984–85 Golden State 56613.3.424.231.8411.02.20.80.15.1
1985–86 Sacramento 3308.2.371.286.7780.71.20.40.02.1
Career 586918.1.407.305.8301.83.20.90.17.0

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1978 Phoenix 2–4.5.200––0.00.50.00.01.0
1979 Phoenix 15–19.5.496–.7631.42.01.00.210.6
1980 Phoenix 8–21.1.512.391.9002.52.01.10.013.0
1982 San Antonio 9–20.0.288.278.8001.65.31.00.04.8
1986 Sacramento 305.0.500–1.0001.30.30.00.02.3
Career 37018.0.454.341.7881.62.60.90.18.5

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2015-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Michael Louis Bratz (Mike)". databaseBasketball.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  3. "Michael Louis Bratz". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  4. "Michael Louis Bratz (Mike)". Legends of Basketball. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  5. "Bulls by the Numbers". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
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