Evan Conti

Last updated
Evan Paul Conti
Personal information
Born (1993-04-06) April 6, 1993 (age 30)
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 Paul 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.

Contents

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]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Feldeine</span> American-Dominican basketball player

James Feldeine is an American-Dominican professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Quinnipiac University, before playing professionally in Spain, Italy, Puerto Rico, Greece, Serbia, and Israel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stu Douglass</span> American-Israeli basketball player

Stuart Williams Douglass is a retired American-Israeli professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Michigan and spent most of his professional career in Israel. Douglass was known as a three-point specialist.

Taylor Braun is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for North Dakota State University before playing professionally in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Israel, and Taiwan. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he primarily plays at the small forward position.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. is a professional basketball club based in Be'er Sheva, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball and in the Balkan International Basketball League. It plays its home games in the Conch Arena.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rami Hadar</span> Israeli basketball coach

Rami Hadar is an Israeli basketball coach for the Peja of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spencer Weisz</span> American-Israeli basketball player

Spencer Weisz is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Princeton Tigers, completing his college career in the 2016–17 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chanan Colman</span> Danish-Israeli basketball player (born 1984)

Chanan Safir Colman is a Danish-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Chipola before playing professionally in Finland, Israel, Denmark. Colman was named the Finnish League Finals MVP in 2006 and the Danish League MVP in 2012.

Egor Koulechov is an Israeli-Russian professional basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Arizona State, Rice, and Florida before playing professionally in Israel. Standing at 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), he plays at the shooting guard and the small forward positions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Storm Warren</span> American basketball player

Storm Warren is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Louisiana State University before playing professionally in the Netherlands, Finland, France and Israel. Warren was named the Israeli National League Finals MVP in 2018.

Travis Warech is an American professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Saint Michael's and Ithaca, before playing professionally in Germany and Israel.

Silas Melson is an American professional basketball player for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, where he was named All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention in 2018. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Amit Gershon is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Standing at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), Gershon is known as a three-point specialist. He was named the Israeli League Rising Star in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Sorkin</span> Israeli basketball player

Roman Sorkin is a Belarusian-born Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the University of Oregon, before playing professionally in Israel.

Caleb Apochi Agada is a Nigerian-Canadian professional basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. Born in Nigeria and raised in Canada, he represents the Nigerian national basketball team. In 2020-21 he led the Israel Basketball Premier League in points per game and steals per game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noam Laish</span> Israeli basketball player

Noam Laish is an Israeli professional basketball player.

Ben Eisenhardt is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, at the power forward/center positions.

Amir Bell is an American professional basketball player of Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Princeton Tigers. He plays the guard position.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richaud Pack</span> American basketball player

Richaud Jeron-Felix Pack is an American / Sierra Leoneon professional basketball player who currently plays for Kataja Basket of Korisliiga.

Eli Abaev is an American-Israeli basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Liga Leumit. He plays at the power forward and center positions. He played college basketball for Eastern Florida State College, Austin Peay State University, and Florida Gulf Coast University.

Jimmy Hall is an American basketball player. He plays the power forward position. He played college basketball for Hofstra University, and for Kent State, where he was All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) First Team for three seasons in a row. He has played most of his professional career in Israel, including for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and plays for Hapoel Afula of the Israeli National League.

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".
  6. 1 2 "NYCHoops – New Yorker becomes one of the youngest college head coaches". nychoops.rivals.com.
  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.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.