Mark Bryant

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Mark Bryant
New York Knicks
PositionAssistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1965-04-25) April 25, 1965 (age 60)
Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Columbia (Maplewood, New Jersey)
College Seton Hall (1984–1988)
NBA draft 1988: 1st round, 21st overall pick
Drafted by Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career1988–2003
Position Power forward / center
Number2, 9, 11
Career history
As a player:
1988–1995 Portland Trail Blazers
1995–1996 Houston Rockets
1996–1998 Phoenix Suns
1999 Chicago Bulls
1999–2000 Cleveland Cavaliers
2000–2001 Dallas Mavericks
2001–2002 San Antonio Spurs
2002 Philadelphia 76ers
2002–2003 Denver Nuggets
2003 Boston Celtics
As a coach:
2004–2005 Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
2005–2007 Orlando Magic (assistant)
2007–2019 Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant)
2019–2023 Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2023–2024 Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2024 –present New York Knicks (assistant)
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points 4,313 (5.4 ppg)
Rebounds 2,992 (3.8 rpg)
Fouls 2,018 (2.5 pfpg)
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Summer Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Zagreb National team

Mark Craig Bryant (born April 25, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach for the New York Knicks. As a player, he played collegiately at Seton Hall University from 1984 to 1988, and was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (21st pick overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. Bryant played for 10 NBA teams during his career, averaging 5.4 ppg and appeared in the 1990 and 1992 NBA Finals as a member of the Blazers.

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In the 1995–96 NBA season with the Houston Rockets, he averaged 8.6 ppg and 4.9 rpg while playing 71 games. The next season, Bryant averaged career-high averages of 9.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game with the Phoenix Suns while playing 41 regular season games that season.

Bryant first became an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks during the 2004–05 season. He then was an assistant coach with the Orlando Magic from 2005 to 2007. Bryant also became an assistant coach for the Seattle SuperSonics during their last official season in the league before the team moved to Oklahoma City to become the Oklahoma City Thunder. Bryant remained an assistant coach for the Thunder through the end of the 2018–19 NBA season. Before the start of the 2019–20 NBA season, Bryant was hired as assistant coach by the Phoenix Suns, returning to the franchise where he played as a player to join new head coach Monty Williams' staff. [1]

Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, [2] Bryant grew up in South Orange, New Jersey, [3] and attended Columbia High School. [4]

Bryant was one of the first players in NBA history to complete the Texas Triple, as he was a member of all three of the state's NBA franchises.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1988–89 Portland 563214.3.486–.5803.2.6.4.15.0
1989–90 Portland 5809.7.458–.5802.5.2.3.22.9
1990–91 Portland 53014.7.488.000.7333.6.5.3.25.1
1991–92 Portland 56014.3.480.000.6673.6.7.5.14.1
1992–93 Portland 802417.5.503.000.7034.1.5.5.36.0
1993–94 Portland 791018.2.482.000.6924.0.5.4.45.6
1994–95 Portland 49013.4.526.500.6513.3.6.4.35.0
1995–96 Houston 71922.8.543.000.7184.9.7.4.38.6
1996–97 Phoenix 411824.8.553–.7045.21.1.5.19.3
1997–98 Phoenix 702215.9.484.000.7683.5.7.5.24.2
1998–99 Chicago 452926.8.483.000.6455.21.1.8.49.0
1999–2000 Cleveland 755022.8.503–.8094.7.8.4.45.7
2000–01 Dallas 1815.6.400–.6001.2.2.1.11.1
2001–02 San Antonio 3036.9.455–.7501.5.3.2.11.9
2002–03 Philadelphia 1107.0.294–1.0001.5.1.1.11.1
2002–03 Denver 304.7.000–.500.7.7.0.0.3
2002–03 Boston 204.5.000––1.0.5.0.0.0
Career79719816.9.500.083.6973.8.6.4.25.4

Source: [5]

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1990 Portland 13012.3.545–.7502.2.2.2.23.2
1991 Portland 1409.8.455–.8752.3.1.1.12.4
1992 Portland 1209.7.375–.7502.4.1.3.01.9
1993 Portland 4420.8.459–1.0004.5.0.0.89.8
1994 Portland 4116.0.294.000–3.0.5.5.52.5
1995 Portland 203.0.500–.0001.0.0.0.01.0
1996 Houston 8018.1.600–.8003.4.5.1.36.8
1997 Phoenix 409.0.400–1.0001.0.0.0.02.8
1998 Phoenix 4123.3.500–.5005.8.31.0.510.0
2001 Dallas 408.5.500––1.5.0.3.0.5
2002 San Antonio 9410.1.450–.5001.3.1.1.22.3
2003 Boston 102.0–––.0.0.0.0.0
Career791012.2.469.000.7322.5.2.2.23.5

References

  1. ↑ "Phoenix Suns announce complete coaching staff". NBA.com .
  2. ↑ Mark Bryant Stats, Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed January 7, 2018. "Born: April 25, 1965 (Age: 52-257d) in Glen Ridge, New Jersey"
  3. ↑ Martinez, Michael. "College Basketball '87: Seton Hall; Carlesimo Starts To Lookup", The New York Times , January 11, 1987. Accessed December 23, 2007. "The team's pivotal player is Mark Bryant, a 6-foot-9-inch junior from South Orange, who had 24 points and 15 rebounds against Georgetown."
  4. ↑ Rowe, John. "PJ GIVING IT HIS ALL", The Record (Bergen County) , March 25, 1992. "His first breakthrough was convincing Mark Bryant of Columbia High School in Maplewood to come to the Hall."
  5. ↑ "Mark Bryant". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference . Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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