Desonta Bradford
No. 1 – Aquila Basket Trento | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Lega Basket Serie A EuroCup |
Personal information | |
Born | April 12, 1996 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | (Humboldt, Tennessee) |
College | East Tennessee State (2014–2018) |
NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2019 | Körmend |
2019–2020 | Phoenix Brussels |
2021–present | Dolomiti Energia Trento |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Desonta Bradford (born April 12, 1996) is an American basketball player for Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroCup Basketball. He played college basketball for East Tennessee State. He was named the 2017–18 Southern Conference Player of the Year by the league's coaches.
Early career[]
Bradford was a key piece of the team that won a 2013 Class A state championship.[1] As a freshman at East Tennessee State, he averaged 4.1 points per game. He improved to 6.8 points per game as a sophomore.[2]
As a senior, Bradford averaged 15.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game, and led the league in steals. At the close of the season, he was awarded the Malcolm U. Pitt SoCon Player of the Year by the league's coaches while Wofford's Fletcher Magee got the nod from the media.[3]
Professional career[]
On July 20, 2018, Bradford signed with Hungarian team Egis Körmend.[4]
On July 4, 2019, Bradford signed with Phoenix Brussels of the Belgian Pro Basketball League (PBL).[5] He averaged 10.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. On July 28, 2021, Bradford signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Lega Basket Serie A.[6]
References[]
- ^ Thomas, Craig (January 27, 2016). "Desonta Bradford is involved at ETSU". The Jackson Sun. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ Strong, Kayla (February 26, 2016). "Desonta Bradford boosts Bucs his sophomore season". East Tennessean. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ Shanesy, Todd (March 1, 2018). "Terriers' Magee named SoCon player of the year". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Desonta Bradford". kormend.hu. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Un deuxième Américain au Brussels". www.dhnet.be. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (July 28, 2021). "Desonta Bradford (ex Brussels) agreed terms with Trento". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Tennessee
- BC Körmend players
- East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball players
- People from Humboldt, Tennessee
- Phoenix Brussels players
- Shooting guards