Basketball

Stephen Decatur High School

Class of 1997

Inducted 8/25/2017

Decatur Public Schools all-time leading scorer with 1,921 points, Bryson committed to Illinois State as a junior, then as a senior in 1997 led Stephen Decatur to 27 straight wins before the Runnin' Reds fell to Springfield in overtime of the sectional finals. Bryson was named H&R Macon County Player of the Year, averaging 27.6 points. Bryson was one of the best to ever play at Illinois State — his 19.1 points scoring average is third all-time, and he's No. 1 in free throws made and minutes played. In 2001, Bryson was the Missouri Valley Conference MVP and AP All-American honorable mention.