Mark Bryant facts for kids
| New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
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| Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born | April 25, 1965 Glen Ridge, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| High school | Columbia (Maplewood, New Jersey) | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | |||||||||||||
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| College | Seton Hall (1984–1988) | |||||||||||||
| NBA Draft | 1988 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 1988–2003 | |||||||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
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| 1988–1995 | Portland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Houston Rockets | |||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | Chicago Bulls | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Cleveland Cavaliers | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | San Antonio Spurs | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||
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| 2004–2005 | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Orlando Magic (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2019 | Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Phoenix Suns (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2024–present | New York Knicks (assistant) | |||||||||||||
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| Points | 4,313 (5.4 ppg) | |||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 2,992 (3.8 rpg) | |||||||||||||
| Fouls | 2,018 (2.5 pfpg) | |||||||||||||
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Mark Craig Bryant (born April 25, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for the New York Knicks.
Mark played college basketball at Seton Hall University from 1984 to 1988. The Portland Trail Blazers chose him in the first round of the 1988 NBA draft. He was the 21st player picked overall. During his career, Mark played for 10 different NBA teams. He scored an average of 5.4 points per game. He also played in the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992 with the Blazers.
In the 1995–96 NBA season, Mark played for the Houston Rockets. He averaged 8.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in 71 games. The next season, with the Phoenix Suns, he had his best averages. He scored 9.3 points, grabbed 5.2 rebounds, and made 1.1 assists per game. He played 41 games that season.
Mark Bryant started his coaching career as an assistant coach. He joined the Dallas Mavericks for the 2004–05 season. After that, he was an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic from 2005 to 2007.
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Coaching the Thunder
Mark also became an assistant coach for the Seattle SuperSonics. This was during their last season in Seattle. The team then moved to Oklahoma City and became the Oklahoma City Thunder. Mark stayed with the Thunder as an assistant coach until the end of the 2018–19 NBA season.
Returning to the Suns
Before the 2019–20 NBA season began, Mark was hired by the Phoenix Suns. He returned to the team where he once played. He joined the coaching staff of the new head coach, Monty Williams.
Early Life and College Career
Mark Bryant was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He grew up in South Orange, New Jersey. He went to Columbia High School.
Mark was one of the first players in NBA history to play for all three NBA teams in Texas. These teams are the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, and San Antonio Spurs. This is sometimes called the "Texas Triple."
NBA Career Statistics
This section shows Mark Bryant's statistics from his time playing in the NBA.
Regular Season Stats
These numbers show how Mark performed in regular season games.
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1988–89 | Portland | 56 | 32 | 14.3 | .486 | – | .580 | 3.2 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 5.0 |
| 1989–90 | Portland | 58 | 0 | 9.7 | .458 | – | .580 | 2.5 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 2.9 |
| 1990–91 | Portland | 53 | 0 | 14.7 | .488 | .000 | .733 | 3.6 | .5 | .3 | .2 | 5.1 |
| 1991–92 | Portland | 56 | 0 | 14.3 | .480 | .000 | .667 | 3.6 | .7 | .5 | .1 | 4.1 |
| 1992–93 | Portland | 80 | 24 | 17.5 | .503 | .000 | .703 | 4.1 | .5 | .5 | .3 | 6.0 |
| 1993–94 | Portland | 79 | 10 | 18.2 | .482 | .000 | .692 | 4.0 | .5 | .4 | .4 | 5.6 |
| 1994–95 | Portland | 49 | 0 | 13.4 | .526 | .500 | .651 | 3.3 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 5.0 |
| 1995–96 | Houston | 71 | 9 | 22.8 | .543 | .000 | .718 | 4.9 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 8.6 |
| 1996–97 | Phoenix | 41 | 18 | 24.8 | .553 | – | .704 | 5.2 | 1.1 | .5 | .1 | 9.3 |
| 1997–98 | Phoenix | 70 | 22 | 15.9 | .484 | .000 | .768 | 3.5 | .7 | .5 | .2 | 4.2 |
| 1998–99 | Chicago | 45 | 29 | 26.8 | .483 | .000 | .645 | 5.2 | 1.1 | .8 | .4 | 9.0 |
| 1999–2000 | Cleveland | 75 | 50 | 22.8 | .503 | – | .809 | 4.7 | .8 | .4 | .4 | 5.7 |
| 2000–01 | Dallas | 18 | 1 | 5.6 | .400 | – | .600 | 1.2 | .2 | .1 | .1 | 1.1 |
| 2001–02 | San Antonio | 30 | 3 | 6.9 | .455 | – | .750 | 1.5 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 1.9 |
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia | 11 | 0 | 7.0 | .294 | – | 1.000 | 1.5 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 1.1 |
| 2002–03 | Denver | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | .000 | – | .500 | .7 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .3 |
| 2002–03 | Boston | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .000 | – | – | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 797 | 198 | 16.9 | .500 | .083 | .697 | 3.8 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 5.4 | |
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Playoff Stats
These numbers show how Mark performed in playoff games.
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 1990 | Portland | 13 | 0 | 12.3 | .545 | – | .750 | 2.2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | 3.2 |
| 1991 | Portland | 14 | 0 | 9.8 | .455 | – | .875 | 2.3 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 2.4 |
| 1992 | Portland | 12 | 0 | 9.7 | .375 | – | .750 | 2.4 | .1 | .3 | .0 | 1.9 |
| 1993 | Portland | 4 | 4 | 20.8 | .459 | – | 1.000 | 4.5 | .0 | .0 | .8 | 9.8 |
| 1994 | Portland | 4 | 1 | 16.0 | .294 | .000 | – | 3.0 | .5 | .5 | .5 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | Portland | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | .500 | – | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| 1996 | Houston | 8 | 0 | 18.1 | .600 | – | .800 | 3.4 | .5 | .1 | .3 | 6.8 |
| 1997 | Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 9.0 | .400 | – | 1.000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 23.3 | .500 | – | .500 | 5.8 | .3 | 1.0 | .5 | 10.0 |
| 2001 | Dallas | 4 | 0 | 8.5 | .500 | – | – | 1.5 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .5 |
| 2002 | San Antonio | 9 | 4 | 10.1 | .450 | – | .500 | 1.3 | .1 | .1 | .2 | 2.3 |
| 2003 | Boston | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | – | – | – | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 79 | 10 | 12.2 | .469 | .000 | .732 | 2.5 | .2 | .2 | .2 | 3.5 | |
See also
In Spanish: Mark Bryant para niños
