Bruton attended Wichita State University on a basketball scholarship and as a senior was first team all Missouri Valley Conference on an NCAA Tournament Team and was rated as one of the top point guards in the nation despite being only  tall. Bruton was one of the first imports to play in the NBL, joining the Brisbane Bullets for the inaugural 1979 NBL season.
Bruton attended Wichita State University on a basketball scholarship, and as a senior was named first-team all Missouri Valley Conference on an NCAA Tournament Team, and was ranked among the top point guards in the nation despite his stature. Bruton was one of the first players to come from overseas and play in the NBL, joining the Brisbane Bullets for the inaugural 1979 NBL season.