Mark Bradtke
| Personal information | |
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| Born |
27 September 1969 Noarlunga, South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Redcliffe State (Redcliffe, Queensland) |
| Playing career | 1988–2007 |
| Position | Centre / Power forward |
| Number | 7, 50, 12 |
| Career history | |
| 1988–1992 | Adelaide 36ers |
| 1992 | Juver Murcia |
| 1993–1996 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 1996–1997 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1997–2002 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2002 | Olympiacos |
| 2002–2005 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2006–2007 | Brisbane Bullets |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Mark Robert Bradtke (born 27 September 1969) is an Australian retired professional basketball player who played mainly in Australia's National Basketball League, but also had a single stint in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996–97. As well as his outstanding play, Bradtke was known in the early part of his NBL career for his mullet haircut.
In 2013 Mark Bradtke was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame for his contributions to basketball both in the NBL and for Basketball Australia.
Bradtke was born in the southern Adelaide suburb of Noarlunga and began playing basketball in 1985 while attending Redcliffe State High School north of Brisbane in Queensland (by that stage he was already 6'8" (203 cm)). Spotted by Adelaide 36ers coach Ken Cole who signed him to the 36ers as a 16-year-old, Bradtke was tipped to make his NBL debut in 1986, but he decided to attend the Australian Institute of Sport where he attended on a scholarship in 1986 and 1987.
Mark Bradtke started his NBL career with the Adelaide 36ers in 1988, though by that time the team was being coached by Gary Fox. That same year saw the now 6'10" (208 cm) Bradtke was a member of the Australian Boomers team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, helping the team to an Olympic best ever finish of fourth place with a 4-4 record, losing the Bronze Medal game to the United States team which included future NBA players Dan Majerle and David Robinson. At the time, 18-year-old Bradtke was the youngest player ever having represented Australia in Basketball at the Summer Olympics (he would turn 19 during the preliminary rounds).
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