Mikal Bridges plays for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a shooting guard/small forward. Bridges, who played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats and won two NCAA championships, was drafted 10th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA draft. But, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns the same day. He made his NBA debut on October 17, 2018.
Bridges was a runner-up for the 2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team in 2022. He was sent to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Kevin Durant and T. J. Warren in February 2023. He was traded to the New York Knicks, where he joined forces with his Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart, in July 2024.
What is Mikal Bridges' Jersey Number?
Mikal Bridges' jersey numbers in college and the NBA are as follows:
Mikal Bridges NBA Jersey Number
Mikal Bridges wears the number 25 jersey for the New York Knicks, as of May 2025. He also wore the number 25 jersey for the Phoenix Suns. When Bridges was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in 2023, he switched to the number 1 jersey as the Nets had retired the number 25 jersey to honor former Villanova Wildcats star Bill Melchionni.
Mikal Bridges College Jersey Number
Mikal Bridges wore the number 25 jersey during his three-year college career at Villanova University, as per his college roster.
Mikal Bridges Team USA Jersey Number
Mikal Bridges wore the number 5 jersey for Team USA during the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
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FAQs of Mikal Bridges
A. Mikal Bridges is 28 years old, as of May 2025.
A. Mikal Bridges played for Villanova University.
A. Mikal Bridges is American.
A. Mikal Bridges' height is 6 feet 6 inches.
A. Mikal Bridges' wingspan is 7 feet 1 inches wide.
