Bryce Dejean-Jones
Basketball Player
Basketball guard who briefly played in the NBA for the New Orleans Pelicans after spending his collegiate career at USC, UNLV and Iowa State. He was fatally shot at the age of 23.
He began his high school career at View Park Prep, where he played for the City Section Small Schools Championship during his sophomore year.
He won the John R. Wooden High School Player of the Year award at Taft High School. He was named Mountain West Preseason Co-Newcomer of the Year prior to his junior season at UNLV.
He was raised with two sisters and four brothers.
He was teammates at UNLV with Anthony Bennett, who would go on to become the first overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft.