Jeryl Sasser

Jeryl Sasser

Personal information
Born	(1979-02-13) February 13, 1979 Dallas, Texas
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 / Point guard
Number	5
Career history
2001–2003	Orlando Magic
2003–2004	Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
2005	Yakama Sun Kings
2005–2006	Bnei HaSharon
2007–2009	Al Arabi
Career highlights and awards
WAC Player of the Year (1999) WAC Freshman of the Year (1998) 2× First-team All-WAC (1999–2000) 2× Second-team All-WAC (1998, 2001)

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 Élan Béarnais 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.

In the PlayStation 2 video game NBA Live 2003, Jeryl Sasser, known in the game as J Sasser, is the highest rated player. He is considered by many to be unstoppable.

External links

• Player bio - NBA.com
• College & NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
• Player Profile - HoopsHype.com
• Player Profile - Safsal.co.il