Elijah Bryant
Guard 3
Ht/Wt
6'
5"
|
210 lbs.
Class
Junior
Hometown
Gwinnett, 
Georgia
Last School
Elon
Roster Years
2015-2018


Personal

  • Wife is Jenelle Fraga
  • Parents are Tyree and Israel Bryant

Before BYU

  • Averaged 14.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals as a freshman at Elon
  • Named the Colonial Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year and earned third-team All-CAA and CAA All-Rookie Team honors
  • Named the CAA Rookie of the Week six times
  • Registered a double-double with 15 points and 10 boards at William & Mary
  • Scored a career-best 32 points at Drexel
  • Totaled 25 points while hitting 6 3s and added 6 boards and 6 assists at home vs. William & Mary
  • Prepped at New Hampton School in New Hampshire
  • Averaged 13 points, 4 boards and 4 assists in 2013-14
  • Led the Huskies to the NEPSAC AAA final
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year

Sophmore Year 2016-2017

  • Named the WCC Player of the Week (Feb. 27)
  • Named the USBWA National Player of the Week (Feb. 27)
  • Received the Sixth Man Award at the end of season banquet
  • Played 23 games and started 9
  • In WCC games was 9th in free-throw percentage, 11th in scoring and 15th in assists
  • His career-high 39 points at Portland were the second most points scored by a WCC player in 2016-17 and his 7 3-pointers were tied for the most by a WCC player
  • Made 12 of 12 free throws at Portland, the most free throws made without a miss by a WCC player in 2016-17
  • Posted season highs of 39 points (at Portland), 8 rebounds (twice), 6 assists (twice), 3 steals (at Gonzaga), 2 blocks (at San Francisco) and 7 3-point field goals (at Portland)
  • Scored in double figures 14 times, led the team in scoring twice and assists 6 times
Junior Year 2017-2018

  • A team captain
  • Named to the All-WCC First Team
  • Named to the NABC All-District 9 First Team
  • Named the Dec. 18, 2017, WCC Player of the Week
  • Received the Most Outstanding Player Award at the end of season banquet
  • Nationally was 69th in free-throw percentage, 77th in free-throws made, 98th in points per game, 105th in total 3-point field goals and 119th in field goal percentage
  • In the WCC was second in scoring, third in free-throw percentage, third in 3-point field goal percentage, fourth in steals, fifth in defensive rebounds, tied for seventh in double-doubles, eighth in 3-point field goal percentage, eighth in rebounds, 11th in field goal percentage and 15th in assists
  • Posted season highs of 29 points (3 times), 15 rebounds (Portland), 9 assists (Illinois State), 3 blocks (at Loyola Marymount), 4 steals (San Francisco) and 6 3-pointers (Mississippi Valley State)
  • Scored in double figures 31 times and had 20-plus points 14 times
  • Had 4 double-doubles, hit three-plus 3-pointers 16 times and had three-plus steals seven times
  • Led BYU in scoring 17 times, rebounds 10 times and assists eight times
Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2015-2016

  • Sat out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules
Medical Redshirt Year 2015-2016