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Article: Kiwi brings Eagles a taste of big-time.(Sports)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- March 18, 2007
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Byline: Steve Mims The Register-Guard
SPOKANE - Like almost every kid in New Zealand, Craig Bradshaw grew up playing rugby.
But by the time he was 14 years old, Bradshaw went through a growth spurt that turned his interest toward basketball.
"Everyone plays rugby," Bradshaw said. "I was at the stage where I was getting too tall and too skinny. I was just getting hurt too often. So basically, I had to choose my junior year of high school between the two, and basketball just seemed the right option for me."
That decision has paid off for Bradshaw, a 6-foot-10, 242-pound senior forward who leads Winthrop into the second round of the NCAA ...