Jerome Kersey

Jerome Kersey
Kersey in 2003
Personal information
Born(1962-06-26)June 26, 1962
Clarksville, Virginia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 18, 2015(2015-02-18) (aged 52)
Tualatin, Oregon, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolBluestone (Skipwith, Virginia)
CollegeLongwood (1980–1984)
NBA draft1984: 2nd round, 46th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career1984–2001
PositionSmall forward
Number25, 7, 12
Career history
1984–1995Portland Trail Blazers
1995–1996Golden State Warriors
1996–1997Los Angeles Lakers
1997–1998Seattle SuperSonics
1999–2000San Antonio Spurs
2000–2001Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points11,825 (10.3 ppg)
Rebounds6,339 (5.5 rpg)
Assists2,134 (1.9 apg)
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Jerome Kersey (June 26, 1962 – February 18, 2015) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Portland Trail Blazers (1984–1995), Golden State Warriors (1995–96), Los Angeles Lakers (1996–97), Seattle SuperSonics (1997–98), San Antonio Spurs (1998–2000), and Milwaukee Bucks (2000–01). Kersey won an NBA championship with the Spurs in 1999.

The Trail Blazers selected Kersey in the second round of the 1984 NBA draft from Longwood University (then Longwood College) in Farmville, Virginia. He was a member of the Spurs during their 1999 NBA Finals victory over the New York Knicks. Following his playing career, Kersey worked with his former Portland teammate and then-head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks Terry Porter as an assistant in 2005. Kersey died from a pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot at his home in Tualatin, Oregon, on February 18, 2015.

College career

Kersey attended the then Longwood College, at the time an NCAA Division II school, where he set school records for points, rebounds, steals and blocked shots while making 57% of his baskets. As a senior, his rebounding average of 14.2 led all Division II players.[1] However, it was not until May 2006 that Kersey graduated from Longwood, having only needed two more college courses to graduate for some years.[2]

Professional career

Portland Trail Blazers (1984–1995)

Coming from a school that was not known as a basketball powerhouse, Kersey was selected in the second round of the 1984 NBA draft (46th overall pick) by the Portland Trail Blazers. He was a regular contributor from the bench, eventually becoming a starter, and by his third year, he began to shine, even coming in second behind Michael Jordan in the Slam Dunk Contest.[3]

The 1987–88 season, was his best statistically, as he averaged 19.2 points and 8.3 rebounds. He became a starter and was part of the nucleus of a strong Portland team, along with Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, Buck Williams, and Kevin Duckworth that made it to the NBA Finals two out of the next three years (in 1990 and 1992). However, in subsequent years Clifford Robinson would take his place and Kersey found himself spending more time on the bench.

Golden State Warriors (1995–1996)

By 1995, Portland had several talented forwards, and he was left unprotected in that year's 1995 NBA expansion draft when he was selected by the Toronto Raptors, but they waived him before the 1995–96 season began.[4] He signed with the Golden State Warriors, where he started 58 games, and had an altercation with Latrell Sprewell, which resulted in the latter threatening to bring a gun to practice.[5]

Los Angeles Lakers (1996–1997)

For the 1996–97 season Kersey signed with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent, and he had a quite productive year, logging his most playing time in five seasons, because trades and injuries had left the Lakers thin.

Seattle SuperSonics (1997–1998)

The 1997–98 season saw Kersey go to his fourth team in four years, but injuries kept him out of the Seattle SuperSonics' lineup for most of the season.

San Antonio Spurs (1999–2000)

For the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season, Kersey found himself on the San Antonio Spurs. The team won the 1999 NBA championship.[6] Kersey provided frontcourt depth and experience off the bench in the team's title run, although his scoring, rebounding, and minutes played were all career lows. He stayed with the Spurs for another season.

Milwaukee Bucks (2000–2001)

Kersey spent his final season in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks, who fell short in the Eastern Conference Finals. He retired at the conclusion of the 2000–01 season.

Legacy

As a Portland Trail Blazer, Kersey was near the top in many of Portland's career categories at the time of his leaving, including games played (second), minutes played (third), scoring (third), rebounding (second), assists (sixth), steals (third), field goals made (fourth), and blocked shots (second).[7]

In 2003, Jerome Kersey addresses a group of kids on the basketball court in the Naval Air Facility at Atsugi, Japan

Following his retirement in 2001, Kersey served as a coach in various capacities for several teams. For a short time, Kersey worked for Wells Fargo home mortgages. During the 2003–04 NBA season, Kersey was hired by the Trail Blazers to serve as director of player programs.[8] After a season in that capacity, Kersey was hired as an assistant coach by the Milwaukee Bucks, where he served under his former Portland teammate, head coach Terry Porter. He served with the Bucks for one year, but was let go (along with Mike Schuler, who coached both Kersey and Porter while in Portland) on May 6, 2005. Porter was subsequently fired as the Bucks' coach later that year. For a period of time following, Kersey joined the automotive industry as an auto wholesaler.[9]

