Bryant Reeves

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Basketball player
Bryant Reeves
Player information
Nickname Big Country
birthday June 8, 1973
place of birth Forth Smith , United States
size 213 cm
position center
college Oklahoma State
NBA draft 1995 , 6th pick , Vancouver Grizzlies
Clubs as active
1995-2001 Vancouver GrizzliesCanadaCanada

Bryant Reeves (born June 8, 1973 in Fort Smith , Arkansas ) is a retired American basketball player .

NBA

Reeves was selected in the 1995 NBA Draft by the newly formed Vancouver Grizzlies in 6th place. He played for the Canadian franchise for a total of six years . His best season was 1997/98 when he scored 16.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. After that the 132 kg Reeves had to struggle with weight and injury problems again and again, so that his performance deteriorated more and more. In his final season for the Grizzlies, he scored 8.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. After the Grizzlies moved from Vancouver to Memphis , Reeves did not play a game for the Grizzlies and announced his retirement during the 2001/02 season .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Back injury forces Grizzlies' Reeves to retirement ( Memento from September 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive )