Evan Bradds

And yet there were so many other things that he was doing well impacting the game.

I thought you could tell that Evan Bradds had been a Duke coach the previous year and had scouted Gungbo well.

I thought in the first half especially, they did a pretty good job shutting Pat down a little bit.

When he would get the ball in the paint, they'd have three guys collapse on him.

We'll speak with Will Black, a Belmont alum who was the ACC Network producer for the game in Durham about his experiences at Belmont and certainly what he does now.

And of course, we'll chat with Evan Bradds himself as he got set for his first game on the Belmont bench, what he thinks about this team, his staff, and getting ready for a new season as a first-time head coach and the second-youngest head coach in all of Division I basketball at just age 32.

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It's even without the thing that gets the massive public perception, right, a lot of respect, which is, again, a huge testament to the program itself.

Being around here, you get to see Duke up close and personal a fair amount.

Last year, Evan Bradds on the staff, of course, of John Shire.

What did you get to know about Evan Bradds, and what do you think of him as the fit as a very young head coach at Belmont?

straight seasons of 20 plus wins, which is one of only three programs in the country that can say that as the broadcast was highlighting.

And now they're led by one of their own and an alum in Evan Bradds and just super fun moments before the game and after with John Shire and him and the rest of the coaching staff from Carowell to Dilty to Jason McCain, all these guys that were a part of that bunch.

Last season, the big hugs that they had with Evan Bradds and then all the players even that he was able to help coach up.

That was a cool element that happened in last night's game.

Very cool moment, and the only thing I wish is if the Charnowski would have been healthy.

So we've got a game coming up against Belmont.

It is an exhibition, but friend of the Brotherhood, a member of the Brotherhood from a season ago, Evan Bradds leads the Bruins back into Cameron Indoor.

We'll talk about that and a few other topics as we wrap up on the other side of this timeout.

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Casey Alexander, no longer their head coach.

He was able to take a more higher-profile job, one would say.

And then you've got a chance to bring in one of your alums in Evan Bradds, who spent this past season as an assistant coach for Duke.

What are the big thoughts that you've got as Duke prepares for this exhibition against Belmont?

You're here at Belmont.

Evan Bradds, obviously, was your position coach last year.

How big of a role did he play in your development and, I guess, what stood out about him while you were at Duke?

Yeah, huge role.

I would hesitate to say that they should be the favorite or anything like that.

But I think they made a really good hire in Evan Bradds.

Like, he is one of the better offensive minds in mid-major basketball, in my opinion.

He was a big part in, like, you know, that Duke offense last year and how good it was.

I think, like I said, you know, the offense I think is going to be really good, one of the better offenses in the league.

I think the defense could suffer a little bit.

It wasn't a super great defense last year, but I think that, like, Overall, like going from Casey Alexander to Evan Bradds, like keeping, you know, the offensive, like smart minds in the, in that program, the right call for them.

That Casey Alexander's run with Belmont sensational.

Can you believe it? It is October and college basketball is just around the corner.

Basically right out of month for November 2nd and the season opener for first-year head coach Evan Bradds and the Belmont men's basketball team at the Curb Events Center.

So excited to see the Bruins back on the court.

I know you are as well.

Today we're going to get into college basketball, specifically Belmont, the Missouri Valley Conference, the guys that Evan Bradds has brought back, his impact on the program already.

With Joey Dwyer.

And he's a guy who has covered this program extensively over the past few years.

Yeah, I think it's really exciting.

We call five more things you need to know.

Then at 1120, going to be joined by Belmont coach Evan Bradds.

The Grizzlies training camp is happening on his campus.

He's also a former Duke assistant who was on staff last year with the Blue Devils.

We're inside the Built Forward Tough studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

But over in Nashville, that's where the Grizzlies are residing right now, specifically on campus at Belmont.

And the head coach there is Evan Bradds, a Belmont graduate, former Duke assistant who is now in his first year as the Belmont coach.

Evan, it's Gary Parish down here in Memphis.

Belmont, you know, they have really tough kids.

Obviously, Evan Bradds and I are really close and share that bond.

I think that'll be a great thing.

You talk about Tennessee, who I think is one of the most talented rosters in college basketball in Kansas.