Recruiting Report: Christian Bryant (2016)

<h2>September 17, 2015</h2>Former Bowie point guard Christian Bryant currently finds himself being homeschooled in Florida, and living with his aunt. The 5-foot-8 2016 has been living in the Sunshine State since late-July, and is currently seeking a prep school he could attend this fall. “Me and my family decided this would be the best decision for me just to come down here and try something new, and just come into a new environment,” said Bryant. “I know we were in contact with Mt. Zion, and then we had someone from my AAU team go to Score Academy, so I know my AAU coach was talking to them. And I was trying to get something together with ELEV8, trying to get me down there for a workout but that never worked out.” Though it’s not certain if Bryant will play with a prep school this coming season, he says the only certainty is he’ll continue to work out, and prepare himself for college ball. “It’s pretty much in the air right now, I’m just focusing on school, trying to get my grades right and get my body and all that ready,” said Bryant. Longwood and Stony Brook have been teams who’ve inquired about Bryant in the past, and he’s recently added to the list with some Division I and Division II programs. “I was recently just working out in front of Jacksonville State, and all those schools that were recruiting me before are all just waiting for me to take my SAT in October,” said Bryant. “Some other schools that I’ve talked to are Savannah State, actually I’m going there for a visit in October. Also St. Vincent (PA) is a D2, I’m going up there sometime soon for a visit.” <h2>April 14, 2014</h2>With his ever-important 17U grassroots season underway, Christian Bryant’s moderate recruitment could see itself take off soon, and during his first tournament last weekend with Mid-Atlantic Select, he was able to gain the attention of a couple Division I programs. “I talked to Longwood and Stony Brook this past weekend,” said Bryant. “They just said they like my game and they were going to try and see me at a few more tournaments and they both asked me to send my transcripts to them.” “And then I have a highlight tape that I’ve been sending to schools, I sent it to Georgia State, I’m still waiting to hear back from them.” He says he has not heard from Savannah State -- the first D1 to show interest -- since the high school season, but he plans on taking a visit to the Georgia school at some point. An already explosive point guard, Bryant has proven he can get to the rim, but he’s worked hard to develop an outside presence into his game, and according to him, it’s coming along well. “I was just trying to get my teammates involved some more and stiff like that this season, and I really developed a jump-shot and teams were still sagging off, so I was definitely showcasing my jump-shot a bit and then teams were stearing to guard me out on the perimeter later on,” said the 5-foot-8 point guard, who is in the process of trying to bring about another year of eligibility for him at the high school level. “Actually, we’re trying to work it out now, so I’ll still be able to get another year at a public school maybe, so we’re trying to get that all worked out now,” he said. “I’m probably going to transfer, I’m looking at a couple of public schools, some private schools and some prep schools.” With one offseason left before he’ll be starting his college career, Bryant’s body is his main focus, and also that jump-shot of his. “I really am just trying to gain weight, I’ll be in the weight room a lot this summer and working on my body,” he said. “And then I’ll really be working on getting my handle even better, and still trying to work on my jump-shot, so it’s just knock down and have no more issues with it.”<h2>December 30, 2014</h2>Bowie’s explosive point guard Christian Bryant has no trouble getting to the bucket, and he’s earned the right to have his defenders sag off of him because of it. Soon defenders will have to pick their poison as the 5-foot-8 prospect continues to develop an effective jump-shot. Although Bryant withheld himself from AAU ball last offseason, he was routinely in the gym with his trainer and his dad, working to add the knock-down ability to his repertoire. “I just really tried to work on my jump-shot and being able to knock down the open three,” said Bryant. “A lot of times defenders will sag off me because I’m so fast so I’m just trying to get a consistent jump-shot and keep working on my handles.” The junior, PHM’s 91st-ranked 2016, has lead his team to a 4-2 mark to start the season, and has embraced his role, as starting point guard and leader of the Bulldogs. “We’ve just been trying to work on our chemistry, and stay consistent, we have a couple transfers so everybody is just trying to learn each other's game,” said Bryant. “I’m definitely pleased with how I’ve been playing, I’m settling into my point guard role, and I’m just trying to get everybody involved first, and lead the team on the defensive end and stuff like that. I could probably be a little more aggressive, but that will come down the road.” At 5-foot-8, Bryant is undersized, even by high school standards, but says the lack of size has its pros as well of the obvious cons. “I can use it as an advantage on defense because I’m much faster and I’m lower gravity to the floor so I can work you on the defensive end. On the offensive end it’s good to because I can get down the floor fast and push the tempo and stuff like that,” said Bryant. “But I do have some tough games when I’m playing against bigger guards, they like to check me and stuff like that so it has its pros and cons.” Bryant says his high school coach has been in discussions with schools from all levels who are interested in the talented point guard. As of now Division I school Savannah State (GA), Division II Assumption (MA) and Division III Salisbury have all inquired. However, Bryant is currently playing his fourth and last season of high school eligibility and says he will more-than-likely be pursuing a prep school next season. “We've been looking at Mt. Zion and Willimasburgh (NY),” said Bryant. “Definitely, most likely I will be attending a prep school.”