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{{Short description|American basketball head coach and player (1954–2024)}}
{{distinguish|Joe Bryant Jr.}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Joe Bryant
| image = Joe Bryant 2010.jpg
| caption = Bryant coaching [[Levanga Hokkaido]] in 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|10|19}}
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|7|15|1954|10|19}}
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 185
| high_school = [[John Bartram High School|John Bartram]]<br/>(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
| college = [[La Salle Explorers men's basketball|La Salle]] ([[1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1973]]–[[1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1975]])
| draft_year = 1975
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 14
| draft_team = [[Golden State Warriors]]
| career_start = 1975
| career_end = 1991
| career_position = [[Power forward]] / [[small forward]]
| career_number = 23, 22
| coach_start = 1992
| coach_end = 2015
| years1 = {{nbay|1975|start}}–{{nbay|1978|end}}
| team1 = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1979|start}}–{{nbay|1981|end}}
| team2 = [[San Diego Clippers]]
| years3 = {{nbay|1982|full=y}}
| team3 = [[Houston Rockets]]
| years4 = 1983–1986
| team4 = [[AMG Sebastiani Rieti]]
| years5 = 1986–1987
| team5 = [[Viola Reggio Calabria|Standa Reggio Calabria]]
| years6 = 1987–1989
| team6 = [[Olimpia Basket Pistoia|Olimpia Pistoia]]
| years7 = 1989–1991
| team7 = [[Pallacanestro Reggiana|Reggiana]]
| years8 = 1991–1992
| team8 = [[FC Mulhouse Basket|Mulhouse]]
| cyears1 = 1992–1993
| cteam1 = [[Akiba Hebrew Academy]]
| cyears2 = [[1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1993]]–[[1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1996]]
| cteam2 = La Salle (assistant)
| cyears3 = [[2003–04 ABA season|2003–2004]]
| cteam3 = [[Las Vegas Rattlers]]
| cyears4 = 2004–2005
| cteam4 = Boston Frenzy
| cyears5 = [[2005 WNBA season|2005]]–[[2007 WNBA season|2007]]
| cteam5 = [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| cyears6 = 2007–2009
| cteam6 = [[Tokyo Apache]]
| cyears7 = 2010–2011
| cteam7 = [[Levanga Hokkaido]]
| cyears8 = [[2011 WNBA season|2011]]
| cteam8 = [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
| cyears9 = [[2012 ABL season|2012]]
| cteam9 = [[Bangkok Cobras]]
| cyears10 = [[2013 ABL season|2013]]
| cteam10 = [[Chang Thailand Slammers]]
| cyears11 = 2014–2015
| cteam11 = [[Rizing Fukuoka]]
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 5,252 (8.7 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 2,441 (4.0 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 1,049 (1.7 apg)
}}

'''Joseph Washington''' "'''Jellybean'''" '''Bryant''' (October 19, 1954 – July 15, 2024) was an American professional [[basketball]] player and [[Coach (sport)|coach]]. He played for the [[Philadelphia 76ers]], [[Los Angeles Clippers#1978–1984: San Diego Clippers|San Diego Clippers]], and [[Houston Rockets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). He also played for several teams in Italy and one in France. Bryant was the head coach of the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]'s [[Los Angeles Sparks]] from 2005 to 2007<ref name="WNBAWNBAJB1">{{cite web|title=ESPN.com – WNBA – Bryant out, Cooper Back in as Sparks Coach |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=wnba&id=2825551 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> and returned to that position for the remainder of the [[2011 WNBA season]]. Bryant also coached in Japan and Thailand. He was the father of the late basketball player [[Kobe Bryant]].

