Junior Bridgeman, a basketball standout who went on to an even more successful career in business, has died at the age of 71.

Junior Bridgeman exceled for an undefeated state champion in 1971, and became an NBA player and team co-owner.

Bridgeman died after suffering from a heart attack in March 2025, multiple outlets reported. He is survived by his family.

Junior Bridgeman, a local billionaire businessman and former basketball star in both Louisville and the NBA, has died.

Junior made us all better people and Louisville a better city,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a statement.

Junior Bridgeman, a former basketball star at the University of Louisville and an ultra-successful businessman has died at 71 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — University of Louisville legend and billionaire Junior Bridgeman suffered a medical emergency Tuesday in ...

By nearly every standard, Junior Bridgeman had a successful professional basketball career. His sudden passing has ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Junior Bridgeman, a basketball standout who led Louisville to a Final Four, played 12 seasons in the ...

Junior Bridgeman died Tuesday at 71 after suffering a medical emergency in. Read about the former billionaire and NBA icon.

Former NBA player Junior Bridgeman, a billionaire entrepreneur, dies at 71. Learn about his net worth and business empire.

Bridgeman, a billionaire entrepreneur who became a “ significant ” minority owner of the Bucks in 2024, suffered a medical ...