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Terrell Brandon has had a successful NBA careerthat has recently been injury-filled.
Then & now
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per game. That, after learning from
All-Star Mike Price.
“I just tried to stay as patient as
possible and not say anything about
it,” Brandon told the Seattle Times
in 1996 about his first four years in
the league. “And as a result, I think,
I was rewarded with a starting point
guard position.”
Then there’s Indiana guard Fred
Jones, er, Freddie Jones, as he was
known while with the Ducks from
1998-2002. He had a tough rookie
season with the Pacers in 2002-03,
but still holds a title in the league as
a potential star.
Like Brandon, Jones is stuck be
hind a league veteran, Jamaal Tins
ley. In the limited time that he saw,
Jones played in 19 games — starting
one — and averaged 1.2 points, a
team low.
Yet...
“You should see him in practice,”
teammate Jermaine O’Neal told the
Associated Press in December. “He's
a human highlight film.”
As for other former Oregon play
ers, the road to the ultimate dream
has many forks.
Bryan Bracey, Julius Hicks and
Alex Scales all played pivotal roles
with the Ducks during their tenures,
even sharing the McArthur Court
floor together for a couple of seasons.
Bracey played with Hapoel
Jerusalem of the Israel League in
2003. After the 2000-01 season at
Oregon, he became a second-round
NBA draft choice (58th overall) by
San Antonio but did not stick with
the team.
He was taken in the supplemental
draft of the National Basketball
League by the Fayetteville Patriots.
He did, however, sign with Bnei
Hertzliya in Israel, but left the coun
try in April 2002 because of security
reasons, according to www.eurobas
ket.com.
Hicks has also played overseas,
competing for Worthersee in Austria
last season.
“I’ve learned a lot about life by be
ing away from home, having respon
sibility and playing basketball,” the
San Francisco native told the Emer
ald in 2001.
That was said about his days with
Oregon, but in reality, it would prob
ably be no different now.
Finally, Scales, who was one of
the tougher players on the Oregon
roster in recent memory, almost
tasted sweet success recently. With
Grand Rapids Hoops of the Conti
nental Basketball Association,
Scales and his teammates lost the
championship, 117-107, on March
24, despite Scales’ 34 points.
After his career ended at Oregon
in 2000, Scales has played in China,
Argentina, and Italy in addition to
the United States.
With Luke Ridnour virtually guar
anteed of being chosen in this year’s
NBA draft, there should be one more
name added to the list of Oregon
professionals.
Just wait and see.
Contact the sports reporter
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
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