== Professional career ==

=== Philadelphia 76ers (1975–1979) ===
After starring at [[La Salle Explorers|La Salle University]], he was drafted by the [[Golden State Warriors]] but traded to his hometown team, the [[Philadelphia 76ers]], where he played for four seasons.<ref name=People/> In his second season, on the [[1976–77 Philadelphia 76ers season|1976–77 76ers]], he played alongside NBA all-stars [[Julius Erving]], [[Doug Collins (basketball)|Doug Collins]], and [[George McGinnis]]. The team reached the [[1977 NBA Finals]], eventually losing to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]], 4 games to 2.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1977.html |title=1976-77 Philadelphia 76ers Roster and Stats|website=[[Basketball Reference]]|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=19 July 2024}}</ref>

=== San Diego Clippers (1979–1982) ===
Before the 1979–1980 season, the Sixers traded Bryant to the [[Los Angeles Clippers#1909-1999: San Diego Clippers|San Diego Clippers]],<ref name=CBS/><ref>Bryant was traded for what eventually turned out to be the first pick in the [[1986 NBA draft]], although prior to the draft the 76ers traded the pick to the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]], who selected [[Brad Daugherty (basketball)|Brad Daugherty]].</ref> where he spent three seasons.<ref name=CBS/> In the first game of the 1979–1980 season, played at home against the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], Bryant memorably had a slam dunk over center [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]].<ref name=CBS/>

=== Houston Rockets (1982–1983)===
Following the 1981 season, Bryant was traded to the [[Houston Rockets]], where he played one season, his last in the NBA.<ref name=CBS/>

===Europe (1983–1992)===
Bryant played overseas in Italy and France from 1982 to 1992, playing for Italian teams [[Sebastiani Rieti]], [[Standa Reggio Calabria]], [[Olimpia Pistoia]], and [[Pallacanestro Reggiana|Reggiana]] and French team [[FC Mulhouse Basket|Mulhouse]].<ref name=Newsweek/> He ended his playing career in 1992.<ref name=Yahoo>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/kobe-bryant-dad-joe-dies-150446135.html|title=Kobe Bryant's dad Joe dies aged 69|work=Yahoo! News|date=July 16, 2024|first=Andrea|last= Cavallier}}</ref>

== Coaching career ==

=== Akiba Hebrew Academy (1992–1993) ===
Bryant's first coaching position, after returning from Europe, was when he was deployed with the U.S. Armed Forces in Italy. In the 1992–1993 season, he served as the head coach of the women's varsity team at [[Akiba Hebrew Academy]] in [[Lower Merion, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.forward.com/articles/6418/ | title=Coach Bryant? Akiba Once Led by Kobe's Dad | publisher=[[The Forward]] | work=The Forward | date=February 27, 2004 | access-date=March 24, 2009 | last=Charry | first=Rob}}</ref><ref name=CBS/>

=== La Salle Explorers (1993–1996) ===
In June 1993, he left Akiba and accepted an assistant coach position at his alma mater, [[La Salle Explorers men's basketball|La Salle University]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Bryant Returns to LaSalle as Assistant | publisher=[[Philadelphia Daily News]] | work=Philadelphia Daily News | date=June 24, 1993 }}</ref> On May 7, 1996, Bryant resigned from La Salle after his son [[Kobe Bryant|Kobe]] announced his intentions to enter the NBA out of high school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/08/sports/sports-people-basketball-bryant-quits-la-salle-job.html|title=Bryant Quits La Salle Job|work=The New York Times|agency=Associated Press|date=May 8, 1996|access-date=August 22, 2020}}</ref>

=== SlamBall and ABA coach (2003–2005) ===
Bryant served as coach for the Diablos during the 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/lakers-magic-johnson-devastated-after-death-of-kobe-bryant-s-father/ar-BB1q6EY7|title=Lakers' Magic Johnson 'devastated' after death of Kobe Bryant's father|date=July 16, 2024|access-date=July 17, 2024|website=[[ClutchPoints]]}}</ref> season of [[SlamBall]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/lakers-news-joe-jellybean-bryant-father-of-kobe-passes-away-at-age-69/ar-BB1q5spV|title=Lakers News: Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant, Father of Kobe, Passes Away at Age 69|date=July 16, 2024|access-date=July 17, 2024|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref>

From 2003 to 2005, Bryant also coached two [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|ABA]] teams, the Las Vegas Rattlers and the Boston Frenzy.<ref name=Newsweek>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nba/joe-jellybean-bryant-longtime-nba-vet-father-kobe-bryant-dead-69-1925907|title=Joe 'Jellybean' Bryant, Longtime NBA Vet and Father to Kobe Bryant, Dead at 69|work=Newsweek|first=Alex|last= Kirschenbaum |date=July 16, 2024}}</ref>

