Personal information | |
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Born | Decatur, Illinois | June 19, 1978
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Stephen Decatur (Decatur, Illinois) |
College | Illinois State (1998–2002) |
NBA draft | 2002: undrafted |
Position | Guard |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tarise Bryson (born June 19, 1978) is an American basketball player, best known for his All-American college career at Illinois State University.
Bryson, a 6'1" guard from Decatur, Illinois, came to Illinois State in 1997 but was declared academically ineligible for what would have been his freshman season. [1] Returning to the court in the 1998–99 season, Bryson led the Redbirds in scoring at 15.5 points per game. As a sophomore and junior, Bryson also led the team in scoring and was named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American as a junior in 2000–01. That season he averaged 22.8 points per game, the fourth highest scoring average in the nation. [2]
In the first game of his senior year, Bryson broke his wrist and was out for the year. After an NCAA eligibility investigation, he was denied a waiver for a sixth year. [1]
Undrafted by the NBA, Bryson played professionally in Venezuela, in the United States Basketball League and briefly for the Harlem Globetrotters. [1]
Personal information | |
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Born | Decatur, Illinois | June 19, 1978
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Stephen Decatur (Decatur, Illinois) |
College | Illinois State (1998–2002) |
NBA draft | 2002: undrafted |
Position | Guard |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tarise Bryson (born June 19, 1978) is an American basketball player, best known for his All-American college career at Illinois State University.
Bryson, a 6'1" guard from Decatur, Illinois, came to Illinois State in 1997 but was declared academically ineligible for what would have been his freshman season. [1] Returning to the court in the 1998–99 season, Bryson led the Redbirds in scoring at 15.5 points per game. As a sophomore and junior, Bryson also led the team in scoring and was named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American as a junior in 2000–01. That season he averaged 22.8 points per game, the fourth highest scoring average in the nation. [2]
In the first game of his senior year, Bryson broke his wrist and was out for the year. After an NCAA eligibility investigation, he was denied a waiver for a sixth year. [1]
Undrafted by the NBA, Bryson played professionally in Venezuela, in the United States Basketball League and briefly for the Harlem Globetrotters. [1]