Jeryl Henry Braxton Sasser (born February 13, 1979) is an American former professional

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player who last played for Al Arabi in

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

. Sasser played

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for the

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and professionally in the

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for the

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. Born in

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

, Sasser graduated from

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and played

Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...

. He was selected by the

as the 22nd pick in the

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. In two seasons for the Magic (his only in the

) 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 The Yakima SunKings were a basketball team located in Yakima, Washington, covering the central Washington sports market of Yakima, Tri-Cities, and Ellensburg and plays at the Yakima SunDome. The team competed in the Continental Basketball Assoc ...

of the

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, and with

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Pro A team

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. In November 2005, Sasser signed for

Bnei HaSharon Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. History The club w ...

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replacing injured

Cookie Belcher Segado Cortez "Cookie" Belcher (born June 25, 1978) is an American basketball player. He played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1996 to 2001 and set several school records. Since 2012, he is a coach in IMG Academy. Early life Belcher was born ...

, 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 Jason Jermane Sasser (born January 13, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at and weighing , Sasser played as small forward. He graduated from Justin F. Kimball High School in Dallas, Texas, and played college ba ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sasser, Jeryl 1979 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Qatar American men's basketball players Basketball players from Dallas Bnei HaSharon players Élan Béarnais players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Orlando Magic draft picks Orlando Magic players Shooting guards SMU Mustangs men's basketball players Yakama Sun Kings players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen Justin F. Kimball High School alumni