Derrick Shawn Bryant (born December 26, 1974) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for

Norfolk State University Norfolk State University (NSU) is a public historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Virginia High-Tech Partnership. History The institution was founded on September 18, 1935 a ...

before playing professionally in

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and

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for ten years.

High school career

Bryant attended Kennedy High School in Suffolk before enrolling in Lakeland High School in 1990. As a high school senior, Bryant was an all-state selection and averaged 22.1 points, 12.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists for Nansemond River High School, leading them to a 27-1 record and the state Group AA championship.

College career

After initially enrolling at

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, where he attended class for four days, he transferred to Norfolk State University, where he played from 1992 to 1996. He finished tenth on the Spartans' all- time scoring list (1,710 points) and sixth in rebounds (1,034), leading NSU to the Division II Elite Eight in

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and the Final Four in

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Professional career

In October 1996, Bryant signed with newly promoted Úrvalsdeild karla club

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, replacing injured Euan Roberts. For the season he averaged 26.9 points and 12.1 rebounds, while the team missed out on the playoffs with a loss in the last game of the regular season. He also averaged 24.7 points and 16.0 rebounds in the Icelandic Cup, helping KFÍ advance to the Final Four where the team bowed out against

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. After being invited to summer training camps with the

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and

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, he played for

AB Contern Amis du Basket-Ball Contern is a professional basketball club from Contern, Luxembourg. The men's team plays in the Total League The Nationale 1 Hommes, officially named the Luxembourgish Basketball League (formerly known as the Total League ...

during the 1997–1998 season. He played for CB Tarragona between 2001 and 2003 and for Ben Hur Rafaela in Argentina during the 2003-04 season, where he averaged 16.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists and helped his team advance to the playoff quarterfinals. In 2005, Bryant signed with

Ciclista Juninense Club Ciclista Juninense is an Argentine sports club based in Junín, Buenos Aires. It was founded as a cycling club, but basketball has become the main sport of the club. The squad plays in the La Liga Argentina de Básquet The La Liga Argentin ...

Later life

Following his basketball career, Bryant went back to school to receive his teaching license and did that for another 10 years, teaching computers and technology. He then spent three years as assistant principal at

King's Fork High School King's Fork High School is located in Suffolk, Virginia. It is administered by Suffolk City Public Schools. The school colors are maroon and Vegas gold, and the official mascot is the Bulldog. King's Fork was founded in 2003, and was designed ...

before taking over as principal in 2019.

References

External links

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Úrvalsdeild statistics
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College statistics
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bryant, Derrick 1974 births Living people CB Tarragona players Ben Hur basketball players Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball players Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players Vestri men's basketball players AB Contern players