Evan Christopher Bradds (born April 19, 1994) is an American

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coach for the

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. He played

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Career

Playing career

Bradds, the grandson of former

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and

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player

Gary Bradds Gary Lee "Tex" Bradds (July 26, 1942 – July 15, 1983) was an American basketball player. After a successful college career at Ohio State, where he was the 1964 College Player of the Year, he played an integral role with the 1968–69 Oakland ...

, grew up in

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and starred at

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. He chose Belmont for college, and was a regular rotation player as a freshman, earning

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(OVC) Freshman of the Week honors on four occasions. As a sophomore, Bradds entered the starting lineup for the Bruins, averaging 14.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and leading the nation in field goal percentage (.688). As a junior, Bradds was named the OVC Player of the Year. Bradds was also recognized as a third-team

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in 2016.

Coaching career

Boston Celtics / Maine Red Claws

On November 3, 2017, Bradds joined the coaching staff of the

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. In September 2021, Bradds was promoted to assistant coach/player enhancement staff after spending two seasons as video assistant with the

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Utah Jazz

On July 14, 2022, Bradds was hired by

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as an assistant coach under

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, the new head coach of Jazz. He will be serving as player development coach.

Duke

On May 1, 2025, Bradds was hired as an assistant coach for the

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team.

References

External links

Belmont Bruins bio
1994 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Ohio Basketball players from Ohio Belmont Bruins men's basketball players Boston Celtics assistant coaches Maine Celtics coaches Maine Red Claws coaches People from Jamestown, Ohio Sportspeople from Greene County, Ohio Power forwards Utah Jazz assistant coaches 21st-century American sportsmen {{1990s-US-basketball-bio-stub