[1] Bryan-Amaning played four seasons for the University of Washington Huskies, after joining in 2007 along with teammate Isaiah Thomas.

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.

[3] 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%.

[7] 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.

[8] He signed with the Serbian team Radnički Kragujevac for the 2012–13 season,[9] where he averaged 8.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in the Adriatic League.

[28] On 13 November 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.

[29] In February 2023, Bryan-Amaning joined AS Douanes from Senegal for the 2023 BAL season where he was eligible to play as an African import because of his Ghanaian heritage.

He was the power forward of the team Bryan-Amaning began his international career at Under-16 level with England in 2004, moving up to Under-18 level and then into the Under-20 ranks with Great Britain in 2008, where he was ranked fourth among all players in the European Championships in blocked shots with 1.6 per game, as well as 12th in scoring, including a 41-point haul against the Czech Republic.

His best performance for GB came at the 2011 London Invitational where he averaged 1.7ppg and 2.7rpg against strong international competition including Croatia, China and France.