Jeryl Sasser

Jeryl Sasser
Personal information
Born (1979-02-13) February 13, 1979 (age 45)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolKimball (Dallas, Texas)
CollegeSMU (1997–2001)
NBA draft2001: 1st round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career2001–2009
PositionShooting guard
Number5
Career history
2001–2003Orlando Magic
2003–2004Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2005Yakima Sun Kings
2005–2006Bnei HaSharon
2007–2009Al Arabi
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Jeryl Henry Braxton Sasser (born February 13, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Al Arabi in Kuwait.[1] Sasser played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs and professionally in the NBA for the Orlando Magic.

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 and 2.3 rebounds per game. Sasser's final NBA game was played in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round on May 4, 2003. In that game, Orlando would drop the series to the Detroit Pistons, losing Game 7 93 - 108, with Sasser recording 3 points and 1 rebound.

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

  1. ^ a b "Jerryl Sasser bio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Sasser to Replace Belcher". Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2007.