Brad Daugherty Cleveland Cavaliers Replica Jerseys
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Brad Daugherty is a former basketball player at the University of North Carolina and later
with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA.
Brad was taken as the first pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1986 NBA Draft.
Daugherty averaged nineteen points and ten rebounds per game over eight seasons in the NBA and retired as
the Cavaliers all time leading scorer (10,389 points) and rebounder (5,227).
Daugherty's all time-leading scorer record stood until March 21, 2008, when LeBron James broke the point barrier
against the Toronto Raptors.
His leading rebounder record stood until December 9, 2008, when Zydrunas Ilgauskas broke the rebound barrier,
again against the Raptors.
He played in 41 postseason games and led the Cavaliers as far as the Eastern Conference Finals in 1992.
Brad was a five time All-Star (1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993) and one of the greatest players in Cleveland
Cavalier history. As part of the Cavaliers 30th Anniversary in 1999-2000,
Daugherty was a unanimous selection to the All-Time Cleveland Cavalier team.
Brad's career in the NBA was cut short at the age of 28 because of recurrent back troubles.
Daugherty never played another game after the 1993-94 season though he did make one appearance in uniform for
the Whoopi Goldberg movie Eddie along with teammates Hot Rod Williams, John Battle, Terrell Brandon, and Bobby Phills.
After two consecutive seasons of inactivity, he announced his retirement after the 1995-96 season.
His #43 jersey was retired by the Cavaliers on March 1, 1997.
