Bryson Warren (born October 14, 2004) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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High school career

Warren attended Little Rock Central at

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where he averaged 24.1 points, 3.7 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game while shooting 44% from three. He was named Arkansas Basketball Coaches Association High School Player of the Year. He later transferred to Link Academy in

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, but didn't play for them, opting instead to go pro and play at the

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Professional career

Team OTE (2021–2022)

On September 21, 2021, Warren signed with Team OTE of the

. On his rookie season, he was one of the team's best scorers, scoring 18 times in double figures and being sixth in the league in three-point percentage while hitting the league's first game winner ever in opening night, eventually helping his team to win a championship.

YNG Dreamerz (2022–2023)

In his second season, Warren joined the YNG Dreamerz of Overtime Elite, where he averaged 14.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game in the regular season and was voted Second Team All-OTE. He scored in double figures in 12 games during the season and scored over 20 points three times and in the playoffs, he averaged 14.0 points and 5.2 rebounds leading the team to the Championship game, which they ended up losing to the City Reapers.

Sioux Falls Skyforce (2023–present)

On October 30, 2024, Warren joined the

of the

after being drafted in the G League draft. He played 27 games and averaged 6.9 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocks in 17.4 minutes. After season's end, he declared for the

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, but went unselected. After joining them for the

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, Warren signed with the

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on September 11, 2024, but was waived the next day. On October 28, he rejoined the Skyforce.

References

External links

Team OTE bioRealGM.com profile
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