Personal information | |
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Born | [1][2] Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | January 23, 1979
Died | February 24, 2025 Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | (aged 46)
Listed height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | Georgetown (1998–2002) |
NBA draft | 2002: undrafted |
Playing career | 2002–2016 |
Position | Point guard |
Coaching career | 2016–2025 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2002 | Tournai Estaimpuis |
2003 | Spójnia Stargard Szczeciński |
2003–2004 | Cimberio Aironi Novara |
2004–2005 | Florida Flame |
2005 | Columbus Riverdragons |
2005 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
2005 | Kolossos Rodou |
2006 | Metros de Santiago |
2006–2007 | Standart Samara reg. Toliatti |
2007–2008 | Selçuk Üniversitesi |
2008 | HKK Široki |
2008–2009 | Cholet Basket |
2009 | Barak Netanya |
2010–2011 | New Zealand Breakers |
2010 | Limoges CSP |
2011–2015 | Southland Sharks |
2012 | Melbourne Tigers |
2016 | Wellington Saints |
As coach: | |
2016–2018 | Wellington Saints |
2018–2019 | New Zealand Breakers |
2020 | Auckland Huskies |
2021–2023 | Akita Northern Happinets (assistant) |
2023–2024 | Utsunomiya Brex (assistant) |
2024–2025 | Utsunomiya Brex |
Career highlights and awards | |
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As coach: |
Kevin Levelle Braswell[3] (January 23, 1979 – February 24, 2025) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played four years of college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas between 1998 and 2002 before playing professionally for 14 years. He most notably played in New Zealand, where he won a championship in the Australian National Basketball League with the New Zealand Breakers in 2011. That year, he won the NBL Best Sixth Man Award. He later played for the Southland Sharks in the New Zealand National Basketball League, where he won NZNBL championships in 2013 and 2015. He began his coaching career in 2016 and coached in New Zealand and Japan. He served as head coach of the Utsunomiya Brex in the Japanese B.League during the 2024–25 season.