Mike Bratz

Michael Louis Bratz (born October 17, 1955) is a retired American basketball player and former 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	October 17, 1955 Lompoc, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Lompoc (Lompoc, California)
College	Allan Hancock College (1973–1974) Stanford (1974–1977)
NBA draft	1977 / Round: 3 / Pick: 66th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1977–1986
Position	Point guard
Number	23, 10
Career history
1977–1980	Phoenix Suns
1980–1981	Cleveland Cavaliers
1981–1982	San Antonio Spurs
1983	Chicago Bulls
1983–1985	Golden State Warriors
1986	Sacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-8 (1977)
Career statistics
Points	4,081 (7.0 ppg)
Rebounds	1,030 (1.8 rpg)
Assists	1,851 (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	–	.824	1.4	1.5	0.5	0.1	4.7
1978–79	Phoenix	77	–	16.8	.454	–	.818	1.8	2.3	0.8	0.1	8.1
1979–80	Phoenix	82	–	19.4	.392	.244	.870	2.0	2.7	1.1	0.1	8.5
1980–81	Cleveland	80	–	32.4	.390	.337	.811	2.5	5.7	1.7	0.2	10.0
1981–82	San Antonio	81	3	20.0	.407	.333	.783	2.0	5.4	0.8	0.1	7.7
1982–83	Chicago	15	0	9.3	.333	.125	.769	1.3	1.5	0.5	0.0	2.6
1983–84	Golden State	82	0	17.4	.409	.294	.876	1.7	3.1	1.0	0.1	6.8
1984–85	Golden State	56	6	13.3	.424	.231	.841	1.0	2.2	0.8	0.1	5.1
1985–86	Sacramento	33	0	8.2	.371	.286	.778	0.7	1.2	0.4	0.0	2.1
Career		586	9	18.1	.407	.305	.830	1.8	3.2	0.9	0.1	7.0

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1978	Phoenix	2	–	4.5	.200	–	–	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0
1979	Phoenix	15	–	19.5	.496	–	.763	1.4	2.0	1.0	0.2	10.6
1980	Phoenix	8	–	21.1	.512	.391	.900	2.5	2.0	1.1	0.0	13.0
1982	San Antonio	9	–	20.0	.288	.278	.800	1.6	5.3	1.0	0.0	4.8
1986	Sacramento	3	0	5.0	.500	–	1.000	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	2.3
Career		37	0	18.0	.454	.341	.788	1.6	2.6	0.9	0.1	8.5

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.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
• databaseBasketball.com
• Legends of Basketball
• Sports Illustrated: Bulls by the Numbers