2015-16 Indiana Men's Basketball Roster
Thomas Bryant
- Weight:
- 245
- Height:
- 6-10
- Position:
- Center
- Year:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rochester, NY
- High School:
- Huntington Prep
2016-17 (Sophomore):
Third Team All-Big Ten // Preseason All-American (Blue Ribbon Magazine, NBCSports.com)
Started all 34 games this season ... averaged 12.8 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game ... blocked a team-high 52 shots and had 26 steals ... shot 51.9 percent from the floor (148-of-285) and 38.3 percent from the 3-point line (23-of-60) ... also connected at a 73.0 percent clip at the free throw line (108-of-148) ... increased his scoring average to 13.8 points in Big Ten play ... scored in double figures in 21 games, including four with 20-plus points and one 30-point game against Penn State ... opened the season with a double-double against Kansas, scoring 19 points and grabbing 10 boards ... tallied nine points, five rebounds, three assists and three blocks against UMass Lowell ... dropped in 18 points while shooting 6-of-11 from the field and hitting one 3-pointer to go along with 12 boards and one assist against Fort Wayne ... scored 13 points shooting 5-of-6 from the floor with 11 boards, one assist, three blocks, and one steal against Mississippi Valley State ... hauled down 13 rebounds to along with nine points and four blocked shots against Southeast Missouri ... drained 17 points to go along with 10 rebounds, four assists, four blocks, and one steal against Nebraska ... scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds in the win over Illinois ... finished with 17 points and nine rebounds in the win at Penn State ... dropped in 23 points to go along with 12 rebounds and two blocks against Northwestern ... hit 13-of-18 shots to score 31 points with one 3-pointer to go along with 11 boards and two steals against Penn State ... scored 23 points to go along with two steals against Purdue ... logged eight points and 10 rebounds at Minnesota ... tallied his seventh double-double of the year with 12 points and 11 rebounds at Iowa ... was 7-of-9 from the field for 16 points in the regular season finale against Ohio State ... closed the year with 13 points and seven rebounds at Georgia Tech in NIT.
2015-16 Season (Freshman)- Third Team All-Big Ten
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- Single-Season FG Pct. (68.3% - All Games)
- Single-Season FG Pct. (68.4% - Big Ten Games)
Played in and started all 35 games ... averaged 11.9 points and 5.8 rebounds ... received Third Team All-Big Ten accolades from the coaches and Honorable Mention All-Big Ten by the media ... was also named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team ... leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage ... in the starting lineup for all 35 games ... scored in double figures in 23 games and scored 20 or more points on two occasions ... registered two double-doubles on the year ... began his IU career with 11 points and nine rebounds against Eastern Illinois ... hit his first 3-point field goal of the season on his way to 17 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots against Creighton ... dropped 19 points against St. John’s at the Maui Invitational ... went for 18 points and nine rebounds against McNeese State ... tallied 20 points and five rebounds against Kennesaw State ... was 8-of-10 from the floor and finished with 19 points at Nebraska ... posted his first double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds against Ohio State ... was 11-of-13 from the floor against Minnesota at home, as he finished with 23 points and eight rebounds in the win ... at Iowa, he score 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season ... closed the regular season with eight points and eight boards against Maryland ... went for 13 points and seven rebounds against Michigan at the Big Ten Tournament ... tallied 13 points against Chattanooga in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament... registered 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting, five rebounds, two steals, and a block against Kentucky in the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament ... contributed 12 points, eight rebounds, two assists, a block, and a steal against North Carolina in the Regional Semifinal of the NCAA Tournament.
Prep/Personal
Bryant finished his senior year at Huntington Prep in West Virginia for head coach Arkell Bruce ... ranked No. 19 by ESPN.com, No. 27 by 247Sports, No. 33 by Scout.com and No. 37 overall in the 2015 recruiting class ... is the 4th IU recruit in three years to play in the Jordan Classic (James Blackmon Jr., Noah Vonleh, Troy Williams) ... is the 29th IU recruit to play in the McDonald's All-American game ... his selection also marks the fifth straight season that Indiana has signed a McDonald's All-American (Cody Zeller, Yogi Ferrell, Vonleh, Blackmon Jr.) ... in the game, Bryant went 4-of-5 from the floor for nine points to go with three rebounds in 16 minutes to help his East team defeat the West, 111-91 at the United Center in Chicago ... named team MVP at the Derby Festival Basketball Classic, where he scored 19 points and made a three 3-point field goals to help his team to the win ... guided Huntington Prep to the semifinals of the Dicks's High School Invitational after a 27-point, 19-rebound performance in the quarterfinal win ... Huntington Prep finished with a 31-3 record on the 2014-15 season to set a new school record for wins ... averaged 17.3 points, 11.6 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots per game on the season ... in E.Y.B.L. play during the summer of 2014, Bryant averaged 10.8 points, 7.1 rebounds 1.3 assists and 1.5 blocks per game while shooting 58 percent from the floor and 75 percent ... played three seasons of high school basketball at Bishop Kearney in Rochester, N.Y., beginning with his eighth grade season when he was on JV but was called up to varsity for the Section V Tournament, where he scored 12 points and had seven rebounds in 16 minutes in the championship game ... the team would win three consecutive Section V titles as well as the 2013 Class AA state title ... excelled at the 2013 USA Basketball Developmental National Team minicamp roster... son of Linda Bryant … born July 31, 1997.
