Craig Brackins

Craig Brackins

Brackins scoring for Iowa State
Maccabi Ashdod B.C.
Power Forward
Personal information
Date of birth	October 9, 1987 (1987-10-09) (age 24)
Place of birth	Lancaster, California
Nationality	American
High school	Brewster Academy
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College	Iowa State
NBA Draft	2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall
Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder
Pro career	2010–present
Career history
Philadelphia 76ers (2010–present) →Springfield Armor (2010–2011) Maccabi Ashdod (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Medals Men’s basketball Competitor for  United States Summer Universiade Bronze 2009 Belgrade Team competition

Craig Lee Brackins (born October 9, 1987 in Lancaster, California) is an American basketball player with Maccabi Ashdod B.C. of Israel.

He played collegiately for the Iowa State Cyclones.^[1] A power forward, Brackins was the highest-touted recruit to choose Iowa State after spending time at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire. In March 2009, Brackins was predicted to be a first round draft pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. He was picked by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 21st overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. He was immediately traded to the New Orleans Hornets, and later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.

College career

2008–09 season

Craig Brackins rose to national prominence following a game in January 2009 against Kansas in which he scored 42 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, despite Iowa State losing 82–67 to the Jayhawks.^[2]

2009–10 season

Brackins scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 96–55 blowout of Mississippi Valley State on November 22, 2009. Brackins declared himself eligible for the 2010 NBA Draft on March 12, 2010^[3]

NBA

He was drafted with the 21st pick by the Oklahoma City Thunder at the 2010 NBA Draft. On July 8, 2010, he was traded to the New Orleans Hornets along with fellow rookie Quincy Pondexter in exchange for the rights to Cole Aldrich and Morris Peterson.^[4]

On September 23, 2010, he was again traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along with Darius Songaila in exchange for Willie Green and Jason Smith.^[5]

On November 30, 2010, Brackins was assigned to the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League.^[6] In 5 games with the Armor, Brackins averaged 17.2 points and 8.6 rebounds.^[7] On December 12, 2010 he was recalled to the 76ers.^[8] He was sent back to Springfield on January 15, 2011,^[9] then recalled by the 76ers on February 7, 2011.^[10] He was sent back for another stint with the Armor on March 24, 2011.^[11]

Israel

In August 2011, Brackins signed with Maccabi Ashdod B.C. of Israel.^[12]

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
2010–11	Philadelphia	3	0	11.0	.250	.000	.000	1.3	.3	.3	.0	2.7
Career		3	0	11.0	.250	.000	.000	1.3	.3	.3	.0	2.7

References

1. ^ Player Biography at Cyclones.com
2. ^ Brackins spurns NBA's advances ESPN.com, June 30, 2009
3. ^ "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils vs. Iowa State Cyclones – Recap – November 22, 2009". Sports.espn.go.com. November 22, 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293260066. Retrieved November 6, 2011. 
4. ^ "HORNETS FINALIZE TRADE FOR BRACKINS AND PONDEXTER". NBA.com. July 8, 2010. http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets_finalize_trade_for_bra_2010_07_08.html. Retrieved September 23, 2010. 
5. ^ "76ers acquire Songaila, Brackins for Green, Smith". NBA.com. September 23, 2010. http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/songaila_100923.html. Retrieved September 23, 2010. 
6. ^ 76ers Send Craig Brackins to Armor
7. ^ Craig Brackins NBA.com playerfile
8. ^ Sixers Recall Brackins from D-League
9. ^ "76ers Re-Assign Brackins To Springfield". Realgm.com. http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/71166/20110115/76ers_re_assign_brackins_to_springfield/. Retrieved November 6, 2011. 
10. ^ Philadelphia 76ers bring back former Cyclone Craig Brackins^{[dead link]}
11. ^ "Sixers Reassign Brackins To D-League". Basketball.realgm.com. March 24, 2011. http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/212510/Sixers_Reassign_Brackins_To_D_League. Retrieved November 6, 2011. 
12. ^ "Craig Brackins joins Maccabi Ashdod". Eurobasket.com. http://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/basketball.asp?NewsID=239627. Retrieved November 6, 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Brackins, Craig
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 9, 1987
Place of birth	Lancaster, California
Date of death
Place of death