Michael Joseph Bryson (born September 30, 1994) is an American basketball player for the

Astros de Jalisco Astros de Jalisco (English: ''Jalisco Astros'') is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. The Astros are part the CIBACOPA and the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in ...

in Mexico. He played college basketball for

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College career

As a sophomore at UC Santa Barbara, Bryson posted 11.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. 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. 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. Bryson was named to the First Team All-Big West as a senior.

Professional career

Prior to the

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, Bryson worked out with the

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Confere ...

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, and

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. In the NBA Summer League, he competed for the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA), We ...

. Bryson signed with the

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of the Australian National Basketball League in August 2016. He was selected by the

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with the eighth pick in the 2016 NBA Development League Draft and signed with the team. 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 The Iowa Wolves are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Des Moines, Iowa, and are affiliated with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves play their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena and compete in the Western ...

along with

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and the eighth pick in the 2017 G League Draft in exchange for the rights to

Zach Andrews Zachary Leon Andrews (born March 9, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA G League. He grew up in Rancho Cordova, California and played college basketball for Yuba College an ...

and the Wolves' No. 1 pick in the draft. Bryson finished second to

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in the 2018 G-League Slam Dunk Contest. Bryson averaged 7.9 points and 2.5 rebounds per game for the Wolves. On May 16, 2018, Bryson signed with Rayos de Hermosillo of the Mexican CIBACOPA. Bryson was added to the

Delaware Blue Coats The Delaware Blue Coats are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Wilmington, Delaware. They are the G-League affiliates of the Philadelphia 76ers. The Blue Coats play their home games at Chase Fieldhouse. The Bl ...

training camp roster in October 2018. Bryson joined the

Guelph Nighthawks The Guelph Nighthawks were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, that competed in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. The team played home games at the Sleeman Centre. History On June 12, 2018, it was announ ...

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 PVSK-Panthers, for sponsorship reasons known as PVSK-Veolia or simply Pécs, is a men's basketball club based in Pécs, Hungary. It was the oldest non-Budapest based basketball club playing in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the first division of Hun ...

of the Hungarian

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. Bryson signed with the

in February 2024. He earned league All-Star honors.

References

External links

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bryson, Michael 1994 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American men's basketball players Astros de Jalisco players Basketball players from Sacramento, California Delaware Blue Coats players Guelph Nighthawks players Iowa Wolves players Northern Arizona Suns players PVSK Panthers players Rayos de Hermosillo players Shooting guards Sydney Kings players UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball players 21st-century American sportsmen