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Olimpia Milano has reached an agreement for the 2025\/26 season with Bryant Dunston, a 2.06m center born in New York on May 28, 1986, coming from Zalgiris Kaunas.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRYANT DUNSTON<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m super excited to join Olimpia Milano. For me this is a great new chapter and can\u2019t wait to meet all the guys, the fans and start the new season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HIS CAREER<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Born and raised in the borough of Queens, in New York, Dunston attended St. John’s Preparatory School and then Fordham University from 2004 to 2008. By the end of his college career, he was the all-team Fordham leading shot blocker, the second-best scorer, and third-best rebounder. As a professional, he played in Korea, in Greece, at Aris Thessaloniki, in Israel, at Bnei Herzliya and at Hapoel Holon, before moving to Varese for the 2012\/13 season. In 2013, he transferred to Olympiacos Piraeus, making his EuroLeague debut (he averaged 10.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and led the league in blocks per game). In 2014, he was named the EuroLeague Best Defensive Player. In the 2014\/15 season, he was again named EuroLeague Best Defensive Player and helped Olympiacos win the Greek championship. At the end of the season, he moved to Anadolu Efes Istanbul, where he remained until 2023. Over eight seasons, he won the EuroLeague in 2021 and 2022, made the Final Four three times, won the Turkish title three times (2019, 2021, 2023), the Turkish Cup in 2018 and 2022, and the President’s Cup three times. In 2017 and 2018, he again was the EuroLeague’s best shot blocker, and in 2017, he was also named to the All-EuroLeague Second Team. In 2023, he played for Virtus Bologna, winning the Super Cup. In the 2024\/25 season, he played for Zalgiris Kaunas, winning the Lithuanian title and the National Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTES<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Dunston was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference First-Team in his senior year at Fordham. While in Varese, he won the Italian league rebounding title in 2013. Early in his career, he won the Korean championship, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Varese defending Bouroussis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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With Olympiacos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In 2017 while at Efes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The 2022 EuroLeague triumph<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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While at Virtus Bologna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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During the last season in Kaunas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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