Mikal Bridges, a basketball guard-forward for the New York Knicks, hails from Malvern, Pennsylvania. In 2018, he was selected with the 10th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers, but that same night, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns. He was named to the 2022 NBA All-Defensive First Team. However, the following season, the Brooklyn Nets acquired him in February 2023, and in July 2024, he was moved to the Knicks. Bridges, frequently referred to as "the Warden," has played every game since being selected in the NBA, setting the active record for the most consecutive games played. At the end of the 2023 season, he had played in 474 games, starting 407, averaging 14.3 points, 2.6 assists and 4.1 rebounds.
Born on August 30, 1996, Bridges is from Malvern Pennsylvania. He went to Great Valley High School and was named for the Philadelphia Inquirer's All-Southeastern Pennsylvania boys basketball first team and First Team All-Class AAAA. He scored 1,340 points and pulled down 511 rebounds throughout his time in high school. He committed to the Villanova Wildcats in June 2013 after being ranked as the 82nd-best player in the country by ESPNU. He redshirted his first season and played the rest three, overall playing in 116 games, starting 73 and averaging 11.3 points, 1.6 assists and 4.3 rebounds. He became a two-time NCAA champion in 2016 and 2018 and won the 2017 Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year. Further, he also won the Julius Erving Award and Big East Tournament MVP in 2018.
Who are Mikal Bridges’s siblings?
Mikal Bridges has three siblings: Eric Bridges, Jack Bridges and Korey Bridges.
All of them were born and raised by a single mother, Tyneeha Rivers. Their father is Jack Bridges-Devine. Eric is the older brother, runs a towing business named EWay Towing and has an Instagram account under @wynnefield_e. His two brothers, Jack Bridges (@honchojac) and Korey Bridges (@korbridge), are active Instagram users. However, no further information is available about them.
Tyneesha, Mikal’s mother, is a human resources professional who was the Global VP of Human Resources at Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the company that owns properties for the Philadelphia 76ers, Delaware Blue Coats, and New Jersey Devils, as per Mikal’s bio on his NBA profile.
Mikal was raised in the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Overbrook and the surrounding areas. In middle school, he relocated to Malvern, Pennsylvania. Tyrone Garland, a former La Salle player, is his second cousin.
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A. Mikal Bridges was drafted in 2018 as the 10th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers but was traded to the Phoenix Suns on the draft night.
A. Mikal Bridges was raised in Overbrook, Philadelphia, and later moved to Malvern, Pennsylvania.
A. Mikal Bridges has played for the Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets, and New York Knicks.
A. Mikal Bridges attended Villanova University, where he became a two-time NCAA champion in 2016 and 2018.
