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Kevin Braswell
Wellington Saints
PositionHead coach
LeagueNZNBL
Personal information
Born (1979-01-23) January 23, 1979 (age 45)
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High schoolLake Clifton
(Baltimore, Maryland)
CollegeGeorgetown (1998–2002)
NBA draft2002: undrafted
Playing career2002–2016
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
2002Tournai Estaimpuis
2003Spójnia Stargard Szczeciński
2003–2004Basket Draghi Novara
2004–2005Florida Flame
2005Columbus Riverdragons
2005Pınar Karşıyaka
2005Kolossos Rodou
2006Metros de Santiago
2006–2007Standart Samara reg. Toliatti
2007–2008Selçuk Üniversitesi
2008HKK Široki
2008–2009Cholet Basket
2009Barak Netanya
2010New Zealand Breakers
2010Limoges CSP
2010–2011New Zealand Breakers
2011–2015Southland Sharks
2012Melbourne Tigers
2016Wellington Saints
As coach:
2016–presentWellington Saints
2018–presentNew Zealand Breakers
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Kevin Lavelle Braswell (born January 23, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach of the New Zealand NBL's Wellington Saints. He played college basketball for Georgetown University before starting a very successful overseas career where he earned the most acclaim for his time in New Zealand.

College career

Braswell finished his college career as the seventh all-time leading scorer in Georgetown history with 1,735 career points and ranks as the school's all-time leader in career assists with 697 and steals with 349. He started all 128 college games he appeared in and was named in the third-team All-Big East as a senior, second-team honors as a junior, and the Big East All-Rookie Team as a freshman.[1]

Professional career

In the first half of his professional career, Braswell played in Belgium, Poland, Italy, the NBA Development League, Turkey, Greece, Dominican Republic, Russia, Bosnia and France.

In the summer of 2009, Braswell signed with Barak Netanya of Israel for the 2009–10 season. In December 2009, he left Netanya after appearing in just eight games. On January 12, 2010, he signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the last seven games of the 2009–10 NBL season.[2] On February 23, 2010, he signed with Limoges CSP of France for the rest of the 2009–10 LNB Pro B season.[3]

On July 3, 2010, Braswell signed with Aliağa Belediyesi SK of Turkey for the 2010–11 season.[4] However, he left Aliağa in August 2010 following pre-season. On September 1, 2010, he re-signed with the New Zealand Breakers for the 2010–11 NBL season.[5]

In May 2011, Braswell signed with the Southland Sharks for the 2011 New Zealand NBL season.[6] However, just six games into the season, he suffered a season-ending Achilles injury which required surgery. He returned to the Sharks line-up for the 2012 season after fully recovering.[7]

On August 16, 2012, Braswell signed with the Melbourne Tigers for the 2012–13 NBL season.[8] In October 2012, he re-signed with the Southland Sharks for the 2013 season.[9] On November 5, 2012, just five games into the 2012–13 season, he was released by the Tigers.[10][11]

In September 2013, Braswell re-signed with the Southland Sharks for the 2014 season.[12] On June 1, 2014, he had a 45-point outing in what was his 50th game for the Sharks.[13]

On July 3, 2014, Braswell re-signed with the Sharks for the 2015 season.[14] On June 3, 2015, he was named Round 9 Player of the Week after scoring 22 points against Hawke's Bay on May 30 and 33 points against Wellington on June 1.[15] On June 20, 2015, he announced his decision to retire from professional basketball following the conclusion of the 2015 season.[16] Prior to Braswell's final home game in Southland on June 27, the Sharks organisation retired his No. 12 jersey.[17] His final game came on July 5 in a grand final win over the Wellington Saints. In 78 career games for the Sharks, he averaged 19.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game.[18]

Coaching career

On August 3, 2015, Braswell signed a two-year coaching deal with the Wellington Saints to be the franchise's head coach.[19] In addition, his off-season duties include filling the North Harbour basketball development manager position.[20] During the 2016 season, Braswell came out of retirement to fill a player/coach role for the Saints' April 15 game against the Canterbury Rams.[21][22] In his first season as coach, Braswell led the Saints to their ninth league title.[23] In 2017, Braswell guided the Saints to back-to-back titles behind an undefeated 20–0 campaign.[24]

On August 17, 2017, Braswell re-signed with the Saints on a two-year deal, with an option for both parties to opt out after one season.[25][26]

On April 16, 2018, Braswell was appointed head coach of the New Zealand Breakers on a three-year deal.[27]

Personal

Braswell's immediate family includes his mother, Millicent Boone, and his younger brother, James Boone.[28]

See also

References

  1. ^ Georgetown Basketball History: The Top 100
  2. ^ Breakers recruit American guard
  3. ^ Kevin Braswell signs for Limoges CSP
  4. ^ Aliaga inks Kevin Braswell
  5. ^ Braswell completes Breakers roster
  6. ^ Sharks snare Breakers star for NBL season
  7. ^ Fully fit Kevin Braswell has a point to prove
  8. ^ Melbourne Tigers sign former New Zealand point guard Kevin Braswell
  9. ^ Sharks re-sign Braswell and nab Natanahira
  10. ^ Braswell released.. Flynn in
  11. ^ Jonny Flynn to replace Kevin Braswell at Melbourne Tigers
  12. ^ Braswell back in Shark skin
  13. ^ Kevin Braswell delivers on promises at Sharks
  14. ^ Braswell re-signs with Sharks for another year
  15. ^ BRASWELL IS R9 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
  16. ^ Southland Sharks guard Kevin Braswell announces his retirement
  17. ^ Southland Sharks retire Kevin Braswell's No 12 jersey
  18. ^ Player statistics for Kevin Braswell
  19. ^ Kevin Braswell signs two-year coaching contract with the Wellington Saints
  20. ^ Braswell Appointed As New Saints Coach
  21. ^ Saints vs Rams
  22. ^ Canterbury Rams hammer depleted Wellington Saints by 25 points
  23. ^ Kevin Braswell's rapid rise from star player to title winning coach
  24. ^ Basketball: Wellington Saints complete perfect NBL season
  25. ^ Kevin Braswell re-signed by Wellington Saints, but will he have a team to coach?
  26. ^ Kevin Braswell to return
  27. ^ Former player Kevin Braswell named as head coach of NZ Breakers
  28. ^ Sharks veteran Kevin Braswell to play for his mum in final game in Invercargill
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