College career

7 feet tall and weighing between 275 and 300 pounds, Reeves was an imposing physical presence on the court and was primed to become a dominant center in the NBA. After a strong collegiate career with Oklahoma State University, where he averaged 21.5 points per game as a senior and led OSU to the 1995 Final Four, Reeves became the Grizzlies' first-ever draft choice, selected sixth overall in the 1995 NBA Draft.

Professional career

Reeves played six seasons with the Grizzlies. After averaging 13.3 points per game in a solid rookie season, he averaged 16.2 points per game in 1997 and was subsequently awarded with a six-year, $61.8 million contract extension. The next season, 1997-98, was his best, when he averaged 16.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.08 blocked shots per game. During that season he scored a career-high 41 points against the Boston Celtics.

After 1998, weight-control problems and injuries began to take a toll on Reeves, and his numbers fell off dramatically. He was still starting at center for the Grizzlies, but his minutes per game dropped, and his field goal percentage dropped significantly. Eventually, after the Grizzlies moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in 2001, Reeves started the season on the injured list due to chronic back pain and was never able to play another game (the only games he played with the team in Memphis were two preseason games). During preseason play in the fall of 2001, Reeves had experienced back pain and had to be taken off the court on two connected stretchers carried by eight of his teammates. He retired from the league midway through the 2001-2002 season. In an episode of Open Court in 2014, Shaquille O'Neal named Bryant Reeves the toughest player to guard.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1995-96	Vancouver	77	63	31.9	.457	.000	.732	7.4	1.4	0.6	0.7	13.3
1996-97	Vancouver	75	75	37.0	.486	.091	.704	8.1	2.1	0.4	0.9	16.2
1997-98	Vancouver	74	74	34.1	.523	.000	.706	7.9	2.1	0.5	1.1	16.3
1998-99	Vancouver	25	14	28.1	.406	.000	.578	5.5	1.5	0.5	0.3	10.8
1999-00	Vancouver	69	67	25.7	.448	.000	.648	5.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	8.9
2000-01	Vancouver	75	48	24.4	.460	.250	.796	6.0	1.1	0.6	0.7	8.3
Career		395	341	30.6	.475	.074	.703	6.9	1.6	0.5	0.8	12.5

Personal

Reeves owns a large cattle ranch outside Gans, where he lives with his wife and four children.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]