Stony Brook Athletics Hall of Famer, Charlie Bryant, Passes Away
Bryant Was a Two-Time MVP of the Stony Brook Basketball Team
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University's Department of Athletics is mourning the loss of former men's basketball standout Ronald "Charlie" Bryant ('87). He died last week at his home in Maryland after suffering a heart attack. Bryant is survived by his wife, Adrienne; daughter, Deirdre Deniece; and son, Brandon Charles. He was 43.
Bryant had a standout basketball career at Stony Brook in the late `80s. As a senior during the 1986-87 season he led the team in scoring, assists and steals from his point guard position, averaging 21.9 points per game, the fourth-highest single-season scoring average in Stony Brook history. His 591 points scored during the season is third in the SBU record book for a single-season and included six games reaching the 30-point mark, including a pair of 35-point efforts in back-to-back games. During his two seasons at Stony Brook he scored 791 points, helping the team to a 20-8 record in 1985-86 and a 21-6 record in 1986-87 that included an appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. Stony Brook's MVP after both the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons, he was inducted into the Rita & Kurt Eppenstein Athletics Hall of Fame at Stony Brook on October 14, 2000.
"It is a sad day whenever we lose one of our own," said Director of Athletics Jim Fiore. "The sudden passing of Charlie Bryant is especially sad at this time of the year. He was a great representative of Stony Brook while a student and an athlete and we are honored to have him enshrined in our Hall of Fame. Our thoughts are with his wife and children at this difficult time."
A native of Roosevelt, N.Y., Bryant moved to Maryland three years ago where he was an executive vice-president of Builders Bank in Bethesda. He was an executive for a number of banks, including Chase Bank and Roslyn Savings bank, before becoming the executive vice president of Builders Bank in Freeport, N.Y. Bryant has been mentioned in financial publications for his role in funding leadership for multimillion-dollar building projects in the New York City area.
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University's Department of Athletics is mourning the loss of former men's basketball standout Ronald "Charlie" Bryant ('87). He died last week at his home in Maryland after suffering a heart attack. Bryant is survived by his wife, Adrienne; daughter, Deirdre Deniece; and son, Brandon Charles. He was 43.
Bryant had a standout basketball career at Stony Brook in the late `80s. As a senior during the 1986-87 season he led the team in scoring, assists and steals from his point guard position, averaging 21.9 points per game, the fourth-highest single-season scoring average in Stony Brook history. His 591 points scored during the season is third in the SBU record book for a single-season and included six games reaching the 30-point mark, including a pair of 35-point efforts in back-to-back games. During his two seasons at Stony Brook he scored 791 points, helping the team to a 20-8 record in 1985-86 and a 21-6 record in 1986-87 that included an appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. Stony Brook's MVP after both the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons, he was inducted into the Rita & Kurt Eppenstein Athletics Hall of Fame at Stony Brook on October 14, 2000.
"It is a sad day whenever we lose one of our own," said Director of Athletics Jim Fiore. "The sudden passing of Charlie Bryant is especially sad at this time of the year. He was a great representative of Stony Brook while a student and an athlete and we are honored to have him enshrined in our Hall of Fame. Our thoughts are with his wife and children at this difficult time."
A native of Roosevelt, N.Y., Bryant moved to Maryland three years ago where he was an executive vice-president of Builders Bank in Bethesda. He was an executive for a number of banks, including Chase Bank and Roslyn Savings bank, before becoming the executive vice president of Builders Bank in Freeport, N.Y. Bryant has been mentioned in financial publications for his role in funding leadership for multimillion-dollar building projects in the New York City area.
