Jeryl Sasser
Personal information | |
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Born | Dallas, Texas | February 13, 1979
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Kimball (Dallas, Texas) |
College | SMU (1997–2001) |
NBA draft | 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall |
Selected by the Orlando Magic | |
Playing career | 2001–2009 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 5 |
Career history | |
2001–2003 | Orlando Magic |
2003–2004 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
2005 | Yakima Sun Kings |
2005–2006 | Bnei HaSharon |
2007–2009 | Al Arabi |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jeryl Henry Braxton Sasser (born February 13, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Al Arabi in Kuwait.[1]
Born in Dallas, Texas, Sasser graduated from Justin F. Kimball High School and played college basketball at Southern Methodist University. He was selected by the Orlando Magic as the 22nd pick in the 2001 NBA Draft. In two seasons for the Magic (his only in the NBA) he averaged 2.5 points per game.
He also played with the Yakima Sun Kings of the Continental Basketball Association, and with French Pro A team Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez. In November 2005, Sasser signed for Bnei HaSharon in Israel replacing injured Cookie Belcher,[2] but he was released after two games. From 2007 to 2009, he played for Al Arabi in Kuwait, and was a Kuwait League Champion in 2008.[1]
Jeryl Sasser is the younger brother of former NBA player Jason Sasser.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ a b Jerryl Sasser bio[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Sasser to Replace Belcher
External links[]
- Player bio - NBA.com
- College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- Player Profile - HoopsHype.com
- Player Profile - Safsal.co.il
- 1979 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Qatar
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Dallas
- Bnei HaSharon players
- Élan Béarnais players
- Israeli Basketball Premier League players
- Orlando Magic draft picks
- Orlando Magic players
- Shooting guards
- SMU Mustangs men's basketball players
- Yakama Sun Kings players
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American people