Brad Sellers
Brad Sellers | |
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Mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio | |
Assumed office January 1, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Clinton Hill[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Warrensville Heights, Ohio | December 17, 1962
Political party | Democratic |
Basketball career | |
Personal information | |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Warrensville Heights (Warrensville Heights, Ohio) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall |
Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
Playing career | 1986–1999 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 6, 2, 3, 4 |
Career history | |
1986–1989 | Chicago Bulls |
1989–1990 | Seattle SuperSonics |
1990 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
1990–1991 | Aris |
1991–1992 | Detroit Pistons |
1992–1993 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
1993–1994 | |
1994–1995 | Paris Basket Racing |
1995 | Gijón |
1996–1997 | Montpellier Paillade |
1997–1998 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
1998 | Olympique Antibes |
1999 | Paris Basket Racing |
1999 | Hyères-Toulon |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats ![]() | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Bradley Donn Sellers (born December 17, 1962) is an American retired professional basketball player, politician, and radio host serving as the mayor of his hometown, Warrensville Heights, Ohio. Sellers is also a basketball analyst on the Cleveland Cavaliers Radio Network.
Professional career[]
A 7'0" power forward/center from the University of Wisconsin and Ohio State University, he was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (ninth pick overall) of the 1986 NBA draft.
Sellers was a controversial selection among the Bulls' staff and players. General manager Jerry Krause was attracted to Sellers because of his above-average shooting ability, which was rare in a player of Sellers's size. Michael Jordan and others, however, had wanted Krause to draft Johnny Dawkins, a hard-playing guard from Duke University and a friend of Jordan's.[2]
Sellers eventually became a part-time starter for Chicago, but he never averaged more than 9.5 points or 4.7 rebounds in a season, and, with the emergence of forward Horace Grant during the 1988 NBA playoffs, he began to see his playing time diminish.[2] In 1989, he was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for the 18th overall pick of that year's NBA draft, which would become point guard B. J. Armstrong. He played sparingly for the Sonics, averaging 4.8 points in 13.0 minutes in 45 before being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Steve Johnson on February 22, 1990, where he finished out the season.
The following season, Sellers played for Aris B.C. in the Greek Basketball League. At the Greek Championships Final in 1991, Sellers made a three-point play (a basket and a foul) that won the game and gave Aris the championship.
Following his stay in Greece, Sellers returned to the NBA and played for the Detroit Pistons and the Timberwolves the next two seasons. From 1993 to 1999, Sellers played in Spain, Israel and France before retiring in 2000 to become community liaison director for his hometown, Warrensville Heights, Ohio.
After basketball[]
Sellers also has become a media personality in Cleveland, Ohio as he is a postgame analyst for Cleveland Cavaliers radio broadcasts.
Sellers was elected mayor of his native Warrensville Heights on November 8, 2011, and sworn in on January 1, 2012.[3][4] He was re-elected on November 3, 2015 and again in November 2019. Sellers is a member of the Democratic Party.[5]
References[]
- ^ Coleman, Kathy (November 8, 2011). "Carr and Stokes win for judge, Issues 1 and 2 fail, 3 passes, Dawson wins E. Cleveland judgeship, E. Cleveland red light cameras win, Sellers wins". Cleveland Urban News. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ a b Jordan Retires - Sports Illustrated.com
- ^ Krouse, Peter (2011-11-09). "Euclid Mayor Bill Cervenik Wins a Third Term, Incumbent Mayor Richard Balbier Prevails in Brooklyn". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ Brad Sellers for Mayor website Archived April 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gomez, Henry J.; clevel; .com (2013-05-02). "Warrensville Heights Mayor Brad Sellers decides against running for Cuyahoga County executive". cleveland. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
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