Bronson Beri
{{Short description|New Zealand basketball player (b. 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Bronson Beri
| image =
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| position = Forward
| height_cm = 204
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|6|26}}
| birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand
| highschool =
- Roncalli College
(Timaru, New Zealand) - Nelson College
(Nelson, New Zealand)
| career_start = 2007
| career_end = 2021
| years1 = 2007–2012;
2014–2019;
2021
| team1 = Nelson Giants
| highlights =
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Bronson Beri (born 26 June 1989) is a New Zealand former basketball player.
Early life
Beri was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.{{cite web |title=Bronson Beri |url=http://giants.co.nz/theteam/bronsonberi.aspx |website=giants.co.nz |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807150326/http://giants.co.nz/theteam/bronsonberi.aspx |archive-date=7 August 2007}} He first attended Roncalli College in Timaru before moving to Nelson to attend Nelson College.{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/sport/477388/Scholarship-start-of-dream|title=Scholarship start of dream|work=Stuff.co.nz|publisher=Timaru Herald|date=31 January 2009|access-date=1 January 2015|quote=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.}}{{cite web|last=McNae|first=Pete|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/5785650/Great-white-Shark-joining-the-Giants|title=Great white Shark joining the Giants|work=Stuff.co.nz|publisher=Nelson Mail|date=14 October 2011|access-date=20 December 2023|quote=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.}}
NBL career
Beri made his debut for the Nelson Giants in the National Basketball League (NBL) in 2007 as a 17-year-old.{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/giants-among-boys/|title=Giants Among Boys|work=Basketball New Zealand|date=3 June 2007|access-date=1 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018041035/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/giants-among-boys/|archive-date=18 October 2008}} He was a member of the Giants' championship-winning team that year.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/nelsongiants/videos/1783206495341863/|title=Bronson Beri Player Profile|work=facebook.com/nelsongiants|date=10 June 2017|access-date=20 December 2023}}
In 2012, after six seasons waiting for his time, Beri was having a career-best game with the Giants on 14 April against the Manawatu Jets in Palmerston North.{{cite web|last=McNae|first=Pete|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/6750132/Cruel-twist-puts-Beri-on-ice-for-the-season|title=Cruel twist puts Beri on ice for the season|work=Stuff.co.nz|publisher=Nelson Mail|date=17 April 2012|access-date=1 January 2015}} He had four 3-pointers in 18 minutes{{cite web|url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=206393271&client=0-8336-199736-532988-26514580|title=Player statistics for Bronson Beri|work=NZNBL|access-date=20 December 2023}} 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, and was sidelined for over a year.{{cite web|last=Dine|first=Jonty|url=https://nelsonapp.co.nz/sport/untitled-14|title=Bronson balances barbering and balling|work=NelsonApp.co.nz|date=17 February 2021|access-date=20 December 2023}} He returned to the Giants in 2014.{{cite web|last=McNae|first=Pete|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/9895328/A-new-cauldron-for-the-Giants|title=A new cauldron for the Giants|work=Stuff.co.nz|publisher=Nelson Mail|date=3 April 2014|access-date=1 January 2015}} In 2019, he was one of the most experienced campaigners in the squad.{{cite web|last=Dine|first=Jonty|url=http://nelsonweekly.co.nz/2019/03/locals-back-on-board-for-giants/|title=Locals back on board for Giants|work=NelsonWeekly.co.nz|date=15 March 2019|access-date=13 April 2019}} After missing the 2020 NBL Showdown in Auckland due to work commitments,{{cite web|last=O'Connell|first=Tim|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/123042716/suns-out-to-win-in-tasmans-3-on-3-title-tilt|title=Suns out to win in Tasman's 3 on 3 title tilt|work=Stuff.co.nz|date=11 October 2020|access-date=15 October 2020}} Beri returned to the Giants in 2021. He suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in June 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/nelsongiants/videos/215582213631622/|title=Injury Update|work=facebook.com/nelsongiants|date=30 June 2021|access-date=20 December 2023}}
Personal life
Beri is a professional barber. As of 2021, he worked at Chop City Barbers in Nelson.
In 2009, Beri was on a scholarship programme with Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, where he studied for a diploma in applied fitness.{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/298921/Giants-given-incentive-to-study|title=Giants given incentive to study|work=Stuff.co.nz|publisher=Nelson Mail|date=31 January 2009|access-date=20 December 2023|quote=Giants on the scholarship programme this year are Ricky Brooks, Nico Ritschny and Bronson Beri, who are studying for a diploma in applied fitness...}}
References
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External links
- [https://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=206393271&client=11-8336-199736-532987-26514479 NBL stats]
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Category:Forwards (basketball)
Category:Nelson Giants players
Category:New Zealand men's basketball players
Category:People educated at Nelson College
Category:People educated at Roncalli College