College - Seton Hall
ASSISTANT COACH

Mark Bryant enters his third season as a Thunder assistant coach in 2009-10. He served as an assistant coach/player development with the Orlando Magic from 2005-07. Additionally, he spent the 2004-05 season with the Dallas Mavericks as a member of its player development staff.

Bryant spent 15 seasons as a player in the NBA with 10 different teams from 1988-2003. Originally selected by Portland in the first round (21st pick overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft, Bryant helped the Blazers reach the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992. He appeared in 797 regular season games during his NBA career with Portland, Houston, Phoenix, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, San Antonio, Philadelphia, Denver and Boston, averaging 5.4 ppg and 3.8 rpg in 16.9 mpg. Bryant also appeared in 79 career playoff games, averaging 3.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg in 12.2 mpg.

Bryant was a First Team All-Big East selection as a senior at Seton Hall in 1987-88, averaging 20.5 ppg and 9.1 rpg for the Pirates. The 6-9 forward led the school to its first-ever berth into the NCAA Tournament.