Johnny O'Bryant III
![]() O'Bryant with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2014 | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Center / power forward | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Cleveland, Mississippi, U.S. | June 1, 1993||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | East Side (Cleveland, Mississippi) | ||||||||||||||
College | LSU (2011–2014) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2014: 2nd round, 36th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2014–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Northern Arizona Suns | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Lokomotiv Kuban | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Türk Telekom | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Wonju DB Promy | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Meralco Bolts | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Shanghai Sharks | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Ibaraki Robots | ||||||||||||||
2024 | Gigantes de Carolina | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Johnny Lee O'Bryant III (born June 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Ibaraki Robots of the B.League.[1] He played college basketball for Louisiana State University.[2]
High school career
[edit]Considered a four-star recruit by ESPN.com, O'Bryant was listed as the No. 7 power forward and the No. 46 player in the nation in 2011.[3]
College career
[edit]In his three-year college career at Louisiana State University, O'Bryant was one of just 14 LSU players to record 1,000 career points and 700 career rebounds. He was also a two-time first-team All-SEC honoree.[4]
On April 1, 2014, he declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Milwaukee Bucks (2014–2016)
[edit]On June 26, 2014, O'Bryant was selected with the 36th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.[5] On July 30, 2014, he signed with the Bucks after averaging 8.2 points in five Summer League games for the team.[6] On October 9, he suffered a grade III sprain of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee.[7] The injury ruled him out of the first 25 games of the season, as he made his debut for the Bucks on December 17.[8] On December 26, he scored a season-high 12 points in a 107–77 win over the Atlanta Hawks.[9]
On November 11, 2015, O'Bryant had a season-best game with 11 points and 9 rebounds in a loss to the Denver Nuggets.[10]
On June 29, 2016, O'Bryant was waived by the Bucks.[11]
On September 23, 2016, O'Bryant signed with the Washington Wizards,[12] but was later waived on October 21 after appearing in four preseason games.[13]
Northern Arizona Suns (2016–2017)
[edit]On November 11, 2016, O'Bryant was acquired by the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA Development League.[14] He made his debut for the Suns in the team's season opener the following day, recording 18 points and 12 rebounds in a 122–106 win over the Iowa Energy.[15] On January 16, 2017, he was named NBA Development League Performer of the Week for games played Monday, January 9 through Sunday, January 15.[16]
Denver Nuggets (2017)
[edit]On January 26, 2017, O'Bryant signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets.[17] On February 6, 2017, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Nuggets.[18]
Return to Northern Arizona (2017)
[edit]O'Bryant returned to the Northern Arizona Suns on February 16 following the expiration of his second 10-day contract. Two days later, he participated in NBA D-League All-Star Game.[19]
Charlotte Hornets (2017–2018)
[edit]On February 24, 2017, O'Bryant signed a 10-day contract with the Charlotte Hornets.[20] On March 4, 2017, he scored a career-high 15 points in a 112–102 win over the Denver Nuggets.[21] Two days later, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Hornets.[22] On March 16, 2017, he signed a multi-year contract with the Hornets.[23]
On February 7, 2018, O'Bryant, along with two future second-round draft picks (2020 and 2021), was traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for Willy Hernangómez.[24] He was waived by the Knicks the next day.[25]
Maccabi Tel Aviv (2018–2019)
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Johnny_O%27Bryant_2019.jpg/220px-Johnny_O%27Bryant_2019.jpg)
On July 31, 2018, O'Bryant signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv of the EuroLeague.[26] On December 27, 2018, O'Bryant recorded a career-high 32 points, shooting 5-of-7 from 3-point range, along with five rebounds, three assists and three steals for 44 PIR, leading Maccabi to a 94–92 win over Olimpia Milano.[27] Two days later, he was named EuroLeague Round 15 MVP.[28] O'Bryant went on to win the 2019 Israeli League Championship with Maccabi.