In November 2005, Kersey was in Longwood's first Hall of Fame class. Others included baseball player Michael Tucker and LPGA golfer Tina Barrett.[10]

In 2008, Kersey was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and was selected to receive the 2015 recipient of the William Henry Ruffner Alumni Award, the highest award given to a Longwood alumni.[11] The court at Willett Hall, Longwood's basketball facility, was posthumously named in his honor on December 3, 2016.[12]

Personal life

Kersey married his girlfriend of over nine years, Teri (Teresa Folsom) Donnerberg, on September 21, 2013, at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Oregon. Together, they had four children from previous relationships.[13][14]

Death

Memorial to Kersey in front of the Moda Center in 2015

On February 18, 2015, Kersey died suddenly at the age of 52.[15][16] Lake Oswego Fire Department and American Medical Response responded to a call from Kersey's home shortly after 5 pm, and he was taken to Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center in Tualatin, Oregon where he died. Just days prior to his death, Kersey underwent knee surgery. On the day of his death, he left the Trail Blazers' Rose Quarter office because he was not feeling well.[17] Medical examiners linked his death to a blood clot that traveled to his lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism.[18]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1984–85 Portland 77 0 12.4 .478 .000 .646 2.7 .8 .6 .4 6.1
1985–86 Portland 79 2 15.4 .549 .000 .681 3.7 1.1 1.1 .4 8.5
1986–87 Portland 82 8 25.5 .509 .043 .720 6.0 2.4 1.5 .9 12.3
1987–88 Portland 79 75 36.6 .499 .200 .735 8.3 3.1 1.6 .8 19.2
1988–89 Portland 76 76 35.7 .469 .286 .694 8.3 3.2 1.8 1.1 17.5
1989–90 Portland 82 82 34.7 .478 .150 .690 8.4 2.3 1.5 .8 16.0
1990–91 Portland 73 72 32.3 .478 .308 .709 6.6 3.1 1.4 1.0 14.8
1991–92 Portland 77 76 33.2 .467 .125 .664 8.2 3.2 1.5 .9 12.6
1992–93 Portland 65 50 26.4 .438 .286 .634 6.2 1.9 1.2 .6 10.6
1993–94 Portland 78 6 16.4 .433 .125 .748 4.2 1.0 .9 .6 6.5
1994–95 Portland 63 0 18.1 .415 .259 .766 4.1 1.3 .8 .6 8.1
1995–96 Golden State 76 58 21.3 .410 .176 .660 4.8 1.5 1.2 .6 6.7
1996–97 L. A. Lakers 70 44 25.2 .432 .262 .602 5.2 1.3 1.7 .7 6.8
1997–98 Seattle 37 2 19.4 .416 .100 .600 3.6 1.2 1.4 .4 6.3
1998–99† San Antonio 45 0 15.5 .340 .214 .429 2.9 .9 .8 .3 3.2
1999–00 San Antonio 72 18 18.2 .412 .000 .707 3.1 1.0 .9 .7 4.5
2000–01 Milwaukee 22 2 11.0 .464 .000 .500 2.0 .7 .6 .4 3.3
Career 1,153 571 24.4 .465 .201 .690 5.5 1.9 1.2 .7 10.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985 Portland 8 0 7.5 .516 – .750 1.1 .8 .9 .3 4.8
1986 Portland 4 0 14.0 .409 .000 1.000 3.8 1.0 .3 1.0 5.5
1987 Portland 4 0 15.0 .400 – 1.000 4.8 .8 1.3 .3 6.0
1988 Portland 4 4 31.8 .492 .000 .714 7.5 2.3 1.8 1.0 19.8
1989 Portland 3 3 39.0 .489 .000 .789 8.0 2.3 3.3 .3 20.3
1990 Portland 21 21 39.6 .460 .000 .715 8.3 2.1 1.6 1.0 20.7
1991 Portland 16 16 36.8 .465 – .752 6.9 3.1 1.8 .4 17.9
1992 Portland 21 21 36.0 .510 .000 .693 7.7 3.6 2.0 .9 16.2
1993 Portland 4 1 24.5 .524 1.000 .706 8.5 1.0 1.0 .5 14.3
1994 Portland 3 0 12.7 .313 – .200 3.0 .0 .3 .3 3.7
1995 Portland 3 0 21.0 .571 .000 .667 2.7 1.0 1.0 .3 12.7
1997 L. A. Lakers 9 0 23.3 .486 .000 .789 5.3 1.6 1.0 .7 5.4
1998 Seattle 10 5 21.3 .431 .000 .842 4.0 .9 1.0 1.0 7.8
1999† San Antonio 14 0 10.9 .349 .250 .714 2.1 .3 .4 .1 2.6
2000 San Antonio 2 1 12.5 .143 – 2.0 .5 1.0 .5 1.0
Career 126 72 26.9 .469 .095 .727 5.7 1.8 1.3 .6 12.4

See also

References

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