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searchaux" style="display:none">American basketball player and businessman (1953–2025)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Junior_Bridgeman_1977.png/220px-Junior_Bridgeman_1977.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="285" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Junior_Bridgeman_1977.png/330px-Junior_Bridgeman_1977.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Junior_Bridgeman_1977.png 2x" data-file-width="424" data-file-height="550" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Bridgeman <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1977</span></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1953-09-17</span>)</span>September 17, 1953<br /><a href="/wiki/East_Chicago,_Indiana" title="East Chicago, Indiana">East Chicago, Indiana</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">March 11, 2025<span style="display:none">(2025-03-11)</span> (aged 71)<br /><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">210 lb (95 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Washington_High_School_(East_Chicago,_Indiana)" title="Washington High School (East Chicago, Indiana)">Washington</a> (East Chicago, Indiana)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">College</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Louisville</a> (1972–1975)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_draft" title="1975 NBA draft">1975</a>: 1st round, 8th overall pick</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">1975–1987</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">Small forward</a> / <a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">shooting guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NBA_season" title="1975–76 NBA season">1975</a>–<a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1984</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1984</a>–<a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NBA_season" title="1985–86 NBA season">1986</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NBA_season" title="1986–87 NBA season">1986–1987</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Milwaukee Bucks</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" />Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li>No. 2 <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks#Retired_numbers" title="Milwaukee Bucks">retired by Milwaukee Bucks</a></li> <li>Second-team <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">All-American</a> – <a href="/wiki/United_States_Basketball_Writers_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Basketball Writers Association">USBWA</a> (<a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="1975 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">1975</a>)</li> <li>Third-team All-American – <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">UPI</a> (1975)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year">MVC Player of the Year</a> (1974, 1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coach_Wooden_%22Keys_to_Life%22_Award" title="Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award">Coach Wooden "Keys to Life" Award</a> (2001)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" />Career statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">11,517 (13.6 ppg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">2,995 (3.5 rpg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">2,066 (2.4 apg)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/76252">Stats</a> at NBA.com</b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q924575#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bridgju01.html">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Reference" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Reference">Basketball Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ulysses Lee</b> "<b>Junior</b>" <b>Bridgeman</b> (September 17, 1953 – March 11, 2025) was an American professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player and businessman. Bridgeman played in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) for the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> from 1975 until 1987. Following his career, Bridgeman owned <i><a href="/wiki/Ebony_(magazine)" title="Ebony (magazine)">Ebony</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Jet_(magazine)" title="Jet (magazine)">Jet</a></i> magazines. Despite never making more than $350,000 a season during his NBA career, Bridgeman had a net worth of over $1.4 billion, making him one of the wealthiest former athletes in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ulysses Lee Bridgeman Jr. was born in <a href="/wiki/East_Chicago,_Indiana" title="East Chicago, Indiana">East Chicago, Indiana</a>, to Ulysses Lee Bridgeman. He attended <a href="/wiki/Washington_High_School_(East_Chicago,_Indiana)" title="Washington High School (East Chicago, Indiana)">Washington High School</a> and was a member of their 1971 basketball team, which went undefeated (29–0) and won the Indiana state high school basketball championship. Among his teammates were his brother Sam, <a href="/wiki/Pete_Trgovich" title="Pete Trgovich">Pete Trgovich</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Stoddard" title="Tim Stoddard">Tim Stoddard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A 6-foot-5-inch (1.96 m) <a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">guard</a>/<a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">forward</a>, Bridgeman attended the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisville" title="University of Louisville">University of Louisville</a> and played <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Louisville Cardinals men's basketball</a> team. Bridgeman was the <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">Missouri Valley Conference</a> Player of the Year in 1974 and 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bridgeman led the Louisville Cardinals to the <a href="/wiki/1974_NCAA_Division_I_basketball_tournament" title="1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament">1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament</a> as a junior. As a senior, he led the Cardinals to the Final Four of the <a href="/wiki/1975_NCAA_Division_I_basketball_tournament" title="1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament">1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament</a>, where they lost to eventual NCAA champion <a href="/wiki/UCLA_Bruins_men%27s_basketball" title="UCLA Bruins men's basketball">UCLA</a> 75–74 in the national semifinal.