Brison Gresham

Brison Gresham

Player
Seasons: 2016-17
Number: 55
Position: F/C
Height: 6' 9“
Weight: 220
Hometown: New Orleans LA
High School: McDonogh 35
Prep School: none
Transfer From: none
Transfer To: Houston (after a stop at JuCo Howard College)
Birthday: January 24¹⁾

At UMass

2016-17 Freshman year

Roster photo 2016-17

Committed to UMass along with DeJon Jarreau, a longtime friend and teammate from Elfrid Payton Elite and McDonogh 35²⁾
Appeared in 28 of the 33 games on the season, and got the start in 13
Averaged 12.0 minutes per game, competing with Rashaan Holloway, Malik Hines, and Chris Baldwin for time down low
Averaged 3.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per appearance
Shot 62.3 percent (43-69) from the field
Somewhat foul-prone, at 6.9 per 40 minutes³⁾
First collegiate game played came against Wagner (11/30) when he saw three minutes off the bench
Scored his first points on a dunk, grabbed three rebounds and had a steal against UCF (12/3)
Shot 2-of-3 and blocked two shots against Pacific (12/8)
Led the team with eight rebounds, and added six points and three blocks against Kennesaw State (12/17)
Totaled four points and as many rebounds in the win over Dayton (1/11)
Shot 3-of-4 for six points and ripped down four rebounds at Rhode Island (1/15)
Provided nine points (4-5 FG, 1-1 FT), four rebounds and two blocks vs. Fordham (1/21)
Had a near-double-double of nine points, nine rebounds (team lead) and four blocks at Saint Louis (1/25)
Tallied five points, four rebounds and two blocks against George Mason (1/28)
Posted six points, six rebounds (team lead) and a block in the win against La Salle (2/26)
Set a personal best with 12 points and ripped down eight rebounds (team lead) to go along with two blocks, a steal and one assist against Richmond (3/1)
Capped the year with five points and five rebounds against St. Bonaventure (3/9) in the Atlantic 10 Championship Second Round

Statistics

					Total			3-Pointers						Rebounds
Season	GP	GS	Min	Avg	FG	FGA	%	FG	FGA	%	FT	FTA	%	Off	Def	Tot	Avg	PF	FO	A	TO	Blk	St	Pts	Avg
2016-17 UM	28	13	337	12.0	43	69	.623	0	0	–	7	26	.269	31	58	89	3.2	58	1	9	15	28	4	93	3.3

Full college career stats at Sports-Reference.com
Career highs from RealGM.com

Post-UMass

Announced intention to transfer out of UMass, after Derek Kellogg was fired in March 2017.
Attended Howard College in 2017-18 to keep up academic eligibility, but did not play basketball.
Joined the University of Houston for the 2018-19 season, with three years of eligibility remaining.
Helped the Cougars in their Final Four run in 2021, with 3.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.⁴⁾
Played a fifth season with Texas Southern in 2021-22.⁵⁾ Joins former UMass assistant coach Shyrone Chatman in the Tigers program.
Played with the UMass alum TBT team in 2023.

Pre-UMass

A 3-star recruit according to the three major grading services: ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals
No. 5 in Louisiana, No. 31 at power forward and No. 130 nationally (247Sports)
No. 7 in Louisiana, No. 29 at power forward and No. 54 in the Southeast Region (ESPN)
Played AAU for Elfird Payton Elite
Chose UMass over Alabama, Baylor, Boston College, Cincinnati, Creighton, Florida, Houston, Louisiana Tech, LSU, Memphis, Miami (Fla.), Mississippi State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Tulane, Tulsa, USC and Washington, among others