College career

Bracey started his college career with Delta College^[4] where he averaged 17 points per game and was an All-Region junior college pick. In 1976, he transferred to Central Michigan University^[5] where he played until 1979. In 82 games for the Central Michigan Chippewas, he averaged 12.5 points while shooting 48,6% from the field.

Professional career

After graduating, Bracey was drafted by the Detroit Pistons with the 170th pick in the 9th round of the 1979 NBA draft.^[6] He was waived by the Pistons in September the same year, bringing their roster down to 15 players.^[7]

In 1980, Bracey signed with 1. deild karla club Fram as a player-coach.^[8] On 14 October, he starred in an exhibition game with a selection of American and Icelandic players, scoring 23 points in a 105–93 win against the Chinese national team.^[1][9]

During the summer of 1981, Bracey had a tryout with the Portland Trail Blazers^[10] but returned to Fram before the start of the 1981–82 season^[11] with Kolbeinn Kristinsson hired as his assistant coach.^[12] In September, he helped Fram to victory in the annual Reykjavík Basketball Tournament and led all scorers with 109 points.^[13] In October, Fram had agreed to loan him to Valur ahead of its games against Crystal Palace in the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup.^[14] Shortly before Valur departed to England, Fram barred Bracey from going,^[15] citing their desire to have him get more practice time with newly signed Guðsteinn Ingimarsson.^[16] On 4 March 1982, he scored a career high 47 points in a victory against ÍR.^[17] During the season, he helped the Fram finish as the runner-up in the Úrvalsdeild karla and win the Icelandic Cup^[2] while being named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.^[18]

Fram initially started with American Douglas Kintzinger during the 1982–83 season but soon signed Bracey again.^[19][20] His Icelandic career came to an end in May 1983 when foreign players where barred from playing in the Icelandic leagues.^[21]