Evan Paul Conti (born April 6, 1993) is the American-Israeli head coach of the

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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

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High school

Conti is from

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, New York, and is Jewish. Conti ranks fifth all-time at Holy Cross High School in

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, 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

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(CHSAA) First Team recognition. The Knights had a 17–12 record that year. He was selected to the ''

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'' 2010–11 Boys High School All-America Basketball Team. 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

, winning a gold medal.

College

In college, Conti played guard for

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from 2011 to 2015 on scholarship. 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.

International career

He played three years of professional basketball in Israel, for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Hapoel Migdal Haemek, and Hapoel Afula.

Coaching career

Conti joined

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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

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. In May 2019, Conti was named the head coach at 26 years of age.

References

External links

Twitter pageEvan Conti
ESPN
"Former QU Men’s Basketball Standout Evan Conti Inks Professional Contract in Israel"
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