Crystal Bradford (2025) - Hall of Fame - Central Michigan University Athletics

Crystal Bradford

Induction:
2025
Class:
2015

Became the first Central Michigan player drafted by the Women's National Basketball Association after an unprecedented career at CMU … went to the Los Angeles Sparks with the No. 7 pick, becoming the highest-drafted player in Mid-American Conference history … left CMU in 2015 as the program's leader in career points, scoring average, blocks and rebounds … earned All-MAC honors in each of her four seasons, including first-team honors in 2013 and 2014 … named the MAC Player of the Year, the first in program history, in 2014 … earned the MAC Defensive Player of the Year Award in '14 … named the MAC Tournament Most Valuable Player in 2013 and was twice named to the MAC All-Tournament Team … set a league record by earning MAC West Division Player of the Week honors eight times in 2014 among 18 such honors during her career … scored a CMU NCAA Tournament record 36 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, and dished out seven assists in 2013 tournament game against Oklahoma … earned a gold medal with USA Basketball at the 2013 World University Games, scoring 16 points in the gold medal game against host Russia … remains in the top 10 in program history in 23 statistical categories.