Elijah Brigham Bryant (born April 19, 1995) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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(BSL) and the EuroLeague. He played

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for the

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and

Brigham Young Cougars The BYU Cougars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah. BYU fields 21 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity athletic teams. They are a member of the West Co ...

Early life and high school career

Born in

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, Bryant began playing basketball at a young age, always playing against older children. As a junior in high school, he had a growth spurt and grew one foot in a year. Bryant attended

New Hampton School New Hampton School is an independent college preparatory high school in New Hampton, New Hampshire, United States. It has 305 students from over 30 states and 22 countries. The average class size is eleven, and the student-faculty ratio is five t ...

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, where he averaged 13 points, four rebounds and four assists per game and led the Huskies to the NEPSAC AAA final.

College career

Bryant started his college career with

Elon University Elon University is a private university in Elon, North Carolina. Founded in 1889 as Elon College, Elon is organized into six schools, most of which offer bachelor's degrees and several of which offer master's degrees or professional doctorate d ...

, where he averaged 14.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game in his freshman year. Bryant was named

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Rookie of the Year and earned a spot in the Third-team All-CAA and CAA All-Rookie Team. On July 28, 2015, Bryant transferred from Elon to

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

(BYU), but sat out first season at BYU per NCAA transfer rules. He posted 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game as a sophomore. He only played 23 games due to the effects of a knee injury. Despite the injury, Bryant scored career-high 39 points, including seven 3-pointers in a win against

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. In his junior year at BYU, Bryant finished the season as the

West Coast Conference The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting of ...

second-leading scorer with 18.1 points per game, third in free-throw percentage (.850), third in 3-point field goal percentage (.415), fourth in steals (1.2), eighth in rebounds (6.3) and tied for seventh in double-doubles. On February 27, 2018, Bryant earned a spot in the First-team All-WCC. On April 18, 2018, after completing his junior year at BYU, Bryant announced his plans to graduate and forgo his remaining eligibility for a professional career.

Professional career

Hapoel Eilat (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the

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, Bryant joined the

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for the

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. On August 30, 2018, Bryant started his professional career with Hapoel Eilat of the

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, signing a one-year deal. On October 29, 2018, Bryant recorded a season-high 31 points, shooting 11-of-20 from the field, along with seven rebounds in an 81–75 win over

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. On December 4, 2018, Bryant was named Israeli League Player of the Month after averaging 20.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2 steals in four games played in November. Bryant helped Eilat reach the 2019 Israeli League Final Four, where they eventually lost to

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

. In 36 games played for Eilat, he finished as the

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fourth-leading scorer (17.5 points per game) and fourth in efficiency rating (19.4 per game). On June 6, 2019, Bryant earned a spot in the All-Israeli League First Team.

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2019–2021)

On July 1, 2019, Bryant joined the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...

for the

2019 NBA Summer League The 2019 NBA Summer League was held at the Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It began on July 5 and ended on July 15. All 30 teams and two national teams, China and Croat ...

, where he averaged 14.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. On July 23, 2019, Bryant signed a two-year deal with

. On February 5, 2020, Bryant recorded a EuroLeague career-high 21 points, while shooting 9-of-19 from the field, along with six rebounds and four assists, leading Maccabi to an 80–77 win over

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. On May 10, 2021, he left Maccabi.

Milwaukee Bucks (2021)

On May 13, 2021, Bryant signed with the

. In his first and only regular-season NBA game, Bryant scored 16 points against the

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on May 16, 2021, in the Bucks' season finale. Bryant won an

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when the Bucks defeated the

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in 6 games of the

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. By playing 11 playoff games and only one regular season game in his career, Bryant has played in 10 more playoffs games in his career than he has regular season games. In those 11 playoff games he averaged 1.3 points 1.1 rebounds in 4.5 minutes per game. On September 26, he was waived by the Bucks, but was re-signed three days later. On October 14, the Bucks waived Bryant.

Anadolu Efes (2021–present)

On October 18, 2021, Bryant signed with

of the

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Career statistics

NBA

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Playoffs

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College

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Personal life

Bryant is the son of Israel Bryant and Reginald Strother, a physician. He is a member of

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the ...

. He married Jenelle Fraga in August 2017. They have one son.

References

External links

BYU bio

RealGM profile

TBLStat.net Profile
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