Thomas Bryant (basketball)

Thomas Jermaine Bryant (born July 31, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers from 2015 to 2017. He is known for his ability to shoot, run the floor, and protect the rim.[1]

Thomas Bryant
Bryant in 2017
No. 13 – Washington Wizards
PositionCenter
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1997-07-31) July 31, 1997
Rochester, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeIndiana (2015–2017)
NBA draft2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42nd overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Los Angeles Lakers
2017–2018→South Bay Lakers
2018–presentWashington Wizards
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing  United States
FIBA Americas U16 Championship
2013 Uruguay National team

High school career

Bryant played basketball at Bishop Kearney, where as a sophomore he led his team to a 17-8 record, the 2013 New York Class AA Tournament crown, and the New York Federation Tournament of Champions.[2]

After his sophomore year, Bryant transferred to Huntington Prep School in Huntington, West Virginia during the 2014 school year. As a junior, he averaged 13.9 points, 12.9 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game.[3] While there, he played on the AAU team, Team SCAN on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Circuit.[4] On January 3, 2015, Bryant scored 23 points and 12 rebounds in a 89–49 win over Whitney Young.[5] As a senior, Bryant averaged 17.3 points, 11.6 rebounds, 4.5 blocks and 2.5 steals per game. He was ranked the 20th best recruit in the 2015 class by ESPN and was recruited heavily by many schools, including Indiana, Kentucky, Syracuse, UCLA, and other power conference schools.[6] However, his final decision came down to Indiana and Syracuse. According to Bryant's mother, who was heavily in favor of Syracuse, " [he] picked Indiana because Syracuse's basketball program was in chaos." While Bryant was trying to decide which school to attend, Syracuse was in the middle of an NCAA investigation, which eventually led to the loss of 12 scholarships over the next four years, 108 vacated wins, and Jim Boeheim being suspended for the first 9 games of the 2015-2016 ACC season.[7]

Bryant's final verbal commitment to Indiana was televised live on April 4, 2015 during the Dick's Sporting Goods National Tournament on ESPN.[8]

Bryant (31) at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

During the McDonald's All-American Game, Bryant scored 9 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in 16 minutes of play for the East team.[9] He was the fifth consecutive McDonald's All-American Tom Crean was able to recruit to play at IU.

College career

Bryant had a break out performance in an 86-65 win against Creighton. He recorded 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks in the Hoosiers win. Bryant contributed 19 points and five rebounds in a win over Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament. Bryant averaged 11.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game as a freshman. After the season, Bryant was named both Big Ten All-Freshman team as well as Third-team All-Big Ten.[10]

Bryant announced his return for his sophomore year. His shooting percentage declined as a sophomore, but Bryant averaged 12.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.[11]

Professional career

Los Angeles Lakers (2017–2018)

On June 22, 2017, Bryant was drafted 42nd overall in the 2017 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. He was later traded along with the 30th pick, Josh Hart to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for the Lakers 28th pick, Tony Bradley.[12] On July 30, 2017, Bryant signed his rookie scale contract with the Lakers.[13] On June 30, 2018, the Lakers waived Bryant.[14]

South Bay Lakers (2017–2018)

The Los Angeles Lakers assigned Thomas Bryant to their G League affiliate the South Bay Lakers. Following the 2017–18 season, he was named to the All-NBA G League First Team.[15]

Washington Wizards (2018–present)

On July 2, 2018, Bryant was claimed off waivers by the Washington Wizards.[16]

On December 22, 2018, Bryant shot 14-14 and scored a career-high 31 points against the Phoenix Suns,[17] tying for the fourth most field goals made without a miss in NBA history, with only Wilt Chamberlain exceeding the 14 field goal mark.[18]

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

NBA

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 L.A. Lakers 1504.8.381.100.5561.1.4.1.11.5
2018–19 Washington 725320.8.616.333.7816.31.3.3.910.5
Career 875318.0.606.312.7675.41.1.3.89.0

NBA G League

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 South Bay 373530.7.595.364.6747.42.1.61.519.7
Career 373530.7.595.364.6747.42.1.61.519.7

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Indiana 353522.6.683.333.7065.81.0.5.911.9
2016–17 Indiana 343428.1.519.383.7306.61.5.81.512.6
Career 696925.3.592.373.7186.21.2.61.212.2

References
  1. Osterman, Zach (2015-04-17). "New IU big man Bryant: 'He can do just about everything'". IndyStar. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  2. "Bishop Kearney boys win state basketball title". USA Today High School Sports. March 17, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  3. "Thomas Bryant Junior year Stats". maxpreps.com. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  4. Novak, Thad (July 17, 2014). "NCAA Basketball Recruiting: What Each 5-star Must Prove at 2014 Nike Peach Jam". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  5. Traylor, Grant (January 4, 2015). "HPrep flies past Whitney Young". herald-dispatch.com. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  6. "Thomas Bryant". ESPN.com.
  7. Waters, Mike (2015-04-18). "Thomas Bryant talks about picking Indiana over Syracuse: 'I'm the person going to college'". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  8. Borzello, Jeff (April 4, 2015). "Indiana adds 22nd ranked Thomas Bryant to recruiting class". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  9. "Thomas Bryant scores 9 in McDonald's All-American Game". Democrat and Chronicle. 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
  10. "Big Ten unveils Men's Basketball Postseason honors on BTN". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. March 7, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  11. DiSturco, Charlie (July 2, 2018). "5 things to know about Thomas Bryant, the Wizards' newest addition". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  12. "Lakers Acquire Josh Hart, Thomas Bryant in Trade with Utah". NBA.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  13. "Lakers Sign Thomas Bryant". NBA.com. July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  14. "Lakers Waive Thomas Bryant". NBA.com. June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  15. "MVP Lorenzo Brown Headlines 2017-18 All-NBA G League First Team". April 16, 2018.
  16. "Wizards Claim Thomas Bryant off Waivers". NBA.com. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  17. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/wizards/2018/12/22/wizards-thomas-bryant-perfect-shooting-night-triple-overtime-thriller/2400510002/
  18. https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=game&is_playoffs=N&age_min=0&age_max=99&season_start=1&season_end=-1&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=fga&c1comp=gt&c1val=14&c2stat=fg_pct&c2comp=gt&c2val=100&order_by=fga
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