Cal Bruton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cal Bruton
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 29, 1954(1954-09-29)
Age	70
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Horoscope	Virgo

Cal Bruton Biography

Cal Bruton is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on September 29, 1954 in New York, United States. Calvin Bruton, an American-Australian former basketball player and coach, was born 29 September 1954. Since its inception, Bruton has been an integral part the National Basketball League (NBL). Bruton was a winner of an NBL championship in 1985 with the Brisbane Bullets. He was also a two-time member the All-NBL Second Team, while playing for Geelong Supercats. In 1982, Bruton was named NBL Coaches of the Year. He was also a coach for the Perth Wildcats, winning a second NBL title in 1990. Bruton was one of the first to be inducted into the NBL Hall of Fame in 1998.

He was originally an American immigrant, but he was naturalised as an Australian citizen in 1983. C. J. Bruton, Bruton’s son, played in the NBL. He was a successful player in his own right.

Following the 1986 Grand Final series, Bruton had a public falling out with Bullets coach Brian Kerle and was sacked from the club under controversial circumstances. He was immediately snapped up as playing coach of perennial easy-beats the Perth Wildcats for the 1987 NBL season and immediately set about building a championship contending team. He recruited two players who would become stars with the Wildcats, 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) centre/power forwards James Crawford (a teammate of Bruton’s at Geelong in 1982 known as the “Alabama Slamma” for his dunking ability) and former Harlem Globetrotter Kendal “Tiny” Pinder. As playing coach of the Wildcats Bruton built a team to beat the reigning NBL champions, the Adelaide 36ers. His plan paid off when the Wildcats defeated Adelaide 2–1 in the semi-finals (both wins were on Adelaide’s home court were the 36ers had only lost twice during the season). Perth were unable to overcome Bruton’s old team Brisbane and went down 2–0 in the Grand Final series.

Bruton played three seasons in Perth (two of which he shared playing and coaching duties), before becoming the head coach in 1990 in somewhat controversial circumstances. Alan Black was the head coach for the Wildcats at the beginning of the 1990 season, but after only two matches he was replaced by Bruton. Despite this eventful start to the season Bruton guided the Wildcats to its first NBL championship when they defeated the Brisbane Bullets (still coached by Kerle) 2–1 in the Grand Final series. Bruton himself was replaced the following year by Murray Arnold.

Bruton was later a Geelong Supercats playing coach in 1982. He would win the NBL Coach Of The Year award in his first season. Bruton was named to the All NBL First Team in 1983, 1984 during his time with the Supercats. Geelong’s coach, Bruton coached the team to the 1982 NBL Grand final where they were defeated by the West Adelaide Bearcats in Newcastle at the Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium. This would be Geelong’s first appearance in the NBL Grand Final in 15 years of NBL competition, from 1982 to 1996.

Cal Bruton Net Worth

Cal Bruton is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cal Bruton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bruton, a legend in basketball from Jamaica, Queens, New York City. Bruton attended Springfield Gardens high school basketball. Bruton was a Wichita State University basketball scholarship recipient. As a senior, he was the first team all Missouri Valley Conference to be selected for an NCAA Tournament Team. He was rated the best point guard in the country at 5 ft 9 inches (1.75 m). Bruton joined the Brisbane Bullets in 1979 to be one of the NBL’s first imports. Bruton was the top scorer in the NBL’s inaugural year, scoring an average of 33.2 points per match.

He also appeared in a 1980s celebrity episode of It’s a Knockout, where he wore a horse suit with Terry Kennedy, Big Sports Breakfast host and journalist.

Bruton rejoined the Bullets in 1985 and helped them to their first NBL championship with a 121–95 win over the Adelaide 36ers. This success was followed in 1986 when the naturalised Bruton represented the Australian Boomers at the 1986 FIBA World Championship in Spain. After returning from Spain Bruton helped the Bullets into their fourth straight Grand Final where they would again face the Adelaide 36ers. For 1986 the NBL had extended the Grand Final to a best-of-three series. Game 1 was played in front of a record crowd of 11,000 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and saw a 122–119 win for Adelaide in overtime saw them overwhelming favourites (the 36ers had gone 24–2 during the season) to go home and wrap up the championship at the Apollo Stadium where they had an imposing 14–0 record up until that point of the season (and in fact had not lost since June 1985, a streak of 20 straight home wins). Brisbane, led by Bruton with 38 points, Ron Radliff and Larry Sengstock, stunned the 36ers with a 104–83 win to force a third and deciding game just two days later. Bruton’s best friend off the court also happened to be Adelaide’s point guard Al Green who was also a native of New York. The two, best friends off the court but the fiercest of rivals on it, had a running battle in Game 3 with Green eventually coming out on top leading Adelaide to a 113–91 victory for the 36ers’ first NBL title. Bruton led all scorers, averaging 30.0 points, plus he had 3.3 assists per game over the Grand Final series.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Cal Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Cal Bruton celebrates birthday on September 29 of every year.

Where is Cal Bruton now?

Calvin Thomas “C. J.” Bruton Jr. (born 13 December 1975) is an American- Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).

Who does Cj Bruton coach?

The Adelaide 36ers have announced that CJ Bruton has been appointed Head Coach on a three-year deal. Bruton, 45, is one of the National Basketball League’s all-time greats after an illustrious 516 game career from 1994 to

2014. Adelaide 36ers Chairman Grant Kelley welcomed CJ Bruton to the club.

Who is Cal Bruton?

Calvin Thomas Bruton, OAM (born 29 September 1954) is an American-born Australian former professional basketball player and coach. He has been an integral part of the National Basketball League (NBL) since its inception.

Why are the Adelaide 36ers called that?

The club was originally called the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the NBL in 1982, but changed their name to the 36ers the following year. The 36ers nickname comes from the fact that the Colony of South Australia was officially proclaimed on 28 December 1836.

Who is assistant coach of Brisbane Bullets?

James Duncan