Evan Conti
{{Short description|American-Israeli basketball head coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Evan Perry Conti
| image =
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| position = Shooting guard / point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 208
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| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|6}}
| birth_place = Bayside, Queens, New York
| high_school = Holy Cross (Flushing, New York)
| college = Quinnipiac (2011–2015){{Cite web|url=https://gobobcats.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/evan-conti/795|title=Evan Conti – Men's Basketball|website=Quinnipiac University Athletics}}
| draft_year = 2015
| career_start = 2015
| career_end = 2018
| years1 = 2015–2016
| team1 = Hapoel Be'er Sheva
| years2 = 2016–2017
| team2 = Hapoel Migdal Haemek
| years3 = 2018
| team3 = Hapoel Afula
| cyears1 = 2018–2019
| cteam1 = NYIT (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2019–present
| cteam2 = NYIT
}}
Evan Perry Conti (born April 6, 1993) is the American {{Cite web|url=https://q30tv.com/sports/evan-conti-signs-first-professional-deal-with-new-israeli-team-hapoel-beer-sheeva/|title=Evan Conti signs first professional deal with new Israeli team Hapoel Be'er Sheva|first=Morey|last=Hershgordon|date=August 6, 2015}} head coach of the New York Institute of Technology 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 2013 Maccabiah Games.
High school
Conti is from Bayside, Queens, New York, and is Jewish.{{Cite web|url=https://thegreatrabbino.com/2019/07/11/interview-back-from-israel-meet-nyits-new-head-coach-evan-conti/|title=Interview: Back From Israel Meet NYIT's New Head Coach – Evan Conti|date=July 11, 2019}}
Conti ranks fifth all-time at Holy Cross High School in Flushing, New York, 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 Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) First Team recognition. The Knights had a 17–12 record that year.
He was selected to the Jewish Sports Review 2010–11 Boys High School All-America Basketball Team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.levelupli.com/directors/evan-conti-director-of-player-development/|title=Evan Conti: Director of Player Development|date=February 25, 2019}} 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
College
In college, Conti played guard for Quinnipiac University from 2011 to 2015 on scholarship.{{Cite web|url=https://nychoops.rivals.com/news/evan-conti-named-nyit-head-coach|title=NYCHoops – New Yorker becomes one of the youngest college head coaches|website=nychoops.rivals.com|date=20 May 2019 }} 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.{{cite web |title=Evan Conti named NYIT men's basketball head coach |url=https://nyitbears.com/news/2019/5/2/evan-conti-named-nyit-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx |website=NYIT Bears |accessdate=April 20, 2020 |date=May 2, 2019 |archive-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017162710/https://nyitbears.com/news/2019/5/2/evan-conti-named-nyit-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx |url-status=dead }}
International career
He played three years of professional basketball in Israel, for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Hapoel Migdal Haemek, and Hapoel Afula.
Coaching career
References
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External links
- [https://twitter.com/epconti21?lang=en Twitter page]
- [https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/59220/evan-conti Evan Conti], ESPN
- [http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/news/2015/8/10/Evan_Conti_Signs_Professionally_in_Israel.aspx "Former QU Men’s Basketball Standout Evan Conti Inks Professional Contract in Israel"]
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Category:Basketball coaches from New York (state)
Category:Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. players
Category:Holy Cross High School (Flushing) alumni
Category:NYIT Bears men's basketball coaches
Category:People from Bayside, Queens
Category:Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Queens, New York
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Competitors at the 2013 Maccabiah Games
Category:Maccabiah Games gold medalists for the United States
Category:Maccabiah Games basketball players for the United States
Category:Jewish American basketball coaches
Category:Jewish American basketball players
Category:21st-century American Jews