Michael Bryson (basketball)

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Michael Bryson
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No. 10Astros de Jalisco
Position Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1994-09-30) September 30, 1994 (age 29)
Sacramento, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Foothill (Sacramento, California)
College UC Santa Barbara (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016 Sydney Kings
2016–2017 Northern Arizona Suns
2017–2018 Iowa Wolves
2018 Rayos de Hermosillo
2018–2020 Delaware Blue Coats
2021 Guelph Nighthawks
2021–2022 PVSK Panthers
2024–present Astros de Jalisco
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Big West (2015, 2016)

Michael Joseph Bryson [1] (born September 30, 1994) is an American basketball player for the Astros de Jalisco in Mexico. He played college basketball for UC Santa Barbara.

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College career

As a sophomore at UC Santa Barbara, Bryson posted 11.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. [2] Bryson averaged 13.9 points and 4.8 rebounds a game as a junior in 2014–15. Bryson was named to the First Team All-Big West. He missed a game in November 2015 because he played in an unauthorized league in July. [3] As a senior, Bryson averaged 18 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. He became the all-time leader in three-point makes for the Gauchos. [4] Bryson was named to the First Team All-Big West as a senior. [5]

Professional career

Prior to the 2016 NBA draft, Bryson worked out with the Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, and Philadelphia 76ers. [6] In the NBA Summer League, he competed for the Phoenix Suns. Bryson signed with the Sydney Kings of the Australian National Basketball League in August 2016. [4] He was selected by the Northern Arizona Suns with the eighth pick in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft and signed with the team. [7] Bryson played in 46 games for the Suns and averaged 5.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. In October 2017, he was traded to the Iowa Wolves along with Elijah Millsap and the eighth pick in the 2017 G League Draft in exchange for the rights to Zach Andrews and the Wolves' No. 1 pick in the draft. [8] Bryson finished second to DeQuan Jones in the 2018 G-League Slam Dunk Contest. [9] Bryson averaged 7.9 points and 2.5 rebounds per game for the Wolves. [10]

On May 16, 2018, Bryson signed with Rayos de Hermosillo of the Mexican CIBACOPA. [11] Bryson was added to the Delaware Blue Coats training camp roster in October 2018. [12]

Bryson joined the Guelph Nighthawks in 2021 and averaged 18 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. On August 24, 2021, Bryson signed with the PVSK Panthers of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. [13]

Bryson signed with the Astros de Jalisco in February 2024.

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