Al Brightman

Al Brightman
Personal information
Born (1923-09-22)September 22, 1923
Eureka, California
Died June 10, 1992(1992-06-10) (aged 68)
Portland, Oregon
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Wilson Classical
(Long Beach, California)
College
Playing career 1946–1948
Position Forward
Number 8, 16
Career history
As player:
1946–1947 Boston Celtics
1947–1948 Seattle Athletics
As coach:
1948–1968 Seattle University
1966–1968 Anaheim Amigos

Horace Albert "Al" Brightman (September 22, 1923 June 10, 1992) was an American basketball player and coach.

Born in Eureka, California, he played collegiately for the California State University, Long Beach, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians out of Wilson High School in Long Beach, Ca.

He played for the Boston Celtics (194647) in the BAA for 58 games. He became the first Celtic to score 20 points in a regular season game.

He later coached Seattle University from 1948 to 1956,[1] leading the Chieftains to 4 NCAA Appearances and 1 NIT appearance. He had a coaching winning percentage of .726. He went on to coach the Anaheim Amigos in the ABA in the 1967-68 season.

Head coaching record

College basketball

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Seattle Chieftains (Independent) (1948–1956)
1948–49 Seattle 12-14
1949–50 Seattle 12-17
1950–51 Seattle 32-5
1951–52 Seattle 29-8
1952–53 Seattle 29-4 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1953–54 Seattle 26-2 NCAA First Round
1954–55 Seattle 22-7 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1955–56 Seattle 18-11 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Seattle: 180–68 (.726)
Total: 180–68 (.726)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Professional basketball

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win-loss %
Post season PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win-loss %
Team Year G W L WL% Finish PG PW PL PWL% Result
ANA 1967–68 361224.3335th in Western---- Missed Playoffs
Career 361224.333 ----

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