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his collegiate career at Louisville, Bridgeman averaged 15.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 87 games.<sup id="cite_ref-sports-reference.com_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sports-reference.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Milwaukee_Bucks_(1975–1984)"><span id="Milwaukee_Bucks_.281975.E2.80.931984.29"></span>Milwaukee Bucks (1975–1984)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Milwaukee Bucks (1975–1984)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> selected Bridgeman in the first round, with the eighth overall selection, in the <a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_draft" title="1975 NBA draft">1975 NBA draft</a>. On June 16, 1975, almost three weeks after the draft, the Lakers traded Bridgeman, <a href="/wiki/David_Meyers_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Meyers (basketball)">David Meyers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elmore_Smith" title="Elmore Smith">Elmore Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brian_Winters" title="Brian Winters">Brian Winters</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> for <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Walt_Wesley" title="Walt Wesley">Walt Wesley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-basketball-reference.com_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference.com-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a rookie with Milwaukee in 1975–1976 under coach <a href="/wiki/Larry_Costello" title="Larry Costello">Larry Costello</a>, Bridgeman averaged 8.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1976–1977, Costello was fired by Milwaukee after a 3–15 start and assistant coach <a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Don Nelson</a>, who had been a player for the 1976 NBA champion <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> the year before, was hired as coach. Bridgeman improved, averaging 14.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists. On December 15, 1976, Bridgeman scored a career-high 41 points in a 129–125 loss against Boston.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nelson and Bridgeman were together for the next eight seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bridgeman was used by Nelson as a complement to teammates <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dandridge" title="Bob Dandridge">Bob Dandridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marques_Johnson" title="Marques Johnson">Marques Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Moncrief" title="Sidney Moncrief">Sidney Moncrief</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Bob Lanier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a>, Myers, Winters and <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Johnson" title="Mickey Johnson">Mickey Johnson</a> during his Milwaukee tenure, as the Bucks had powerful teams, winning division titles in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 5, 1981, Bridgeman scored a career playoff-high 32 points and recorded six assists in a Game 1 Eastern Conference semifinals loss to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Clippers_(1984–1986)"><span id="Los_Angeles_Clippers_.281984.E2.80.931986.29"></span>Los Angeles Clippers (1984–1986)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Clippers (1984–1986)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After nine seasons in Milwaukee, on September 29, 1984, Bridgeman was traded by the Bucks with <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Catchings" title="Harvey Catchings">Harvey Catchings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marques_Johnson" title="Marques Johnson">Marques Johnson</a> and cash to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Terry_Cummings" title="Terry Cummings">Terry Cummings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Craig_Hodges" title="Craig Hodges">Craig Hodges</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Pierce" title="Ricky Pierce">Ricky Pierce</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 29, 1985, Bridgeman scored 30 points in a loss against the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Milwaukee_Bucks_(1986–1987)"><span id="Milwaukee_Bucks_.281986.E2.80.931987.29"></span>Milwaukee Bucks (1986–1987)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Milwaukee Bucks (1986–1987)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After spending two years in Los Angeles, Bridgeman returned to Milwaukee for one more season before retiring in 1987. He played in 711 games for the Bucks, at the time the most in franchise history. This was surpassed on March 20, 2023, by <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his 12-year NBA career, Bridgeman scored 11,517 total points.<sup id="cite_ref-basketball-reference.com_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference.com-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overall">Overall</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Overall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bridgeman was a sixth man for most of his career, averaging double figures in scoring for nine consecutive seasons. Some believe that if the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Sixth_Man_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award">NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award</a> had existed before the 1982–83 season, Bridgeman might have won it multiple times.