{{short description|American basketball player}} {{for|the singer-songwriter|Zach Bryan}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Zack Bryant | image = Zach_Bryant_with_Milon.jpg | image_size = | caption = Bryant in action with Milon | position = Point guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 200 | team = Bnei Herzliya | league = Israel Basketball Premier League | number = | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1997|11|24}} | birth_place = Hastings, Florida | high_school = *Pedro Menendez<br>(St. Augustine, Florida) *Providence School<br>(Jacksonville, Florida) | college = *UAB (2017–2019) *Georgia Southern (2020–2021) | draft_year = 2021 | career_start = 2021 | years1 = 2021 | team1 = BG Göttingen | years2 = 2021–2022 | team2 = Lahti Basketball | years3 = 2022 | team3 = Pallacanestro Cantù | years4 = 2022 | team4 = Czarni Słupsk | years5 = 2022–2024 | team5 = Ermis Schimatariou | years6 = 2024 | team6 = Milon | years7 = 2024 | team7 = Piratas de La Guaira | years8 = 2025 | team8 = Reales de La Vega | years9 = 2025–2026 | team9 = AGE Chalkida | years10 = 2026–present | team10 = Bnei Herzliya | highlights = * Greek A2 Elite League champion (2024) * Greek A2 Elite League MVP (2024) *All-Greek A2 Elite League Team (2024) *Third-team All-Conference USA (2019) }} '''Zack Bryant''' (born November 24, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for UAB and Georgia Southern.
==Early life and high school career== Bryant grew up in Hastings, Florida and played basketball and football.<ref name="baxley" /> He attended Pedro Menendez High School 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barney |first1=Justin |title=Providence's Zack Bryant is no longer a small-town basketball secret |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/high-schools/2017-04-14/providence-s-zack-bryant-no-longer-small-town-basketball-secret |access-date=August 1, 2021 |work=The Florida Times-Union |date=April 14, 2017}}</ref> Bryant was named The Florida Times-Union's First Coast player of the year in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smits |first1=Garry |title=Providence graduate Zack Bryant has been an immediate hit at UAB |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/high-schools/2018-01-19/providence-graduate-zack-bryant-has-been-immediate-hit-uab |access-date=August 1, 2021 |work=The Florida Times-Union |date=January 19, 2018}}</ref> 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 Iowa State.<ref name="baxley">{{cite news |last1=Baxley |first1=McClain |title=After 'humbling year' sitting out, Zack Bryant stars for Georgia Southern basketball team |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2021/01/21/georgia-soujthern-men-basketball-star-zack-bryant-back-game/4239368001/ |access-date=August 1, 2021 |work=Savannah Morning News |date=January 21, 2021}}</ref>
==College career== Bryant averaged 16.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game as a freshman, earning Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zack Bryant Named to Conference USA Preseason Team |url=https://uabsports.com/news/2018/10/18/mens-basketball-zack-bryant-named-to-the-c-usa-preseason-team |website=UAB Blazers |access-date=August 1, 2021 |date=October 18, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bryant has career-high 30, UAB edges Rice 89–86 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401090251 |access-date=August 1, 2021 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=January 26, 2019}}</ref> As a sophomore, Bryant averaged 14.9 points, 3.9 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.8 steals per game.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Freeman |first1=Clayton |title=Northeast Florida's best in Division I men's basketball in 2018–19 |url=https://www.jacksonville.com/sports/20190410/northeast-floridas-best-in-division-i-mens-basketball-in-2018-19 |access-date=August 1, 2021 |work=The Florida Times-Union |date=April 10, 2019}}</ref> He was named to the Third Team All-Conference USA.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dudley |first1=Evan |title=Zack Bryant dismissed from UAB basketball program |url=https://www.al.com/uab/2019/11/zack-bryant-dismissed-from-uab-basketball-program.html |access-date=August 1, 2021 |work=Al.com |date=November 18, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=UAB dismisses Hastings native Zack Bryant |url=https://www.staugustine.com/news/20191119/uab-dismisses-hastings-native-zack-bryant |access-date=August 2, 2021 |work=The St. Augustine Record |date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> Bryant transferred to Georgia Southern 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 Brian Burg developed a relationship with him.<ref name="baxley" /> As a senior, Bryant averaged 13.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game.<ref name=eurobasket/>
==Professional career== On July 5, 2021, Bryant signed his first professional contract with BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.<ref name=eurobasket>{{cite web |title=Goettingen signs rookie Zack Bryant |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/Germany/news/692582/Goettingen-signs-rookie-Zack-Bryant |website=Eurobasket |access-date=August 1, 2021 |date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
On November 30, 2021, it was announced that Bryant had signed with the Finnish team Lahti Basketball of the Korisliiga.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zack Bryant Saksan Bundesliigasta Lahti Basketballin takakentälle |url=https://lahtibasketball.fi/index.php/2021/11/30/zack-bryant-saksan-bundesliigasta-lahti-basketballin-takakentalle/ |website=Lahtibasketball.fi |access-date=December 3, 2021 |language=Finnish |date=November 30, 2021}}</ref>
On February 2, 2022, he has signed with Acqua S.Bernardo Cantù of the Serie A2<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pallacanestrocantu.com/la-s-bernardo-cinelandia-park-si-rinforza-con-zack-bryant/|title=La S.Bernardo-Cinelandia Park Si Rinforza Con Zack Bryant|last=|first=|date=February 2, 2022|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=May 6, 2022}}</ref>
On September 1, 2022, he has signed with Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/n/22487/zack-bryant-w-slupsku.html|title=Zack Bryant w Słupsku|last=|first=|date=September 1, 2022|website=plk.pl|publisher=|language=pl|access-date=September 1, 2022|archive-date=September 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901191715/https://plk.pl/aktualnosci/n/22487/zack-bryant-w-slupsku.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://gseagles.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/zack-bryant/4169 Georgia Southern Eagles bio] *[https://uabsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/zack-bryant/6673 UAB Blazers bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bryant, Zack}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Florida Category:BG Göttingen players Category:Czarni Słupsk players Category:Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball players Category:Sportspeople from St. Johns County, Florida Category:Pallacanestro Cantù players Category:Point guards Category:UAB Blazers men's basketball players Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:Providence School alumni