C. J. Bruton

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Born
1975 (49 years old)
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Wichita, Kansas

Position
Assistant Coach

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Black

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Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight
195 lb (88 kg)

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Basketball

Team
Beijing Ducks

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Chinese CBA

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Calvin Thomas "C. J." Bruton Jr. (born 13 December 1975) is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played the majority of his career in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) where he won six league championships and was a five-time All-NBL Team selection. Bruton played for numerous NBL teams over his career: Perth Wildcats, Brisbane Bullets, Wollongong Hawks, Canberra Cannons, Sydney Kings and New Zealand Breakers.

Bruton was born in the United States and grew up in Australia before returning to the United States to play college basketball for Indian Hills Community College from 1995 to 1997. Bruton was a second round selection of the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1997 NBA draft and traded to the Portland Trail Blazers but did not make the team's roster.

Bruton has served as head coach of the Brisbane Spartans in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) and was an assistant coach for the Brisbane Bullets between 2016 and 2021. He was head coach of the Adelaide 36ers from 2021 until he parted ways midway through the 2023–24 season.

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Australian NBL 2012-2013	Australian NBL 2011-2012	Australian NBL 2010-2011	Australian NBL 2006-2007
Basketball Commonwealth… 2006	Australian NBL 2004-2005	Australian NBL 2003-2004