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his career with the Milwaukee Bucks (1975–1984, 1986–1987) and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> (1984–1986), Bridgeman played in 849 total NBA games, averaging 13.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists, shooting 47% from the floor and 84% from the line.<sup id="cite_ref-basketball-reference.com_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference.com-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bridgeman also served as the president of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Players_Association" title="National Basketball Players Association">National Basketball Players Association</a> from 1985 to 1988. Bridgeman resigned after the 1988 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Collective_Bargaining_Agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement">CBA</a> and the controversy of the Junior Bridgeman <a href="/wiki/Antitrust" class="mw-redirect" title="Antitrust">antitrust</a> lawsuit, in which NBA players sued the NBA for violation of antitrust laws. The players argued that by compensating to eschew from matching offers for <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agents</a> and abuse of the salary cap, total players' share of gross revenues decreased from 61 percent to 54 percent from the <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Entrepreneurial_career">Entrepreneurial career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Entrepreneurial career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the off-seasons of his playing career, Bridgeman worked and learned the business model of <a href="/wiki/Wendy%27s" title="Wendy's">Wendy's</a> fast food restaurant franchise. After retiring from the NBA, he invested in the franchise and eventually owned over 100 Wendy's and <a href="/wiki/Chili%27s" title="Chili's">Chili's</a> restaurants, before selling in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i> ranked Bridgeman the fourth-wealthiest retired athlete in the world behind only <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Beckham" title="David Beckham">David Beckham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palmer" title="Arnold Palmer">Arnold Palmer</a> with an estimated income of $32 million.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As president and CEO of Bridgeman Foods Inc, in 2017, Bridgeman became a bottler for <a href="/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company" title="The Coca-Cola Company">The Coca-Cola Company</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Coca-Cola_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coca-Cola-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2018, he signed a letter of intent to buy bottling operations in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-Coca-Cola_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coca-Cola-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2020, Bridgeman, via Bridgeman Sports and Media, bought <i><a href="/wiki/Ebony_(magazine)" title="Ebony (magazine)">Ebony</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Jet_(magazine)" title="Jet (magazine)">Jet</a></i> for $14 million after the magazines had declared <a href="/wiki/Bankruptcy" title="Bankruptcy">bankruptcy</a> earlier in the year.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 26, 2022, Manna Capital Partners, an investment firm cofounded by Bridgeman, announced that the firm had partnered with <a href="/wiki/Ball_Corporation" title="Ball Corporation">Ball Corporation</a> to construct and operate an integrated secondary aluminum mill in <a href="/wiki/Los_Lunas,_New_Mexico" title="Los Lunas, New Mexico">Los Lunas, New Mexico</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 18, 2022, Alabama Governor <a href="/wiki/Kay_Ivey" title="Kay Ivey">Kay Ivey</a> announced that Manna Capital Partners would invest in a bottling facility to be located in <a href="/wiki/Hope_Hull,_Alabama" title="Hope Hull, Alabama">Hope Hull, Alabama</a> and operated by affiliate Manna Beverages & Ventures.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 24, 2024, the Bucks announced that Bridgeman had purchased a 10% interest in the team, with the deal valuing the franchise at $4 billion. According to Bucks co-owner <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Haslam" title="Jimmy Haslam">Jimmy Haslam</a>, Bridgeman purchased the interests of several minority owners at an undisclosed discount from the stated value.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_career_statistics">NBA career statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: NBA career statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> <b>Bold</b>  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-basketball-reference.com_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference.com-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NBA_season" title="1975–76 NBA season">1975–76</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>–</td> <td>20.3</td> <td>.439</td> <td>–</td> <td>.795</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>8.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NBA_season" title="1976–77 NBA season">1976–77</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1976–77 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>29.4</td> <td>.449</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.864</td> <td><b>5.1</b></td> <td>2.5</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>14.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NBA_season" title="1977–78 NBA season">1977–78</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1977–78 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>22.9</td> <td>.503</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.810</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>13.