John Bryant (basketball)

John Bryant
Born	(1987-06-13) June 13, 1987 San Pablo, California, United States
Occupation	Professional basketball player
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Basketball Bundesliga, EuroLeague

John Henry Bryant III (born June 13, 1987) is a professional basketball athlete from the United States currently competing for Mitteldeutscher BC in the Basketball Bundesliga. Bryant was honored as the 2009 West Coast Conference Player of the Year and received All-American recognition during his senior season at Santa Clara University.

College career

Standing 6'11" and playing as a center, Bryant hails from Pinole Valley High School in Pinole, California. He represented the Santa Clara Broncos from 2005 through 2009. Securing the starting center role as a freshman, he averaged 6.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, which earned him a place on the West Coast Conference (WCC) all-freshman team. His sophomore campaign saw an increase to 10.4 points and 6.7 rebounds each game.

During his junior year, Bryant posted averages of 18 points per game, led the WCC in both rebounding (9.6) and blocks (2.3), and was named to the All-WCC first team. Ahead of his senior season, despite suffering a stabbing injury that threatened his participation, he made a full recovery and went on to lead the nation in double-doubles while ranking second nationally with 14.2 rebounds per game. He repeated as an All-WCC selection, was honored as the 2009 conference player of the year, and earned honorable mention All-American status from the Associated Press.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2009 NBA draft, Bryant launched his professional journey with the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League, where he averaged 13.4 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks across 49 games.

Subsequently, he signed with Germany's ratiopharm Ulm competing in the Basketball Bundesliga, posting averages of 14.7 points and 10.9 rebounds during the 2010–11 season. Re-signing for the following season, Bryant earned the league’s Most Valuable Player distinction and was included in the All-EuroCup First Team in 2013.

In July 2013, Bryant agreed to a two-year contract with Bayern Munich, contributing to their advance to the EuroLeague Top 16 and winning the German national title. He extended his stay until 2017 but parted ways with the club in August 2016.

Following this, he signed with Spanish side Valencia Basket, but after only two league appearances and underwhelming performances, his contract was terminated.

In November 2016, Bryant joined French team AS Monaco Basket on a short-term agreement before returning to Germany for the 2017–18 season with Gießen 46ers. Averaging 18.2 points and 10.7 rebounds per contest, he secured a two-year contract extension in May 2018. After three seasons marked by consistent strong output, Bryant departed Gießen.

On November 8, 2020, he inked a deal with Paderborn Baskets competing in the ProA. He returned to Gießen 46ers in January 2021 and subsequently signed with Mitteldeutscher BC of the German Basketball Bundesliga in January 2022.

EuroLeague

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 | style="text-align:left;"| Bayern | 24 || 22 || 20.5 || .439 || .200 || .667 || 6.5 || 1.2 || .4 || .4 || 7.8 || 8.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 | style="text-align:left;"| Bayern | 10 || 8 || 22.2 || .455 || .273 || .767 || 7.7 || 1.5 || .4 || .6 || 10.8 || 12.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 | style="text-align:left;"| Bayern | 10 || 3 || 18.7 || .569 || .667 || .692 || 3.9 || .9 || 1.1 || .6 || 8.9 || 10.1 |- class="sortbottom" | colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| Career | 44 || 33 || 20.5 || .469 || .311 || .713 || 6.2 || 1.2 || .6 || .5 || 8.8 || 9.9

External links

• John Bryant profile at euroleague.net
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