Brad Leaf is an American-Israeli basketball coach and former player.
12 Facts About Brad Leaf
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Brad Leaf played 17 years of professional basketball in Israel, first for Hapoel Galil Elyon and later for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israel Premier League and Euroleague.
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Brad Leaf transferred to Lawrence North High School during his junior year in high school.
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Brad Leaf led all Marion County, Indiana, scorers as a senior at Lawrence North in 1978 with a 25.5-point average, with a single-game high of 38 points.
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Brad Leaf took a scholarship to the University of Evansville, playing for the Evansville Purple Aces from 1979 to 1982, and a co-captain in his last year.
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Brad Leaf was a three-time First Team All-Midwestern City Conference Player, and MVP of the 1982 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament.
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Brad Leaf was 5th in school history in field goals, 6th in field goal percentage, 7th in points, and 9th in free throws.
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Brad Leaf was then a seventh-round draft pick of the Indiana Pacers in 1982.
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Brad Leaf briefly played for the La Crosse Catbirds of the Continental Basketball Association before embarking on a professional career in Israel.
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Brad Leaf played for 12 years for Hapoel Galil Elyon, alongside such players as Nadav Henefeld, Doron Sheffer, Andrew Kennedy, and Mike Gibson, and later for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israel Premier League and Euroleague.
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Brad Leaf had 380 total wins between the two schools through December 2019.
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In 1988, Brad Leaf was inducted into the University of Evansville Purple Aces Hall of Fame.