Detroit Pistons rookie Marcus Sasser, selected 25th overall by the Pistons in the 2023 NBA draft, has signed a contract.
The 6’2″, 195″ Sasser averaged 16.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals in 30.8 minutes across 36 games in his first season in Houston. After leading the Cougars to a 33-4 record and a No. 1 seed In the 2023 NCAA Tournament, Sasser was a consensus 2022-23 All-American First Team selection.Sasser won the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Jerry West Pitcher of the Year Award in 2022-23.In addition, Lefty Dressell was a Final Four Defensive Player of the Year of the year, and was Naismith’s Defensive Semi-Finalist of the Year.
The Dallas, Texas native was Houston’s first consensus All-American since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1984. Sasser finished 15th in Houston history with 1,458 career points and set the career scoring record with 276 career three-pointers.