A. J. Bramlett
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Aaron Jordan Bramlett is an American
former professional basketball
player. At 6-foot, 10-inches, weight 235 pounds, he usually played a center or post position.
Bramlett was a three-year letterman at La Cueva High School
in Albuquerque, New Mexico
, leading the Bears to a state championship in 1994. He committed to the University of Arizona
in 1995 and played for the Wildcats for four years, rising to sixth on the school's career list for rebounding and 25th in scoring. He also helped Arizona win the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
in 1997.
In 1999, Bramlett was taken by the Cleveland Cavaliers
in the second round of the 1999 NBA Draft
. Bramlett played only eight games with Cleveland, and was waived in January 2000. He joined Grupo Capitol Valladolid
in the Spanish league in that year, and in 2001 moved to Caprabo Lleida (now Plus Pujol Lleida).
United States
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former professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. At 6-foot, 10-inches, weight 235 pounds, he usually played a center or post position.
Bramlett was a three-year letterman at La Cueva High School
La Cueva High School
La Cueva High School is a public high school located in northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools District. Their mascot is a bear. The La Cueva Cluster has several middle and elementary schools that feed into it, of which include Desert Ridge, Madison, and...
in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
, leading the Bears to a state championship in 1994. He committed to the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
in 1995 and played for the Wildcats for four years, rising to sixth on the school's career list for rebounding and 25th in scoring. He also helped Arizona win the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
in 1997.
In 1999, Bramlett was taken by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
in the second round of the 1999 NBA Draft
1999 NBA Draft
The 1999 NBA Draft was held on June 30, 1999 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand , Trajan Langdon , Corey Maggette and William Avery being selected out of Duke University...
. Bramlett played only eight games with Cleveland, and was waived in January 2000. He joined Grupo Capitol Valladolid
CB Valladolid
Club Baloncesto Valladolid, S.A.D., actually known as Blancos de Rueda Valladolid, is a professional basketball team based in Valladolid, Castile-Leon, Spain. CB Valladolid is member of the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto...
in the Spanish league in that year, and in 2001 moved to Caprabo Lleida (now Plus Pujol Lleida).