Sigh.

Matt Bradley, who helped guide San Diego State to a National Championship Game appearance two seasons ago, announces his retirement from basketball on Instagram (mattyjb3). Forever an #AztecForLife 🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/MSMkivLAcs

— Jon Schaeffer (@jonschaeffer) November 4, 2024

https://instagr.am/p/DB7wemAJSKS

Wow, he had so much talent. I really liked him as a player. I think he will bring his doggedness and talent to whatever path he chooses next.

So why did he quit?

ncbears said:

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oskidunker said:

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So why did he quit?

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He is not "quitting". He is moving on. He write that he lost his love for the game. The pandemic showed him how fragile things can be. And with the loss of his passion, his skills diminished and he was coasting on his to that point trained abilities. He now wants to put the energy he put into basketball into other aspects of his life.

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How about football?

stu said:

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ncbears said:

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oskidunker said:

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So why did he quit?

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He is not "quitting". He is moving on. He write that he lost his love for the game. The pandemic showed him how fragile things can be. And with the loss of his passion, his skills diminished and he was coasting on his to that point trained abilities. He now wants to put the energy he put into basketball into other aspects of his life.

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How about football?

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Does he have any eligibility left? He'd be a great TE.

calumnus said:

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stu said:

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ncbears said:

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oskidunker said:

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So why did he quit?

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He is not "quitting". He is moving on. He write that he lost his love for the game. The pandemic showed him how fragile things can be. And with the loss of his passion, his skills diminished and he was coasting on his to that point trained abilities. He now wants to put the energy he put into basketball into other aspects of his life.

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How about football?

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Does he have any eligibility left? He'd be a great TE.

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One precedent come to mind:
1982 - Wes Howell WR

When I was a kid, Wayne Stewart played both sports for Cal, but I think quit basketball. I remember that, at 6'7", he started as a safety before switching to WR his junior year. Just thinking about a 6'7" safety boggles my mind. Stewart played TE for five years in the NFL.

I met Wes in May,1990, when I bought a car from Bob Smith Volkswagen/Porsche/Audi in Hollywood. When the salesman found out I went to Cal he told me that they had a salesman that played hoop and football at Cal, Wes Howell. He asked me if I would like to meet him and I said, "HELL YES!"

Wes came down. I told him I was a big fan of his hoop and football game. He couldn't have been more gracious. Good guy and Study Golden Bear.

HongKong_Bear said:

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Didn't Tony Gonzalez play both football and basketball while at Cal? And going even further back, I think Joe Kapp played both sports as well.

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Tony Gonzalez was a rebounding machine (not surprisingly).

HongKong_Bear said:

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Didn't Tony Gonzalez play both football and basketball while at Cal? And going even further back, I think Joe Kapp played both sports as well.

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Yes to both, but Joe quit basketball to focus on football. (His freshman year he had a basketball scholarship.)

HongKong_Bear said:

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Didn't Tony Gonzalez play both football and basketball while at Cal? And going even further back, I think Joe Kapp played both sports as well.

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You're correct! Thanks for the correction.