Mark Robert Bradtke (born 27 September 1969) is an Australian retired professional basketball player who played mainly in Australia's National Basketball League, but also had a single stint in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1996–97. As well as his outstanding play, Bradtke was known in the early part of his NBL career for his mullet haircut. In 2013 Bradtke was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame for his contributions to basketball both in the NBL and for Basketball Australia. Australian career Adelaide 36ers Bradtke was born in the southern Adelaide suburb of Noarlunga and began playing basketball in 1984 while attending Redcliffe State High School north of Brisbane in Queensland (by that stage he was already 6'8" (203 cm)). Spotted by Adelaide 36ers coach Ken Cole who signed him to the 36ers as a 16-year-old, Bradtke was tipped to make his NBL debut in 1986, but he decided to attend the Australian Institute of Sport where he attended on a scholarship in 1986 and 1987. Bradtke started his NBL career with the Adelaide 36ers in 1988, though by that time the team was being coached by Gary Fox. That same year saw the now 6'10" (208 cm) Bradtke was a member of the Australian Boomers team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, helping the team to an Olympic best ever finish of fourth place with a 4–4 record, losing the bronze medal game to the United States team which included future NBA players Dan Majerle and David Robinson. At the time, 18-year-old Bradtke was the youngest player ever having represented Australia in Basketball at the Summer Olympics (he would turn 19 during the preliminary rounds). Bradtke's star continued to rise in the NBL and in 1989 was named the NBL's Most Improved Player. After playing back up centre to 6'9" (206 cm) 36ers team captain Bill Jones in 1988 (and playing some games at power forward), with Jones departing the team for the Ken Cole-coached Newcastle Falcons, Bradtke made the centre position his own in 1989 and 1990, averaging 17.4 points and 9.3 rebounds per game over 24 games in 1990. Bradtke would spend another two seasons with the 36ers before taking up a short contract with Spanish club Juver Murcia following the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Before he left he signed an agreement with the 36ers stating that