Torgeir Bryn (pronounced ; born 19 August 1964) is a Norwegian former professional

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player. A 6'9" (2.06 m) and 250 lb (113 kg)

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born in

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, Bryn is notable for being the only Norwegian who has played in the NBA thus far.

Club career

United States

In the U.S., Bryn attended MiraCosta Community College (Oceanside, California) and then

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( San Marcos, Texas), where he played

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. At MiraCosta College Bryn played for Clete Adelman, older brother of NBA coach

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. He enjoyed a very brief NBA career during the 1989–90 season; his stint for the

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limited to playing ten minutes over three matches in which he scored four points. He also played for several CBA clubs and a

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club. In the CBA, Bryn played for the

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, San Jose Jammers,

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and

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. He averaged 7.1 points in 71 games between 1989 and 1993.

Europe

Bryn also played professionally for a number of European clubs, namely SLBenfica in Portugal and Zalgiris, Kaunas in Lithuania.

Norway

His youth club in Norway was Ammerud Basket. He also had spells for the Oslo Kings (Vålerenga Kings) and Harstad Vikings. Bryn made a comeback for Ammerud Basket at the age of 43, before the 2007–08 BLNO season. He played together with his son, Martin Bryn.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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International career

He is the most capped player for the

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, with 111 matches.Adelskalender Menn
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References

External links

NBA.com historical playerfileYear-by-Year career
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