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Craig Bradshaw
Australian NBL Team: Brisbane Bullets
Position: Forward
Born: July 28, 1983 in Lower Hutt
Height: 2.05m
Bradshaw has just completed a stellar college career at Winthrop University in South Carolina, where he helped the Eagles to their third consecutive Big South Conference championship and a second round appearance at the NCAA national championships.
He was named conference tournament MVP in his senior year.
Bradshaw debuted for the Tall Blacks during their 2004 Olympic campaign and stepped his game up a level after the retirements of veteran ìbigsî Sean Marks and Ed Book.
He was named MVP of the 2005 series win over Australia after scoring 25 points in the Tall Blacksí first ever road win over the Boomers in Melbourne.
After testing the waters with the Atlanta Hawks in NBA summer league, Bradshaw signed with the champion Brisbane Bullets for the 2007/08 Australian NBL.
| Year | Series | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | REB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | SPG | BLK | BPG |
| 2007 | NZ in Australia | 3 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 33 | 11.0 | 10 | 3.3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.33 |
| 2007 | NZ in Latvia & Croatia* | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Stankovic Cup (China) | 5 | 12 | 45 | 26.7 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 36 | 7.2 | 32 | 6.4 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 2007 | Venezuela in NZ | 2 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 10 | 5.0 | 2 | 1.0 | - | - | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 2006 | FIBA World Championships (Japan) | 6 | 24 | 48 | 50.0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 66 | 11.0 | 37 | 6.2 | 8 | 1.3 | 5 | 0.83 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 2006 | Qatar in NZ | 2 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 12 | 19 | 63.5 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 8.0 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 2.00 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 2006 | NZ in Argentina* | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | NZ in Brazil | 4 | 25 | 44 | 56.8 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 65 | 16.3 | 14 | 3.5 | 5 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 2006 | NZ v Australia | 4 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 50 | 12.5 | 27 | 6.8 | 3 | 0.8 | - | - | 3 | 0.75 |
| 2006 | NZ in Australia | 3 | 13 | 27 | 48.1 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 33 | 11.0 | 10 | 3.3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.33 |
| 2005 | Australia in NZ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | NZ in Australia | 4 | 7 | 22 | 31.8 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 22 | 5.5 | 14 | 3.5 | 2 | 0.5 | - | - | 1 | 0.25 |
| 2007 | NZ in China | 6 | 13 | 25 | 52.0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 40 | 6.7 | 18 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 2004 | Athens Olympics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 5 | 5.0 | - | - | 1 | 1.00 | - | - |
| 2004 | NZ in Turkey & Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.00 | - | - |
| 2004 | Australia in NZ | 3 | 6 | 14 | 42.9 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 17 | 5.7 | 12 | 4.0 | 4 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - |
| Career | 56 | 137 | 303 | 45.2 | 84 | 137 | 61.3 | 386 | 8.2 | 194 | 4.1 | 34 | 0.7 | 21 | 0.45 | 16 | 0.34 |
Three Point Goals 2007 Australia: 0/6 (0%), Stankovic Cup: 3/24 (12.5%), Venezuela: 1/2 (50.0%), 2006 World Championships: 5/21 (23.8%), Qatar: 0/4 (0%), Brazil: 7/18 (38.9%), Australia: 6/15 (40.0%), 2005 Australia Four-Nations: 1/2 (50.0%), China Four-Nations: 4/9 (44.4%), 2004 Athens Olympics: 0/1 (0%), Turkey & Bulgaria: 0/2 (0%), Australia: 1/5 (20.0%), Total: 28/109 (25.7%).
International Debut
2004
International Honours
MVP NZ v Australia 2006
National Basketball League
Regular Season Stats
| Year | Series | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | REB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | SPG | BLK | BPG |
| 2003 | Wellington | 4 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 19 | 4.8 | 10 | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.25 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 2002 | Wellington | 9 | 12 | 39 | 30.8 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 30 | 3.3 | 26 | 2.9 | 1 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.56 | 1 | 0.11 |
| Career | 13 | 20 | 50 | 40.0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 49 | 3.8 | 36 | 2.8 | 3 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.46 | 3 | 0.23 |
Three Point Goals 2003: 1/1 (100%), 2002: 0/1 (0%), Total: 1/2 (50.0%).
NBL Titles
Played four early-season games for the Saints team that went on to win the 2003 championship.
