Petey Sessoms
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| Born | June 10, 1972 Elitzur Kiryat Ata |
| 2003–2004 | Ramat Hasharon/Haifa |
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Petey Sessoms (born June 10, 1972) is an American retired professional basketball player. He played in six countries in his career that spanned between 1995–96 and 2003–04. He is best known in the United States for his college career at
Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Player of the Year as a senior
in 1994–95.
College
Sessoms, a native of
CAA men's basketball tournament championships (1992 and 1995). Sessoms was named the 1995 CAA Player of the Year as well as that year's CAA Tournament MVP behind his team-leading 22.1 points per game and still-standing school record 730 total points. In the first round of that year's NCAA Tournament, Sessoms scored 35 points in a triple-overtime win versus #3 seed and Big East champion Villanova
. The Monarchs would go on to lose their next game, however. At the end of the year, Sessoms was also given Honorable Mention All-America status by numerous sports media outlets.
Professional and personal life
After his lauded college career, Sessoms did not get any interest from
North Hollywood, California
. As of August 2010, he continues to work there as a supervisor. He's married to Bridgette Wright a producer in the entertainment industry and has two sons, Paul “PJ” Sessoms, Jr. and Brixton Sessoms.
References
- "Petey Sessoms Player Profile". Doudiz Basket. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Star Track: Petey Sessoms". DailyPress.com. July 24, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- "Player Bio: Petey Sessoms". ODUsports.com. Old Dominion University. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- Caparell, Adam. "Men of the Moment: Catching Up With a Quarter Century of the Tourney's One-Act Wonders". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- "Small Forwards – 1995 Usenet Draft". iBiblio. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
External links
- College statistics at Sports Reference
- Úrvalsdeild statistics at Icelandic Basketball Federation
- Israeli leagues statistics at basket.co.il