Jason Sasser
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Born | Denton, Texas | January 3, 1974||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||
High school | Justin F. Kimball (Dallas, Texas) | ||||||||||||||||
College | Texas Tech (1992–1996) | ||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1996 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41st overall | ||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1996–2009 | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 35, 33 | ||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||
1996-1997 | Sioux Falls Skyforce | ||||||||||||||||
1998 | San Antonio Spurs | ||||||||||||||||
1998 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Sioux Falls Skyforce | ||||||||||||||||
1998 | Caja San Fernando | ||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Sioux Falls Skyforce | ||||||||||||||||
2000 | Vancouver Grizzlies | ||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | New Mexico Slam | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Kansas City Knights | ||||||||||||||||
2001 | Pop Cola Panthers | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Casademont Girona | ||||||||||||||||
2002 | Gary Steelheads | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | TSK/GHP Bamberg | ||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Overense Aerosoles Ovar | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Yakama Sun Kings | ||||||||||||||||
2008 | Al-Arabi SC (basketball) | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | |||||||||||||||||
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Jason Jermane Sasser (born January 3, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6'7" (201 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) small forward who graduated Justin F. Kimball High School in Dallas, Texas, and played collegiately for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He played in the NBA from 1997 to 1999.
He played for the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[1]
Sasser was selected with the 12th pick of the second round in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings. He played for three different teams in parts of two NBA seasons, and played in the CBA for the Gary Steelheads and Yakama Sun Kings and overseas in Spain, Germany, Portugal, Kuwait, the Philippines, and South Korea.[2][3]
His younger brother, Jeryl, also played in the NBA.[4]
References[]
External links[]
- NBA.com player profile: Jason Sasser
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- 1974 births
- Living people
- 1998 FIBA World Championship players
- African-American basketball players
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American expatriate basketball people in Kuwait
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Texas
- Brose Bamberg players
- CBA All-Star Game players
- CB Girona players
- Dallas Mavericks players
- Liga ACB players
- New Mexico Slam players
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- Pop Cola Panthers players
- Sacramento Kings draft picks
- San Antonio Spurs players
- Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Denton, Texas
- Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball players
- United States men's national basketball team players
- Vancouver Grizzlies players
- Yakama Sun Kings players
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American people