Malcolm Brogdon

Malcolm Brogdon

Brogdon in 2014
No. 13 Milwaukee Bucks
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-12-11) December 11, 1992
Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Greater Atlanta Christian
(Norcross, Georgia)
College Virginia (2011–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–present Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards

Malcolm Moses Adams Brogdon (born December 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Virginia, where as a senior in 2015–16, he was named the ACC Player of the Year and ACC Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in conference history to earn both honors in the same season.

College career

Brogdon redshirted his sophomore year after suffering a serious foot injury the prior season. He was known as one of the top contributors to the team's successful 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. In the 2013–14 season, Brogdon averaged 12.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. In 2014–15, he was named as a consensus second-team All-American, as well as the first-team All-ACC and ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year.[1]

In July 2015, Brogdon participated in a training camp for the United States men's national basketball team,[2] and represented the United States at the 2015 Pan American Games,[3] where the team took the bronze medal.[4]

As a senior at Virginia in 2015–16, Brogdon was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy,[5] and earned numerous prestigious awards, including ACC Player of the Year, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-American, and a finalist for the Naismith Award.

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Virginia 28 1 22.4 .396 .324 .800 2.8 1.4 0.5 0.1 6.7
2013–14 Virginia 37 37 31.4 .413 .370 .875 5.4 2.7 1.2 0.1 12.7
2014–15 Virginia 34 34 32.5 .412 .344 .879 3.9 2.4 0.7 0.4 14.0
2015–16 Virginia 30 30 33.9 .474 .411 .878 4.2 2.8 0.9 0.2 18.4

Professional career

Milwaukee Bucks (2016–present)

On June 23, 2016, Brodgon was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 37th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. On July 30, 2016, he signed with the Bucks.[6] He made his NBA debut in the Bucks' season opener on October 26, recording eight points, five rebounds and five assists in 21 minutes off the bench in a 107–96 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.[7] On November 1, he scored a season-high 14 points in a 117–113 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.[8]

References

  1. "Malcolm Brogdon Bio". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. "Brogdon Selected for U.S. Pan American Men's Basketball Team Training Camp" (Press release). Virginia Cavaliers. June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  3. "UVa's Malcolm Brogdon to Compete for Team USA at Pan American Games". WVIR-TV. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  4. "Former Cavs win Pan Am gold with USA Field Hockey". The Daily Progress. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  5. Payne, Terrence (February 11, 2016). "Naismith Trophy midseason list announced". Fox Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  6. "BUCKS SIGN THON MAKER AND MALCOLM BROGDON". NBA.com. July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  7. "Kidd-Gilchrist, Hibbert help Hornets beat Bucks 107-96". ESPN.com. October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  8. "Antetokounmpo lifts Bucks past winless Pelicans 117-113". ESPN.com. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
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