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Bradford Evans Called Up To The Miami Heat
Asheville Altitude Media Relations Manager Named
Sports Media Relations Coordinator for the Heat
April 18, 2002
NEW YORK, N.Y., – Bradford Evans, Media Relations Manager
for the Asheville Altitude of the National Basketball Development League,
has been named Sports Media Relations Coordinator for the Miami Heat.
Bradford's hiring represents the second NBDL executive called up to a
major league organization since the NBDL's inaugural season began last
November.
While with the Altitude during the NBDL's inaugural season, the N.C.
A&T alum oversaw the club's public relations efforts serving as
team spokesman, promoting all team events, and managing the day-to-day
media services operations. Prior to joining the Altitude, he was the Assistant
Commissioner for media relations at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
(MEAC), where he was responsible for managing the media relations, administration,
information services, championship operations and web site control for
the 11 member universities.
The NBDL, the NBA's minor league, includes the Fayetteville Patriots
(N.C.), North Charleston Lowgators (S.C.), Huntsville Flight (Ala.), Mobile
Revelers (Ala.), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.), Columbus Riverdragons (Ga.), Greenville
Groove (S.C.), and Asheville Altitude (N.C.). The league offers players
the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere
under the NBA's umbrella. The NBDL serves as a source of on-court talent
for the NBA's 29 teams and as a diverse human resources pool for the NBA
and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public
relations, sales and marketing positions in each NBDL city.
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