Lokomotiv Kuban (2019–2020)
[edit]On August 14, 2019, O'Bryant signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.[29] He averaged 16.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game in VTB play. O'Bryant re-signed with the team on July 21, 2020.[30] However, on September 18, he parted ways with the team due to a family issue.[31]
Crvena zvezda (2020–2021)
[edit]On October 19, 2020, O'Bryant signed with Crvena Zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague.[32] On January 27, 2021, he received a 10-day suspension from the club due to a conflict with team head coach Dejan Radonjić during a game against Anadolu Efes.[33][34] On February 21, the Zvezda parted ways with O'Bryant.[35]
Türk Telekom (2021)
[edit]On February 21, 2021, O'Bryant signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketball Super League, for the remainder of the season.[36]
On September 29, 2021, the Milwaukee Bucks signed O'Bryant to a training camp deal.[37] He did not make the final roster however, and was waived on October 11.[38]
Wonju DB Promy (2021–2022)
[edit]On November 14, 2021, O'Bryant signed with Wonju DB Promy of the Korean Basketball League.[39] He averaged 10.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
Meralco Bolts (2022)
[edit]On August 6, 2022, he signed with the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[40] He was set to be replaced by Jessie Govan after a 1–5 start to the conference,[41] but O'Bryant stayed with the team when Govan was measured above the conference's 6'10" height limit.[42] He was supposed to play another game on October 30, but the game was postponed due to Tropical Storm Paeng.[43] On October 31, he was finally replaced by K. J. McDaniels.[44]
Shanghai Sharks (2022–2023)
[edit]In October 2022, O'Bryant signed with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association.[45]
Ibaraki Robots (2023–present)
[edit]In November 15, 2023, O'Bryant signed with the Ibaraki Robots of the B.League.[46]
Business career
[edit]O'Bryant founded the anime and manga publisher Noir Caesar in 2017. The company signed a deal with Tokyopop in 2023.[47]
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2014–15 | Milwaukee | 34 | 15 | 10.8 | .367 | — | .444 | 1.9 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 2.9 |
2015–16 | Milwaukee | 66 | 4 | 13.0 | .411 | 1.000 | .675 | 2.7 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 3.0 |
2016–17 | Denver | 7 | 0 | 6.6 | .467 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.6 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 2.9 |
2016–17 | Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 8.5 | .533 | .333 | .500 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 4.5 |
2017–18 | Charlotte | 36 | 0 | 10.5 | .398 | .326 | .840 | 2.6 | .4 | .3 | .2 | 4.8 |
Career | 147 | 19 | 11.5 | .402 | .360 | .663 | 2.4 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 3.5 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015 | Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | .375 | — | — | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 6.0 |
Career | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | .375 | — | — | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 6.0 |
EuroLeague
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2018–19 | Maccabi | 30 | 28 | 23.4 | .392 | .306 | .786 | 5.9 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | 10.6 | 9.8 |
Career | 30 | 28 | 23.4 | .392 | .306 | .786 | 5.9 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | 10.6 | 9.8 |
Eurocup
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2019–20 | Lokomotiv Kuban | 10 | 9 | 26.0 | .448 | .345 | .724 | 5.1 | 1.4 | .4 | .5 | 13.8 | 10.6 |
References
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- ^ "Bucks take O'Bryant in 2nd round of NBA draft". USAToday.com. June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- ^ "Bucks Sign Second Round Pick Johnny O'Bryant". NBA.com. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
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- ^ "Johnny O'Bryant 2015-16 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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- ^ "Wizards Finalize Training Camp Roster". Wizards Today. Monumental Sports Network. September 23, 2016. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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- ^ "Maccabi signs newcomer O'Bryant at forward". EuroLeague.net. July 31, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ "Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan". EuroLeague.net. December 27, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Round 15 MVP: Johnny O'Bryant, Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv". EuroLeague.net. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
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- ^ "#84 ジョニー・オブライアント選手 契約合意(新規)のご報告" (in Japanese). Ibaraki Robots. November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Johnny Lee O'Bryant III Signs Noir Caesar Manga Deal Through Tokyopop". March 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- LSU Tigers bio