Matthew Bryan-Amaning

Following graduation, Bryan-Amaning was touted as a late second-round pick in the 2011 NBA draft, but went undrafted and decided to begin his career in Europe.[2] In 2012, he was a member of the New Orleans Hornets squad in the NBA Summer League, where he averaged 2.2 ppg and 2.2 rpg with a 75 FT%.[3] In 2013, Bryan-Amaning was again asked to play in the NBA Summer League, this time with the Chicago Bulls.[4] He averaged 3.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg and 1.6 bpg, including a 5-block outing against the Portland Trail Blazers.[5] In July 2014, he joined the Portland Trail Blazers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[6]

Bryan-Amaning began his professional career with Hacettepe Üniversitesi of the Turkish Basketball League after signing a one-year contract with the club in July 2011.[7] He signed with the Serbian team Radnički Kragujevac for the 2012–13 season,[8] where he averaged 8.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in the Adriatic League.[9] In October 2013 he signed a short-term deal with his hometown club London Lions of the British Basketball League, after a deal with Korean side Anyang KGC fell through.[10] On 29 October 2013 he signed with Olympique Antibes.[11] He left them in April 2014, and moved to SO Maritime Boulogne of the LNB Pro B for the rest of the season.[12] In September 2014 he signed a one-year deal with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of Germany.[13][14] On 28 October 2014 he left Ludwigsburg after playing five games in Bundesliga and averaging 7.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.[15] Three days later, he signed with Soles de Mexicali of the Mexican LNBP.[16] On 20 May 2015 he signed with Soles de Santo Domingo of Dominican Republic for the 2015 LNB season.[17] On 2 September 2015, he returned to Soles de Mexicali.[18] In April 2016, he signed with San Lorenzo de Almagro of the Argentine Liga Nacional de Básquet.[19] He helped them to win the league title.[20] In August 2016, Amaning signed with Japanese club Rizing Fukuoka for the 2016–17 season.[21][22] In August 2017, he signed with Boca Juniors of Argentina for the 2017–18 season.[23] However, he never appeared in an official game for Boca Juniors. On January 17, 2018, he signed with Defensor Sporting Club of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.[24]

In March 2020, Bryan-Amaning signed with Zamalek in Egypt to play in the 2020 BAL season.[25] The season was however delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing him to leave without playing a game. On September 13, 2020, he rejoined the London Lions.[26] However, Bryan-Amaning parted ways with the team on October 13.[27] On November 13, 2020 Bryan-Amaning signed a short-term deal with the Worcester Wolves of the British Basketball League (BBL), following his departure from the London Lions in pre-season.[28]