Crystal Bradford Joins AU Pro Basketball Season 4 Roster

Bradford competed with AU Pro Basketball in 2023, finishing seventh on the leaderboard with 5,419 points. She ranked eighth in stat points (2,319) and MVP points (300). She averaged 14.9 points per game and set the AU Pro Basketball single-season record with 55 offensive rebounds. She also tallied 27 steals and eight double-doubles.

She most recently appeared in 18 games for Shanghai in the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association during the 2024 season, averaging 17.7 points and 12.4 total rebounds per game.

Bradford was selected with the No. 7 overall pick by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2015 WNBA Draft. She averaged 2.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per outing in her rookie campaign. In 2021, she joined the Atlanta Dream where she posted 8.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.

One of three players in Central Michigan history with 2,000 career points, Bradford ranks third on the program’s career ledger with 2,006 points. She is the only player in school history with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds and stands second on the Chippewas’ career rebounding (1,140) and blocked shots (171) lists. She also owns the Central Michigan career record with 805 made field goals. She was a two-time All-Mid-American Conference First Team honoree who earned MAC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year notice in 2014.

The fourth season of AU Pro Basketball will run from February 5 to March 2, 2025, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now.