{{Short description|Norwegian basketball player (born 1964)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Torgeir Bryn | image = | caption = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9 | weight_lb = 250 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|8|19|df=yes}} | birth_place = Oslo, Norway | highschool = Oslo Technical Maritime<br>(Oslo, Norway) | college = *MiraCosta CC (1983–1984) *Texas State (1987–1989) | draft_year = 1989 | career_start = | career_end = | career_position = Power forward / center | career_number = 12 | years1 = {{nbay|1989|start}} | team1 = Los Angeles Clippers | years2 = 1989–1990 | team2 = Tulsa Fast Breakers | years3 = 1990 | team3 = San Jose Jammers | years4 = 1990 | team4 = Quad City Thunder | years5 = 1990–1991 | team5 = UA Cognac | years6 = 1991 | team6 = CB Breogán | years7 = 1991–1993 | team7 = Fort Wayne Fury | years8 = 1993 | team8 = Omaha Racers | years9 = 1993–1994 | team9 = ALM Évreux Basket | years10 = 1994 | team10 = CB Estudiantes | years11 = 1995 | team11 = Benfica | years12 = 1995–1996 | team12 = Zalgiris Kaunas | years13 = 1996–1997 | team13 = Pau Orthez | years14 = 1997–1998 | team14 = Le Mans Sarthe Basket | years15 = 1998–1999 | team15 = BC Gand | years16 = 1999 | team16 = Aurora Basket Jesi | years17 = 1999–2000 | team17 = Aris Thessaloniki | years18 = 2000–2002 | team18 = Oslo Kings | years19 = 2002–2003 | team19 = Harstad Vikings | years20 = 2007–2009 | team20 = Ammerud Basket | highlights = }} '''Torgeir Bryn''' ({{IPA|no|ˈtɔ̂rɡæɪr ˈbryːn|lang}}; born 19 August 1964) is a Norwegian former professional basketball player. A {{convert|6|ft|9|in|m|adj=on}}, {{convert|250|lb|kg|adj=on}} center born in Oslo, Bryn is notable for being the only Norwegian who has played in the NBA thus far.<ref>[http://www.basket.no/t2.asp?p=38468 Things you did not now about Norwegian Basketball] ''basket.no''</ref>
==Club career==
===United States=== In the U.S., Bryn attended MiraCosta Community College (Oceanside, California) and then Southwest Texas State University (San Marcos, Texas), where he played NCAA college basketball. At MiraCosta College Bryn played for Clete Adelman, older brother of NBA coach Rick Adelman. He enjoyed a very brief NBA career during the 1989–90 season; his stint for the Los Angeles Clippers limited to playing ten minutes over three matches in which he scored four points. He also played for several CBA clubs and a USBL club. In the CBA, Bryn played for the Tulsa Fast Breakers, San Jose Jammers, Quad City Thunder, Fort Wayne Fury and Omaha Racers. He averaged 7.1 points in 71 games between 1989 and 1993.<ref>1993-94 Official CBA Guide and a Register, page 273</ref>
===Europe=== Bryn also played professionally for a number of European clubs, namely SLBenfica in Portugal and Zalgiris, Kaunas in Lithuania.
===Norway=== His youth club in Norway was Ammerud Basket. He also had spells for the Oslo Kings (Vålerenga Kings) and Harstad Vikings.
Bryn made a comeback for Ammerud Basket at the age of 43, before the 2007–08 BLNO season. He played together with his son, Martin Bryn.
==NBA career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
=== Regular season === {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1989-90 | style="text-align:left;"| L. A. Clippers | 3 || 0 || 3.3 || .000 || .000 || .667 || 0.7 || 0.0 || .7 || 0.3 || 1.3 {{S-end}}
==International career== He is the most capped player for the Norway national basketball team, with 111 matches.<ref>[http://www.basket.no/t2.asp?p=41238 Adelskalender Menn] ''basket.no'' {{in lang|no}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://stats.nba.com/player/#!/76292/ NBA.com historical playerfile] *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131014205250/http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=2714 Year-by-Year career]}} at ''basketpedya.com'' *[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brynto01.html Torgeir Bryn NBA statistics] at ''basketball-reference.com''
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