Bridgewater enters his first year with the Jacksonville State Men's Basketball team in 2024-25 as a graduate assistant. Bridgwater, a 2024 University of Alabama graduate, spent the previous four seasons as a student manager for the Crimson Tide. In Bridgewater's time in Tuscaloosa, Alabama saw two SEC regular season championshpis, two SEC Tournament Championships, four NCAA Tournament appearances, three Sweet 16 appearances, one Elite Eight and one Final Four showing.Â
In his time at Alabama, Bridgwater worked with several players, including NBA players Herb Jones, Brandon Miller, Keon Ellis, Noah Clowney and JD Davison. Bridgwater also worked with other notable players, such as Mark Sears and Jahvon Quinerly.Â
Bridgewater is a Birmingham, Ala. native and graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in Communication Studies.Â