| Tarise Bryson | |
| Position: | Guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 175 |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Decatur, Illinois |
| Nationality: | American |
| Highschool: | Stephen Decatur (Decatur, Illinois) |
| College: | Illinois State (1998–2002) |
| Draft Year: | 2002 |
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Tarise Bryson (born June 19, 1978) is an American basketball player, best known for his All-American college career at Illinois State University.
Bryson, a 6'1" guard from Decatur, Illinois, came to Illinois State in 1997 but was declared academically ineligible for what would have been his freshman season.[1] Returning to the court in the 1998–99 season, Bryson led the Redbirds in scoring at 15.5 points per game. As a sophomore and junior, Bryson also led the team in scoring and was named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American as a junior in 2000–01. That season he averaged 22.8 points per game, the fourth highest scoring average in the nation.[2]
In the first game of his senior year, Bryson broke his wrist and was out for the year. After an NCAA eligibility investigation, he was denied a waiver for a sixth year.[1]
Undrafted by the NBA, Bryson played professionally in Venezuela, in the United States Basketball League and briefly for the Harlem Globetrotters.[1]