- Alec Kessler
infobox NBA Player
name = Alec Kessler
nationality = American
position = Power forward/Center
height_ft = 6
height_in = 11
weight_lbs = 230
birth_date = birth date|mf=yes|1967|1|13
birth_place =Minneapolis, Minnesota , U.S.
death_date = death date and age|mf=yes|2007|10|13|1967|1|13
death_place =Gulf Breeze, Florida , U.S.
college =University of Georgia
draft = 12th overall
draft_year = 1990
draft_team =Houston Rockets
career_start = 1990
career_end = 1994
former_teams =Miami Heat (1990–1994)Dr. Alec Christopher Kessler (January 13, 1967 – October 13, 2007) was an American
basketball player for theUniversity of Georgia and later, as a professional player, for theMiami Heat in the NBA. After his basketball career ended, he became anorthopedic surgeon .Career
Kessler played collegiately for the University of Georgia where he was a three-time academic all-American first-team selection as well as the national academic all-American of the year in 1989 and 1990.cite web|last=Bowers |first=Matt |url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1973 |title=UGA Men's Basketball |publisher =
New Georgia Encyclopedia | date=June 3, 2005 |accessdate=2007-03-14] Kessler left Georgia as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,788 points.The 6' 11" power forward/center was selected 12th in the
1990 NBA Draft by theHouston Rockets , but his draft rights were immediately traded to theMiami Heat in exchange for the draft rights toDave Jamerson andCarl Herrera . [ [http://www.nba.com/heat/history/keydates_transactions_1990.html HEAT: Key Dates and Transactions: 1990] ]In his NBA career, he was a member of the Heat for 210 games spanning four seasons until being waived on November 2, 1994 (prior to the start of the 1994-95 season). [ [http://www.nba.com/heat/history/keydates_transactions_1994.html HEAT: Key Dates and Transactions: 1994] ] He held career averages of 5.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
After the NBA
Kessler left the NBA to study medicine and graduated from the School of Medicine at
Emory University in 1999. He was an orthopedic surgeon in practice inPensacola, Florida .cite news | url = http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10408430 | title = Former Georgia standout, No. 1 pick Kessler dies at 40 | date =2007-10-14 | work =CBSSports.com | accessdate = 2007-10-14 ]Kessler died after suffering a heart attack during a pickup game in
Gulf Breeze, Florida on October 13, 2007.References
External links
* [http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1296&Itemid=5 The Draft Review - Alec Kessler NBA Draft Profile]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kesslal01.html Basketball Reference: Alec Kessler]
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