Jason Sasser
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| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Denton, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Justin F. Kimball (Dallas, Texas) | |||||||||||||||||
| College | Texas Tech (1992–1996) | |||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1996: Script error: No such module "Ordinal". round, Script error: No such module "Ordinal". overall pick | |||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–2009 | |||||||||||||||||
| PositionTemplate:Pluralize from text | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 35, 33 | |||||||||||||||||
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Jason Jermane Sasser (born January 13, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6-foot-7-inch (201 cm) and weighing 225 pounds (102 kg), Sasser played as small forward. He graduated from Justin F. Kimball High School in Dallas, Texas, and played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He competed in the NBA from 1997 to 1999.
Sasser represented the US national team at the 1998 FIBA World Championship, where the team won the bronze medal.[1]
He was selected with the 12th pick of the second round in the 1996 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. Over two NBA seasons, he played for three different teams. Outside the NBA, Sasser played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Gary Steelheads and Yakama Sun Kings.[2] He was selected as the CBA Rookie of the Year in 1997 and named to the All-CBA First Team in 1999 and Second Team in 1997.[2] He also played overseas in Spain, Germany, Portugal, Kuwait, the Philippines, and South Korea.[3][4]
Sasser's younger brother, Jeryl, also played in the NBA,[5] and his grandfather, John Barber, was a former NBA player.[6]
References
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- ^ 1998 USA Basketball Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jason Sasser minor league basketball statistics". Stats Crew. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
- ^ EUROBASKET - Jason Sasser Basketball Player Profile, career, stats, biography
- ^ MAVERICKS: Mavs Sign Jason Sasser
- ^ NBA.com player profile: Jeryl Sasser
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Russell, Keith (March 26, 2021). "Former Red Oak Star Marcus Sasser Has Houston In Sweet 16 And Basketball In His Blood". CBS News. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics from Basketball ReferenceTemplate:EditAtWikidata
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