For some some things never change. In terms of winning, you can never get enough, but only few can win very much. For example athletes like Spain’s Antoni Bou won 34 consecutive FIM Trial World Championship (17 outdoor and 17 indoor) between 2007 and 2023 or Pakistan’s Jahangir Khan’s 555 consecutive wins in squash from 1981 to 1986, or Dutch wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer winning 470 matches in a row. But for some, it´s not just the wins, but the colors. My favorite color is blue, but I do love the color green and white very much, because it´s the color of my home town team Boston Celtics. There are also other guys who know the color of green and white very well, and kept the tradition alive this season with the EPG Baskets Koblenz. Bryce Workman (201-F-2000, college: Jacksonville) begin his professional career in Germany with Pro A team EPG Guardians Baskets but unfortunately wore their green and white only through pre season and 1 pro game before leaving the club to head back to USA on account of personal reasons. In terms of colors nothing changed. “ I saw that the EPG Baskets wear green & white. My elementary school was green, my high school team was green & white, college team was green & white so I just felt like it was meant to be”, stressed Bryce Workman.

Bryce Workman who lists Kevion Nolan, JD Notae, and Tyrese Davis as his best teammates of all-time was born in Tampa, Florida and attended Sickless high school averaging 19,8ppg and 13,3rpg in his senior year and he also played AAU basketball with E1T1. He is the son of ex NBA player Haywoode Workmann who enjoyed a stellar 10 year basketball career and played 359 games for teams like Atlanta, Washington, Indiana, Milwaukee and Toronto. He also played overseas in Italy and Israel and is currently a professional referee. There is nothing better than having a family member involved with basketball the way his dad was. That made the introduction to the game a lot easier. “Growing up I always was around basketball. I started playing at the YMCA at a young age which then led to me starting to play AAU ball in the 3rd grade. I would always watch my dad ref pro-am games going to different events with him while he worked. I don’t really have none from when he played. I actually went to All star weekend back in the 6th grade and got a ball for a bunch of players & ex-players to sign. I met people like Blake Griffin, Dikembe Mutombo, Dominique Wilkins, & Gary Payton”, remembered Bryce Workman. When you see a lot of those father and son combo´s often they are at the same position for example with Patrick Ewing and his son, but with Bryce and Haywoode, there was a considerable height difference as his dad was the classic 183cm guard and he the undersized big at 201cm. Even playing different positions, did some of dad´s skills rub off on his son? “Well growing up I feel like we never really would get in the gym. When I got to playing, I feel like maybe some of his skills rubbed off on me. Obviously around the age of 5 maybe the skills weren’t there but by the time I got to the 6th grade I just tapped into another mode because at that point I was like 6 foot and was so much bigger than everyone which was an advantage”, said Bryce Workman.

The Florida native who lists LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, and Kevin Durant on his personal NBA Mount Rushmore played at Jacksonville University (NCAA) form 2018-2024 playing a total of 131 NCAA games. In his first 2 seasons he averaged only 12 minutes averaging 2,5ppg and 2,1rpg while in his second season he averaged 5,6ppg and 4,5rpg. His game really took off in his last three years as his minutes rose as he averaged 26 minutes per game and averaged 10.4ppg, 6.4rpg, 1.3apg, FGP: 54.8%, 3PT: 50.0%, FT: 65.9% and 9.8ppg, 5.6rpg, FGP: 54.0%, FT: 68.8% in his fourth season and 13.0ppg, 8.5rpg, 1.3apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 52.1%, 3PT: 36.4%, FT: 71.6% in his senior year. “When I first got to JU, I still had some weight on me from high school, so I was still kind of trying to get in better shape. As each year came, I feel like I proved myself to the coaches that I could play and would show it in practice, the only thing was I had a bunch of upper-class man ahead of me, so I had to wait till my sophomore year to really play. When COVID hit in 2019, that’s when my game really elevated & my body was in a different form to perform good. As each year went on after that it got better, my scoring went up rebounds went up & I really made a name for myself in the conference. When we played teams sometimes, I would get scouted so much that teams would start to double team me. At that point I knew I had become a force”, stressed Bryce Workman. In his last 3 seasons he played 72 games and scored in double figures in 41 games. His career high was an explosive 33 points in a 86-82 win over Stetson, but that wasn´t his most memorable game. His most memorable games were his last 3 in his career against KSU, EKU and Stetson where he had 19 points in a loss. “I wouldn’t say my “most memorable game”, I would say the run & numbers I put up during the stretch of playing after I had broke my hand & tore my ACL was the most memorable because most people who have such a tragic injury don’t play the same after. I felt like I played better than I did before the injury somewhat. After the injury I had to find ways to score because I couldn’t move like my old self. Being able to get to the conference tournament after being in 10th place in the conference after conference play & scoring a double double in all 3 games, knocking off the top teams in the conference was something that I had to do in order for us to keep progressing to the championship. That was the most memorable moment because nobody expected us to get that far”, remembered Bryce Workman. He also wouldn´t be the player he is today without the diligent leadership and guidance of coaches Tony Jasick and Jordan Mincy. “When I first got to JU coach Jasick was a good coach but playing under Jasick taught me to be more patient & taught me structure. Mincy was probably one of the best coaches I had ever. He really taught me to trust the process in whatever you do, he taught me that in life you have to go get it because nothing will ever be given to you”, warned Bryce Workman.

