Brad Dalton

Brad Dalton

Personal information
Born	(1959-09-12) 12 September 1959 Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Listed height	203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	104 kg (231 lb)
Career information
High school	St Augustine's College
Playing career	1979–1991
Position	Power forward / Centre
Number	14
Career history
1979–1980	City of Sydney Astronauts
1981–1982	West Adelaide Bearcats
1983	Sydney Supersonics
1984–1987	Geelong Cats
1988–1991	Sydney Kings
Career highlights and awards
Australian Basketball Hall of Fame (2019) NBL champion (1982)

Bradley Dalton (born 12 September 1959) is an Australian former basketball player, who played for the City of Sydney Astronauts (1979–1980), West Adelaide Bearcats (1981–1982), Sydney Supersonics (1983), Geelong Supercats (1984–1987) and the Sydney Kings (1988–1991) in the NBL.

Early life and family

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Dalton attended St. Augustine's College in Brookvale, a suburb on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. He is the older brother of former NBL player and Olympian, Mark Dalton and brother of Karen Dalton, who also represented Australia at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.

Career

Dalton, a 6'8" (203 cm) tall Power forward who could also play at Centre, won the NBL championship in 1982 with the West Adelaide Bearcats, a team that included 1982 NBL MVP Al Green, future three-time league MVP Leroy Loggins, Boomers Peter Ali and Ray Wood, as well as the NBL's inaugural MVP winner in 1979, player/coach Ken Richardson. The Bearcats defeated the Geelong Supercats 80–74 in the Grand Final held at the Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium in Newcastle.

International

Dalton represented Australia at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles and again in 1988 in Seoul.

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brad Dalton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012.