League Conference USA College Virginia (1988–1992) Weight 94 kg Position Shooting guard Listed weight 208 lb (94 kg) Height 1.96 m Education University of Virginia | Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Role Basketball player Career end 2002 Nationality American Name Bryant Stith Career start 1992 | |
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Born January 10, 1970 (age 54)
Emporia, Virginia ( 1970-01-10 ) High school Brunswick (Lawrenceville, Virginia) | ||
Bryant stith beats the buzzer forces overtime against spurs 1995
Bryant Lamonica Stith (born December 10, 1970) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a men's assistant basketball coach at Old Dominion University.
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- Bryant stith beats the buzzer forces overtime against spurs 1995
- Son of nba player bryant stith b j stith 2014 oak hill academy highlights vs milwaukee rebels
- College career
- Professional career
- International career
- Post basketball
- Personal
- References
Son of nba player bryant stith b j stith 2014 oak hill academy highlights vs milwaukee rebels
College career
Stith was the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year in 1989. He finished his career in 1992 as Virginia’s all-time leading scorer with 2,516 points. Stith earned first-team All-ACC honors three times and was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1992 National Invitation Tournament. During Stith's time at Virginia, the Cavaliers compiled four 20-win seasons, three NCAA appearances and the 1992 National Invitation Tournament championship.
Professional career
A 6'5" (1.96 m) shooting guard, Stith was selected from the University of Virginia with the 13th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 1992 NBA draft. Stith played only 39 games in his rookie season, but would play (and start) all 82 games next season (1993–94) averaging 12.5 points per game. Stith later on struggled with injures in his career with the Nuggets. Stith played eight seasons with the team before being traded to the Boston Celtics. He was also traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers and to the Los Angeles Clippers along with Andre Miller for Darius Miles. He retired before ever playing for the Clippers.
International career
He played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.
Post basketball
Since retiring from the NBA, Stith has been involved in NASCAR, in which he owns a team with race car driver and fellow Emporia native, Hermie Sadler.
In 2007, he was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
After the close of his NBA career, Stith became the head coach of the Brunswick (VA) High School Bulldogs. The team won state championships in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
Personal
His sons, Brandan and B.J., have committed to play basketball at East Carolina University in 2013 and the University of Virginia in 2014, respectively.
After 1 year at East Carolina Brandan transferred to Old Dominion to play for his father who is ODU's assistant coach.
Younger son B.J. played one year at the University of Virginia before also transferring to Old Dominion University to play for his father, and with his brother. He will sit out the 2015-2016 basketball season and have 3 years of eligibility left for the Monarchs.
In 2013, Stith was hired as an assistant at Old Dominion University to work under his former UVA head coach Jeff Jones.