Bryce Drew
Drew at GCU practice | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon Antelopes | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | Western Athletic Conference | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | September 21, 1974 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Valparaiso (Valparaiso, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Valparaiso (1994–1998) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1998: 1st round, 16th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1998–2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 11, 24, 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2005–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As a player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Houston Rockets | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Chicago Bulls | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | New Orleans Hornets | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Viola Reggio Calabria | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Valencia Basket | ||||||||||||||
| As a coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Valparaiso (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2011 | Valparaiso (associate HC) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Valparaiso | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Vanderbilt | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Grand Canyon | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Bryce Homer Drew (born September 21, 1974) is an American college basketball coach and former player who is the head coach at Grand Canyon University. Previously, he served as the head coach at Vanderbilt and in the same capacity at his alma mater, Valparaiso, having succeeded his father, Homer Drew. Drew has led his teams to the NCAA tournament on six occasions, including at least once at each of the three schools where he has been the head coach.
Bryce's older brother, Scott, also coached at Valpo before becoming the head coach of the Baylor Bears. As a player, Bryce Drew was known for his buzzer-beating shot in the first round of Valparaiso's run in the 1998 NCAA tournament. He went on to play six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a backup point guard for the Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Hornets.