|
Darryl Bryant
|
|
Darryl "Truck" Bryant (born April 25, 1987 in Brooklyn, New York) in a basketball player who plays point guard as a freshman for the West Virginia Mountaineers. High school career As a sophomore at St. Raymond's High School in the Bronx, Bryant led his team to the Gatorade Invitational in San Juan, Puerto Rico - named MVP of the championship game with 19 points. In the final 10 games of his junior campaign, Bryant averaged 20 points per game - including a game-high 21 points in the CHSAA City Championship game. For his senior campaign, Bryant averaged 22 points and 6 assists. He became the all-time leading scorer at St. Raymond's in his final game, in which he scored 18 points against Christ the King. He finished his career with 1,399 points. Bryant earned honors during his prep career, including being selected for the 2008 Jordan Brand Classic All-Star Game in New York. He was also selected for the Big Apple High School Challenge, for which he was named MVP with 15 points, 9 rebounds, five assists, and four steals. He was selected for the NBA Top 100 Camp in 2007 in Richmond, Virginia, and led his AAU team to titles in four national events. Bryant signed with West Virginia University during the early-signing period, but he was being pursured by such colleges as Florida State, Miami, Villanova, and South Florida. Collegiate career Freshman season Bryant entered his freshman season of 2008-2009 playing both guard positions as the point guard backup to Joe Mazulla. In the season-opening win over Elon, Bryant scored 12 points and had 6 assists in sixteen minutes of playing time. Against Longwood, Bryant scored 16 points and had 5 rebounds and 3 assists. He then scored 10 points and had 5 assists against Delaware State and against Iowa he had 10 points and 5 rebounds in the Las Vegas Invitational Tournament. In the championship game, he played 25 minutes in the loss to Kentucky with 5 points. In the 80-78 win over Mississippi, Bryant had 10 points, followed by a 3-point and 2-assist performance against Cleveland State. Then in the 68-65 loss over #22 Davidson in Madison Square Garden, Bryant scored 13 points and had 2 rebounds and 2 steals off the bench for the injured Mazulla at point guard against Stephen Curry for #22 Davidson. Following the loss to Davidson, Bryant led the Mountaineers in the 68-63 victory over Duquesne with 18 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists as the starting point guard. In the following victory over Miami University, Bryant was second on the team with 16 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and 3 steals. 
|
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|
Main Menu
| Home |
| Articles |
| Search |
| Submit Article |
| Contact Us |
| Donate to Wikibin |
