Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Number 5 Role Basketball player Weight 91 kg | Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg) Pro career 2001–2009 Name Jeryl Sasser Height 1.98 m | |
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Born February 13, 1979 (age 45) Dallas, Texas ( 1979-02-13 ) NBA draft 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall Position Point guard, Shooting guard | ||
Jeryl Henry Braxton Sasser (born February 13, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player whose last team was Al Arabi in Kuwait.
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 Yakama Sun Kings of the Continental Basketball Association, and with French Pro A team Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez. In November 2005, Sasser signed for Bnei HaSharon in Israel replacing injured Cookie Belcher, 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.
Jeryl Sasser is the younger brother of former NBA player Jason Sasser.