Zack Bryant (born November 24, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for

Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a sport club in Rishon LeZion, Israel. The professional teams associated with it include: *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball) * Maccabi Rishon LeZion (badminton) There was also a footb ...

of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

in Israel. He played college basketball for UAB and

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Early life and high school career

Bryant grew up in

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and played basketball and football. He attended

Pedro Menendez High School , motto_translation = Not for school, but for life, we learn. , address = 600 State Road 206 West. , city = St. Augustine , state = Florida , zipcode = 32086 , country = United States , ...

for two seasons, and led the team to a district title in 2017. Bryant moved to Jacksonville, Florida to attend the Providence School prior to his junior year. He averaged 20.1 points and 5.9 assists per game as a senior, helping lead the team to a state runner-up finish. Bryant was named The Florida Times-Union's First Coast player of the year in 2017. Two of his brothers played football in college and Bryant was recruited to play college football as well. He committed to play basketball at UAB, the first school to offer him a scholarship, over Clemson, Georgia and

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College career

Bryant averaged 16.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game as a freshman, earning

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All-Freshman Team honors. On January 26, 2019, he scored a career-high 30 points along with five rebounds and three assists in an 89–86 victory over Rice. As a sophomore, Bryant averaged 14.9 points, 3.9 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game. He was named to the Third Team All-Conference USA. Bryant played three games during his junior season, averaging 11.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He was dismissed from the team on November 18, 2019. Bryant transferred to

and sat out most of the 2019–20 season. He considered transferring after coach Mark Byington left to coach James Madison, but was persuaded to stay after new coach

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developed a relationship with him. As a senior, Bryant averaged 13.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Professional career

On July 5, 2021, Bryant signed his first professional contract with

BG Göttingen Basketballgemeinschaft Göttingen ( eng, Basketball Association Göttingen) is a German basketball club based in Göttingen, Germany. In 2010, the club won the EuroChallenge against Krasnye Krylya Samara from Russia. The team had played in Germa ...

of the

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. On November 30, 2021, it was announced that Bryant had signed with the Finnish team Lahti Basketball of the Korisliiga. On February 2, 2022, he has signed with Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù of the Serie A2 On September 1, 2022, he has signed with

Czarni Słupsk Czarni Słupsk, more commonly known as Grupa Sierleccy Czarni Słupsk because of sponsorship reasons, is a Polish basketball team, based in Słupsk, playing in Polish Basketball League (PLK). The home arena of the club was Hala Gryfia. History I ...

of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

References

External links

Georgia Southern Eagles bioUAB Blazers bio
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