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:

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
  • 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