Bradley Lee Daugherty (born October 19, 1965), nicknamed “Big
Dukie†and “The Hooch†, is an American retired basketball
player, analyst, and co-owner of NASCAR Cup Series team JTG Daugherty
Racing. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels
and professionally with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National
Basketball Association (NBA).Daugherty played basketball at Charles D.
Owen High School in Black Mountain, North Carolina, where he led the
Warhorses to the 1982 state finals. Daugherty accepted a scholarship
to play at the University of North Carolina under legendary college
basketball coach Dean Smith.Daugherty was one of the greatest big men
ever to play at the University of North Carolina. He entered college
as a 16-year-old freshman and was a two-time All-ACC first team
selection, and a first team All-American in 1986. He was named to the
ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team in 2002 and was inducted
into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Daugherty averaged more
than twenty points per game in his senior season.
Dukie†and “The Hooch†, is an American retired basketball
player, analyst, and co-owner of NASCAR Cup Series team JTG Daugherty
Racing. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels
and professionally with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National
Basketball Association (NBA).Daugherty played basketball at Charles D.
Owen High School in Black Mountain, North Carolina, where he led the
Warhorses to the 1982 state finals. Daugherty accepted a scholarship
to play at the University of North Carolina under legendary college
basketball coach Dean Smith.Daugherty was one of the greatest big men
ever to play at the University of North Carolina. He entered college
as a 16-year-old freshman and was a two-time All-ACC first team
selection, and a first team All-American in 1986. He was named to the
ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team in 2002 and was inducted
into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Daugherty averaged more
than twenty points per game in his senior season.
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