Brison Gresham
At UMass
2016-17 Freshman year
Committed to UMass along with
DeJon Jarreau, a longtime friend and teammate from Elfrid Payton Elite and McDonough 35
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Made 13 starts at forward or center among his 28 games played
Averaged 3.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per appearance
Shot 62.3 percent (43-69)
Also dished out nine assists and had four steals
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)
Earned eight rebounds, 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 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 and a block against La Salle (2/26)
Set a personal best with 12 points and ripped down eight rebounds 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 |
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Post-UMass
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
Personal
Full name is Brison Jeremiah Gresham
Born in New Orleans
Son of Veronica and Edward Gresham
Has four brothers, Josh, Jacolby, Ronnell and Donnell, and a sister, Donasha
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