Harold Bradley (basketball)

Harold Bradley (November 20, 1911 – November 6, 1985) was an American college basketball coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Hartwick College (1947–1950), Duke University (1950–1959), and the University of Texas at Austin (1959–1967).

Harold Bradley

Bradley coaching Duke, 1951–52
Biographical details
Born	(1911-11-20)November 20, 1911
Died	November 6, 1985(1985-11-06) (aged 73)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947–1950	Hartwick
1950–1959	Duke
1959–1967	Texas
Head coaching record
Overall	337–169
Tournaments	2–4 (NCAA University Division)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 ACC regular season (1954, 1958) 3 SWC regular season (1960, 1963, 1965)
Awards
ACC Coach of the Year (1959)

Early life

Bradley graduated from Hartwick College in 1934, where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.

Coaching career

Bradley coached for three years at Hartwick prior to gaining the head coaching job at Duke.

Bradley coached Duke Blue Devils men's basketball legend Dick Groat during his nine-year tenure with the Blue Devils, which spanned from 1950 to 1959 and resulted in Duke's first NCAA tournament appearances. In nine seasons, his lifetime record at Duke is 167–78.

Bradley was hired as the Texas Longhorns men's basketball coach in 1959 and led the Longhorns to two NCAA Tournaments as a result of winning the Southwest Conference outright twice in eight years. His 1964–65 team also tied for the conference championship.

Bradley's 1960 and 1963 Longhorns teams made the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The 1960 team ended up finishing fourth regionally, while the 1963 squad was third. In eight seasons, his lifetime record at Texas was 125–73.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Hartwick Hawks (1947–1950)
1947–48	Hartwick	14–8
1948–49	Hartwick	17–5
1949–50	Hartwick	16–5
Hartwick:		47–18 (.723)
Duke Blue Devils (Southern Conference) (1950–1953)
1950–51	Duke	20–13	13–6	T–4th
1951–52	Duke	24–6	13–3	3rd
1952–53	Duke	17–8	12–4	6th
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1953–1959)
1953–54	Duke	21–6	9–1	1st
1954–55	Duke	20–8	11–3	2nd	NCAA first round
1955–56	Duke	19–7	10–4	4th
1956–57	Duke	13–11	8–6	3rd
1957–58	Duke	18–7	11–3	1st
1958–59	Duke	13–12	7–7	T–3rd
Duke:		165–78 (.679)	94–37 (.718)
Texas Longhorns (Southwest Conference) (1959–1967)
1959–60	Texas	18–8	11–3	1st	NCAA University Division Regional Fourth Place
1960–61	Texas	14–10	8–6	4th
1961–62	Texas	16–8	8–6	4th
1962–63	Texas	20–7	13–1	1st	NCAA University Division Regional Third Place
1963–64	Texas	15–9	8–6	T–3rd
1964–65	Texas	16–9	10–4	T–1st
1965–66	Texas	12–12	7–7	T–4th
1966–67	Texas	14–10	8–6	T–2nd
Texas:		125–73 (.631)	71–39 (.645)
Total:		337–169 (.666)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

• Harold Bradley's obituary