27 Facts About Bruce Seals

Bruce A Seals was an American basketball player in the American Basketball Association and the National Basketball Association.

Bruce Seals' career spanned five seasons, two leagues, primarily at the power forward position.

Bruce Seals retired from the NBA in 1978 and went on to play in the Italian League.

Bruce Seals had been with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester since 1990.

In 1971, Bruce Seals was named Louisiana's Most Valuable High School basketball player.

Bruce Seals attended Xavier University of Louisiana, where he played basketball under coach Bob Hopkins, and alongside his teammate and future NBA star Donald "Slick" Watts.

Bruce Seals would leave Xavier after his Junior year to sign with the Utah Stars.

Bruce Seals was selected by the Utah Stars in the first round of the ABA draft.

Bruce Seals contributed 89 points in the post-season over 15 games, playing 260 minutes for the Utah Stars, with 5.9 points per game.

Bruce Seals was joined by a strong high school center the Stars drafted, Moses Malone.

Bruce Seals racked up 24 points in the post-season over 3 games, playing 41 minutes, with 8 ppg for the Utah Stars.

Bruce Seals averaged 30.1 minutes per game, with 11.8 points per game and contributed a total of 957 points to the Seattle SuperSonics.

Bruce Seals performed well in the post-season, playing 6 games, racking up 181 minutes on the court, and supplying 78 points, with 13 ppg for the Seattle SuperSonics.

Bruce Seals finished the season tied for the fourth highest number of personal fouls in the league, with 314.

Bruce Seals averaged 24.4 minutes per game, with 11.0 points per game and contributed a total of 894 points to the Sonics in the season.

Bruce Seals averaged 18.1 minutes per game, with 7.8 points per game.

Bruce Seals contributed a total of 571 points to the Seattle SuperSonics this season.

Bruce Seals played very little in the post-season, playing in 9 games, but only racking up 92 minutes on the court.

Bruce Seals contributed a total of 27 points for the Seattle SuperSonics in the post-season.

Bruce Seals contributed a total of 685 points to the Utah Stars.

Bruce Seals had the forty-third highest career blocks in the American Basketball Association, with 73, but his 73 blocks occurred over only two years.

Additionally, Bruce Seals holds the ninety-fifth highest career steals record in the ABA, with 72 steals.

Bruce Seals contributed a total of 2422 points to the Seattle SuperSonics over his three years in the NBA.

Bruce Seals came to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester as Assistant Athletic Director.

One year later, in 1991, Bruce Seals assumed the position of Director.

Bruce Seals was known to suspend kids without bias and loved meets with the youth.

At the time of his death, Bruce Seals worked for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, teaching inner city youth that basketball is more powerful than violence.