Johnnie Bryant

Johnathan Anthony Bryant (born August 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball coach who serves as associate head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Utah.

Johnnie Bryant

Cleveland Cavaliers
Position	Associate head coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1985-08-06) August 6, 1985 (age 39) Oakland, California
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland, California)
College	CC of San Francisco (2003–2004) Utah (2004–2007)
NBA draft	2007: undrafted
Position	Point guard
Number	1
Coaching career	2012–present
Career history
As a coach:
2014–2020	Utah Jazz (assistant)
2020–2024	New York Knicks (associate HC)
2024–present	Cleveland Cavaliers (associate HC)

Playing career

Bryant played the 2003–04 season at San Francisco City College. During the 2004–05 season he transferred to the University of Utah, where he redshirted the remainder of the season. As a sophomore, Bryant earned honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference, appearing in all 29 games. As a junior, Bryant also earned honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference, averaging 15.1 points per game.^[1][2]

Bryant holds the University of Utah's career three-point percentage record (.440).^[3]

Coaching career

Bryant started coaching at the Bryant Sports Academy, a skill development program through which he worked with athletes of all ages, including former Utah Jazz forward Paul Millsap and Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard.^[4]

On September 25, 2012, Bryant was hired by the Utah Jazz as a player development assistant.^[4] On June 24, 2014, he was promoted to assistant coach under head coach Quin Snyder.^[5]

On September 4, 2020, Bryant was named the associate head coach of the New York Knicks.^[6]