Education
South Kent School.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Matthew Bryan-Amaning
Edit Profile
Career
Bryan-Amaning played four season for the University of Washington Huskies, during the 2010-2011 season he averaged 16 points and 8 rebounds. Some of his best performances included 30 points against Arizona State on 22 January, 15 rebounds against Oregon State on 8 January and 4 steals and 7 blocks in a narrow 87–86 loss at Arizona on 19 February. Such performances led to Bryan-Amaning being named Pac-10"s most improved player and first team All-Pac-10.
At the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference Men"s Basketball Tournament Bryan-Amaning helped the Huskies to their third Pac-12 tournament championship.
National Basketball Association
Following graduation, Bryan-Amaning was touted as a late second-round pick in the 2011 National Basketball Association draft, but went undrafted and decided to begin his career in Europe. In 2013, Bryan-Amaning was again asked to play in the National Basketball Association Summer League, this time with the Chicago Bulls.
He averaged 3.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 1.6 bpg, including a 5-block outing against the Portland Trail Blazers. In July 2014, he joined the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2014 National Basketball Association Summer League.
Europe
Bryan-Amaning began his professional career with Hacettepe Üniversitesi of the Turkish Basketball League after signing a one-year contract with the club in July 2011.
He signed with the Serbian team Radnički Kragujevac for the 2012-2013 season, where he averaged 8.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in the Adriatic League. In October 2013, he signed a short-term deal with his hometown club London Lions of the British Basketball League, after a deal with Korean side Anyang KGC fell through. On 29 October 2013 he signed with Olympique Antibes.
He left them in April 2014, and moved to SO Maritime Boulogne of the LNB Pro B for the rest of the season.
In September 2014, he signed a one-year deal with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of Germany. On October 28, 2014, he left Ludwigsburg after playing five games in Bundesliga and averaging 7.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.
Three days later, he signed with Soles de Mexicali of the Mexican LNBP. On May 20, 2015, he signed with Soles de Santo Domingo of Dominican Republic for the 2015 LNB season. On September 2, 2015, he returned to Soles de Mexicali.
Bryan-Amaning began his international career at Under-16 level with England in 2004, moving up to Under-18 level and then into the Under-20 ranks with Great Britain in 2008, where he was ranked fourth among all players in the European Championships in blocked shots with 1.6 per game, as well as 12th in scoring, including a 41-point haul against the Czechoslovakian Republic.
Bryan-Amaning made his senior debut for Great Britain against Canada in 2010. His best performance for Great Britain came at the 2011 London Invitational where he averaged 1.7ppg and 2.7rpg against strong international competition including Croatia, China and France.
Membership
In 2012, he was a member of the New Orleans Hornets squad in the National Basketball Association Summer League, where he averaged 2.2 ppg and 2.2 rpg with a 75 FT%.
