Wallace Gordon Bryant Jr. (born July 14, 1959) is a retired American professional
basketball
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player who played in the
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) and other leagues. A , pound
center
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, born in
Torrejón de Ardoz
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(
Madrid
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,
Spain
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), Bryant attended
Emerson High School in
Gary, Indiana
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, before playing at the
University of San Francisco
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.
Professional playing career
Bryant was
drafted by the
Chicago Bulls
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in
1982
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. After one season with the Bulls, he was traded to the
Dallas Mavericks
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, on September 14, 1984, with whom he spent the prime of his career.
On November 26, 1986, after two seasons with Dallas, Bryant was waived, and was than picked up by the
Los Angeles Clippers
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. After playing eight games for Los Angeles, he retired from the league in 1986. After playing only three seasons, his entire career totals were 323 points, 374
rebounds, and 40
block
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s.
He also played in Spain for
FC Barcelona
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(1986–87), in Italy for
Ford Cantù (1982–1983) winning the
Euroleague title,
Yoga Bologna (1987–1988, Serie A2), and
Filodoro Napoli (1990–1991).
Coaching career
In 2011, Bryant became the
basketball coach
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for the
California Sea Kings of the new
American Basketball Association
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.
California SeaKings Basketball Team Get a Fresh Start with New 7'2” Head Coach and General Manager Mr. Wallace Bryant
''HobNobMonterey.com''. Retrieved August 20, 2011. Now in 2013–present he Coaches Qwa-zak at private barn(Stockton, CA).
References
External links
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Career info
Bio on Mavswiki
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1959 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Argentina
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Atenas basketball players
Basket Napoli players
Basketball coaches from Indiana
Basketball players from Indiana
CB Girona players
CB Peñas Huesca players
Centers (basketball)
Chicago Bulls draft picks
Chicago Bulls players
Dallas Mavericks players
FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
Ferro Carril Oeste basketball players
Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players
Liga ACB players
Los Angeles Clippers players
National Basketball Association players from Spain
Pallacanestro Cantù players
Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
Peñarol de Mar del Plata basketball players
San Francisco Dons men's basketball players
Spanish basketball coaches
Spanish people of American descent
Basketball players from Madrid
United States Basketball League coaches