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BRIDGES, Keith
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WHEELER "Jay" NIDIFFER:  personal contact      video interview
Former NBA Cleveland Cavalier scout. Assistant Coach at Auburn,
Georgia Tech, East Tennessee State Univ., and other major NCAA Div I universities aiding in the development of several current and former NBA players (Charles Barkley, Chuck Person, Wesley Person, Chris Morris, Jeff Moore, Keith Jennings) and international player Trazel Silvers
 
"Keith has very long arms and can run the floor extremely well. He is versatile, athletic, and has as much of, if not more, ability than the professional players I have coached and seen first hand through my coaching and scouting career" January 2003

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DICK THOMAS:  personal contact 
Basketball Operations Kilsyth Australia
 
"Keith is a very very very good player that performs additional individual trainings along with the scheduled team trainings in order to work on his few weaknesses and to perfect his strengths on the court. He also has a great character and get along well with his teammates and supporters of the teams especially while showing kids and young adults about basketball during basketball camps" January 2003
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FRED BESSO:   personal contact 
 
"Keith Bridges is an extremely complete athlete; highly reliable internal and external shooting out to 8-9 meters! Also able to play with back to the basket in the post making big presence in rebounding and scoring with post moves and defense" January 2003
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CHRISTOPHE GARDETTE:  personal contact 
Board Committe Feurs Basket
January 2003
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JEAN PIERRE CIESIELSKI:   personal contact 
European French Correspondent to Court-Vision Scouting responsible for player news all over France.
 
"Keith was one of the best all around players in the division in France and with his abilities can play at much higher level with success for both the team and the team supporters" January 2003
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OLIVER JONES:   personal contact
Former NBA and original ABA player
Former Head Coach at Albany State University
 
"Having coached Keith in Albany was an experience I will never forget. Just when you thought you have seen him do something you may never see again he does something even more spectacular to top it. Keith literally does everything well on offense and defense and can play all positions on the court. He is a constant consistent player throughout the game and he is at his best when it is crunch time. He is also a good instructor of the game with other players. While in Albany he gave a few techniques to one local young talent, Lavor Postell now in the NBA, to assist in becoming a complete player " March 2003
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Former NBA Player
 
"Keith played for my brother at Albany State and the first time I saw him play was in the conference championship game where at the conclusion he won the slam dunk and three point contest in the same night. During the games was the first time in a long time I had seen such a total complete player with Keith's atleticism, grace, and versatility and I knew then he had a future in the pros as long as he keeps working hard."
January 2003
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Former NBA Player Houston and
Chicago Bulls (Played with Michael Jordan)
 
"One of the nicknames my brother Oliver given to Keith was "All World" and he has the potential to be just that. Has a knowledge for the game and a mental and physical toughness that allows him to have more of an upside to his game. He also has nice hang time moves and turn around fade away jump shots like that simular to Michael Jordan" January 2003
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KEITH SMART:   personal contact 
Played at Indiana University and was named the most outstanding player on the 1987 NCAA National Championship team. Former coach of the CBA Fort Wayne Fury where he invited Bridges to training camp and recognized the pro potential he demonstrated in all positions of play. 
Former intern coach of NBA Cleveland Cavaliers. 

"Keith Bridges is a very good all around player that does everything well. He has a very dangerous jump shot with accurate mid range shooting and also well beyond the NBA distance. He posses the heart, knowledge, and abilities of an NBA prototype player but is lacking in the physique to play an NBA 82 game season but can be very effective during the shorter overseas season in high levels of play." December 2002


JOHNNY TAYLOR:   personal contact 
Drafted #17 in the NBA 1997 first round draft by the Orlando Magic. Played at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga the year the team went to the Sweet 16. Keith Bridges was a high school team mate (Howard High) of Taylor. Team had a record of 86 wins and only 10 loses with Taylor and Bridges in the varsity lineup during high school career together. 

 

TINK BROWN:   personal contact     video interview

Former assistant coach of Central West Virginia

"Keith is an extremely versatile athletic player that can take over a game on offense and defense. I helped in the development of Tamar Slay of the NJ Nets, Curtis Staples, and Gene Nabors of West Virginia and I see a lot of their qualities in Keith." January 2003

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MICHAEL STINNET:   personal contact 
Director of the Kentucky Pro AM Tournament
 
"Keith Bridges is a very good player that ejoys the challenges that playing basketball around the world can bring. Randy Embry (NBA Miami Heat Scout) and I discussed Keith during his play during the tournament and we both agreed he is a diamond in the rough that can highly contribute on any level he plays in Europe and even in the USA" January 2003 

DAVID ARCHERpersonal contact 
Commisioner of the Southeast Basketball League in Atlanta Georgia held during the summer.
 
"In Atlanta Keith showed he has the abilities to play at any positon and accepts the challenge. Every time I have seen him play he has become better and better throughout his time playing overseas." January 2003 
 

HENRY BOWLES: Former Howard High head coach; Tennessee sports hall of fame.

A coach of many sports but mostly well known and respected for his basketball accomplishments. In 1969 was appointed head basketball coach and athletic director until his retirement in1998. Coach Bowles is considered a legend in Chattanooga Hamilton County area and all across the state of Tennessee for what he accomplished in 29 years as head basketball coach at Howard High School. Considered among his peers as the Dean Smith of High School basketball, Bowles teams has recorded 616 wins and 260 loses. Also his basketball teams qualified for the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) 16 times and made 13 trips to the State Tournament site, where he finished runner-up twice. His other basketball coaching accomplishments include 26 winning seasons, four 30 game winning seasons, 10 TSSAA regional championships, 13 TSSAA district championships, State tournament trips three consecutive years twice, and won 62 consecutive district games during one period. Most memorable season was the 1993 season where his team finished with an overall record of 36-2 with a number one ranking in the state and at one point being ranked among the top twenty five teams in the United States. Bowles has coached several players that has went on and played in the pro ranks including Gerald Cunningham whom was drafted by the Nets in the 1977 NBA draft, All american basketball and football player Reggie White whom was drafted by the Philidelphia Eagles in the 1984 NFL draft. Reggie would later join the Green Bay Packers and win a Super Bowl and is the NFL all time leader in sacks. Johnny Taylor was drafted by the Orlando Magic in the 1997 NBA draft, Keith Bridges after a short stay in the minor leagues of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA-Fury) and International Basketball Association (IBA-Hawks) has had a succesful ongoing career overseas, and Terdell Sands whom was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2001 NFL draft.