John Bryant (basketball)

John Bryant
No. 54 – FC Bayern Munich
Position Center
League Basketball Bundesliga
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1987-06-13) June 13, 1987
Berkeley, California
Nationality American
Listed height 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight 127 kg (280 lb)
Career information
High school Pinole Valley (Pinole, California)
College Santa Clara (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Erie BayHawks
2010–2013 ratiopharm Ulm
2013–present Bayern Munich
Career highlights and awards

John Bryant (born June 13, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga. Bryant was the 2009 West Coast Conference player of the year and an All-American as a senior at Santa Clara University.[1]

College career

Bryant, a 6'11" center from Pinole Valley High School in Pinole, California, played for the Santa Clara Broncos from 2005 to 2009. Bryant earned the Broncos starting center spot during his freshman year - averaging 6.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game and earning a spot on the West Coast Conference (WCC) all-freshman team. He followed this up with a solid sophomore campaign, raising his averages to 10.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.[2]

Bryant raised his game considerably as a junior. Bryant averaged 18 points per game and led the WCC in rebounding (9.6) and blocked shots (2.3). Bryant garnered first team All-WCC honors for the season.

Bryant showed a new dedication to conditioning the offseason before his senior campaign, but his hard work was nearly derailed as he was the victim of a stabbing attack just prior to the start of the 2008–09 season.[3] However, he made a full recovery and had an outstanding senior year. Bryant led the nation in double-doubles and finished a close second to national player of the year Blake Griffin in rebounding nationally (14.2 to Griffin's 14.4). He was again named All-WCC, was the 2009 conference player of the year, and was named an honorable mention All-American by the Associated Press.[2]

Professional career

Following the close of his college career, Bryant was not selected in the 2009 NBA Draft. He played his first professional season with the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League (NBDL), where he averaged 13.4 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 49 games.[4]

The next season, Bryant moved to Germany, signing with Ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga. Bryant averaged 14.7 points and 10.9 rebounds in the 2010–11 season. He re-signed with Ulm for the 2011–12 season,[5] and was subsequently named the Most Valuable Player of that season.[6] He was named to the All-Eurocup First Team in 2013.[7] In July 2013, Bryant signed a two-year contract with Bayern Munich. In his first season with the Bavarians he helped the club reach the Top 16 of the Euroleague and win the German championship.

On July 15, 2015, he signed a two-year extension with Bayern.[8]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Bayern 24 22 20.5 .439 .200 .667 6.5 1.2 .4 .4 7.8 8.9
2014–15 Bayern 10 8 22.2 .455 .273 .767 7.7 1.5 .4 .6 10.8 12.1
2015–16 Bayern 10 3 18.7 .569 .667 .692 3.9 .9 1.1 .6 8.9 10.1
Career 44 33 20.5 .469 .311 .713 6.2 1.2 .6 .5 8.8 9.9

References

  1. ↑ Santa Clara's John Bryant Named AP Honorable Mention All-American, accessed September 12, 2011
  2. 1 2 SCU biography, accessed September 12, 2011
  3. ↑ Santa Clara standout Bryant stabbed in back, should return soon, accessed September 12, 2011
  4. ↑ NBDL profile, accessed September 12, 2011
  5. ↑ BB profile, accessed September 12, 2011
  6. ↑ Doppelter Erfolg für ratiopharm ulm: John Bryant wird „MVP“, Thorsten Leibenath „Coach of the Year“ (German), accessed April 20, 2012
  7. ↑ Eurocupbasketball.com Star power fills 2012-13 All-Eurocup teams!
  8. ↑ "Bayern-Basketballer verlängern mit John Bryant bis 2017". muenchen.tv (in German). 15 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

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