=== Los Angeles Sparks (2005–2007, 2011) ===
On August 17, 2005, Bryant, who was an assistant coach for the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] team [[Los Angeles Sparks]],<ref name=LASentinel/> was named the head coach, succeeding previous coach (and former 76ers teammate) [[Henry Bibby]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/news/story?id=2136773|title=Bibby finishes 13–15 in short stint as Sparks coach|work=ESPN|date=August 17, 2005|accessdate=July 17, 2024}}</ref> During the 2006 season, he led the Sparks to a 25–9 record and a Conference Finals berth. In April 2007, Bryant was replaced as Sparks head coach by [[Michael Cooper]], who had previously helmed the team in 1999–2004.<ref name="WNBAWNBAJB1"/>

In 2011, Bryant returned to the Sparks, first as an assistant coach, but later as the head coach for the rest of the 2011 season.<ref name=LASentinel>{{cite web|url=https://lasentinel.net/joe-bryant-elevated-to-head-coach-of-the-sparks.html|title=Joe Bryant elevated to head coach of the Sparks|work=Los Angeles Sentinel|date=July 14, 2011|accessdate=July 17, 2024}}</ref><ref name=CBS>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/joe-bryant-dies-at-69-kobe-bryants-father-starred-at-la-salle-played-eight-nba-seasons-before-coaching/|title= Joe Bryant dies at 69: Kobe Bryant's father starred at La Salle, played eight NBA seasons before coaching |work=CBS Sports|date=July 16, 2024|first=James|last=Herbert}}</ref>

=== International coaching career (2007–2015) ===
Bryant coached the [[Tokyo Apache]] of the Japanese [[bj league]] from 2007 to 2009.<ref name=AS>{{cite web|url=https://as.com/baloncesto/2015/02/17/nba/1424200835_424035.html|title=Joe Bryant, padre de Kobe, se busca la vida en Japón|work=Diario AS|date=February 18, 2015|accessdate=July 17, 2024|language=es|author=Mario García Martín}}</ref>

On July 3, 2009, Bryant signed a contract with Italian club [[Nuova AMG Sebastiani Basket Rieti|Sebastiani Rieti]], whom he had played for.<ref name="Rieti coach">{{cite news | url=http://varesebasket.sport-blog.it/?p=674 | title=Joe Bryant nuovo coach di Rieti | publisher=Sport Blog | date=July 3, 2009 | access-date=July 4, 2009 | last=Maffioli | first=Luca | language=it | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927101912/http://varesebasket.sport-blog.it/?p=674 | archive-date=September 27, 2010 }}</ref> However, the contract fell through, due to the team's move to Naples.<ref name=AS/>

Bryant served as the head coach of Japanese professional basketball team [[Levanga Hokkaido]] during the 2010–2011 [[Japan Basketball League|JBL]] season.<ref name=AS/>

In January 2012, Bryant was hired as coach of the [[Bangkok Cobras]] in the [[ASEAN Basketball League]] (ABL). He coached for the 2012 season.<ref>[http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/bangkok-team-hires-kobes-dad/#.Tx5GdG-m9Bk Bangkok team hires Kobe’s dad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113034904/http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/bangkok-team-hires-kobes-dad/ |date=January 13, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=AS/> Bryant also coached for the [[Chang Thailand Slammers]] in 2013.<ref name=AS/>

Bryant coached [[Rizing Fukuoka]] of the bj League from 2014 to 2015.<ref name=AS/><ref>[http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/07/24/basketball/bj-league/bryant-rizing-fukuoka-coach/#.VlxqxHYrLIV Bryant out as Rizing Fukuoka coach]</ref>

==Career playing statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}

===NBA===
Source<ref name=bbr>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanjo01.html|title=Joe Bryant NBA stats|website=[[Basketball Reference]]|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=19 July 2024}}</ref>

