Pedro Bradshaw

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Pedro Bradshaw
No. 12Indiana Mad Ants
Position Shooting guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 25)
Russellville, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolRussellville
(Russellville, Kentucky)
College
NBA draft 2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021 Salt Lake City Stars
2021–2022 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2022 Iowa Wolves
2022–present Fort Wayne / Indiana Mad Ants
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-ASUN (2021)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

DeAndre Cortez "Pedro" Bradshaw (born October 14, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Bellarmine Knights.

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Early life and high school career

Bradshaw attended Russellville High School in Russellville, Kentucky. He averaged 21.1 points and 12.2 rebounds per game as a junior. [1] As a senior, he averaged 22.1 points and 13.1 rebounds per game, leading the team to the Region 4 Tournament championship game. Bradshaw earned co-Region 4 Player of the Year honors. [2] He was a finalist for Kentucky Mr. Basketball and finished his career with 1,938 points and 1,169 rebounds, both school records. [3] Bradshaw committed to playing college basketball for Belmont, choosing the Bruins over Eastern Kentucky, Long Beach State and UNC Wilmington. [1]

College career

Bradshaw was urged to take a redshirt year by Belmont coach Rick Byrd, but he declined. Bradshaw opted to transfer to Eastern Kentucky in December 2017, after not seeing playing time in nine games. [2] He sat out a season and was eligible at the semester break in 2018. Bradshaw averaged 2.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore at Eastern Kentucky, and entered the transfer portal after the season. [4] He ended up coming to Division II program Bellarmine and had immediate eligibility. Bradshaw averaged 9.2 points per game, helping the Knights finish 20–8. [5] As a senior, he averaged 16 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game as Bellarmine transitioned to Division I. [6] Bradshaw was named to the First Team All-ASUN. [7] Following the season, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft. [6]

Professional career

Salt Lake City Stars (2021)

Bradshaw was selected with the 10th pick of the second round of the 2021 NBA G League draft by the Salt Lake City Stars. [3] On November 7, 2021, he scored 23 points against the Oklahoma City Blue. [8] Bradshaw averaged 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, but was waived in December 2021. [9]

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2021–2022)

On December 6, he signed with the Sioux Falls Skyforce. He was later waived on January 13, 2022. [10]

Iowa Wolves (2022)

On January 16, 2022, Bradshaw was acquired via available player pool by the Iowa Wolves. [11] He was waived on January 31, after appearing in three games averaging 1.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. [12] Bradshaw was re-acquired on February 14, but waived again on February 19. [11]

Fort Wayne / Indiana Mad Ants (2022–present)

On February 21, 2022, Bradshaw was acquired via available player pool by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. [13]

On September 26, 2023, Bradshaw signed with the Indiana Pacers, [14] but was waived two days later. [15] On October 28, 2023, he joined the Indiana Mad Ants. [16]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

NCAA Division I

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Belmont Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2018–19 Eastern Kentucky 1017.3.417.167.6001.8.4.6.22.4
2020–21 Bellarmine 222229.4.500.360.8356.92.51.6.516.0
Career322322.5.492.339.8255.31.81.3.411.7

NCAA Division II

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Bellarmine 282422.6.545.421.8005.31.91.0.59.2

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