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NBA_season" title="1978–79 NBA season">1978–79</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1978–79 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td><b>82</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>23.9</td> <td><b>.506</b></td> <td>.000</td> <td>.829</td> <td>3.6</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>1.1</td> <td><b>0.5</b></td> <td>15.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NBA_season" title="1979–80 NBA season">1979–80</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1979–80 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>–</td> <td>28.6</td> <td>.478</td> <td>.185</td> <td>.865</td> <td>3.7</td> <td>2.9</td> <td><b>1.2</b></td> <td>0.2</td> <td><b>17.6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NBA_season" title="1980–81 NBA season">1980–81</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1980–81 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>77</td> <td>–</td> <td>28.8</td> <td>.487</td> <td>.143</td> <td>.884</td> <td>3.8</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>16.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NBA_season" title="1981–82 NBA season">1981–82</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1981–82 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>41</td> <td>4</td> <td>22.5</td> <td>.483</td> <td><b>.444</b></td> <td>.864</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>2.7</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>12.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NBA_season" title="1982–83 NBA season">1982–83</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>70</td> <td>5</td> <td>26.5</td> <td>.492</td> <td>.077</td> <td>.837</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>14.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1983–84 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>10</td> <td><b>30.0</b></td> <td>.465</td> <td>.194</td> <td>.807</td> <td>4.1</td> <td><b>3.3</b></td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>15.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1984–85</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1984–85 Los Angeles Clippers season">LA Clippers</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td><b>15</b></td> <td>25.5</td> <td>.465</td> <td>.359</td> <td>.879</td> <td>2.9</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>13.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NBA_season" title="1985–86 NBA season">1985–86</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1985–86 Los Angeles Clippers season">LA Clippers</a> </td> <td>58</td> <td>14</td> <td>20.0</td> <td>.441</td> <td>.333</td> <td><b>.891</b></td> <td>2.1</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>8.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NBA_season" title="1986–87 NBA season">1986–87</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1986–87 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>34</td> <td>4</td> <td>12.3</td> <td>.462</td> <td>.167</td> <td>.800</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>5.1 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>849</td> <td><u>52</u></td> <td>25.0</td> <td>.475</td> <td>.244</td> <td>.846</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>13.6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_playoffs" title="1976 NBA playoffs">1975–76</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1975–76 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>22.3</td> <td>.450</td> <td>–</td> <td>.636</td> <td>3.7</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>8.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_playoffs" title="1978 NBA playoffs">1977–78</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1977–78 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>19.8</td> <td><b>.484</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>.750</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>10.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_playoffs" title="1980 NBA playoffs">1979–80</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1979–80 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>24.8</td> <td>.357</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.733</td> <td>3.8</td> <td><b>3.4</b></td> <td>1.0</td> <td><b>0.4</b></td> <td>10.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_playoffs" title="1981 NBA playoffs">1980–81</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1980–81 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>26.1</td> <td>.462</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>.813</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>14.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_playoffs" title="1983 NBA playoffs">1982–83</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1982–83 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td><b>34.2</b></td> <td>.469</td> <td>.400</td> <td><b>.933</b></td> <td><b>5.0</b></td> <td>3.1</td> <td><b>1.1</b></td> <td>0.2</td> <td><b>16.9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_playoffs" title="1984 NBA playoffs">1983–84</a> </td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1983–84 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td> <td><b>16</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>31.2</td> <td>.456</td> <td>.111</td> <td>.815</td> <td>4.0</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>14.4 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>49</td> <td>–</td> <td>27.7</td> <td>.454</td> <td>.250</td> <td>.814</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>13.3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_death">Personal life and death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Personal life and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bridgeman was a member of <a href="/wiki/Alpha_Phi_Alpha" title="Alpha Phi Alpha">Alpha Phi Alpha</a> fraternity.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, the <a href="/wiki/PGA_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="PGA of America">PGA of America</a> appointed Bridgeman to serve on the PGA Board of Directors.