| Position | Power forward/Center |
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| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2. Power forward is a position in the sport of Basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF" The center, colloquially the five, is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 11 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| Born | January 13, 1967 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Died | October 13, 2007 (aged 40) Gulf Breeze, Florida, U. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Gulf Breeze was also a Passenger train run by Amtrak. Gulf Breeze is a city located on the Fairpoint S. |
| College | University of Georgia |
| Draft | 12th overall, 1990 Houston Rockets |
| Pro career | 1990–1994 |
| Former teams | Miami Heat (1990–1994) |
Dr. The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the The 1990 NBA Draft took place on 27 June 1990 in New York City, New York. The Houston Rockets are an American professional Basketball team based in Houston Texas. The Miami Heat (often referred to simply as the Heat, including in some official team publications with HEAT in all capital letters are a professional Basketball The 1990–91 NBA season was the 45th season of the National Basketball Association. The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season of the National Basketball Association. Alec Christopher Kessler (January 13, 1967 – October 13, 2007) was an American basketball player for the University of Georgia and later, as a professional player, for the Miami Heat in the NBA. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the The Miami Heat (often referred to simply as the Heat, including in some official team publications with HEAT in all capital letters are a professional Basketball After his basketball career ended, he became an orthopedic surgeon. Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (also spelled orthopaedics) is the branch of Surgery concerned with injuries to or conditions involving the
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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. [1] 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 the Houston Rockets, but his draft rights were immediately traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for the draft rights to Dave Jamerson and Carl Herrera. Power forward is a position in the sport of Basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF" The center, colloquially the five, is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game The 1990 NBA Draft took place on 27 June 1990 in New York City, New York. The Houston Rockets are an American professional Basketball team based in Houston Texas. The Miami Heat (often referred to simply as the Heat, including in some official team publications with HEAT in all capital letters are a professional Basketball John David Jamerson (born August 13 1967, in Clarksburg West Virginia) is an American former professional Basketball player who was selected Carl Víctor Herrera Alleyne (born December 14, 1966 in Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago) is a former Venezuelan NBA Basketball [2]
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). Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season of the National Basketball Association. [3] He held career averages of 5. 2 points and 3. 6 rebounds per game. A rebound in Basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or Free throw.
Kessler left the NBA to study medicine and graduated from the School of Medicine at Emory University in 1999. Emory University is a Private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, He was an orthopedic surgeon in practice in Pensacola, Florida. Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the County seat of Escambia County. [4]
Kessler died after suffering a heart attack during a pickup game in Gulf Breeze, Florida on October 13, 2007. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply The Gulf Breeze was also a Passenger train run by Amtrak. Gulf Breeze is a city located on the Fairpoint Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.