Evan Conti

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Evan Perry Conti
Personal information
Born (1993-04-06) April 6, 1993 (age 31)
Bayside, Queens, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school Holy Cross (Flushing, New York)
College Quinnipiac (2011–2015) [1]
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–2018
Position Shooting guard / point guard
Career history
As player:
2015–2016 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2016–2017Hapoel Migdal Haemek
2018 Hapoel Afula
As coach:
2018–2019 NYIT (assistant)
2019–presentNYIT

Evan Perry Conti (born April 6, 1993) is the American [2] head coach of the New York Institute of Technology Division II NCAA men's basketball team. He played three years of professional basketball in Israel, for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Hapoel Migdal Haemek, and Hapoel Afula. He also won a gold medal in basketball with Team USA at the 2013 Maccabiah Games.

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High school

Conti is from Bayside, Queens, New York, and is Jewish. [2] [3]

Conti ranks fifth all-time at Holy Cross High School [1] in Flushing, New York, with 1,120 career points; he also grabbed nearly 600 rebounds in his high school career for Coach Paul Gilvary's Knights. He averaged nearly 18 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists per game as a senior, earning Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) First Team recognition. [3] The Knights had a 17–12 record that year.

He was selected to the Jewish Sports Review 2010–11 Boys High School All-America Basketball Team. [4] NYHoops.com ranked Conti as the 13th-best player in New York City in March 2011.

AAU

He also played AAU for the Rising Stars. The Rising Stars came in 8th in the country at the Division 1 Nationals in 2010.

Maccabiah Games

Conti played with Team USA in the 2013 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal. [3] [5]

College

In college, Conti played guard for Quinnipiac University from 2011 to 2015 on scholarship. [6] [1] [3] Conti averaged 9.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game as a senior with Quinnipiac. He scored 26 points against Niagara. [7]

International career

He played three years of professional basketball in Israel, for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Hapoel Migdal Haemek, and Hapoel Afula. [3] [4]

Coaching career

Conti joined NYIT as an assistant coach in 2018. He became the interim head coach on February 23, 2019, coaching two games and winning his first victory over LIU Post. In May 2019, Conti was named the head coach at 26 years of age. [7] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Evan Conti – Men's Basketball". Quinnipiac University Athletics.
  2. 1 2 Hershgordon, Morey (August 6, 2015). "Evan Conti signs first professional deal with new Israeli team Hapoel Be'er Sheva".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Interview: Back From Israel Meet NYIT's New Head Coach – Evan Conti". July 11, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Evan Conti: Director of Player Development". February 25, 2019.
  5. "Evan Conti takes gold in Israel, represents Team USA in Maccabiah Games". 31 October 2013.
  6. 1 2 "NYCHoops – New Yorker becomes one of the youngest college head coaches". nychoops.rivals.com. 20 May 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Evan Conti named NYIT men's basketball head coach". NYIT Bears . May 2, 2019. Archived from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.