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame">Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame</a> appointed Bridgeman to the board of governors in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Churchill_Downs" title="Churchill Downs">Churchill Downs</a> appointed Bridgeman to the company's board of directors in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016–2017 Bridgeman was appointed and served on the University of Louisville Board of Trustees.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bridgeman was also a member of the <a href="/wiki/Simmons_College_of_Kentucky" title="Simmons College of Kentucky">Simmons College of Kentucky</a> board of trustees.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bridgeman was honored numerous times at Bucks games following his retirement, and made regular appearances at Bucks games for bobblehead nights and autograph signings during charity donation-drive events.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bridgeman was a member of the Louisville <a href="/wiki/Megachurch" title="Megachurch">megachurch</a> <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Christian_Church" title="Southeast Christian Church">Southeast Christian Church</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the Bucks' appearance in the <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021 NBA Finals</a>, and recalling his Bucks teams repeated Eastern Conference Finals losses, Bridgeman said "You know, we all wore the same jersey at some point in time. So, you feel a relationship there and you know, so much admiration for the guys that are able to get to the Finals. You know, that was our dream of ours and unfortunately, we ran into a couple of guys in Boston and Philly at the time, but they've been able to do it and just wishing them all the luck in the world."<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bridgeman died in Louisville on March 11, 2025, after suffering a heart attack at an event at the <a href="/wiki/Galt_House" title="Galt House">Galt House</a> Hotel. He was 71.<sup id="cite_ref-WAVE_Bridgeman_Death_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WAVE_Bridgeman_Death-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors">Honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Bridgeman's no. 2 jersey was retired by the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 1999, Bridgeman was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame" title="Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame">Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bridgeman was inducted into the University of Louisville College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2009, Bridgeman was inducted into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2009, a portion of Grace Street in East Chicago, Indiana, was named in honor of Bridgeman.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2014, Bridgeman was inducted into the Kentucky Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2019, Bridgeman received the Gold Cup award from Greater Louisville Inc. in honor of his business contributions and community involvement.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Junior_Bridgeman&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Bingo_Smith" title="Bingo Smith">B. Smith</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Ard" title="Jim Ard">Ard</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Halliburton" title="Jeff Halliburton">Halliburton</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Finch" title="Larry Finch">Finch</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Kenon" title="Larry Kenon">Kenon</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bridgeman</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bridgeman</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Glenn" title="Mike Glenn">Glenn</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Phegley" title="Roger Phegley">Phegley</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Lloyd" title="Lewis Lloyd">Lloyd</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Lloyd" title="Lewis Lloyd">Lloyd</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pressey" title="Paul Pressey">Pressey</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Carr" title="Antoine Carr">A. Carr</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Xavier_McDaniel" title="Xavier McDaniel">McDaniel</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Xavier_McDaniel" title="Xavier McDaniel">McDaniel</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Les" title="Jim Les">Les</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Hersey_Hawkins" title="Hersey Hawkins">Hawkins</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Hersey_Hawkins" title="Hersey Hawkins">Hawkins</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Manuel" title="Anthony Manuel">Manuel</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Harstad" title="Bob Harstad">Harstad</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Chad_Gallagher" title="Chad Gallagher">Gallagher</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Ashraf_Amaya" title="Ashraf Amaya">Amaya</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Curt_Smith_(basketball)" title="Curt Smith (basketball)">C. Smith</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Collier_(basketball)" title="Gary Collier (basketball)">Collier</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Carr_(basketball)" title="Chris Carr (basketball)">C. Carr</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Parker" title="Anthony Parker">Parker</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Daisy" title="Jason Daisy">Daisy</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Rico_Hill" title="Rico Hill">Hill</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Wilson_(basketball)" title="Marcus Wilson (basketball)">Wilson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Nate_Green" title="Nate Green">N. 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