Bronson Beri (born 26 June 1989) is a New Zealand former basketball player.
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Born | 26 June 1989 |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Listed height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) |
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High school |
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Playing career | 2007–2021 |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
2007–2012; 2014–2019; 2021 | Nelson Giants |
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Beri first attended Roncalli College in Timaru before moving to Nelson to attend Nelson College.[1][2]
Beri made his debut for the Nelson Giants in the National Basketball League (NBL) in 2007 as a 17-year-old.[3] He was a member of the Giants' championship-winning team that year.[4]
In 2012, after six seasons waiting for his time, Beri was having a career-best game with the Giants on April 14 against the Manawatu Jets in Palmerston North.[5] He had four 3-pointers in 18 minutes[6] when late in the third quarter, he jumped to block a shot and his left leg folded under him when he landed. He subsequently damaged his anterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament and patellar tendon,[5] and was sidelined for over a year.[7] He returned to the Giants in 2014.[8] In 2019, he was one of the most experienced campaigners in the squad.[9] After missing the 2020 NBL Showdown in Auckland due to work commitments,[10] Beri returned to the Giants in 2021.[7] He suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in June 2021.[11]
Beri is a professional barber. As of 2021, he worked at Chop City Barbers in Nelson.[4][7]
In 2009, Beri was on a scholarship programme with Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, where he studied for a diploma in applied fitness.[12]
Roncalli have been the hardest hit in recent years losing Gareth Dawson to Waitaki, Bronson Beri and Tony Paine to Nelson College, while King and Hood are now at Otago.
He played national under-18 basketball with point-guard Josh Bloxham, while forward Bronson Beri was a team-mate at Timaru's Roncalli College five years ago.
Giants on the scholarship programme this year are Ricky Brooks, Nico Ritschny and Bronson Beri, who are studying for a diploma in applied fitness...