Jesse Pellot Explained

Jesse Pellot-Rosa
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:195
Birth Date:4 July 1984
Birth Place:Richmond, Virginia
Nationality:American
Highschool:George Wythe
(Richmond, Virginia)
College:VCU (2003–2007)
Draft Year:2007
Career Start:2007
Career End:2017
Career Position:Forward
Years1:2007-2008
Team1:Cariduros de Fajardo
Years2:2008-2009
Team2:SISU Copenhagen
Years3:2009
Team3:Keflavík
Years4:2009–2012
Team4:Atléticos de San Germán
Years5:2009–2010
Team5:Maccabi Haifa
Years6:2011–2012
Team6:Quimsa
Years7:2013
Team7:Piratas de Quebradillas
Years8:2013–2014
Team8:Vaqueros de Bayamón
Years9:2013–2014
Team9:Club Malvin
Years10:2013–2015
Team10:Club Ciclista Olímpico
Years11:2015–2016
Team11:Ferro
Years12:2016
Team12:Piratas de Quebradillas
Years13:2016–2017
Team13:Vaqueros de Bayamón
Years14:2017
Team14:Þór Þorlákshöfn
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Jesse Pellot-Rosa (born July 4, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player.

College career

He went to George Wythe High School and college at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) (2003-2007).

Professional career

After going undrafted at the 2007 NBA draft, Pellot-Rosa has been active with different teams in Argentina's Liga Nacional de Básquet, Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional, and other European leagues. In 2009, he won both the BSN Most Improved Player and the BSN Most Valuable Player Award.[1] [2] He was also named as part of the league All-Star Team.[3]

In May 2017, Úrvalsdeild karla club Þór Þorlákshöfn announced it had signed Pellot-Rosa for the upcoming 2017–18 season.[4] On October 1, he helped Þór win the Icelandic Supercup by defeating the defending national champions KR 90-86. In the game he had 37 points and 11 rebounds.[5] Pellot-Rosa left the club in November due to injury after averaging 20.8 points and 7.2 rebounds.[6]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Pellot-Rosa participated in The Basketball Tournament for Ram Nation, a team of VCU alumni. The team made it to the Elite 8 where they lost to eventual tournament champs Overseas Elite. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Pellot es el MVP del BSN. El Nuevo Día. July 30, 2009.
  2. News: Jesse Pellot logra convertirse en el jugador más valioso del BSN. Primera Hora. July 30, 2009.
  3. News: Reconocen gran valor de Jesse Pellot. Primera Hora. Cruz, José. July 31, 2009.
  4. News: Jesse Pellot-Rosa til liðs við Þór í Þorlákshöfn. 6 January 2018. karfan.is. 7 May 2017. Icelandic.
  5. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson. Þór Þorlákshöfn eru Meistarar meistaranna 2017. 6 January 2018. RÚV. 1 October 2017. Icelandic.
  6. News: Pellot-Rosa yfirgefur Þór. 6 January 2018. Morgunblaðið. 23 November 2017. Icelandic.
  7. Web site: Jesse Pellot-Rosa The Basketball Tournament . www.thetournament.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160408142135/http://www.thetournament.com/players/jesse-pellot-rosa . 2016-04-08.