'Alec Christopher Kessler' (born
January 13 1967 in
Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired
American professional
basketball player in the
NBA.
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.
[ UGA Men's Basketball ]
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.
[1]
In his brief 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).
[2] He holds career averages of 5.2 points and 3.6
rebounds per game.
References
1. HEAT: Key Dates and Transactions: 1990
2. HEAT: Key Dates and Transactions: 1994