Houston Christian University Athletics

2021-22 (Sophomore): Long appeared in all 29 games and started the final 23 contests of the year…played the second-most minutes on the team, averaging 29.1 minutes per game on the floor…averaged 10.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game with 70 assists…shot 37.8 percent (59-of-156) from three-point range, 42.7 percent (97-of-227) from the floor and 83.3 percent (50-of-60) from the free throw line…his 83.3 percent shooting from the foul line is 12^th-best in a single season in program history…in Southland Conference play, averaged 11.9 ppg and shot 42.3 percent (33-of-78) from behind the arc…scored a career-high 26 points at Southeastern (2/12), making a career-best seven three-pointers on 11 attempts…also set a new career-best with six steals in that game at Southeastern…dished out a career-high six assists versus Northwestern State (2/3)…scored in double-figures on 17 occasions…totaled 11 blocks on the season, ranking third on the team…led the team in scoring twice.

2020-21 (Freshman): Long started 12 games as a freshman while appearing in 23 and averaging 18 minutes per game…averaged 5.7 points for the season, shooting 36.8 percent (43-of-117) from the floor, 36.8 percent (28-of-76) from three and 85.6 percent (18-of-21) from the free throw line…averaged 7.1 ppg in Southland Conference play…scored a season-high 16 points against McNeese (1/23), knocking down 6-of-12 from the field and 4-of-8 from three…recorded a career-best six rebounds at Nicholls (2/24)...scored in double-figures five times…posted season-highs of five assists vs. McNeese (1/23) and five steals at McNeese (2/27)…led the team in scoring once, with 14 points at Northwestern State (2/22)…named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

High School: A three-year letterwinner and starter for coach Jay Caserio at Gilbert High School in Gilbert, Ariz….averaged 17 points, six rebounds and four assists as a senior for a team that reached the state quarterfinals…helped lead his team to a state championship and a 29-1 record as a junior, averaging 11.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and three assists…earned All-San Tan region honors…was an honor roll student throughout his high school career…played club basketball for Powerhouse Hoops and coach John Ortega.

Personal: Full name is Brycen Tanner Long…born Nov. 16, 2001 in Temple, Texas…son of Robb and Cori Long…has one sister, Kayden, and one brother, Zane…majoring in business.