Torgeir Bryn (born 19 August 1964 in Oslo) is a professional basketball player from Norway. A 6'9" (2.06 m) and 250 lb (113 kg) center. Bryn is notable for being the first Scandinavian to play in the NBA, and remains the only Norwegian who has played in the league thus far.
Bryn attended Southwest Texas State, where he played NCAA college basketball. He enjoyed a very brief NBA-career during the 1989–90 season; his stint for the Los Angeles Clipp...
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Torgeir Bryn (born 19 August 1964 in Oslo) is a professional basketball player from Norway. A 6'9" (2.06 m) and 250 lb (113 kg) center. Bryn is notable for being the first Scandinavian to play in the NBA, and remains the only Norwegian who has played in the league thus far.
Bryn attended Southwest Texas State, where he played NCAA college basketball. He enjoyed a very brief NBA-career during the 1989–90 season; his stint for the Los Angeles Clippers limited to playing ten minutes over three matches in which he scored four points. He also played for several CBA-clubs and a USBL-club.
Bryn also played professionally for a number of European clubs:
His youth club in Norway is Ammerud Basket. He has also had spells for Oslo Kings (Vålerenga Kings) and Harstad Vikings.
Bryn made a comeback for Ammerud Basket at the age of 43, before the 2007–08 BLNO-season. He now plays together with his son, Martin Bryn.
He is the most capped player for the Norway national basketball team, with 111...
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