Pedro Bradshaw
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| No. 23 – Maine Celtics | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 14, 1998 Russellville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Russellville (Russellville, Kentucky) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2021: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021 | Salt Lake City Stars |
| 2021–2022 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2022 | Iowa Wolves |
| 2022–2024 | Fort Wayne / Indiana Mad Ants |
| 2024–2025 | Cairns Taipans |
| 2025 | Rostock Seawolves |
| 2025 | Salt Lake City Stars |
| 2026–present | Maine Celtics |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
DeAndre Cortez "Pedro" Bradshaw (born October 14, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Bellarmine Knights.
Bradshaw attended Russellville High School in Russellville, Kentucky. He averaged 21.1 points and 12.2 rebounds per game as a junior.[1] As a senior, he averaged 22.1 points and 13.1 rebounds per game, leading the team to the Region 4 Tournament championship game. Bradshaw earned co-Region 4 Player of the Year honors.[2] He was a finalist for Kentucky Mr. Basketball and finished his career with 1,938 points and 1,169 rebounds, both school records.[3] Bradshaw committed to playing college basketball for Belmont, choosing the Bruins over Eastern Kentucky, Long Beach State and UNC Wilmington.[1]
College career
Bradshaw was urged to take a redshirt year by Belmont coach Rick Byrd, but he declined. Bradshaw opted to transfer to Eastern Kentucky in December 2017, after not seeing playing time in nine games.[2] He sat out a season and was eligible at the semester break in 2018. Bradshaw averaged 2.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore at Eastern Kentucky, and entered the transfer portal after the season.[4] He ended up coming to Division II program Bellarmine and had immediate eligibility. Bradshaw averaged 9.2 points per game, helping the Knights finish 20–8.[5] As a senior, he averaged 16 points per game and 6.9 rebounds per game as Bellarmine transitioned to Division I.[6] Bradshaw was named to the First Team All-ASUN.[7] Following the season, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft.[6]
Professional career
Salt Lake City Stars (2021)
Bradshaw was selected with the 10th pick of the second round of the 2021 NBA G League draft by the Salt Lake City Stars.[3] On November 7, 2021, he scored 23 points against the Oklahoma City Blue.[8] He was waived by the Stars on December 4, 2021.[9] He averaged 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[10]
Sioux Falls Skyforce (2021–2022)
On December 6, Bradshaw was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[11][12] He was later waived on January 14, 2022.[9]
Iowa Wolves (2022)
On January 16, 2022, Bradshaw was acquired by the Iowa Wolves.[13] He was waived on January 31, after appearing in three games and averaging 1.7 points and 3.5 rebounds.[14] Bradshaw was re-acquired on February 14, but waived again on February 19.[13]
Fort Wayne / Indiana Mad Ants (2022–2024)
On February 21, 2022, Bradshaw was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[13]
In October 2022, Bradshaw re-joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants for the 2022–23 NBA G League season.[9]
On September 26, 2023, Bradshaw signed with the Indiana Pacers,[15] but was waived two days later.[16] He subsequently returned to the Mad Ants, now known as the Indiana Mad Ants, for the 2023–24 NBA G League season.[17]
Bradshaw played for the Charlotte Hornets in the 2024 NBA Summer League.[18]
Cairns Taipans (2024–2025)
On July 29, 2024, Bradshaw signed with the Cairns Taipans of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2024–25 season.[19] On October 30, 2024, he was ruled out for eight weeks due to a right ankle rupture that he suffered in round six.[20] He returned to action in early December.[21]
Rostock Seawolves (2025–present)
On February 24, 2025, he signed with Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[22]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
NCAA Division I
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Belmont | |||||||||||
| 2018–19 | Eastern Kentucky | 10 | 1 | 7.3 | .417 | .167 | .600 | 1.8 | .4 | .6 | .2 | 2.4 |
| 2020–21 | Bellarmine | 22 | 22 | 29.4 | .500 | .360 | .835 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | .5 | 16.0 |
| Career | 32 | 23 | 22.5 | .492 | .339 | .825 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .4 | 11.7 | |
NCAA Division II
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Bellarmine | 28 | 24 | 22.6 | .545 | .421 | .800 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .5 | 9.2 |