Jesse Pellot

Jesse Pellot-Rosa (born July 4, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player.

Jesse Pellot-Rosa
Personal information
Born (1984-07-04) July 4, 1984
Richmond, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolGeorge Wythe
(Richmond, Virginia)
CollegeVCU (2003–2007)
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–2017
PositionForward
Career history
2007-2008Cariduros de Fajardo
2008-2009SISU Copenhagen
2009Keflavík
2009–2012Atléticos de San Germán
2009–2010Maccabi Haifa
2011–2012Quimsa
2013Piratas de Quebradillas
2013–2014Vaqueros de Bayamón
2013–2014Club Malvin
2013–2015Club Ciclista Olímpico
2015–2016Ferro
2016Piratas de Quebradillas
2016–2017Vaqueros de Bayamón
2017Þór Þorlákshöfn
Career highlights and awards

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]

See also

References
  1. "Pellot es el MVP del BSN". El Nuevo Día. July 30, 2009.
  2. "Jesse Pellot logra convertirse en el jugador más valioso del BSN". Primera Hora. July 30, 2009.
  3. Cruz, José (July 31, 2009). "Reconocen gran valor de Jesse Pellot". Primera Hora.
  4. "Jesse Pellot-Rosa til liðs við Þór í Þorlákshöfn". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (1 October 2017). "Þór Þorlákshöfn eru Meistarar meistaranna 2017". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. "Pellot-Rosa yfirgefur Þór". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. "Jesse Pellot-Rosa | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08.
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