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.
| Kalev/Cramo | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Korvpalli Meistriliiga Estonian-Latvian Basketball League |
| 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 (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 |
| 2021–2022 | Dolomiti Energia Trento |
| 2022–2023 | Antwerp Giants |
| 2023–present | Kalev/Cramo |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early career
editBradford 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
editOn 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.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Desonta Bradford signs with Hapoel Be'er Sheva". Sportando. August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "Hapoel Beer Sheva signs Russ Smith to replace Desonta Bradford". Sportando. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Desonta Bradford signs with Antwerp Giants". Sportando. November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Antwerp Giants kloppen favoriet Oostende in spannende bekerfinale". sporza.be (in Dutch). 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-12.