Evan Bruinsma | |
Number: | 33 |
Position: | Power forward |
Height Cm: | 202 |
Weight Kg: | 97 |
League: | Basketbol Süper Ligi |
Team: | ONVO Büyükçekmece |
Birth Date: | 9 September 1992 |
Birth Place: | New Era, Michigan |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Western Michigan Christian (Muskegon, Michigan) |
College: | Detroit Mercy (2010–2014) |
Draft Year: | 2014 |
Career Start: | 2014 |
Years1: | 2015 |
Team1: | Amicale Steinsel |
Years2: | 2015–2016 |
Team2: | Tuři Svitavy |
Years3: | 2016–2017 |
Team3: | Rilski Sportist |
Years4: | 2017–2018 |
Team4: | Donar |
Years5: | 2018–2019 |
Team5: | Falco Szombathely |
Years6: | 2019–2020 |
Team6: | Bayreuth |
Years7: | 2020 |
Team7: | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
Years8: | 2020–2021 |
Team8: | Falco Szombathely |
Years9: | 2021–2022 |
Team9: | Büyükçekmece Basketbol |
Years10: | 2022–2023 |
Team10: | Manisa BB |
Years11: | 2023–present |
Team11: | Büyükçekmece Basketbol |
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Evan John Bruinsma (born September 9, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Bruinsma usually plays as power forward.[1]
On July 20, 2017, Donar of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) signed Bruinsma to a 1-year contract.[2] On November 16, 2017, Bruinsma was named the FIBA Europe Cup Top Performer of Round 4 after scoring 34 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to go for an index rating of 40, in a 94–56 win against Bosnian side Bosna.[3] On November 16, Bruinsma was named Top Performer of the FIBA Europe Cup for the second time in the 2017–18 season.[4] This time, he recorded 23 points and 9 rebounds in a 95–72 win over U BT Cluj-Napoca. On April 23, 2018, Bruinsma's season was honored with a place in the All-DBL Team.[5] With the club, he won the DBL championship and the NBB Cup.
In July 2018, Bruinsma signed with Falco Vulcano of the Hungarian NB I/A.[6] With Falco, Bruinsma won the Hungarian national championship after sweeping Egis Körmend in the finals.
On July 18, 2019, he has signed with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.[7] In March, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020, the club announced Bruinsma had left the team.[8]
On May 14, 2020, Bruinsma signed a contract with Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C.[9] He averaged 18.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in 8 Winner League games.[10]
On August 5, 2020, Bruinsma returned to his former team, Falco Szombathely.
On August 7, 2021, Bruinsma signed with Büyükçekmece Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[11]
On June 2, 2022, he has signed with Manisa BB of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[12]
On June 20, 2023, he signed with ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[13]
[1] |-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Donar| 17 || 17 || 28.2 || .471 || .373 || .784 || 7.1 || 1.1 || .5 || .9 || 12.1|-