Desonta Bradford Explained

Desonta Bradford
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:190
League:Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Team:Kalev/Cramo
Nationality:American
Birth Date:12 April 1996
High School:Humboldt
(Humboldt, Tennessee)
College:East Tennessee State (2014–2018)
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018–2019
Team1:Körmend
Years2:2019–2020
Team2:Phoenix Brussels
Years3:2021–2022
Team3:Dolomiti Energia Trento
Years4:2022–2023
Team4:Antwerp Giants
Years5:2023–present
Team5:Kalev/Cramo
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Desonta Bradford (born April 12, 1996) is an American basketball player for Telenet Giants Antwerp of the Belgian BNXT League. 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 Humboldt High School 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]

On August 17, 2022, he has signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[7] On September 2, 2022, he left the team without playing a single game related to personal problems.[8]

On November 12, 2022, he signed with Telenet Giants Antwerp of the Belgian BNXT League.[9] On 12 March 2023, Bradford and the Giants won the Belgian Cup after beating BC Oostende in the final. He scored a shared team-high 18 points in the final.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Thomas. Craig. Desonta Bradford is involved at ETSU. March 27, 2018. The Jackson Sun. January 27, 2016.
  2. News: Strong. Kayla. Desonta Bradford boosts Bucs his sophomore season. March 27, 2018. East Tennessean. February 26, 2016.
  3. News: Shanesy. Todd. Terriers' Magee named SoCon player of the year. March 26, 2018. Spartanburg Herald-Journal. March 1, 2018.
  4. Web site: Desonta Bradford. kormend.hu. 19 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Un deuxième Américain au Brussels. 4 July 2019. www.dhnet.be. 19 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Yahyabeyoglu . Fersu . Desonta Bradford (ex Brussels) agreed terms with Trento . Eurobasket . July 28, 2021 . July 28, 2021.
  7. Web site: Desonta Bradford signs with Hapoel Be’er Sheva. August 17, 2022. Sportando. En. August 17, 2022.
  8. Web site: Hapoel Beer Sheva signs Russ Smith to replace Desonta Bradford. September 2, 2022. Sportando. En. September 2, 2022.
  9. Web site: Desonta Bradford signs with Antwerp Giants. November 12, 2022. Sportando. En. November 12, 2022.
  10. Web site: 2023-03-12 . Antwerp Giants kloppen favoriet Oostende in spannende bekerfinale . 2023-03-12 . sporza.be . nl.