====Regular season====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1975}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1975–76 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 75 || 3 || 16.0 || .422 || || .626 || 3.7 || .8 || .6 || .3 || 7.4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1976}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1976–77 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 61 || 0 || 10.0 || .446 || || .757 || 1.9 || .8 || .6 || .2 || 4.4
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1977}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1977–78 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 81 || 0 || 15.3 || .436 || || .771 || 3.5 || 1.6 || .7 || .3 || 6.1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1978}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1978–79 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 70 || 0 || 15.2 || .429 || || .724 || 3.7 || 1.5 || .7 || .1 || 7.6
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1979}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1979–80 San Diego Clippers season|San Diego]]
| 81 || || 28.7 || .431 || .147 || .742 || '''6.4''' || 1.8 || '''1.3''' || '''.5''' || 9.3
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1980}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1980–81 San Diego Clippers season|San Diego]]
| '''82''' || || '''28.8''' || .479 || .133 || '''.791''' || 5.4 || 2.3 || .9 || .4 || 11.6
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1981}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1981–82 San Diego Clippers season|San Diego]]
| 75 || 49 || 26.5 || '''.486''' || '''.267''' || .785 || 3.7 || '''2.5''' || 1.0 || .4 || '''11.8'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1982}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[1982–83 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
| 81 || '''56''' || 25.4 || .448 || .222 || .703 || 3.4 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .4 || 10.0
|- class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 606 || 108 || 21.2 || .450 || .200 || .743 || 4.0 || 1.7 || .9 || .3 || 8.7
|}

====Playoffs====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Team
! GP
! MPG
! FG%
! FT%
! RPG
! APG
! SPG
! BPG
! PPG
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1976 NBA playoffs|1976]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1975–76 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 3 || '''14.3''' || '''.750''' || .714 || '''4.3''' || .3 || .3 || '''.3''' || '''7.7'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1977 NBA playoffs|1977]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1976–77 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| '''10''' || 7.4 || .387 || .625 || 1.5 || .7 || '''.6''' || .2 || 2.9
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1978 NBA playoffs|1978]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1977–78 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| '''10''' || 12.2 || .447 || '''.727''' || 2.5 || '''.9''' || '''.6''' || .1 || 5.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1979 NBA playoffs|1979]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[1978–79 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
| 7 || 5.0 || .385 || .500 || .1 || .6 || .1 || .0 || 3.0
|- class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 30 || 9.1 || .448 || .679 || 1.8 || .7 || .5 || .1 || 4.1
|}

==Head coaching record==
{{NBA coach statistics legend}}

===WNBA===
{{NBA coach statistics start}}
|- 
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2005 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles]]
| style="text-align:left;"|2005
| 6||4||2||{{winning percentage|4|2}}|| style="text-align:center;"|4th in Western|||2||0||2||{{winning percentage|0|2}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost Conference Semifinals
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2006 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles]]
| style="text-align:left;"|2006
| 34||25||9||{{winning percentage|25|9}}|| style="text-align:center;"|1st in Western|||5||2||3||{{winning percentage|2|3}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost Conference Finals
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[2011 Los Angeles Sparks season|Los Angeles]]
| style="text-align:left;"|2011
| 24||11||13||{{winning percentage|11|13}}|| style="text-align:center;"|5th in Western|||–||–||–||{{Winning percentage|-|-}}
| style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
|-class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|'''Career'''
| 64 || 40 || 24 ||{{winning percentage|40|24}}|| || 7 || 2 || 5 ||{{winning percentage|2|5}}
{{s-end}}
Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/coaches/bryanjo99w.html|title= Joe Bryant WNBA Coaching Record|work=basketball-reference|accessdate=July 17, 2024}}</ref>

