Background
Craig grew up in Stokes Valley and was a promising rugby union player.
Craig grew up in Stokes Valley and was a promising rugby union player.
Bradshaw completed his college career at Winthrop University in South Carolina, where he helped the Eagles to their third consecutive Big South Conference championship and a second round appearance at the National Collegiate Athletic Association national championships. Bradshaw averaged 9.4 point and 4.7 rebounds over his college career.
Bradshaw went undrafted in the 2007 National Basketball Association draft. He then played in the National Basketball Association Summer League with the Atlanta Hawks, but unfortunately didn"t make any National Basketball Association roster.
He was noticed for his basketball talent at Saint Bernard"s in Lower Hutt and spent his last two years of high school at Wellington High School, where he focused solely on basketball. In 2002 and 2003, he played for the Wellington Saints before moving to the United States to attend college. Bradshaw joined the NBL for the 2007-2008 season playing for the Brisbane Bullets where he averaged 13 points per game.
He then moved to Spain in 2008 where he played for Baloncesto León in 2008-2009.
In 2009, he became a starting player for the Korean Basketball League (KBL) side LG Sakers out of Changwon, South of Korea. He also played for the Gold Coast Blaze and BK VEF Rīga during the 2009-2010.
On 23 December 2010, Bradshaw with the Otago Nuggets for the 2011 New Zealand NBL season. After winning just two games with the Nuggets in 2011, he left Otago and signed with the Southland Sharks for the 2012 season.
Bradshaw debuted for the during their 2004 Olympics campaign and has stepped his game up a level since the retirements of veteran "bigs" Sean Marks and Editor Book.
He also played for the at the 2006 International Basketball Federation World Championships in Japan and the 2010 International Basketball Federation World Championship in Turkey.
