Christian Kessee

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Position:
G
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 182
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
HS:
Valley H.S.
Prev School:
Coppin State Univ.

Kessee, who played the last season at Coppin State and led the team in scoring, averaging 14.6 points per game, while making 88 three-pointers and making 39.5 percent of his three-point field goalx. He hit 64-of-80 free throws (80 percent), and 150-of-385 overall from the field (39 percent) last season.

He reached double-figure scoring 25 times during the year, including reaching 20 or more points six times. He set a career-high with 27 points on two occasions, against South Carolina State on February 6 and on February 13 against Howard. He made at least one three-pointer in 30 of 31 games, including five or more in seven of his final 12 games of the season.

The 6-2 guard also pulled down at least five rebounds four times on the year including a career-high eight against North Carolina A&T, and dishing out three or more assists nine times. Over his last 10 games of the year he averaged 19.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.4 assists, and made 40-of-93 three-pointers (43 percent).

As a sophomore, the Las Vegas native averaged 9.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game, including scoring 20 or more points three times, 24 against Delaware State on March 5. As a freshman he played in 18 games, averaging 1.7 points and 0.9 rebounds in 7.4 minutes per game, including a then-career-high eight points against Ohio Valley.