Pre-professional Career
Bruton played very little high school basketball. A number of injuries kept him off the court for most of his four years at the local school. After graduating, Bruton enrolled at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, but did not pursue a position on the school's basketball team. Only after a pick-up game in the school gymnasium was he recruited by the team's coach, and offered an athletic scholarship.
Bruton enjoyed an impressive career in college. He was selected for NAIA First Team All-American honors as a senior for the 1993-1994 season. That year, he averaged 20.4 points and ten rebounds per game, while completing 231 of 380 shots. He also won the Slam Dunk Contest during the 1994 NCAA Final Four Weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, and again in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2003.
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