The undersized big man who remembers splitting 1-1 battles in practice with teammate Osayi Osifo began his professional career in Germany. He is a modest young man off the bat, because he already knew things about Germany that many American ballers wouldn´t have necessarily known without having done research. “I really don’t know much about Germany to begin with. I know you guys have something called Oktoberfest & the different kinds of food that is popular over there like Schnitzel, Brezel & Käsespätzle. I don’t know much about basketball except that the culture is amazing & people love sports & basketball there”, commented Bryce Workman. He also didn´t sign to keep only his green and white colors streak going, but for many other reasons. “ It was just the idea of getting to play in another country for the first time right out of college really. Especially playing somewhere like Germany, that’s one of the best places to play overseas I heard. When I looked at the teams instagram I liked how much the team posted about them, what they were posting. I see the team works with kids on their basketball skills and stuff & like to give back to the youth too. It seems like they are about their business, but they know how to give back to the community”, expressed Bryce Workman. Having that first impression is always vital in building up a harmonious relationship as a season is long and hard and you need to be on good terms with the coach. He saw eye to eye with head coach Marco Van Den Berg right off the bat. “I thought coach Marco was a nice person. The conversation we had went really well. Everything we had talked about was something that I was looking to be a part of, & I’m looking forward to the challenge. When he talked to my mom and asked her questions about me & how I am as a person, I feel like the things he heard sometimes don’t come around as often as a young man from the U.S”, stated Bryce Workman.

So what kind of a player could German basketball fans have witnessed had he remained with the EPG Guardians with Bryce Workman who believes the classic Coming To America movie with Eddie Murphy should have been left alone? He is a forward that can do so many things on the court and would compare his game to New York Knick Julius Randle. “I can post up against players my size, taller, & smaller. As big as I am I feel like I’m a lot faster and more agile than guys my size & I feel like I got some of that from dad being a point guard. I can space the floor and be someone who knocks down the outside 3 ball. I can bring the ball up the court. I know how to play the game and actually do other things than score the ball, almost like I fill every aspect of the stat sheet”, warned Bryce Workman. It isn´t just scoring and rebounding the ball that gives him high praise, but also other things. “I feel like I just got a good IQ in certain situations. I know how to do other things that help the team like bringing energy on & off the bench, always trying to make my teammates better during practice and things like that so that when games come it will flow better. Whenever I play people say I have a good energy to me & that’s something every team needs”, warned Bryce Workman. Often bigs come to Europe without having much of a three game. For example Avery Sullivan who won the pro B title with the Dragons Rhondorf last season took a total of 6 three´s at Lamar (NCAA) in 4 seasons and then raised his total from 14 as a rookie to 63 last season. Workman took only 37 three´s at Jacksonville, but 22 in his last season and is also look to add more of his three to his game overseas. “As each year went on, I felt like I grew that trust from my coaches & worked on my game enough to the point where when those type shots came around, I would take them with more confidence. As I got to shooting more it was really just a confidence thing”, said Bryce Workman. He is also a passionate defender and is a guy that will be able to display his immense versatility. “At JU, some games we would have to switch 1-5 or sometimes we would switch 1-4 & I’d be stuck on a guard sometimes & I would look at it like a challenge. I feel like I can guard 1-5 & be disruptive to a team’s offense if need be. I take pride in defense like my dad did because I feel like if you can’t score on me, you’re not better than me”, stressed Bryce Workman. He will continue to be a gym rap and grind in the lab so his game will continue to grow. “At this point I feel like being able to dribble better, have a consistent shot & being able to have good endurance because professional ball is way faster than college ball where you always setting plays, waiting for the coach to call something whereas at the professional level you kind of have a couple of set plays but you really out there just hooping like at open gym, just more organized”, said Bryce Workman. He comes over as a very good guy and for once his GOAT isn´t Michael, Lebron or Kobe. “My mom is my goat because she was like my dad and mom at one point in my life. She’s like my best friend to where we can talk about anything especially now that I’m older. She always made sure me & my brother had everything we needed. She always stopped what she was doing to take me on my away trips when I was younger. She just did everything so that I could grow up a well-mannered & to have morals and live life the right way”, added Bryce Workman. He is the real deal on and off the court and should be a massive enrichment for whatever team he suits up next with.