Mark Craig Bryant is a retired American professional basketball

Basketball

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 player who was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...

 in the 1st round (21st overall pick) of the 1988 NBA Draft

1988 NBA Draft

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. Bryant played for 10 NBA teams during his career, averaging 5.4 ppg and appeared in the 1990 and 1992 NBA Finals

NBA Finals

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 as a member of the Blazers. He played collegiately at Seton Hall University

Seton Hall University

Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...

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In the 1995-96 NBA season

1995-96 NBA season

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 with the Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets

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, he averaged 8.6 ppg and 4.9 rpg while playing 71 games.
Bryant was an assistant coach with the Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic

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 during the 2006-07 NBA season

2006-07 NBA season

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Bryant is a native of South Orange, New Jersey

South Orange, New Jersey

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,964 people, 5,522 households, and 3,766 families residing in the township. The population density was 5,945.3 people per square mile . There were 5,671 housing units at an average density of 1,987.5 per square mile...

, and attended Columbia High School

Columbia High School (New Jersey)

Columbia High School is a four-year comprehensive regional public high school located at 17 Parker Avenue in Maplewood, New Jersey, which serves students in grades nine through twelve within the South Orange-Maplewood School District, which includes Maplewood and South Orange Townships...

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