Wallace Gordon Bryant Jr. (born July 14, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. A , pound center, born in Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid, Spain), Bryant attended Emerson High School in Gary, Indiana, before playing at the University of San Francisco.
Early life Bryant was born in Spain and moved frequently as a child because his father worked in the military. His family settled in Gary, Indiana, where Bryant attended high school. Bryant's father worked as a dispatcher for a Gary bus company while his mother was an executive producer and vice president for a New York-based film company. His father was Baptist and his mother was Jewish; Bryant respected the tenets of both religions although he practiced neither.
Professional playing career Bryant was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 1982. After one season with the Bulls, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, 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. After playing eight games for Los Angeles, he retired from the league in 1986. After playing three seasons, his entire career totals were 323 points, 374 rebounds, and 40 blocks.
He also played in Spain for FC Barcelona (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 for the California Sea Kings of the new American Basketball Association.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. Career statistics
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Regular season
| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Chicago | 29 || 0 || 10.9 || .391 || – || .424 || 2.8 || .4 || .3 || .4 || 4.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Dallas | 56 || 35 || 15.4 || .453 || – || .682 || 4.3 || 1.5 || .4 || .4 || 2.9 |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| | style="text-align:left;"|Dallas | 9 || 8 || 17.1 || .367 || – || .545 || 3.7 || 1.2 || .3 || .2 || 3.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Clippers | 8 || 0 || 8.0 || .222 || – || .625 || 2.5 || .5 || .3 || .4 || 1.6 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 102 || 43 || 13.7 || .407 || – || .573 || 3.7 || 1.1 || .3 || .4 || 3.2
Playoffs
| style="text-align:left;"|1985 | style="text-align:left;"|Dallas | 2 || 1 || 18.0 || .000 || – || 1.000 || 3.5 || .5 || .5 || .5 || 1.0
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