Mark Bryant (basketball)

Mark Bryant
New York Knicks
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1965-04-25) April 25, 1965 (age 59)
Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolColumbia (Maplewood, New Jersey)
CollegeSeton Hall (1984–1988)
NBA draft1988: 1st round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career1988–2003
PositionPower forward
Number2, 9, 11
Career history
As player:
1988–1995Portland Trail Blazers
1995–1996Houston Rockets
1996–1998Phoenix Suns
1999Chicago Bulls
1999–2000Cleveland Cavaliers
2000–2001Dallas Mavericks
2001–2002San Antonio Spurs
2002Philadelphia 76ers
2002–2003Denver Nuggets
2003Boston Celtics
As coach:
2004–2005Dallas Mavericks (assistant)
2005–2007Orlando Magic (assistant)
2007–2019Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant)
2019–2023Phoenix Suns (assistant)
2023–2024Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2024–presentNew York Knicks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points4,313 (5.4 ppg)
Rebounds2,992 (3.8 rpg)
Fouls2,018 (2.5 pfpg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 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.

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
  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  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1988–89 Portland 56 32 14.3 .486 – .580 3.2 .6 .4 .1 5.0
1989–90 Portland 58 0 9.7 .458 – .580 2.5 .2 .3 .2 2.9
1990–91 Portland 53 0 14.7 .488 .000 .733 3.6 .5 .3 .2 5.1
1991–92 Portland 56 0 14.3 .480 .000 .667 3.6 .7 .5 .1 4.1
1992–93 Portland 80 24 17.5 .503 .000 .703 4.1 .5 .5 .3 6.0
1993–94 Portland 79 10 18.2 .482 .000 .692 4.0 .5 .4 .4 5.6
1994–95 Portland 49 0 13.4 .526 .500 .651 3.3 .6 .4 .3 5.0
1995–96 Houston 71 9 22.8 .543 .000 .718 4.9 .7 .4 .3 8.6
1996–97 Phoenix 41 18 24.8 .553 – .704 5.2 1.1 .5 .1 9.3
1997–98 Phoenix 70 22 15.9 .484 .000 .768 3.5 .7 .5 .2 4.2
1998–99 Chicago 45 29 26.8 .483 .000 .645 5.2 1.1 .8 .4 9.0
1999–2000 Cleveland 75 50 22.8 .503 – .809 4.7 .8 .4 .4 5.7
2000–01 Dallas 18 1 5.6 .400 – .600 1.2 .2 .1 .1 1.1
2001–02 San Antonio 30 3 6.9 .455 – .750 1.5 .3 .2 .1 1.9
2002–03 Philadelphia 11 0 7.0 .294 – 1.000 1.5 .1 .1 .1 1.1
2002–03 Denver 3 0 4.7 .000 – .500 .7 .7 .0 .0 .3
2002–03 Boston 2 0 4.5 .000 – – 1.0 .5 .0 .0 .0
Career 797 198 16.9 .500 .083 .697 3.8 .6 .4 .2 5.4

Source: [5]

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1990 Portland 13 0 12.3 .545 – .750 2.2 .2 .2 .2 3.2
1991 Portland 14 0 9.8 .455 – .875 2.3 .1 .1 .1 2.4
1992 Portland 12 0 9.7 .375 – .750 2.4 .1 .3 .0 1.9
1993 Portland 4 4 20.8 .459 – 1.000 4.5 .0 .0 .8 9.8
1994 Portland 4 1 16.0 .294 .000 – 3.0 .5 .5 .5 2.5
1995 Portland 2 0 3.0 .500 – .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 1.0
1996 Houston 8 0 18.1 .600 – .800 3.4 .5 .1 .3 6.8
1997 Phoenix 4 0 9.0 .400 – 1.000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.8
1998 Phoenix 4 1 23.3 .500 – .500 5.8 .3 1.0 .5 10.0
2001 Dallas 4 0 8.5 .500 – – 1.5 .0 .3 .0 .5
2002 San Antonio 9 4 10.1 .450 – .500 1.3 .1 .1 .2 2.3
2003 Boston 1 0 2.0 – – – .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Career 79 10 12.2 .469 .000 .732 2.5 .2 .2 .2 3.5

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.