Bryce Washington (born January 25, 1996) is an American professional

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player for Elitzur Netanya of the

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. He played college basketball for the

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, where he earned a spot in the First-team All-

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in 2018.

High school career

Washington attended St. Augustine in

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, Louisiana, where he lettered in both basketball and

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. With the basketball team, he averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds per game in his senior season, leaving high school as a two-time All-District 10-5A selection.

College career

Washington averaged 6.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game in his freshman season with

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. In the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, he scored 25 points en route to an 83–68 win over Incarnate Word. He was named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Co-Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore, Washington averaged 8.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. On March 3, 2016, he posted a

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of 21 points and 10 rebounds in a 72–69 loss to Georgia State. Washington averaged 13.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game in his junior campaign. On February 13, 2017, he recorded 25 points and 13 rebounds in an 87–61 win over South Alabama. He earned second-team All-

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honors, leading the conference in rebounds and

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. As a senior, Washington averaged 10.4 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. On November 17, 2017, in a 115–82 win over Savannah State, he recorded 21 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 steals. In the game, he reached the 1,000-point mark of his college career. Through the season, Washington established himself as one of the top

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player in rebounds and double-doubles. He earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors.

Professional career

On October 17, 2018, Washington signed with the

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of the

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. In 16 games played for the Edge, he averaged a double-double of 12.1 points and 11.2 rebounds, to go with 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. On April 12, 2019, Washington signed with the Mackay Meteors of the

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. On April 26, 2019, Washington recorded a career-high 33 points, shooting 13-of-16 from the field, along with 17 rebounds in an 83–87 loss to the Gold Coast Rollers. He was named to the QBL All-League Team. In 18 games played for the Meteors, he led the team in scoring (21.7) and rebounds (14.7) per game. On August 2, 2019, Washington signed a two-year deal with Elitzur Netanya of the Israeli National League. On September 9, 2021, Washington signed with

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of the

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. In 2021–22 he averaged 10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game. He signed a contract extension with the team on January 24, 2022. In 2022-23 he averaged 13.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. On June 30, 2023, Washington signed with Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B.League. In 60 games he had 14.2 points per game, 7.9 rebounds per game, 3.1assists per game, and 1.3 steals per game, and he was named Asia-Basket.com All-Japanese B League D2 Honorable Mention. On November 10, 2024, he signed with Eltizur Netanya of the

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365 scores.

Personal life

In high school, Washington was a member of the

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and held a 3.96

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(GPA) as a senior. While majoring in

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at the

, held a 3.3 GPA during his junior year and was named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll. Washington likes swimming, and admires swimmer

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References

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