Harold Bradley
Harold Bradley (1911-1985)
Teams coached: Hartwick Hawks, Duke Blue Devils, Texas Longhorns
Hartwick record: 47-18 (.723)
Duke record: 165-78 (.679)
Texas record: 125-73 (.631)
Overall record^: 337-169 (.666)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1955, 1960, 1963)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 2 (1960, 1963)
- NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Southwest Regular Season Champion: 3 (1960, 1963, 1965)
- ACC Regular Season Champion: 2 (1954, 1958)
Awards:
- ACC Coach of the Year: 1 (1959)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1959-1967 | Texas |
| 1950-1959 | Duke |
| 1947-1950 | Hartwick |
Harold Bradley Facts
- Harold Bradley
- Born November 20, 1911
- Died November 6, 1985
- Alma Mater: Hartwick College (BA, 1934)
- Graduated from Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY, and began coaching in 1935 at the high school level
- Went 78-29 in four years at a small school in Georgetown, NY then worked at Norwich HS (NY)
- Returned to alma mater Hartwick in 1947, going 47-18 in three years at the helm
- Hired in 1950 to be the head coach at Duke, a role he held for nine seasons
- Was 165-78 overall at Duke, going to the NCAA Tournament once (1955) and winning two ACC titles
- Left Duke for Texas in 1959, going 125-73 in eight seasons with the Longhorns
- Won three Southwest titles and reached two NCAA Tournaments (both Sweet Sixteens)
- Passed away in 1985 after a long illness at age 73
Harold Bradley Coaching Tree
- Joe Belmont (Denver Nuggets)
- Leon Black (Texas)
- Lefty Driesell (Georgia State, James Madison, Maryland, Davidson)
- Fred Shabel (Connecticut)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I and Division III levels