===Japan===
{{more citations needed section|date=July 2024}}
{{NBA coach statistics start}}
|- 
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Tokyo Apache]]
| style="text-align:left;"|2005–2006
| 40||20||20||{{Winning percentage|20|20}}|| style="text-align:center;"|3rd|||–||–||–||{{Winning percentage|-|-}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Lost semifinals
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Tokyo Apache]]
| style="text-align:left;"|2006–2007
| 40||12||28||{{Winning percentage|12|28}}|| style="text-align:center;"|8th|||–||–||–||{{Winning percentage|-|-}}
| style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Tokyo Apache]]
| style="text-align:left;"|2008–2009
| 52||33||19||{{Winning percentage|33|19}}|| style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Eastern|||4||3||1||{{Winning percentage|3|1}}
| style="text-align:center;"|Runners-up
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Rera Kamuy Hokkaido]]
| style="text-align:left;"|2010–2011
| 22||6||16||{{Winning percentage|6|16}}|| style="text-align:center;"|Fired|||–||–||–||{{Winning percentage|-|-}}
| style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Rizing Fukuoka]]
| style="text-align:left;"|2014–2015
| 32||9||23||{{Winning percentage|9|23}}|| style="text-align:center;"|9th in Western|||–||–||–||{{Winning percentage|-|-}}
| style="text-align:center;"|–
|-
{{s-end}}
Source:<ref>[https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Joe-Bryant/301 Joe Bryant basketball profile]</ref>

== Personal life and death==
In 1975, Bryant married Pam Cox, sister of former NBA player [[Chubby Cox|John "Chubby" Cox III]].<ref name=chubby>{{cite web|last1=Stevens|first1=Eric|title=Talent Runs in the Family|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/mar/04/sports/sp-wccmen4|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 4, 2005|accessdate=July 16, 2024}}</ref> Their son [[Kobe Bryant|Kobe]], also an NBA player, was subsequently inducted into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Basketball Hall of Fame]]. Kobe died [[2020 Calabasas helicopter crash|in a helicopter crash]] on January 26, 2020, alongside his 13-year-old daughter (Joe's granddaughter) [[Gianna Bryant|Gianna]].<ref name="LATDeath">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-01-26/aircraft-slams-into-hillside-explodes-in-flames-near-calabasas|title=Kobe Bryant is killed in helicopter crash in Calabasas|author1=Winton, Richard|first2=Dan|last2=Woike|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 26, 2020|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref> Bryant also had two daughters, Sharia and Shaya. The family is [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleeson |first=Scott |title=Kobe Bryant, 'man of faith,' attended Mass with his family morning of helicopter crash |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/lakers/2020/02/03/kobe-bryant-attended-mass-family-morning-crash/4646895002/ |access-date=July 16, 2024 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref> Through his wife Pam, he was the uncle of professional basketball player [[John Cox (basketball, born 1981)|John Cox IV]].<ref name=chubby/>

Bryant died on July 15, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philly hoops great Joe Bryant, father of NBA legend Kobe, has died |url=https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/jo-bryant-jellybean-sixers-kobe-died-sixers-lasalle-20240716.html |website=www.inquirer.com |date=2024-07-16 |access-date=2024-07-23 |language=en |first=Mike |last=Sielski}}</ref> at the age of 69.<ref name="People">{{Cite magazine |last1=Jennings |first1=Danielle |last2=Mazziotta |first2=Julie |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Joe Bryant, Father of NBA Icon Kobe Bryant, Dies at 69 After Stroke |url=https://people.com/kobe-bryant-father-joe-bryant-dead-at-69-8678587 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> While no official cause of death was announced,<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2024 |title='Jellybean' Bryant, father of Kobe, dies at age 69 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40574936/joe-jellybean-bryant-father-kobe-bryant-dies-age-69 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'' reported that Bryant had recently suffered a major [[stroke]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sielski |first=Mike |date=July 16, 2024 |title=Philly hoops great Joe Bryant, father of NBA legend Kobe, has died |url=https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/jo-bryant-jellybean-sixers-kobe-died-sixers-lasalle-20240716.html |access-date=July 16, 2024 |work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanjo01.html Joe Bryant at Basketball-Reference.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060428115037/http://www.wnba.com/coachfile/joe_bryant/index.html?nav=page Joe Bryant WNBA Coach Profile]
* [http://195.56.77.208/player/pbd.phtml?ply=BRY-JOE-54&from=1980&team=562&type2=t&name_search=Bryant Joe Bryant statistics in Italian Championship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930040916/http://195.56.77.208/player/pbd.phtml?ply=BRY-JOE-54&from=1980&team=562&type2=t&name_search=Bryant |date=September 30, 2007 }}

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