Henry Van "Bruce" Dalrymple (born April 21, 1964) is an American former

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player best known for his college career at

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. He was a second round pick in the 1987 NBA draft. Dalrymple was born in

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, but attended prep school St. Johnsbury Academy in St. Johnsbury, Vermont on a basketball scholarship. While there, he led the school to its first state championship as a junior, then a runner-up finish as a senior. Dalrymple was named a

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and ''Parade'' high school All-American. Dalrymple chose Georgia Tech, coached by fellow New Yorker

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. He joined future

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(NBA) players

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and Yvon Joseph in the starting lineup as a freshman, averaging 13.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game and was named Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year. In Dalrymple’s sophomore season, the Yellow Jackets added

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and the team won both the ACC regular season and

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championships, finishing the season 27–8 after losing to Georgetown in the elite eight of the NCAA tournament. The next season, Dalrymple was featured with senior backcourt partner Price on the cover of ''

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'' as Georgia Tech was the magazine’s preseason number one. The team went 27–7 and made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the 1986 NCAA tournament. After the close of his Yellow Jackets career, Dalrymple was drafted in the second round (46th pick) of the 1987 NBA draft by the

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. Considered a tweener (seen as too small to play as a

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but without the shooting ability to play

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in the NBA), he did not make the Suns’ final roster. He played briefly with the

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in the

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(CBA) during the 1987–88 season, before retiring from professional basketball.

College statistics

, - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

, 29 , , 29 , , 34.6 , , .477 , , – , , .754 , , 6.9 , , 2.2 , , 1.4 , , 0.2 , , 13.6 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

, 35 , , 35 , , 35.6 , , .501 , , – , , .727 , , 5.9 , , 3.9 , , 1.9 , , 0.1 , , 12.9 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

, 34 , , 34 , , 32.9 , , .521 , , – , , .634 , , 5.0 , , 4.1 , , 2.1 , , 0.1 , , 10.8 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

, 28 , , 28 , , 34.4 , , .439 , , .267 , , .720 , , 5.9 , , 3.9 , , 1.8 , , 0.1 , , 13.4 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 126 , , 126 , , 34.4 , , .484 , , .267 , , .713 , , 5.9 , , 3.5 , , 1.8 , , 0.1 , , 12.6 , -

References

External links

College stats @ sports-reference.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dalrymple, Bruce 1964 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York City Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Phoenix Suns draft picks Rockford Lightning players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Manhattan St. Johnsbury Academy alumni